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I'm a Catholic, my family still does this, who else does? I don't think it's Church law, but I don't know the churches position on this?

Only catholics, please.

2006-09-24 16:45:19 · 9 answers · asked by pinacoladasundae 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

It's a nice tradition, my family loves it.

2006-09-24 16:48:50 · update #1

Hey guy, usually lent is used to give up somthing we love. I love red meat, and I give it up. Although I don't know the churches position on fish for friday. I don't understand vegetarianism, death is a nessity in life.

2006-09-24 16:53:47 · update #2

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Catholics were never required to eat fish on any day. We were only required to abstain from meat on certain days. But there are plenty of non-meat options besides fish, like vegetable dishes, cheese pizza, meatless lazagna, etc. Now this requirement only applies on two days - Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. But some Catholics, as you said, still privately and voluntarily continue with some of the old rules such as abstaining during fridays of Lent. The Bible makes it clear that fasting is a good thing.

2006-09-24 17:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by barbara m 3 · 0 0

Official church law still states that Catholics 14 and older don't eat meat (meaning the flesh of land or air animals) on Ash Wednesday or any of the Fridays in Lent. Fasting is only for those between the ages of 18 and 59 and if anyone has a health/medical reason not to do either of these, they are excused from the obligation.

I still observe fasting and abstenance during Lent, but I've found that I've gotten lax over the years and that my "fish dinners" turn out to be more opulant food than I would have normally eaten on a Friday. And that totally misses the point. Out of respect for the tradition I still observe, but I try to focus more on the overall Lenten ideals of prayer, fasting, and abstinence as they apply to various parts of my life.

2006-09-24 23:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0 0

You are required to abstain from meat on ash Wednesday and the Fridays of lent. It is a spiritual exercises,

You don't have to eat fish specifically. just meatless. In fact it is an interesting fact that the ancestors of French fur traders who live in some counties around Detroit MI get special dispensation to eat Muskrat during lent as it is considered a water animal.

It doesn't have anything to do with being vegetarian it is a kind of fast from rich foods.

2006-09-24 23:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0 0

It is church law that you CAN NOT eat meat on fridays during lent.My daughter and I have taken it a step further and give up meat for the entire forty days of Lent! It was hard the first year,but I kinda look foward to it now.Another "Lenten loophole"anything you give up for Lent,you can have on sundays EX.You give up chocolate for Lent,you can eat chocolate on sundays,during Lent.GOOD LUCK

2006-09-24 23:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

My school always hosts a Fish Fry every Friday night during lent.

2006-09-25 00:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by freemanbac 5 · 0 0

yes although i am allergic but i would eat fish if i were catholic and not allergic. My dad is catholic and eats fish on good friday.

2006-09-24 23:48:02 · answer #6 · answered by Alinda E 1 · 0 0

I am catholic. I guess I am not a good catholic. I eat whatever I want.

2006-09-24 23:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by rasckal 3 · 0 0

I'm a vegetarian, so I kind of think the whole thing is silly. . .but lots of people still do. I don't get it, if you're killing, you're killing. . .bird, fish, cow. . .but hey, there's lots of things i don't understand.

2006-09-24 23:48:39 · answer #8 · answered by ThatGuy 4 · 0 0

I do too....just tradition I guess.

2006-09-24 23:47:33 · answer #9 · answered by Megan 5 · 0 0

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