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	== Rationales for Lenten Practices ==		== Rationales for Lenten Practices ==
	* Fasting was and is part of the [[Jewish Liturgical Year]].		* Fasting was and is part of the [[Jewish Liturgical Year]].
	* Yom Kippur rules for the meal after the fast--no meat?		* Yom Kippur rules for the meal after the fast — no meat?
	* Moses and Elijah fasted 40 days each.		* Moses and Elijah fasted 40 days each.
	:; [http://usccb.org/bible/ex/34:28 Exodus 34:28]		:; [http://usccb.org/bible/ex/34:28 Exodus 34:28]
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	* Jesus' 40 days in the desert. What could he have eaten? Desert food?		* Jesus' 40 days in the desert. What could he have eaten? Desert food?
	* Jesus fasted from Last Supper until death on the Cross. (Was this the original fast before Easter?)		* Jesus fasted from Last Supper until death on the Cross. (Was this the original fast before Easter?)
	* Gen 2--humans seem to be meant to be vegetarians at first.		* Gen 2 — humans seem to be meant to be vegetarians at first.
	* Gen 2:16-17--Adam and Eve had to abstain from eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil!		* Gen 2:16-17 — Adam and Eve had to abstain from eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil!
	* Cain and Abel? Grain good, animal sacrifice bad? Grain more primitive?		* Cain and Abel? Grain good, animal sacrifice bad? Grain more primitive?
	* Fish meat is less bloody than land animals or fowl?		* Fish meat is less bloody than land animals or fowl?

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	:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.		:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.

	:: The bishops removed legal obligations while going on to exhort people to do things freely that were formerly obligatory. In this way they sought to avoid the impression that they were undermining the ~~Churchâ€™s~~ penitential practice.		:: The bishops removed legal obligations while going on to exhort people to do things freely that were formerly obligatory. In this way they sought to avoid the impression that they were undermining the Church’s penitential practice.

	:: The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.		:: The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.

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-:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force as noted on the [http://www.usccb.org/norms bishopsâ€™ web site.]
+:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled [http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-resources/lent/us-bishops-pastoral-statement-on-penance-and-abstinence.cfm "On Penance and Abstinence," dated November 18, 1966,] which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force.
 :: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.
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 :: The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.
 === Solemnity of St. Joseph ===

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	* Fasting was and is part of the [[Jewish Liturgical Year]].		* Fasting was and is part of the [[Jewish Liturgical Year]].
	* Yom Kippur rules for the meal after the fast--no meat?		* Yom Kippur rules for the meal after the fast--no meat?
	* Moses and Elijah fasted 40 days each. Exodus 34:28 1 Kings 19:8		* Moses and Elijah fasted 40 days each.
			:; [http://usccb.org/bible/ex/34:28 Exodus 34:28]

			:: So Moses was there with the LORD for forty days and forty nights, without eating any food or drinking any water, and he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten words.

			:; [http://usccb.org/bible/1kgs/19:8 1 Kings 19:8]

			:: He got up, ate, and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.

	* 40 days of rain to cleanse the earth. Did Noah and his family fast?		* 40 days of rain to cleanse the earth. Did Noah and his family fast?
	* 40 years in the desert.		* 40 years in the desert.

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	: The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:		: The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:
	:* The first precept [[Holy Days of Obligation\|("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor")]] requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>		:* The first precept [[Holy Days of Obligation\|("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor")]] requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>
	:* The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 989; CCEO, can. 719. "The faithful are obliged to confess any '''serious sins''' at least once a year" (Kevin E. McKenna, ''A Concise Guide to Canon Law: A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers'' [Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000], 50).</ref> [The canon actually refers to "serious" or "grave" sins, so one may not be obliged to confess every year.]		:* The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 989; CCEO, can. 719. "The faithful are obliged to confess any '''serious sins''' at least once a year" (Kevin E. McKenna, ''A Concise Guide to Canon Law: A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers'' [Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000], 50).</ref> [The canon actually refers to "serious" or "grave" sins, so one may not, in fact, be obliged to confess every year if one has committed no such weighty sins.]
	:* The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least [once] during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 920; CCEO, cann. 708; 881 Â§ 3. I have inserted the word "once" into the text. [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P39.HTM Canon 920] reads: "Â§1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year. Â§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.</ref>		:* The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least [once] during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 920; CCEO, cann. 708; 881 Â§ 3. I have inserted the word "once" into the text. [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P39.HTM Canon 920] reads: "Â§1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year. Â§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.</ref>
	:* The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO, can. 882.</ref>		:* The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO, can. 882.</ref>

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	: The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:		: The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:
	:* The first precept [[Holy Days of Obligation\|("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor")]] requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>		:* The first precept [[Holy Days of Obligation\|("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor")]] requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1246-1248; CCEO, cann. 881 Â§ 1, Â§ 2, Â§ 4.</ref>
	:* The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 989; CCEO, can. 719. "The faithful are obliged to confess any serious sins at least once a year" (Kevin E. McKenna, ''A Concise Guide to Canon Law: A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers'' [Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000], 50).</ref>		:* The second precept ("You shall confess your sins at least once a year") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 989; CCEO, can. 719. "The faithful are obliged to confess any '''serious sins''' at least once a year" (Kevin E. McKenna, ''A Concise Guide to Canon Law: A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers'' [Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000], 50).</ref> [The canon actually refers to "serious" or "grave" sins, so one may not be obliged to confess every year.]
	:* The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least [once] during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 920; CCEO, cann. 708; 881 Â§ 3. I have inserted the word "once" into the text. [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P39.HTM Canon 920] reads: "Â§1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year. Â§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.</ref>		:* The third precept ("You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least [once] during the Easter season") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.<ref>Cf. CIC, can. 920; CCEO, cann. 708; 881 Â§ 3. I have inserted the word "once" into the text. [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P39.HTM Canon 920] reads: "Â§1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year. Â§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.</ref>
	:* The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO, can. 882.</ref>		:* The fourth precept ("You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO, can. 882.</ref>

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	:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force as noted on the [www.usccb.org/norms bishopsâ€™ web site.]		:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force as noted on the [http://www.usccb.org/norms bishopsâ€™ web site.]

	:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.		:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.

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	:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force (as noted on the ~~bishopsâ€™ web site:~~ www.usccb.org/norms).		:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force as noted on the [www.usccb.org/norms bishopsâ€™ web site.]

	:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.		:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.

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	=== U.S. norms for Friday penance ===		=== U.S. norms for Friday penance ===
	*[http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2005/0501bt.asp "Is Friday Penance Required?"]:		:; [http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2005/0501bt.asp "Is Friday Penance Required?"]:

	The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force (as noted on the bishopsâ€™ web site: www.usccb.org/norms).		:: The U.S. norms are found in a document entitled On Penance and Abstinence, dated November 18, 1966, which, despite the revision of the Code of Canon Law, remains in force (as noted on the bishopsâ€™ web site: www.usccb.org/norms).

	In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.		:: In this document, it is particularly necessary to distinguish between the language of law and the language of exhortation.

	~~As weâ€™ll see, the~~ bishops removed legal obligations while going on to exhort people to do things freely that were formerly obligatory. In this way they sought to avoid the impression that they were undermining the Churchâ€™s penitential practice.		:: The bishops removed legal obligations while going on to exhort people to do things freely that were formerly obligatory. In this way they sought to avoid the impression that they were undermining the Churchâ€™s penitential practice.

	The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.		:: The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.

	=== Solemnity of St. Joseph ===		=== Solemnity of St. Joseph ===

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	The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.		The big legal change comes in norm 3, where the bishops state that "we hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday." So the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated.

			=== Solemnity of St. Joseph ===
			* [http://catholicism.about.com/b/2010/03/18/reader-question-saint-josephs-day-and-abstinence.htm The solemnity trumps the Lenten law of abstaining from meat on Fridays.]

	=== Dispensation from fasting and abstinence ===		=== Dispensation from fasting and abstinence ===