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Fasting and Partial Abstinence is obligatory on the following days: Ember Wednesdays and Saturdays. Vigil of Pentecost. all other weekdays of Lent including Saturdays. Sundays in Lent are always a non-Fast day.
FAST. 1. Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is also bound to observe the law of fast. 2. The days of fast are the weekdays of Lent, including Holy Saturday, the Ember Days and Vigils of Pentecost, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas. 3. On days of fast, only one full meal is allowed.
Here are the traditional rules of fast and abstinence outlined in Canons 1250-1254 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law and observed per the 1962 liturgical calendar. Who was bound to observe these laws? The law of abstinence bound all Catholics, beginning on the day after their 7th birthday.
The Traditional days of fast are: The Weekdays of Lent. The Ember Days. The Vigil of Pentecost. The Vigil of the Assumption. The Vigil of the Immaculate Conception. The Vigil of Christmas. DISCIPLINARY LAWS of fast and abstinence are able to be, and have been, changed by the Church.
As a follow-up to the significant research I have done regarding Traditional (Roman and Eastern) Catholic fasting and abstinence, I have put together a 2024 fasting and abstinence calendar for my devotional purposes.
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.
Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal.
Fast & Abstinence. 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.
The traditional (pre-1983) rules required fasting beginning at 21 until turning 59, but the Church’s fasting law is perhaps the only occasion when the new code is stronger (in a very narrow respect) – it requires fasting beginning at age 18 – although only on a (wimpy) two days per year.
Looking for a guide to Catholic fasting? Learn why we fast during Lent and the rules that apply on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent.