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Perhaps the phrasing of the Lenten sacrifice is too specific. The Catholic Church not only encourages adherents to give up luxuries, but also to resolve to perform certain duties, such as those which help a person grow spiritually. I suggest therefore to rephrase "Lenten sacrifice" to "Lenten resolution" and to adjust the wording of the opening of the article to reflect this. Thoughts? 72.24.227.225 (talk) 23:49, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comments. "Lenten sacrifice" has greater usage than does "Lenten resolution" as is evident from the references in the article. Making a Lenten sacrifice is the traditional practice while adding a spiritual discipline (such as reading a daily devotional) has come into vogue relatively recently. Nevertheless, the last sentence of the article (which I wrote), mentions this. With regards, Anupam^Talk 01:06, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

+1, "Lenten sacrifice" is a rather frequently used word, both in the Catholic Church as especially in the context of monastic or mendicant orders, where every member of the convent chooses its individual lenten sacrifice for the current Lent. For some, reading a certain kind of book or spirituality could indeed be a sacrifice…

Btw: Anupam, I wonder why you restored Mortimer's statements on the kind of Lenten sacrifices. Although I rather bravely deleted one sentence (whichs content seems to be self-evident, anyway), I rate her statements as partially doubious: as I already already stated, she cites whether in all seriousness or not "school" among the most common things people give up as a Lenten sacrifice. The wording of Watts, on the other hand, does not rely on Twitter. --Medusahead (talk) 10:46, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User:Medusahead, my main concern was leaving in the duration for which the Lenten sacrifice lasts. If you'd like to remove that source, I am fine with it as long as the content is retained. I hope this helps. With regards, Anupam^Talk 19:11, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]