Question what can we eat during ash wesnsday

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Yeah i have an question what can we actually eat during ash wensday because i readed that we cant eat meat and that we also should avoid milk and other stuff does this mean we cant eat neither cheese then what should i eat?

Can i eat jam at least?

of course i know that we eat fish but what else?
also this is my first time noticing this before i never paid attention to this or church teachings i know its sad nobody teached me
 
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Are you a Latin Catholic (also called Roman Catholic) or an Eastern Catholic? If you are Eastern Catholic, which rite?

There are different rules for different rites within the Catholic Church.

Latin Catholics only need to abstain from red meat (like beef, lamb) and white meat (like pork, chicken).
It’s okay for Latin Catholics to eat fish, cheese, dairy, eggs, jam, bread, vegetables, everything else that isn’t a red meat or white meat.
 
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I am from Croatia east side mountain penisuela we are also called Balkans

Plus i want to say that i readed here on net that we should not eat milk products and others stuff based on it this means no cheese yogurt etc but that doesnt mean i cant eat jam right? can i at least eat jam on bread
 
Balkans is mostly Latin Catholic so I’ll assume you are that.

You are getting confused reading stuff on here because some of the posts are by Eastern Catholics talking about their own fasting rules, which don’t apply to Latin Catholics.
Also some of the posts are from people doing their own personal fasts.

What I told you above is the correct rule for Latin Catholics. Milk products are allowed to be eaten. If you are in doubt, ask your priest what the rule is for you.
 
Find your Diocese website or phone number using this reference:

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/dhr2.html

Contact your Diocese and ask (there is a chance the Diocese already has a Lent Guide on the website).

For instance, my Bishop comes down on the side of the debate about meat/fowl broth as a NO for days of abstaining from meat. Other Bishops teach that meat/fowl broth is okay.
 
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does this at least mean i can eat jam
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I’m not sure why you are confused about jam? Jam isn’t meat nor is it dairy.

Please check with your own pastor on the Lenten regulations in Croatia.
 
here s what it says i readed from web site our catholic site called labundo

Post i nemrs! They are associated with external signs of inner deformity, objection and disapproval. Post, Prayer, and Mercy - three lines of intense coral action followed by the Elected People, but also our Lord Jesus Christ. It does not mean post and gender in not taking food and drinks, but in the motivation we do! Jesus clearly emphasizes this in the Gospel read in the Pepelnica (Mt 6.1-6.16-18). Heavenly Father sees in secrecy … and the Father who sees in secrecy will repent! Since the Apostolic Times, Christians have externally honored the Lord, not themselves and their ability to evaluate without food. The meaning of post and gender is not in expensive fish, gorgeous cheeses, diet drinks. Food restraint, in addition to strengthening the spirit that fights against the susceptibility of the eyes and the stomach, may be in favor of charity. For example, what can be saved on food and the day of birth and sex can be directed to the need. The post can be applied to other pleasures, not just food and drink. There is more and more talk and bad habits, so Corism can be a chance for long-term behavioral changes - for better, of course! i used google translate that s why it can be confusing

What literally means to post? Stay away from meals so you can take only a little food in the morning and in the evening - not feeling satiety, and at noon a full meal. There are more stringent forms of post, bread and water. But the Church allows the choice of everyone by conscience. Naysonce, meanwhile, means maintaining meat and fatty foods. Strogi Nemrs excludes not only meat, but also eggs, cheese and other dairy products. During the church year, there are only two days of strict post and gender: Pepelnica and Veliki petak. In the old days, it became obscure to all the bigger holidays, and so was the post on the Christmas Eve - not a command, but a trace of old times. i forgot to add this sorry
 
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From the context it seems this website is talking about how things have been done historically and is giving suggestions, not listing the current the requirements of the Church.

Fasting rules have changed over time. In the middle ages, the fast did include dairy and eggs as well as meat. It was quite extensive.

Today, the fast in the Latin Church is not longer as strict. It requires that we abstain from meat, but it does not include dairy, eggs, etc.

You need to ask YOUR priest about the fast in Croatia if you have questions or doubts.
 
excuse i showed wrong one i showed right can you please read down part i aded that s what i meant what confuses me it says that this is strong absence on ash wensday and big friday this means no milk products on these two? because it says so by what i readed that s true yeah but i am a bit shy to ask afraid
 
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sebo3e said:
excuse i showed wrong one i showed right can you please read down part i aded that s what i meant what confuses me it says that this is strong absence on ash wensday and big friday this means no milk products on these two? because it says so by what i readed
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Please ask YOUR priest. As most of us are in the US, we do not know the fasting rules for Croatia.

The rules for the Latin Church are abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays of Lent. In addition, we are called to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, which means one full meal and two smaller meals, with no meat.

That’s it.
 
I understand also how s by your side in the Us?

like that you people can eat and not eat compared to my country?
 
The rule I already posted to you up at the top of the thread is the general rule for USA.

We aren’t allowed to eat red meat or white meat.
We are allowed to eat fish, seafood, dairy, milk cheese, yogurt, fruit, jam (as long as it doesn’t have meat - some jams have meat), eggs, vegetables, bread, cereal.

Sometimes foreign countries have different rules. We’re not Croatian and don’t know what the rules are for your diocese in Croatia.

Please ask your priest what you can and can’t eat.
 
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sebo3e said:
I understand also how s by your side in the Us?

like that you people can eat and not eat compared to my country?
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In general, the rules are the same for all Latin Catholics: No meat.

However, different bishops’ conferences may have gotten permission from the Vatican for their own rules in different parts of the world. I’m not familiar with Croatia.

If you have questions, ask your priest.
 
Could you please tell me about this?

People whu have mental illness i readed that they are expection for this day is that true? and people whu have mental retardation etc
normally i just have mental illness so hope you understand my quesiton and asking priest for me is not easy because i am afraid and shy to ask
 
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Could you please tell me about this?
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It’s really best if you talk to your priest, there is nothing to be afraid of. Or a trusted friend.

In general, the fasting and abstinence rules excuse those who are ill, frail, or have other reasons that fasting or abstaining are not possible.
 
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