During
the season of Lent, the whole
Christian community enters into a
journey of conversion.
The
three Lenten practices from
earliest times are prayer,
fasting and almsgiving. Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday are
universal days of fast and
abstinence in the Church. Fasting
means that Catholics 18 to 59
years of age are expected to eat
only one full meal and two other,
smaller meals, not to equal a
full meal. Catholics 14 and older
are expected to abstain from meat
(beef, poultry, pork) on Ash
Wednesday, Good Friday and all
Fridays of Lent. Let us enter
into this holy season of grace,
opening ourselves to Gods
presence and praying for the
catechumens and candidates
preparing for the Easter
sacraments. If you have a health
condition which prevents you from
fasting you are
excused.
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