Brian Lear on WNYC. All right, we've got 10 minutes left in the show. We went a little

long with Eric Kleinenburg because that was so rich and we're going to use our last 10 minutes for your calls on how you're observing

Lent. So obviously we want short answers on that for today, but what do you do to observe Lent? Is it giving up something like we tend to say in a kind of

of shorthand, or is there something else that you do spiritually for yourself or for the world that marks your

observance of Lent. Lent of course began on Wednesday. Same day as Valentine's

Day. People were walking around with hearts and people were walking around with dots on their heads, weird convergence

of two holidays, Ash Wednesday, and Valentine's Day.

So what do you do for Lent? What are you doing this year for Lett?

Is it different than other years?

212, 433, WNYC, 212, 433,-9-2 there is some time-honored Lenton sacrifices as they're called

people might give up sweets alcohol coffee for month, others give up gossiping, complaining, maybe profanity.

Have you given up one of those classics in the past?

Why that? And what are you doing this year what are you doing for

lend call up with your observations we have 10 minutes left in the show you call up

you'll get right on to one two four three33 WNY and maybe you think there's a lesson in what you do for Lent for

other people Christian or not. 212 433 WNYC 212 433 9692 a very contemporary one did you hear that on

Wednesday Pope Francis urged Catholics to forego social media this Lent.

Anybody doing that?

212, 433, WNYC, but on anything that you do to observe Lent in 2024

433 9692 call or text and we'll take your calls right after this.

Brian Larer on WNYC.

Okay, we have some interesting things that people are doing to observe Lent and we'll start

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