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 Almsgiving
Almsgiving is tied closely with fasting. Whatever
we give up, the money we save should go to the needy. It should be given
away to the missions, the Church, or a worthy charity. In a family with
small children it helps to make this a visual practice by, for example,
having a jar or box in the center of the table as a reminder and measure
of progress.
It is also considered "almsgiving" to give
one's time and goods to those who are in need, i.e., donating time for
a soup kitchen, giving clothes to charity, visiting the shut-ins, driving
those without transportation and other similar practices.
The tsunami in Indonesia provides us with a good opportunity
to donate money saved from our self-denial to those who have lost what
little they had.
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