You are invited to Lenten Suppers each Friday night during Lent
The 40 days of Lent is a gift in which the Church calls the faithful to conversion and to truly prepare to live the mysteries of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Fridays during Lent are also obligatory days of abstinence.
Here’s what that means:
The norms of fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. Fasting means a person is permitted to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but they are not to equal that of a full meal. The rule of abstinence from meat is binding upon Catholics aged 14 and onwards.
However, those who are excused from fast and abstinence outside the age limits include the physically or mentally ill, including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses, such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women.
Join your parish family in meatless Friday meals to share the sting of abstinence during Lent.
