[DOC] [TLE] Ash Wednesday - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life - Catholic Online [PAR] Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday 
takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is cheifly observed by Catholics, 
... Priests administer ashes during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as 
a ... penitents were turned out of the church because of their sins -- just as Adam,
... [DOC] [TLE] FAQs About Lent - Easter / Lent - Catholic Life - Catholic Online [PAR] Why is Lent observed in only some Christian Churches? ... The first was the 
ancient paschal fast that began as a two-day observance ... Also, beginning the 
Sunday before Easter we have Holy Week, with Palm ... The ashes for Ash 
Wednesday normally are made from blessed palm branches from the previous 
Palm Sunday. [DOC] [TLE] Lent - Wikipedia [PAR] Fasting during Lent was more prominent in ancient ... of Lent (40 days), but only 
to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In the tradition of this part of the Catholic 
Church, ... The sick and those who have special needs are ... For Roman 
Catholics, the Lenten penitential season... [DOC] [TLE] Ash Wednesday - Wikipedia [PAR] Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It 
occurs 46 ... In the Catholic Church the manner of imposing ashes depends 
largely on local custom, since no fixed rule has been laid down. .... Europe (but 
not yet in Rome) for all the faithful to receive ashes on the first day of the Lenten 
fast. [DOC] [TLE] Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices [PAR] A. Apart from the prescribed days of fast and abstinence on Ash Wednesday and 
Good Friday, and the days of abstinence every Friday of Lent, Catholics have 
traditionally ... A. Abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from animals 
such as ... specials on expensive types of fish and seafood on Fridays during 
Lent. [DOC] [TLE] Why Don't Catholics Eat Meat During Lent? - Bulldog Catholic [PAR] Mar 1, 2015 ... This kind of abstinence refers to the rule binding all Catholics 14 years old until 
death to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays 
of Lent. ... The Catholic Church's practice of occasionally not eating meat has ... 
and if you happen to like fish then you just aren't going to get holier... [DOC] [TLE] About Lent - EWTN.com [PAR] A: Lent is the forty day period before Easter, excluding Sundays, which begins on 
Ash ... Easter Vigil) the current calendar counts Lent as only from Ash 
Wednesday to Holy ... In this country, one may eat a single, normal meal and 
have two snacks, so long ... Since the Catholic Church only requires abstinence 
from meat on a... [DOC] [TLE] Why do Catholics practice fasting and abstinence during Lent ... [PAR] Explain that Lent is the 40 days before Easter in which Catholics pray, fast, 
contemplate, ... holy day of the Christian year (even above Christmas) and 
Catholics have ... The only kind of flesh they eat on Friday is fish, which is a 
symbol of Christ. Even the Ash Wednesday practice of having one's forehead 
signed with ashes... [DOC] [TLE] The Rules of Fasting - Catholic Education Resource Center [PAR] Recently I was discussing the Lenten fasting and abstinence regulations with a 
friend. ... Granted, the specific requirements of the fast have changed over time. ... 
same day, as oftentimes happens on Sunday, he is only bound to the one hour 
fast ... We also abstain from meat and fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. [DOC] [TLE] History of Lent - Catholic Education Resource Center [PAR] Did the Church always have this time before Easter? ... of six weeks, and Ash 
Wednesday was instituted to bring the number of fast days before Easter to 40. [DOC] [TLE] The Season of Lent - CRI/Voice [PAR] Dec 14, 2015 ... Information about the Christian Season of Lent from a Protestant perspective; ... 
Sundays that occur during Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent, ... 
Some

Question: In the Roman Catholic Church fasting during Lent need only occur on Ash Wednesday & this day
Answer: Good Friday