Good Friday
Please remember that Good Friday
is a day of Fasting and of Abstinence from meat
throughout the Universal Church
Fasting means taking only one full meal in the day.
It is to be observed by all healthy Catholics
who are 18 years of age but who are not yet 59.
Abstinence means avoiding all meat for the day.
It is to be observed by all healthy Catholics
who are 14 years of age and older.
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Prayer, Fasting and Mercy
Saint Peter Chrysologus, the bishop of Ravenna, Italy
in the middle of the 5th century,
was one of the greatest preachers of the early Church.
His sermons were so inspiring that he was given the title
"Chrysologus" (greek for "Golden-worded)
and was eventually declared a "Doctor of the Church."
He explains the key penitential practices of Lent:
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving (or Mercy).
His sermon is included in the Church's Office of Readings
for Tuesday of the 3rd week of Lent.
Saint Peter Chrysologus teaches that
Prayer knocks at the door, Fasting obtains, Mercy receives.
He shows how Prayer, Mercy and Fasting are one,
and they give life to each other.
Please remember that Good Friday
is a day of Fasting and of Abstinence from meat
throughout the Universal Church
Fasting means taking only one full meal in the day.
It is to be observed by all healthy Catholics
who are 18 years of age but who are not yet 59.
Abstinence means avoiding all meat for the day.
It is to be observed by all healthy Catholics
who are 14 years of age and older.
_______________________________
Prayer, Fasting and Mercy
Saint Peter Chrysologus, the bishop of Ravenna, Italy
in the middle of the 5th century,
was one of the greatest preachers of the early Church.
His sermons were so inspiring that he was given the title
"Chrysologus" (greek for "Golden-worded)
and was eventually declared a "Doctor of the Church."
He explains the key penitential practices of Lent:
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving (or Mercy).
His sermon is included in the Church's Office of Readings
for Tuesday of the 3rd week of Lent.
Saint Peter Chrysologus teaches that
Prayer knocks at the door, Fasting obtains, Mercy receives.
He shows how Prayer, Mercy and Fasting are one,
and they give life to each other.
