In today’s special episode published on Ember Wednesday, I address the forgotten history of Catholic fasting and abstinence based on a talk I gave to the Young Adults of St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, IL

For more information, pick up a copy of "The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting and Abstinence," of which even many Catholic priests said that 95% of it was new to them. 

Fasting is one of the chief means of penance we can perform to make satisfaction for sin, as our Lady of Fatima repeatedly called for. However, in a modern Church that legislates fasting only two days a year, we find a woefully lacking answer to Heaven’s incessant calls for penance and reparation. Understanding the decline of fasting over time in the Church should inspire us to observe these older customs and to encourage other Catholics to do so for the purpose of making satisfaction for sin.

While the purpose of fasting has remained the same, how fasting is observed has changed. As more Catholics seek to rediscover the traditions of earlier centuries and piously observe these traditions, they are often confused by the changing disciplines and exceptions for certain times, places, and circumstances. St. Francis de Sales remarked, “If you’re able to fast, you will do well to observe some days beyond what are ordered by the Church.”

“The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting and Abstinence fills a great lacuna in the life of the Church. Matthew’s articulate and cogent account of an integral Catholic way of life is one which gives rightful place to the body and its healthy, holistic, and holy subordination to the soul and spirit. Matthew’s book is not only a call to arms, but a call to the recovery of the vital narrative memories of the saints of yesterday, who in their fundamental anthropology, struggles, and strivings are no different from us, the saints of today. With sobriety, intelligence, and authentic piety, The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting and Abstinence serves as a point of reference, understanding, and motivation so that the strength and the joy of our forefathers may be ours in the here and now.” (Father Cassian DiRocco)

https://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-definitive-guide-to-traditional.html

In today’s episode, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:
 

1.    Ember Day Reminder & Their Cultural Importance

2.    How & Why to Avoid the Near Occasions of Sin

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In today’s episode, on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1. The History, Requirements, Promises, and Miracles of the Brown Scapular

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In today’s episode, on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1.     The 17th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum 

2.     How to Grow in Humility 

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In today’s episode, on the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     Devotions in Honor of the Precious Blood for July

2.     Customs in Honor of the Feast of the Most Precious Blood

3.     Within the Octave of Ss. Peter and Paul

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In today’s episode, on the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1.     Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 

2.     The Nativity of St. John the Baptist as a Former Holy Day of Obligation 

3.     Reminder to Fast on the Vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul 

4.     Five Excellent Means to Resist Sins in the Mind 

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In today’s episode, on 4th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

2.     Can the Ordinary Magisterium Err?

3.     Must a Catholic Obey the Pope in All Things?

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In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart, I address the following:

1.     The Octave of the Sacred Heart

2.     Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart

3.     Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart

4.     Home Enthronement to the Sacred Heart

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In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi, I address the following: 

1.     The Octave of Corpus Christi

2.     External Solemnities Explained

3.     Special US Specific Rubrics for External Solemnities for Ss. Peter and Paul

4.     Common Questions Answered on the Holy Eucharist

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In today’s episode, on Trinity Sunday, I address the following:

1.     Trinity Sunday

2.     (6) Heresies Against the Trinity to Refute

3.     Worshipping with Non-Catholics is a Mortal Sin

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In today’s episode, on Pentecost Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     Customs for Pentecost Sunday & Why Pentecost is Such a Holy Day

2.     The Whit Ember Fasts

3.     Why Catholics Must Reject In Vitro Fertilization

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In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension, I address the following:

1.      Next Saturday is the Vigil of Pentecost: Fast & Abstain

2.      Our Blessed Mother as Mediatrix of All Graces and Co-Redemptrix

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In today’s episode, on the Nativity of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, I address the following:

1. Customs for Our Lady’s Nativity
2. Customs for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
3. Reminder on Upcoming Ember Days

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 In today’s episode, on the Rogation Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      The Minor Rogation Days

2.      Ascentiontide Customs

3.      How to Participate in The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in union with Christ the High Priest and Christ the Victim

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In today’s episode, on the 4th Sunday after Easter, I address the following:

1.      The Propers for the 4th Sunday after Easter

2.      Seasonal Variation in the Prayer before and after Meals

3.      SS. Philip and James on May 1st

4.      The Finding of the Holy Cross on May 3rd

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 In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, I address the following: 

1.      The Propers for the 3rd Sunday after Easter

2.      Catholic Anthropology: Understanding Body and Soul plus Memory, Intellect, and Will

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In today’s episode, on Good Shepherd Sunday, I address the following:

1.  Good Shepherd Sunday Reflection & Call to Action
2. The Other Sheep Not of This Fold and It’s Not the Mormons
3. How Fasting on Vigils Was Reduced Over Time

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In today’s episode, on Low Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      Who was the First Person Christ Appeared to After His Resurrection?

2.      Traditional Blessing of Homes and Food for Easter

3.      Pope St. Leo the Great

4.      The Litany of Loretto Explained

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In today’s episode, on Easter Sunday, the most glorious all feastdays, I address the following:

1. Customs for Easter Friday & Easter Saturday
2. The 153 Fish in the Gospel of John on Easter Wednesday
3. The Forgotten Pascal Commemoration of the Cross at Lauds & Vespers

And be sure to check out Episode 8 from last year, which covered:

1. Customs for Easter Week: Food, Activities, Greetings, and More
2. The Agnus Dei Sacramental
3. The Easter Duty: What it is and when it may be fulfilled
4. There is no incompatibility between abstinence and Pascaltide. Observe Friday Abstinence and even Saturday abstinence in Eastertide.

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In today’s episode, on this solemn Palm Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      10 Suggestions for Holy Week

2.      How Palm Sunday Changed Already by the 1962 Missal

3.      Keeping Spiritual Priorities First in the Family

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In today’s episode, on Passion Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      Customs for Passion Sunday

2.      Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in Lent

3.      Customs for St. Patrick’s Day

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In today’s episode, on Laetare Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      The Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent

2.      Laetare Sunday as Mothering Sunday

3.      10+ Great Ideas for Lenten Almsgiving

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In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.      The Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent

2.      The Protestant Attack on Lenten Penance

3.      The Errors of Donatists and Why They Matter Today

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In today’s episode, on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:
 

1.     A Reflection on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost

2.     September Devotions in Honor of Our Lady of Sorrows

3.     The Feast of St. Pius X

4.     The Errors of Modern Philosophy

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In today’s episode, on the Second Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.       The Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent

2.       How the Traditional Latin Mass Reinforces Lent as a Fast

3.       Early Christians Fasted Even from Water During Lent

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In today’s episode, on the First Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.       The Readings for the First Sunday of Lent

2.       The Stational Church Devotion

3.       20 Pious Practices for Lent

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In today’s episode, on Quinquagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The 2nd Edition of the Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence

2.     The Readings for Quinquagesima Sunday

3.     Votive Feast of the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ Deformed in the Passion

4.     Customs for St. Valentine’s Day

5.     Ash Wednesday Fasting & Abstinence Rules

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In today’s episode, on Sexagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The 2nd Edition of the Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence

2.     The Readings for Sexagesima Sunday

3.     The Commemoration of the Passion of Christ (Tuesday after Sexagesima)

4.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

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In today’s episode, on Septuagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The Liturgical Changes for Septuagesima

2.     The Value of Fasting in Septuagesima

3.     The Feast of the Prayer of Christ

4.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

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In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following: 

1.     The National Day of Penance for Violations Against Human Life

2.     Upcoming Feastdays this week

3.     The Burial of the Alleluia

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In today’s episode, on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following: 

1.     Upcoming Feastdays this week

2.     The Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity

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In today’s episode, on the Most Holy Family, I address the following: 

1.     Feast of the Most Holy Family & the Consecration to the Holy Family

2.     The Forgotten Season of Epiphanytide

3.     Sanctify the New Year by Going Deeper Liturgically

4.     Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom

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In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of Our Lord's Nativity, I address the following: 

1.     Feastdays This Week: St. Sylvester, Feast of the Circumcision, the Holy Name, and More

2.     Indulgences for New Year's Eve and Day

3.     The Forgotten Vigil of the Epiphany

4.     The Traditions of Epiphanytide

5.     Why Catholics Are Not Modern Pharisees

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In today’s episode, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, I address the following: 

1.     Midnight Mass & the Traditional Eucharistic Fast

2.     Indulgences for Praying the Divine Office on Christmas Day

3.     The Companions of Christ (Dec 26, 27, and 28) as Holy Days of Obligation

4.     Christmas Compilation of Articles, Sermons, and Prayers

5.     Friday in the Octave of Christmas Is Still Required Abstinence

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In today’s episode, on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:

1.     A Reflection on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost
2.     The 7th Precept of the Church: Participating in the Work of Evangelization
3.     Fasting on the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

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In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Advent, I address the following: 

1.     Gaudete Sunday

2.     The O Antiphons

3.     Upcoming Ember Days of Advent

4.     The Vigil and Feast of St. Thomas

5.     Restoring Customs of Christendom

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In today’s episode, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, I address the following: 

1.     The Upcoming Feastdays this week

2.     The Pledge Against Indecent Films

3.     Was the Blessed Virgin Mary An Unwed Mother? No!

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4.     The Connection Between the Messages of Our Lady of Akita and Our Lady of Fatima

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In today’s episode, on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The Last and Final Sunday after Pentecost

2.     Is there only one legitimate Catholic Calendar?

3.     The Upcoming Feastdays this week

4.     The St. Andrew Christmas Novena

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In today’s episode, on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, which uses the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany readings, I address the following: 

1.     Does Christ Die at Each Mass?

2.     The Upcoming Feastdays this week

3.     The Alleged Turkey Indult: Is it Real?

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In today’s episode, on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost I address the following: 

1.     The Upcoming Feastdays this week

2.     The Advent Fast (St. Martin’s Lent)

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In today’s episode, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The Octave of All Saints

2.     The Upcoming Feastdays this week

3.     The Importance of Church Consecrations

4.     Martinmas as the Catholic Thanksgiving

This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in various formats, including Latin-English rosary pamphlets with the traditional 15 mysteries. Shop for additional Latin resources like missal booklets, server response cards, and more. Visit PrayLatin.com today.

In today’s episode, on the Feast of Christ the King, I address the following: 

1.     The Feast of Christ the King: Its Spirituality and Indulgences

2.     Prepare for Halloween the Catholic Way

3.     All Saints Day Traditions & Indulgences

4.     All Souls Day Traditions & Indulgences

5.     How Often May A Priest Say Mass?

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In today’s episode, on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The Words of St. Pius X on Israel

2.     The Errors of Islam

3.     The Errors of Judaism

4.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in various formats, including Latin-English rosary pamphlets with the traditional 15 mysteries. Shop for additional Latin resources like missal booklets, server response cards, and more. Visit PrayLatin.com today.

In today’s episode, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The 2024 Traditional Catholic Fasting Calendar Now Available

2.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

3.     Why Women Can’t Be Doctors of the Church

4.     The Importance of Holy Friendships


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In today’s episode, on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:
 

1.     A Reflection on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost

2.     Within the Octave of the Assumption

3.     The Octave Day of St. Lawrence

4.     What’s Wrong with Martin Luther?

5.      Running Towards a World Without Cancer: Support My NYC Marathon Journey

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In today’s episode, on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

2.     The Miracles of our Lord as Historical Realities

This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in various formats, including Latin-English rosary pamphlets with the traditional 15 mysteries. Shop for additional Latin resources like missal booklets, server response cards, and more. Visit PrayLatin.com today.

In today’s episode, on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     October as the Month of the Holy Rosary & the Required St. Joseph Prayer

2.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

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In today’s episode, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

2.     The 3 Unique Styles to Depict St. Jerome in Art

3.     The Customs and Traditions of Michaelmas

This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in various formats, including Latin-English rosary pamphlets with the traditional 15 mysteries. Shop for additional Latin resources like missal booklets, server response cards, and more. Visit PrayLatin.com today.

In today’s episode, on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following: 

1.     The Upcoming Ember Fasts: Their History and Importance

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