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Lenten Regulations for Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person [read more...]

Lent 2021: Prayer, Fasting and Alms Giving

Lent 2021 Prayer, Fasting and Alms Giving During Lent, the Church asks us to surrender ourselves to prayer and to the reading of Scripture, to fasting and to alms giving. The fasting that all do together on Fridays is a [read more...]