What Is the Difference Between Fasting and Abstinence?
The Catholic rules on fasting and abstinence — clearly explained, including who is bound, when, and what the exceptions are.
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What Does the Church Actually Require in Terms of Fasting?
The complete rules of Catholic fasting — every obligation, every exception, every detail — in one clear guide.
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What Is the Connection Between Fasting, Prayer, and Almsgiving?
They are always mentioned together — the three pillars of Lent, the three disciplines of the Christian life. But why these three, and why are they inseparable?
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What Is the Eucharistic Fast and How Long Is It?
The rules of the Eucharistic fast — what you can and cannot have before receiving Communion, and why the Church asks this of you.
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How Did the Eucharistic Fast Change Over the Centuries?
From midnight to one hour — the history of the Eucharistic fast, why the rules changed, and what was gained and lost along the way.
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