To fast.....when does it stop?

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I had a question that I could not answer.
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I am fastening today and I was wondering when does it stop? I was once told at sun down but I do not remember who told me so I am not sure if that is correct.

Thank you for anyone the finds me the answer.
 
Fasting on Ash Wednesday would mean the full day. At midnight wednesday is over so that would be when you stop fasting. Take care and God bless
 
ricofall said:
I had a question that I could not answer.
Can anyone help me?
I am fastening today and I was wondering when does it stop? I was once told at sun down but I do not remember who told me so I am not sure if that is correct.

Thank you for anyone the finds me the answer.
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40 days and 40 nights?
 
ricofall said:
I had a question that I could not answer.
Can anyone help me?
I am fastening today and I was wondering when does it stop? I was once told at sun down but I do not remember who told me so I am not sure if that is correct.

Thank you for anyone the finds me the answer.
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Fasting means you are allowed one full meal in the day. There is no specified time. Feel free to have dinner now.
 
LittleHannah said:
Fasting on Ash Wednesday would mean the full day. At midnight wednesday is over so that would be when you stop fasting. Take care and God bless
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Fasting on both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday means you are allowed one full meal in that day. There is no specified time when it starts or stops.
 
Easter Sunday. After Mass.

Just kidding. Tomorrow morning at breakfast you can eat whatever you want. It just seems legalistic to me to stay up until past midnight in order to gorge.
 
ewtn.com/faith/lent/fast.htm

Fasting The law of fasting requires a Catholic from the 18th Birthday [Canon 97] to the 59th Birthday * to reduce the amount of food eaten from normal. The Church defines this as one meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. Such fasting is obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The fast is broken by eating between meals and by drinks which could be considered food (milk shakes, but not milk). Alcoholic beverages do not break the fast; however, they seem contrary to the spirit of doing penance.*
 
Alcoholic beverages of course does not include beer. It is a malt beverage.

I could see it being contrary to drink beer or ale for any reason beyond it’s nutritive value would certainly be contrary to the nature of penance. In this way, filtered and fined beers such as those that are mass-produced have little, if any, nutritional application. Here we are thinking of beer and ale that retains some yeasts and colloidal proteins and even substantial hop-oils, all of which are very good for the health, particularly in B-vitamins that when abstaining from meat and dairy throughout Lent can only otherwise be found in fish.

(BTW. Since I live in Utah, I am compelled to protect artisan, hand-crafted beer at all corners… that and traditionally beer isn’t something fasted from until the advent of neo-Manicheaenism… Man! I would give my eye-teeth for a Fish and Chips Fridays here!)

I digress…

In my experience, where I am originally from, Wednesday and Friday abstinence and fasting by Catholics is something that happens throughout the year (even also on Saturdays until after noon-time which is then considered to be Sunday, and stores would begin closing around that time until Monday). The first meal is typically taken around dusk to sunset (~6pm).
 
Marie5890 said:
. Alcoholic beverages do not break the fast; however, they seem contrary to the spirit of doing penance.
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I dunno about that. I’ve had some pretty nasty beer in my life that I think would count as penance.
 
Most folks consider a “day” to be some sort of 24-hour period. Sundown to sundown, sun-up to sun-up, 12:01 AM to 11:59:59 PM. Any of these would be fine. And if you’re really not strong enough to fast a full 24 hours–observing the fast for the twelve-to-sixteen hours you would ordinarily be awake and during which you would normally consume meals–would probably be fine. The idea should be to set aside a reasonable time of penitential abstinence. If you spend the last several hours of the day obsessing about food, you probably aren’t gaining much spiritual benefit. Just ‘grow into’ being able to fast a full day. And don’t gorge yourself when you do break your fast.
 
flameburns623 said:
Most folks consider a “day” to be some sort of 24-hour period. Sundown to sundown, sun-up to sun-up, 12:01 AM to 11:59:59 PM. Any of these would be fine. And if you’re really not strong enough to fast a full 24 hours–observing the fast for the twelve-to-sixteen hours you would ordinarily be awake and during which you would normally consume meals–would probably be fine. The idea should be to set aside a reasonable time of penitential abstinence. If you spend the last several hours of the day obsessing about food, you probably aren’t gaining much spiritual benefit. Just ‘grow into’ being able to fast a full day. And don’t gorge yourself when you do break your fast.
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That makes sense to me. 👍
 
I have read from what I consider reliable sources that it is midnight at the end of the day in question. 😃
 
What does the Church herself say? (this is for Latin rite, and note that the local bishops have a say)

catholic.org/clife/lent/abfast.php

“Fasting The law of fasting requires a Catholic from the 18th Birthday (Canon 97) to the 59th Birthday (i.e. the beginning of the 60th year, a year which will be completed on the 60th birthday) to reduce the amount of food eaten from normal. **The Church defines this as one meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. **Such fasting is obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The fast is broken by eating between meals and by drinks which could be considered food (milk shakes, but not milk). Alcoholic beverages do not break the fast; however, they seem to be contrary to the spirit of doing penance.”

(These are not my words)
 
Marie5890 said:
What does the Church herself say? (this is for Latin rite, and note that the local bishops have a say)

catholic.org/clife/lent/abfast.php

“Fasting The law of fasting requires a Catholic from the 18th Birthday (Canon 97) to the 59th Birthday (i.e. the beginning of the 60th year, a year which will be completed on the 60th birthday) to reduce the amount of food eaten from normal. **The Church defines this as one meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. **Such fasting is obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The fast is broken by eating between meals and by drinks which could be considered food (milk shakes, but not milk). Alcoholic beverages do not break the fast; however, they seem to be contrary to the spirit of doing penance.”

(These are not my words)
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The questioned pertained to how long constitutes a “day” and when does that “day” end?
 
flameburns623 said:
The questioned pertained to how long constitutes a “day” and when does that “day” end?
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I respectfully disagree. Please read the original OP. The word “day” is not even mentioned.

The question was about when does “fasting” end.
 
I decided to just ask this question on here instead of making a new thread.

Since today’s Friday, is it ok if I eat a hamburger after 12 AM?
 
Hm…how about this:

a) Let us be true and give something up. Not for just a day, but for all 40 days
b) Let us stop arguing and do Lent (pray, penance and being obedient, not a little…but 100 %)
 
Surely there are dispenstations made for health reasons, like diabetes and hypolycemia? My Dr recomended small but frequent meals every 2 hours.
 
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