The Church gives us the commandment to do so, by obliging us, under penalty of grievous sin, to abstain and fast on these three days, unless we be lawfully dispensed.
Church inatupa amri ya kufanya hivyo, na hivyo kulazimika yetu, chini ya adhabu ya dhambi mbaya, wajiepushe na ya haraka katika siku hizi tatu, isipokuwa sisi kuwa kihalali mkondo wake.