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Ash Wednesday * Wed Feb 26 * Fast and Abstinence
Every Friday in Lent * Abstinence
Good Friday * Fri Apr 10 * Fast and Abstinence
Fasting
is understood as the taking of only one full meal a day,
binding on all who are age 18-59 (inclusive) in good health.
Abstinence
consists in refraining from the consumption of meat,
binding on all who are age 14 and older.
All are encouraged to see that children
who are not bound by the obligations
are led to appreciate an authentic sense of penance.