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 tember; 4. Immediately after  the third Sunday  of  Advent. — The. Vigils of  Whitsunday,  of  the  Assumption, of  All  Saints,  and  of Christmas.

N. B.  When  a  fasting  day  falls upon a  Sunday,  it  is  kept  on  the Saturday preceding  that  Sunday. To fast,  consists  in  abstaining  from flesh meat,  and  eating  but  one  full meal in  the  day  and  that  not  before twelve  o'clock. A collation, or about  the  one-fourth  of  a  meal, is allowed  in  the  evening. All who have  completed  their  twenty-first  year  are  obliged  to  observe the fasts  of  the  Church,  unless  exempted for  some  legitimate  cause.

All Fridays,  throughout  the year, are  days  of  abstinence. When Christmas falls  on  a  Friday,  abstinence is  not  of  precept.