Lent is almost upon us! Ash Wednesday is next week, on the 18th.

Lenten regulations:

Abstinence: All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are
bound to abstain totally from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of
Lent and Good Friday.

Fasting: All Catholics between their 18th and 59th birthdays are bound
to observe the Law of Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This
practice involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food
between meals. Light sustenance may be taken on two other occasions
in the course of the day.

Easter Duty: After they have been initiated into the Most Holy
Eucharist, all the faithful are bound by the obligation of receiving
Communion at least once a year. This precept must be fullled during
the Easter season, unless for a good reason it is fullled at another time
during the year. This obligation may be fullled between February 22,
2026 (First Sunday of Lent) and May 31, 2026 (Trinity Sunday).

You can visit the USCCB site for them, too

I may try and blog every day (or as often as possible) on the Daily Mass readings; or perhaps run through the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes as a kind of examenation of conscience. Or, perhaps do both.

I have a new book! "The Sober Catholic Way" is a handbook on how anyone can live a sober life, drawn from over 17 years of SoberCatholic posts! It's out now on "Amazon," "Apple Books," "B&N" and and others!"!

My two other books are still available! "The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics" and "The Recovery Rosary: Reflections for Alcoholics and Addicts" (Thank you!!)