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

Question

Was that in the Bible? Or church-delegated?

Blessings
David

Answer 1

It is Biblical, Jesus refers to returning to fasting after he leaves this earth. I am not sure which passage. the Catholics watered it down to fish Fridays instead of fasting twice a week and all of lent, like the early Christians used to do, and the Orthodox still do.

Answer 2

The rule was against eating meat on Friday, so naturally they ate fish. It originally was an economic thing. This pope made up the rule to help the fishing industry. (no kidding)

Of interest was at Notre Dame football games there was a sign over the hot dog stands that said that Catholics had a special dispensation from the Pope and could buy and consume a hot dog on Friday without sinning.

Answer 3

because of the fact the earliest days of the Catholic Church, on each Friday for the time of the 365 days, Catholics are required to accomplish a little form of penance. maximum Catholics do not eat meat on Friday as a penance. so a techniques as study says, no Pope presented this custom, whether it progressively grew to grow to be a prepare. Abstaining from some thing facilitates us refocus on what's substantial and it cuts out the failings that would have appeared substantial. via abstaining, we've extra helpful ability to pay interest on God. for the time of the Season of Lent, whether, the Catholic Church asks Catholics to quickly on Ash Wednesday and sturdy Friday. Catholics additionally could shop on the custom of not ingesting meat on Fridays via Lent. One thought of why meat grow to be chosen is with the help of the fact maximum persons sense that giving up meat (pink meat and fowl) is an inconvenience. The Church asks us to inconvenience ourselves now and back to function a reminder that they could continuously have God as a right priorty and pleasures as a lesser priorty. yet another thought is that throughout many poorer countries, pink meat is a robust point. For us to furnish it up, facilitates us to keep in mind approximately people who're much less fortunate than we are.

Answer 4

Not eating fish on Fridays, year round, was once an act of penance observed universally. Unfortunately, it didn't fit every culture -- some are virtually vegetarian or perhaps meat is so expensive that not eating meat on Fridays has no meaning. And of course, the act would have no meaning if one was a vegetarian.

Since Vatican II, we are called to choose for ourselves, individually, an act of penance. So, the obligation to perform a penitential act every Friday, year round, remains though no specific act is determined. You'd be surprised how few Catholics are aware of this prescription.

Of course, during Lent, no meat is eaten on Ash Wednesday or on Fridays. This allows the universal Church to observe a universal act of penance during the holy season of Lent.

Answer 5

This came from Jesus feeding the multitude with the fish and bread. Now Cathilics like fish and chips. As you know, the Catholics were started after Christ dies. So, Christ is out of the picture. This whole thing was due to the fish being on the bed. When this happened, Peter said, I sure would like to have a fish.: Doubting Thomas said, "I doubt you will be eating fish." It took Shakesphere to solve the problem and tell the Catholics they are not rightous. They need to go hungry. Shakesphere called this fasting.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

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 a 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 7

Not in the Bible so must be church-delegated. That makes it "man's laws" does it not? The when, where and why? Don't know.

Answer 8

Hello my brother this story is in the Quran

The Holy Quran : Chapter: 7 (Al-A`raf), Verse:164
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[7:164] 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 9

There wasnt always refrigeration, so by friday, most meat that you had caught in the week would be spoiled, hence, fish on friday!