Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe at 250 Brown Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507 US - Rules of Fasting and Abstinence
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Rules of Fasting and Abstinence
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops
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Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent.
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.
(U.S. Bishops’ Statement on Penitential Observances, 1966)
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