On Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent people are asked to abstain from eating meat. This is called "abstinence" (word meaning "to do without something").
90 posted on 03/07/2006 9:38:44 AM PST by Salvation
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The Church says that those who are 14 years old or older should abstain during Lent. Fasting and abstinence brings us closer to Jesus and reminds us that we are God's special people in the world today.
91 posted on 03/08/2006 7:01:00 AM PST by Salvation
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