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  • Are the rules for fasting and abstinence different during Lent than they are during the rest of the liturgical year?
  • Is there an age limit for abstaining?
  • May the Stations of the Cross be prayed during Eucharistic Adoration? May the Stations be ended with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament?
  • Is it proper to empty baptismal fonts during Lent?
  • Is it permissible for people to self-impose ashes on Ash Wednesday?
  • What are the formulas to be used?
  • Who can impose ashes?
  • May Baptisms and Weddings be celebrated during Lent?
  • May infants be baptized during Lent?

Is there an age limit for abstaining?

The law of abstinence binds a person from age 14 throughout the rest of his/her life.

Fast and Abstinence -USCCB

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