Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

Living the Gospel on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

First Friday Adoration

Join us for a Holy Hour on the first Friday of every Month after the 8:30AM Mass

Washington College Campus Ministry

Catholic Campus Ministry Retreat 2009

Make a joyful noise!

Have you ever considered joining our music ministry?

Contemporary Choir

find out what all the fun is about

Confirmation 2010

Confirmation by experiential learning

NCYC 2009

a chance to pray with 22,000 of your closest friends...

Fun at Church!

Sacred Heart Youth in action

Social Events at Sacred Heart

Look for the next parking lot social in the Spring!

Sacred Heart Parish

Chestertown Maryland

Washington College Campus Ministry

We first learn to minister to each other...

NCYC 2009

Eucharistic Process - with 22,000 people

Lay Ministry

Altar Servers provide an important ministy at Sacred Heart

The Year of the Priest

Join our parish as we celebrate the priests of our Diocese

Washington College Campus Ministry

Unique experiences promote enhanced learning

Confirmation 2010

participating in unique activities & team building

Confirmation 2010

retreat activities at Pecometh

Religious Education

Let the children come to me

Saint John is our mission church

Join us for Mass at 7:30AM on Sundays in Rock Hall

Confirmation 2010

building leaders for the church & for the community

Confirmation 2010

Confirmation students learn by new challenges

Washington College Campus Ministry

Catholic Campus Ministry Retreat Journal

Requirements for fasting & abstinence during Lent

What is the Church's official position concerning penance and abstinence from meat during Lent?

In 1966 Pope Paul VI reorganized the Church's practice of public penance in his "Apostolic Constitution on Penance" (Poenitemini). The 1983 revision of the Code of Canon Law incorporated the changes made by Pope Paul. Not long after that, the U.S. bishops applied the canonical requirements to the practice of public penance in our country.

To sum up those requirements, Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent.

Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal. Some food (not equaling another full meal) is permitted at breakfast and around midday or in the evening—depending on when a person chooses to eat the main or full meal.

Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs or milk products or condiments made with animal fat.

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