On our way home from Mass yesterday my 11 year old was complaining about giving up treats for Lent (something we haven't done before), so I reminded him Sundays and Feast days are ok for small treats. Being the kind of child he is, he said there were Feast days almost everyday, so that is a foolish rule. After some more discussion back and forth, I told him that if he can find a Saint and tell us about their life and why they were special, then we would celebrate that day as a Feast day. I did add the caveat that he has to have the information mostly memorized, he cannot just read from a webpage, so hopefully the 11 year old's laziness will limit the number of Feast days we have during this Lent.
Worst case, he learns a lot about various Saints who normally do not have their Feast days celebrated - and I find another way for us to fast during Lent.
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