Category: Penance

Friday Penance
Because Jesus died on Good Friday, every Friday should be set aside as a day abstinence and mortification for Catholics, in prayerful remembrance of...

Indulgences
The practice of obtaining indulgences is an often misunderstood teaching of the Catholic Church. Even after a sin is forgiven and the eternal punishment...

Abstaining from Meat
On Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent, Catholics 14 years of age and older are required to abstain from eating meat....