40 DAYS OF LENT BEGINS FEB. 26

Church Regulations for Lenten Fasting and Abstinence 1. Almsgiving, fasting and abstinence are Lenten practices. Everyone 14 + yrs. old is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday 2. Everyone age 18 yrs. or older and under age 59 is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 3. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics; Meaning only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to individual needs, but together they should not be equal to one full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. 4. Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from these prescribed minimal penitential practices.