Tag Archives: fasting

QUAERITUR: Is it a sin to fast during the Easter Octave?

Posted on 5 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I listen to the Catholic Channel on Sirius/XM a lot and yesterday a priest who is usually fairly reliable made the comment that it is a sin to fast during the Octave of Easter. My wife started fasting … Continue reading →

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LENTCAzT 09: Thursday 1st Week of Lent – “fasting is the soul of prayer”

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is Thursday of the 1st Week of Lent.
 
Today we hear from Pope Leo the Great (+461) his successor Pope Benedict XVI. How can we not focus on him during these last days of his pontificate? A taste…
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U.S. Bishops call for project of prayer, fasting to begin 30 DECEMBER to defend Life, Marriage, Religious Liberty – FR Z POLL

Posted on 30 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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Did you know that the Bishops of these United States of America have asked for Catholics to pray, fast and abstain on Fridays, and take part in a holy hour each month?
Click HERE.
Call To … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Penances appropriate for a married layperson

Posted on 28 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a question regarding what kind of penances I should do as a married layperson. I feel a strong desire to do penance both for personal sins and as a sacrifice for the conversion of my family. … Continue reading →

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“And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand, or on their foreheads.”

Posted on 19 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Under the entry about our obligation to attend Holy Mass, someone posted this comment (I removed it to here):
I’ve always had a fantasy where I make wallet sized Catholic obligation cards.  These would have check boxes or punch boxes for … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday, Fasting, Abstaining, and You.

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church, Latin Church Catholics are bound to observe fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday.
Here are some details. I am sure you know them already, but they are good … Continue reading →

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A suggestion before Christmas: fast and abstain and perform works of mercy

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is a Christian custom that we fast before our feasts.
Our friends at Rorate remind us that before 1965, 23 and 24 December were days of fasting and abstinence.
May I suggest to you good readers that you do something along … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS KUDOS to the Bishops of England and Wales: meatless Fridays re-established

Posted on 13 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If perhaps the Conference of England and Wales won’t be enthusiastic about Universae Ecclesiae I read this with pleasure from the site of Peter Jennings:
Fish on Friday re-established by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
By Peter Jennings · … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Feast days during Lent, or “plenus uenter facile de ieiuniis disputat”

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
This year, the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Friday.  In the Extraordinary Form, it’s a first class feast.  Meat would normally, therefore, be allowed (despite the Friday).
However, in the universal calendar (ordinary form), it’s … Continue reading →

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Kicking it up a notch: our Catholic identity – Fr. Z rants

Posted on 23 April 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader alerted me to a letter of His Excellency Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville about Friday penance.
This is post on the website of the Diocese of Steubenville and the letter was to be read before or … Continue reading →

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