What follows is the common shape of the tradition · not a rule laid on you. The actual measure of your fast is received from your priest or spiritual father, who knows your health, your household, and where you are on the way. The sick, the expecting and nursing, the very young and the very old, travelers and the frail all keep a lightened fast; this is the mind of the Church, not an exception to it.
So let this guide inform you, never scruple you. If you are uncertain, that is not a problem to solve in these pages · it is a reason to ask your priest.