LENT – Friday Abstinence

A Day of Abstinence is when people age of 14 and older are required to abstain from consuming any meat (with the exception of fish). In the Western Rite, we can eat eggs, milk products, condiments, animal fat, and fish, but not in the Eastern Rite.

•  The Catholic Church requires we fast and  abstain on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

•  Catholics are required to abstain on Fridays during Lent.