Meatless Fridays

[BlueShadow123]

Ahhhh this wont let me reply! I have no idea if its working or not.

 

[BlueShadow123]

Considering this is a Catholic forum and the inquirer is a Catholic the fact that the Church teaches this is a plus not a minus. The Catholic Church is fully aware of what is in the Bible. It should since it compiled it’s books, copied it and translated it the vernaculars of the day, preserved it through the Dark Ages, etc. All the Church’s teachings have a basis in the teachings of the Apostles be they written in the Scriptures or taught orally through the Magisterium (the bishops in union with the pope who are the successors to the Apostles). The Bible is a large part of the Church’s teaching, but not the whole of it. Never was, never will be.

Sorry you must have misunderstood my post, i was not trying to make it seem like it was a minus. Just answered their question

 

[BlueShadow123]

Considering this is a Catholic forum and the inquirer is a Catholic the fact that the Church teaches this is a plus not a minus. The Catholic Church is fully aware of what is in the Bible. It should since it compiled it’s books, copied it and translated it the vernaculars of the day, preserved it through the Dark Ages, etc. All the Church’s teachings have a basis in the teachings of the Apostles be they written in the Scriptures or taught orally through the Magisterium (the bishops in union with the pope who are the successors to the Apostles). The Bible is a large part of the Church’s teaching, but not the whole of it. Never was, never will be.

I never said it was a plus or a minus. They asked a question and I answered it. The bible does not say you cannot eat meat on fridays, that was my point. Then they were talking about how it originated and I told them what I knew of it. Ive heard different reasons why it originated but it wasn’t because god told them to.

 

[user3856530]

I remember one of my school teachers recanting a story where their father had forgotten it was Friday. They had made a large meat sandwich and had a portion in their mouth when they remembered. They then spat out the food.

I always thought the waste of God given food was far worse than eating meat on a Friday.

For me, I’ll eat whatever food God deems fit to give me no matter what day of the week it is. I would regard the rejection of food as a sin.

 

[BlueShadow123]

oh my gosh.

It kept telling me that it wasn’t posting, and then it ended up posting like 5 million times.

Im sorry guys, it was glitching. sorry about that. Can the mods delete my posts and leave one of them up?

 

[Adeodatus]

I thought that we are still requried to abstain from meat on Friday OR replace that sacrifice with something else.

Yes. That’s still the rule. Good for you and your family for following it.

 

[Adeodatus]

I remember one of my school teachers recanting a story where their father had forgotten it was Friday. They had made a large meat sandwich and had a portion in their mouth when they remembered. They then spat out the food.

I always thought the waste of God given food was far worse than eating meat on a Friday.

For me, I’ll eat whatever food God deems fit to give me no matter what day of the week it is. I would regard the rejection of food as a sin.

Well, as a Catholic you are bound by the rule that Friday is a penitential day. If you are in the USA (don’t know about other countries), you have the option of doing a substitute penance if for some reason you don’t want to give up meat on Friday. However, no substitute penance is allowed during Lent.

 

[user3856530]

Well, as a Catholic you are bound by the rule that Friday is a penitential day

Why is not eating meat regarded as a penance?
Some vegetarian dishes are nicer to eat than meat based dishes.

 

[Adeodatus]

Why is not eating meat regarded as a penance?
Some vegetarian dishes are nicer to eat than meat based dishes.

Well, if you don’t find abstinence from meat to be penitential, impose an alternate or supplemental penance on yourself to make up for it. That was easy.

 

[Eloi]

I always thought the waste of God given food was far worse than eating meat on a Friday.

I agree, though I don’t fault the people in the story; they were trying to honor God, and, after all, Jesus didn’t mind a little “wasted” *oil *on at least a couple occasions.

For me, I’ll eat whatever food God deems fit to give me no matter what day of the week it is. I would regard the rejection of food as a sin.

I don’t agree with this one, though. The rejection of food, as such, I do not think is reasonable to regard as a sin. Again, abstaining (even fasting) is an attempt to honor God through the body, which could not be a sin so long as it doesn’t become self-destructive or suicidal.

Personally, I can say that I’ve found abstaining to be my favorite form of prayer, because if I’ve made the determination that I’m not going to eat meat on such and such a day, it guarentees that I will be praying at least three or so times a day. There are times when I feel so far from God that I simply can’t prayer vocal prayers, but I can offer a meat-less day. It is in the giving up of something good in itself - in the Name of God - that makes abstaining a good thing.

 

[Della]

Why is not eating meat regarded as a penance?
Some vegetarian dishes are nicer to eat than meat based dishes.

When the Church instituted meatless Fridays, meat was expensive–something of a luxury. Considering it’s become a staple for Western societies, the Church decided to let the faithful decide on some other penance that would have more meaning for them, if going without meat isn’t something they consider hard to give up. As you cited, some veggie dishes can be nicer than some meat dishes for some people and some non-meat animals, such as lobster are hardly a penance for most people. So, we are allowed to choose some other penance, but not eating meat is still the norm for those who choose to give it up on Fridays (except during Lent when it is compulsory).

 

[tee_eff_em]

CCC 2043

The fifth precept (“You shall observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts; they help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.

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