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June 29—St. Peter and St. Paul.
August 15—Assumption of the B.V.M.
November 1—Feast of All Saints.
December 25—Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[The obligation is taken away on all other days, by decrees of Popes Pius VI. and VIII.]
Fasting Days On One Meal.
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All the Days in Lent, except Sundays.
The Eve of Whitsuntide.
The Quarter-tenses, or Ember-days, being the Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, next after the first Sunday of Lent; after Whit-Sunday; after September 14th: and after December 13th.
The Eves of St. Peter and St. Paul; of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; of All Saints; and of Christmas-day.
The Fridays and Saturdays in Advent.
Days Of Abstinence From Flesh Meat.
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All the Sundays in Lent, except when the use of meat is allowed by the Archbishop or Bishop of the diocese.
All the Fridays throughout the Year.
N. B.—Eggs are forbidden on Fridays, when a fast falls on them; and if a Fasting Day fall on a Sunday, the fast is kept on the Saturday before. If Christmas-day fall on a Friday, neither fast nor abstinence is observed.