Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. The other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.
Lenten penitential regulations
Bishop Kettler: What are we waiting for?
The Advent season is a gift — one that helps us to focus less on ourselves and more clearly and intentionally on the One who is coming.
Lent: Giving up, doing extra, or both, aren’t one size fits all
People often talk about giving up something for Lent such as candy, soda or more recently, social media, while some commit to doing something extra including praying more, reading spiritual works or helping others and many do both.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why penance is necessary/ Problem with song leader
Worship is a pastor’s highest responsibility, and the experience of worship must always be prayerful, not distracting or distressing.
Why fasting is a paradox for Christians
Fasting in Lent, along with prayer and almsgiving, is a way of “deepening our spiritual life,” Pope Francis says in his 2017 Lenten message.