Lenten Mix up, please clarify

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The law of fasting binds those who have attained their majority,

Does that mean, countries suffrage?

 

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The Discipline of Fast and Abstinence

Abstinence means that a person abstains from (i.e. does not eat) meat.

Fasting means eating only one full meal a day, but allows for taking some food at two other meals (morning, noon or evening, as a person prefers) in lesser quantities so that the two lighter meals together do not exceed the quantity of food allowed at the full meal. The drinking of ordinary liquids does not break one’s fast.

Who is bound by the Laws of Fast and Abstinence?

a) The law of **Abstinence from meat **applies to all persons who have completed their fourteenth year of age; however, it is highly recommended that children from seven to fourteen also observe the law of abstinence as a matter of training rather than obligation.
b) The law of Fasting binds **those persons who have completed their eighteenth year and continues until they have completed their fifty-ninth year.**c) A person may judge in conscience that he/she is excused from observing the law of Fast and/or Abstinence if, for example, their health or the proper perfromance of their work would suffer proportionately from observing the Fast or the Abstinence. Also, a priest may duly dispence a person from the obligations.

When do the Laws of Fast and Abstinence apply normally?

a) Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of Fast and Abstinence, i.e., no meat and only one full meal for those who are not excused or dispensed.
b) All Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence, i.e., no meat for those who are not excused or dispensed.

catholic-church.org/stpatricksbillings/

 

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Merci!