Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent Season and as we all know it’s time for fasting and abstinence.

Abstinence from eating meat is to be observed on all Fridays during Lent. This applies to all persons 14 and older. The law of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday applies to all persons 18 years old and younger than 59.

Fasting means that one full meatless meal per day may be eaten. Two other meatless meals may be taken sufficient to maintain strength, but together they should not equal a full meal. Liquids, including milk and fruit juice, may be taken between meals. If health or ability to work are affected, fasting does not oblige.

Private, self-imposed observance of fasting on Lenten weekdays is strongly recommended. Pastors and parents should ensure that children, who are bound by laws of fast and abstinence, are taught an authentic sense of penance, conversion and reconciliation.

This is the hardest for me of all the season for I am in constant fight with my hubby. He loves meat and by giving up means death to him. I have practice this fasting and abstinence since I can remember and attending to a catholic all girls school in Cebu it’s a must to follow the rules and law.

So far he is respecting my views as a Catholic and a practitioner of the law and rules. He has been following the fasting and abstinence for quite awhile and has been on his eating habits. Well, I guess sometimes you can teach an old dog some new tricks.

I don’t just practice not eating meat on Fridays of the Lent but for the rest of the year. Before coming to California I eat on fish and chicken alone but since fish is kinda expensive here so I learned to eat pork and beef but still not a fan of them.