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2. Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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   Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller ...

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

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   When is Lent in 2024? Lent starts on Feb. 14 and is observed for 40 days through abstinence and penitence. It ends with Easter, which falls on March 31 this year.

4. Lent - Wikipedia

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   Lent (Latin: Quadragesima, [1] 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.

5. Black Fast - Wikipedia

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   A Black Fast, also known as a strict fast, is a form of early Christian fasting. [1] Those undertaking a Black Fast consume no food or water during the day and then break the fast after sunset with prayer , as well as water and a vegetarian meal devoid of meat, eggs, dairy products (lacticinia), and alcohol.

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

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   Specifically, some Catholics fast from (give up) meat during the Fridays of Lent (as well as “Ash Wednesday”), and others refrain from eating meat on Fridays year-round.

7. Friday fast - Wikipedia

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   The Friday fast is a Christian practice of variously (depending on the denomination) abstaining from meat, dairy products and alcohol, on Fridays, or holding a fast on Fridays, [1] [2] that is found most frequently in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist traditions.

8. Ash Wednesday - Wikipedia

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   Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also days of abstinence from meat (mammals and fowl), as are all Fridays during Lent. [46] Some Roman Catholics continue fasting throughout Lent, as was the Church's traditional requirement, [47] concluding only after the celebration of the Easter Vigil.

9. What Is Good Friday? We Asked a Catholic Priest

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   Fasting and attending religious services are part of the commemoration for many on Good Friday. For example, for Roman Catholics, the religious service on Good Friday is the middle part of a three ...