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The days of both fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday (March 5) and Good Friday (April 18).- Fasting in the Roman Catholic tradition means to limit oneself to one full meal with two smaller meals which together do not equal the size of your full meal.
- The obligation of fasting applies only to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59.
The other Fridays of Lent (Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, and 11) are days of abstinence.- Abstinence in the Roman Catholic tradition means to abstain from eating meat (beef, chicken, pork, turkey, etc.).
- The obligation of abstinence applies to all Catholics who have reached the age of 14.