Meat on Fridays?

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My understanding is that every Friday [even outside of Lent] is that Catholics aren’t supposed to be eating meat, is this correct? Or are they encouraged to abstain from something on Friday’s, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be meat?
 
=BriarRose87;11932339]My understanding is that every Friday [even outside of Lent] is that Catholics aren’t supposed to be eating meat, is this correct? Or are they encouraged to abstain from something on Friday’s, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be meat?
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Lets first clarify that this falls under the catagory of a CHURCH PRACTICE, which ARE changable.

The TRADITIONAL position of the RCC is to abstain from meat on All Fridays.

Bishops have the authority to alter this to ANY other sacrifice offered up, or what ever they determine is satisfactory.

So presently there is alot of latitude so long as a SACRIFICDE is made.

This is a matter of PERSONAL piety. Do what YOUR conscience tells you to do.

FASTING & Abstainence on Ash Wednsday and Good FRIDAY IS MANDATED.

God Bless you,
Patrick
 
I happen to follow the Traditional method; no meat on any Friday unless its a Solemnity.
 
FASTING & Abstainence on Ash Wednsday and Good FRIDAY IS MANDATED.
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Fasting is required (in the USA) only if one is under 59.

ICXC NIKA.
 
It depends on where you live. In the USA you have a choice of abstaining from meat on Fridays or doing something else. Otherwise, there are still some countries that observe a strict no meat on Fridays all year.
 
At least in my country, during lent, it can be replaced by a sacrifice of your choice (except for good Friday). It´s been this way at least since I can remember (40+ years). The rest of the year is only observed by traditionalists, but nobody is requested to do it. But you are obviously welcome to fast if you feel like doing it.
 
Just for clarification:

Fasting must be done on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The requirement to fast is binding on those from age 18-59, unless they are pregnant, nursing, sick, or caring for someone who is sick.

Abstinence from meat is required on the Fridays during Lent and on Ash Wednesday. My understanding is that in many countries, the requirement for abstinence on Fridays outside Lent has been abrogated. The requirement to abstain is binding on those 14 and older. Eggs, fish, and certain types of other aquatic creatures don’t count as meat so you can have these instead.
 
vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4O.HTM

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.
 
GEddie said:
Fasting is required (in the USA) only if one is under 59.

ICXC NIKA.
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Ash Wednesday is mandated for the Roman Church.
Note that the Byzantine Rite churches in union generally don’t even celebrate liturgies on Ash Wednesday - we start the fasting on pure monday (same week), and while Wed & Fri of the fasts are mandated as meatless and aliturgical.

If you have an assigned spiritual advisor, you need to discuss your fasting with them; if no assigned spiritual advisor, your pastor is the advisor.
 
The actual rule is no meat on all Fridays and Ash Wednesday (unless a Solemnity falls on Friday). But many countries have abrogated that on Fridays outside of Lent, in favor of letting us pick a penitentiary act instead. But, of course, I just choose to do meatless Fridays the whole year for that. The only different between Lent and not-Lent is that outside of Lent I’ll let myself eat meat if I have reason to, like going to Five Guys to celebrate a friend’s birthday, or if none of the meatless options in the dining hall are any good.
 
Sunbreak said:
It depends on where you live. In the USA you have a choice of abstaining from meat on Fridays or doing something else. Otherwise, there are still some countries that observe a strict no meat on Fridays all year.
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Like England and Wales.
 
I’ve read all of the responses to this question… as I’ve pondered over this myself, and quite often have recieved the same responses as above. However, I feel a personal ‘conviction’ to obstain from meat on ALL Friday’s; Perhaps a similar conviction of mine is that I attend mass with a head covering of sorts… Although I’m usually told that it is “no longer required”, it is my personal preference.
 
Interestingly. The whole no meat thing was actually taken out as a requirement after Vatican 2 (not sure of the date, but in the wake of changes) but in 2011 it was reinstanted as a resolution.
Not least because they realised that a lot of Catholics had never stopped doing it 🙂
Fish Friday’s were so ingrained and continue to be (in Britain generally not just with the Catholics) it was silly to take it out in the first place
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Like England and Wales.
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