The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants to restore fasting and abstinence on the Fridays and Saturdays of Advent in the near future .
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is proposing in the very near future to restore the required fasting on every Friday of the year , along with fasting and abstinence on the Ember Days , the Rogation Days , the Fridays and Saturdays of Advent , and the vigils observed on the Saturday before Pentecost , August 14 ( the vigil of the Assumption , October 31 ( the vigil of All Saints ) , December 7 ( the vigil of the Immaculate Conception , and December 24 ( Christmas Eve ) .
Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church