tember; 4. Immediately after the third Sunday of Advent. — The. Vigils of Whitsunday, of the Assumption, of All Saints, and of Christmas.
N. B. When a fasting day falls upon a Sunday, it is kept on the Saturday preceding that Sunday. To fast, consists in abstaining from flesh meat, and eating but one full meal in the day and that not before twelve o'clock. A collation, or about the one-fourth of a meal, is allowed in the evening. All who have completed their twenty-first year are obliged to observe the fasts of the Church, unless exempted for some legitimate cause.
Days of Abstinence.
All Fridays, throughout the year, are days of abstinence. When Christmas falls on a Friday, abstinence is not of precept.
