What should I respond when someone asks me why don't I eat meat on Fridays?

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Every single Friday someone asks that question: Why don’t you eat meat on fridays?

I know why I do it, but my response is either too long, and people only get more confused, or too short, and only diminishes this great tradition.

What do you think is a good, short, and holy answer??

Pax tecum!
 
Short Response: “It’s a private manner, thanks for being concerned.”

For me I’m not required to do meat on fridays due to medical stuff related to food, so I just tell people if they ask “I have some medical issues related to food that precludes me.” I don’t go into more detail with them because I don’t like talking about it. But I can chose to not eat meat also, and I do that unless there is no other option due to my food issues
 
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Thanks! I’ve tried that! But I think by saying that I’m wasting a potential talk about our Lord and catholic tradition, that could (hopefully) incite curiosity and who knows… maybe a conversion!
 
I get that too. I usually just say I’m Catholic and Friday is a always a day of penance or say something similar to that.

I am curious if there are others who have a better answer.
 
You could say, “I chose not to eat meat on Friday’s because it is a small sacrifice I can make to remember the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for our salvation”. I have said this to my friends at college before, on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday specifically
 
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Simply say, “I’m Catholic, and I follow the traditional Catholic practice of not eating meat on Fridays.” Most people will be satisfied with that.

If they ask, “Why do you do that?” (Almost nobody will ask) then you can say, “ As atonement for sin and to commemorate the passion of Christ.”
 
Christ was crucified on a Friday. It is a little sacrifice to mark the importance of this day. A mini Lent to precede the weekly Easter that is Sunday.
 
Also with the increasing commonality of veganism and vegetarianism, it isn’t really something that the average person would question unless you are at a diner and announce to the table “I’m not eating meat today” lol
 
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Especially nowadays when tons of people are vegan, vegetarian or on diets.
There’s many days when I don’t specifically plan to not eat meat, but I just end up eating something else like salad or pasta instead.
 
I think, for me anyways, it happens when a group of people at work on Fridays are ordering out, and there are no choices on the menu that are meat free. You can only say no thanks and go get a grilled cheese sandwich so many times before someone notices.
 
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You know how Jesus Christ suffered and died for our salvation on a Friday in the Spring about 2000 years ago. Well, not only do Catholics honor Jesus’ suffering and death annually on a Friday (Good Friday) in the Spring with special religious services and practices but they also honor him every Friday by doing something special, such as performing extra acts of charity or performing extra acts of self-mortification, such as not eating meat, or by saying extra prayers. I, personally, chose to honor Jesus’ suffering and death for our sins by not eating meat on Fridays. I figure that since Jesus gave up so much for me on a Friday, I could give up eating meat for him on Fridays.
 
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