Liturgical Discipline
Fasting & Abstinence
Know when to fast and abstain according to Church law.
Fasting Rules
- • Who: Adults ages 18-59
- • What: One full meal; two smaller meals that don't equal a full meal
- • When: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
Abstinence Rules
- • Who: Catholics age 14 and older
- • What: No meat (flesh of warm-blooded animals)
- • When: Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, all Fridays of Lent
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