Tuesday of the third week of Lent

Monday of the third week of Lent

Third Sunday of Lent

Saturday of the second week of Lent

If you use a liturgical desk calendar, you will notice the word abstinence stamped on every Friday page throughout Lent. Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint in bodily activities that are widely experience as giving pleasure. For Catholics 59 years of age and younger, abstinence is meant to elevate the believer’s spiritual journey throughout the 40-plus