fasting

[shinequi]

I know that on Fridays during lent we are encouraged to abstain from meat. So for someone who is a vegetarian but not a strict one[rarely consumes milk as a beverage, and cakes(eggs)]…should that person abstain from fish on Fridays during lent?

 

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It is not necessary. However, you can give up something else for Lent during Fridays. If fish is what you choose then by all means.

 

[EmeraldWings]

on Fridays during lent we are obligated to abstain from fleshy meats, on every other Friday of the year we are still obligated to sacrifice something, but meat is no longer the obligation like it use to be,
so just to clarify, we are not just encouraged not to eat meat on Fridays during lent, but obligated,

but to answer your question, yes you could give up fish on Fridays, but you could also just give up whatever you think would be a greater sacrifice for you,
you don’t *have *to give up fish.

ok, hope this helps, take care.

 

[Stitchwort]

I know that on Fridays during lent we are encouraged to abstain from meat. So for someone who is a vegetarian but not a strict one[rarely consumes milk as a beverage, and cakes(eggs)]…should that person abstain from fish on Fridays during lent?

A proper vegetarian diet would not normally include fish but would include eggs, milk and milk products. In this case it would be necessary to find something else to abstain from. It could be coffee or soft drinks or Facebook or computer games, for example–something good that you enjoy and do regularly, that will take a bit of effort to stay away from.

There is nothing in Church regulations that says you must eat fish. For most people, it is the default substitute for meat, when they don’t want to make as large a change as a vegetarian diet would require.

Of course, if you normally eat a vegetarian diet, adding fish in could be a penitential act! But that’s “adding something in”, not “abstaining from something good.”