Catholics: where did the fish on Friday thing come from???

Question

Was that in the Bible? Or church-delegated?

Blessings
David

yes I know miss bliss...but where did that come from??

Answer 1

It is not in the Bible - it is strictly a Catholic thing.

It is said in 1 Timothy 4:(verse something) that anyone who forbids people to marry or eat certain types of food is teaching false teachings.

Answer 2

Since the earliest days of the Catholic Church, on every Friday throughout the year, Catholics are required to do some kind of penance. Most Catholics do not eat meat on Friday as a penance. As far as research says, no Pope introduced this practice, but it gradually became a practice.
Abstaining from something helps us refocus on what is important and it cuts out the things that might have seemed important. By abstaining, we have better ability to concentrate on God.
During the Season of Lent, however, the Catholic Church asks Catholics to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Catholics also should carry on the tradition of not eating meat on Fridays through Lent.
One belief of why meat was chosen is because most people feel that giving up meat (beef and chicken) is an inconvenience.
The Church asks us to inconvenience ourselves sometimes to serve as a reminder that they should always have God as a top priorty and pleasures as a lesser priorty.
Another belief is that in many poorer countries, beef is a specialty. For us to give it up, helps us to remember about people who are less fortunate than we are.

Answer 3

the guideline grow to be against ingesting meat on Friday, so certainly they ate fish. It initially grow to be an financial component. This pope made up the guideline to help the fishing industry. (no kidding) Of interest grow to be at Notre Dame soccer video games there grow to be an indication over the nice and comfortable canine stands that reported that Catholics had a particular dispensation from the Pope and can desire to purchase and eat a warm canine on Friday without sinning.

Answer 4

The Catholic Church follows the Biblical practice of Jesus Christ and the Jews in setting aside days where the entire Church fasts and prays as one in a attitude of constant renewal.

Catholics fast by eating fewer and smaller meals and by not eating meat. Fish is frequently substituted as an source of protein

Fridays were chosen because Jesus died for us on Good Friday.

Fasting is one of the three methods of interior penance along with prayer and almsgiving.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

No, actually the early Christians came up with this the believers did not want to disclose to just anyone what their beliefs were, for fear of being murdered by the roman soilders, so what they did was if two were to meet, the first would draw half of the fish and the second would draw the other half, showing each other what their faith was.

Answer 6

I used to be Catholic and I remember that fish was always eaten on Fridays. I believe that the Catholic Church uses scripture for some of their doctrines and also uses traditions for the rest.

Answer 7

it was actually a practice of early christians to abstain from meat ... then it turned into fridays to honour Jesus death since he was warm-blooded we abstain from warm-blooded animals... it's just a sacrafice like penance... some fast all together... are you asking us because you want to tell us it is some pagan ritual?

edit: guy aboveno one is forbiding it's a sacrafice we choose to make.

Answer 8

It's a commercial opportunity for fishermen. Some of the apostles were fishermen.

Answer 9

In the name of god most gracious most merciful

And ask them concerning the town which stood by the sea. When they profaned the Sabbath; when their fish came to them on their Sabbath day appearing on the surface of the water, but on the day when they did not keep the Sabbath, they came not to them. Thus did We try them because they were rebellious.

Answer 10

Because no meat on fridays during lent