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  2. Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In the early 20th century, Church law prescribed fasting throughout Lent, with abstinence only on Friday and Saturday. Some countries received dispensations: Rome in 1918 allowed the bishops of Ireland to transfer the Saturday obligation to Wednesday; [citation needed] in the United States, abstinence was not required on Saturday. The other ...

  3. Religious fasting - Wikipedia

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    In Western Christianity, fasting is observed during the forty-day season of Lent by many communicants of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion, Moravian Church, Methodist Churches, Western Orthodox Churches, United Protestant Churches and certain Reformed Churches, to commemorate the fast observed by Christ during his ...

  4. Friday fast - Wikipedia

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    A Handbook for the Discipline of Lent delineates the following Lutheran fasting guidelines: [6] Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with only one simple meal during the day, usually without meat. Refrain from eating meat (bloody foods) on all Fridays in Lent, substituting fish for example. Eliminate a food or food group for the entire season.

  5. Lent starts on Feb. 14 this year. Why do Catholics fast and ...

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    Lent, the season that leads up to Easter, starts on Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on Feb. 14, coinciding with Valentine's Day. It's one of the six seasons of the Catholic liturgical ...

  6. When Is Lent 2024? Everything You Need To Know About ... - AOL

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    Other ways to observe Lent can include participating in more-frequent church services (or daily Mass for Catholics, according to the USCCB), and sharing resources with those less fortunate. Both ...

  7. Christian dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    Christians in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Orthodox denominations traditionally observe Friday as a meat-free day (in mourning of the crucifixion of Jesus); many also fast and abstain from consuming meat on Wednesday (in memory of the betrayal of Jesus). There are various fasting periods, most notably the liturgical season of Lent.

  8. Lent - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the date of Lent may depend on the calendar used by the particular church, such as the Julian or Gregorian calendars typically used by Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant churches, or the Ethiopian and Coptic calendars traditionally used by some Oriental Orthodox churches.

  9. Lenten supper - Wikipedia

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    A Lenten supper is a meal that takes place in the evenings to break the day's fast during the Christian liturgical season of Lent, which is widely observed by members of the Catholic, Lutheran, Moravian, Anglican, Methodist, and United Protestant traditions, in addition to certain Reformed denominations. [1] [2]