Abstinence on Ash Wednesday

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Hello!

Since today is Ash Wednesday, those 14 years of age and older are obligated to abstain from meat, right?

I forgot to abstain today during lunch. There was Chinese food (orange chicken and chicken fried rice, specifically) at a school club party and I ate the orange chicken and chicken fried rice. I was just about to eat a piece that I already bit into and then I remembered to abstain from meat so I put it down. :doh2:
I ended up giving the rest to someone else (a non-Catholic who wanted the chicken) but he told me to finish the part that I bit so I did. As for the fried rice, nobody wanted it (who wants rice that somebody already touched anyway?) so I had to throw it away.

So… did I commit a mortal sin? (or multiple?)

Thank you,
7discerning7
 
No, God knows we are human and forget things when we are in a crowd. We are easily distracted. You had good intentions. Even St. Paul said he did the things he did not want to do… Tell God what was really on your heart. Even if it was gosh, God, I was so hungry–I ate it… and then tell him you will try to do better next time…

Happy Lent!
Praying for you…
 
No, I don’t think you committed a mortal sin because you ate the meat without realizing that you were breaking the abstinence, but you should not have finished the part that you bit into after realizing that it was a day of abstinence since this would be a mortal sin.
 
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