MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos celebrate the Holy Week this year, Catholics are reminded of their obligationto perform some penance – which mainly includes fasting and/or abstinence.
However, there are certain people who can be exempted from these practices. There are also other ways that a person can show their devotion without necessarily giving up the amount of food that he or she needs, especially during the pandemic.
INQUIRER.net answers some of those questions regarding the practice of fasting and abstinence during Lent.
What is fasting?
“Fasting is one of those two means of Lenten penances which canon law obliges (the other being abstinence). In canon 1251, fasting i…
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