Hi, Greg —
Thanks for the question.
Yes, there are provisions!
The forty
days of Lent exclude all Sundays
during Lent because when we attend
Sunday Mass, we are celebrating a mini-Easter throughout
the year.
You
don't have to refrain from
your Lenten penance of choice on Sundays, but
you may if you wish to, seeing it doesn't make
up one of the forty days of Lent. In addition, you may be able to refrain from penitential practices on special feast days during Lent,
like:
- the Feast of St. Patrick (March
17)
- the Feast of St. Joseph (March
19), and
- the Solemnity of the Annunciation
(March 25)
in some cases, with the permission of the local bishop.
I hope you have a Holy Lent and Happy
Easter!
Mike
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