1
Fasting disciplines appetite and joins prayer, humility, and mercy. It is not a license to abuse the body or despise those whose health prevents the full discipline.
2
Appointed fasts shall be observed according to the received calendar of the community.
3
Children, the gravely ill, pregnant or nursing women, travelers, laborers under necessity, and others with genuine incapacity may require dispensation according to wisdom.
4
Fasting without justice is empty when the faster exploits the poor, withholds wages, or nourishes hatred.
5
No steward shall compel another to purchase special food from him as the price of observing a fast.