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It is done in commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday . After the Second Vatican Council it has not been widely followed by Roman Catholics apart from on Good Friday itself. In 1966 the USCCB passed Norms II and IV that bound all persons from age fourteen to be bound to abstinence from meat on Fridays of Lent , and through the year. In September 1983, Canons 1252 and 1253 expressed this same rule, and added that Bishops may permit substitution of other penitential practices on Fridays outside of Lent only, but that some form of Penance shall be observed on Friday in commemoration of the day of the week of the Lord's Crucifixion. In 1984 this was amended to apply to the faithful from the age of eighteen to sixty. {Link without Title} Practices that would be proper in substitution for abstinence from meat may be found in "Penitential Practices for Today's Catholics" {Link without Title} It should be stated that abstinence is not optional for Catholics on Fridays during Lent. Abstinence on all Fridays is still the preferred practice among many Catholics. |
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