CAPTION
Fasting is more than giving something up — it is making room for God. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics ages 18–59 fast (one full meal; two smaller meals not equal to a full meal). All Catholics 14 and older abstain from meat on those days and on Fridays of Lent. Fasting teaches us: • Gratitude for what we have • Solidarity with the poor • Mastery over our desires • Dependence on God When the body hungers, the soul learns to seek the Bread of Life.
