Fasting and Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. All other Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Fasting is obligatory for Latin Rite Catholics ages 18-59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church age 14 and older.