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Fasting

Red Lightning · 2019-04-19 10:22:49

As Catholic's, do people observe this on Good Friday and Ash Wednesday?

19-04-2019 11:22AM

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As Catholic's, do people observe this on Good Friday and Ash Wednesday?

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#2 19-04-2019 11:32AM

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Red Lightning wrote: »

As Catholic's, do people observe this on Good Friday and Ash Wednesday?

Yes

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#3 20-04-2019 07:11AM

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Not necessarily on those particular days, but a lot of Christians across denominations fast.

Its a powerful tool in the Spiritual war chest!

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#4 20-04-2019 11:19AM

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I observe it as well

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#5 09-06-2019 02:13PM

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Because of age and illness I am not allowed to fast formally but the spirit of fasting can take many forms.

So yes, absolutely, and observing Sunday and Friday matters too.

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#6 09-06-2019 03:50PM

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Red Lightning wrote: »

As Catholic's, do people observe this on Good Friday and Ash Wednesday?

Yes.

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#7 09-06-2019 03:56PM

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It's called intermitted fasting now and is a big health trend. There seems to be health benefits from periodic fasting. Some would suggest a 16. hour fasting period every day. It is for insulin levels.
Maybe the old church teaching were onto something.

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#8 13-06-2019 08:54PM

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I observe other ppl doing it.

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