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So here in the states we are not required to abstain from meat on Fridays, but we are supposed to do some kind of penitential act. I originally thought about just not eating meat on Fridays, but really that’s not sacrificing anything. I love fish and salads, so no meat is not a big deal. What would others suggest doing? What do y’all do for penance on Fridays?
 
I usually abstain from meat, but if that’s not penitential for you, you could try abstaining from some food you like better – or abstaining from an entertainment, like television.

Another penitential practice is to pray the seven penitential Pslams: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143.

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tkdnick said:
So here in the states we are not required to abstain from meat on Fridays, but we are supposed to do some kind of penitential act. I originally thought about just not eating meat on Fridays, but really that’s not sacrificing anything. I love fish and salads, so no meat is not a big deal. What would others suggest doing? What do y’all do for penance on Fridays?
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I abstain from meat.
 
tkdnick said:
So here in the states we are not required to abstain from meat on Fridays, but we are supposed to do some kind of penitential act. I originally thought about just not eating meat on Fridays, but really that’s not sacrificing anything. I love fish and salads, so no meat is not a big deal. What would others suggest doing? What do y’all do for penance on Fridays?
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Can you help out at a charity during your lunch or in the evening?
 
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Do you have any specific suggestions for this?
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Sometimes shelters, soup kitchens, need help especially on Friday evenings or during the work day.
Even helping in a local school would bebefit others.
I myself used to volunteer at our local hospital in the ER 9pm to midnight Friday and Saturday.
 
I usually abstain from meat but I also try to say some extra prayers or sometimes I have fasted completely for that day.
 
Usually I abstain from meat and do at least, one of the following:
attend mass,
1 hour in the Adoration chapel,
visitation to the sick or needy,
pray the Rosary.
 
Abstaining from meat is not too penitential for me either. I want to start saying a specific rosary. I also like the idea of praying the penitiential psalms.
 
I have personally decided to pursue the no meat option. It is not so much as a penance for me, but because in doing it I will be brought to think about why I am doing it, much as in fasting, which I intend to also tie in to Fridays.

I am coming to think that this might be one of those “Catholic identity” things that had value there even if it didn’t always accomplish what it should have as a penance.
 
I usually go to adoration for an hour, and if my schedule permits, I go to mass.
 
tkdnick said:
So here in the states we are not required to abstain from meat on Fridays, but we are supposed to do some kind of penitential act. I originally thought about just not eating meat on Fridays, but really that’s not sacrificing anything. I love fish and salads, so no meat is not a big deal. What would others suggest doing? What do y’all do for penance on Fridays?
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Fast and abstain on all Fridays throughout the year. :yup: Keep it simple. Not because I may or may not like fish and/or meat, but because of the tradition that we abstain from meat from hot-blooded animals in memory of Christ’s death on a Friday. Fasting reinforces this tradition.
 
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