Lenten Abstinence

[Lost_Sheep]

What is the exact definition of “meat” for the purposes of abstention during Lent?

 

[1ke]

Meat from warm-blooded animals and birds.

Not meat: fish and other seafood and reptiles

 

[Servus_Tuus]

Just a reminder…
Code of Canon Law:

Can. 1250 The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent.

Can. 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

Abstinence from meat is a universal norm for the Church on every Friday of the year in commemoration of Our Lord’s death. The USCCB allows some other penance to be substituted on Friday’s outside of Lent, but the requirement for penance remains.

 

[Lost_Sheep]

Meat from warm-blooded animals and birds.

Not meat: fish and other seafood and reptiles

Interesting. I was once told that the rule of thumb was if it breathed air, it was “meat”. That would include reptiles.

 

[TheWarriorMonk]

Interesting. I was once told that the rule of thumb was if it breathed air, it was “meat”. That would include reptiles.

There are also definitions of meat that don’t include poultry.

When it comes to this matter, keep it simple by just following what the Church says.