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Fasting, fake meat, and what 'abstinence' isn't : A Lenten Pillar Explainer

A Pillar Explainer

Michelle La Rosa
Mar 05, 2025
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This fasting and abstinence explainer was originally published in Lent 2022. To help you remember how to fast on Ash Wednesday, we’re re-upping it!

If you’re a regular reader of The Pillar, you probably know the basics of fasting and abstinence in Lent. 

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence, and Fridays in L…

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