If anyone is Catholic, I need help?

Question

I am doing an assignment and I am not religous. I was wondering if any Catholics out there could help me answer these questions? I cant find much on the internet, and I would like to know first hand from someone who practices the religion

Do you practice a religion? If so, describe. If not, do you have family/friends that practice a religion, please describe.

Are there dietary laws, restrictions, etc. within this religion? Describe.

Are there special days that are practiced in this religion? i.e. holidays, fast days, sacrament day etc. Describe these days.

Describe any thing within this religion that relates to food.

Do you participate in the food and religion practices of your culture/religion? Please explain.

Answer 1

i'll tackle the dietary rules of catholicism. not sure if the rules have changed recently, but at one time you were not allowed to eat anything like one hour prior to receiving communion.

Then there's LENT -- the time between ash wednesday and easter where on ash wednesday and every friday catholics (if healthy and able) are to fast and not consume meat. however, this isn't the practice around the world with all catholics. Family members of mine in western europe have never heard of not eating meat on fridays. So it may be something in america only. years ago, catholics that i knew -- like my grandma and her parents, etc. didn't eat meat on friday year round.

another note.. the meatless fridays have introduced catholics to the church sponsored fish fries... which makes no sense if we are to be fasting on fridays during lent why catholics attend these buffet style fish fries and gourge themselves. doesn't seem right to me.

Answer 2

I am a practicing Roman Catholic.
You cannot eat meat on Fridays during Lent, and you really shouldn't on any other Fridays,either, unless you do another penance. You must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (this means that you can only eat one full-sized meal, with two smaller ones, but the two smaller ones should not equal a full meal.)
We have many solemnities, feasts, and memorials, the most important ones are the Easter Truiddum and the Christmas Octave. (Other important ones in the U.S. are The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Solemnity of All Saints, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM, and Christmas, also every Sunday, the memorial of the Resurrection.)

Answer 3

There are almost no dietary restrictions in Modern Roman Catholicism. The only ones left are fasting one hour before receiving Communion. It used to be you had to fast the entire day (no eating after midnight of the day you received communion). The other is no eating of meat (other than fish) on Fridays during lent (unless St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday - so Catholics can eat corned beef and cabbage). It used to be that Catholics could not eat meat (other than fish) every Friday.

Answer 4

Catholics are not suppose to eat an hour before receiving communion. Before Vatican 2, this was different. Back then, Catholics were not allowed to eat from midnight til when they received Communion.

Another thing, Catholics are suppose to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these days Catholics are allowed one meal, and two snacks, but the two snacks combined cannot equal one meal.

Answer 5

you've got plenty of questions lady. I think you should start researching through a web site or you can interview someone.

I am a catholic and I practice my religion by doing what is right everyday without anyone watching me. I go to church as much as I could specially sunday which is a holy day for us. I pray the rosary and I had a devotion to the blessed Virgin Mary and the saints.

There are no dietary laws that are so strict except that we are not encourage to eat food offered to some idols and gods. we are free to eat anything except in the holy week and the season of lent where we are encourage to fast or abstain from certain foods. the main purpose is to tell the body that we do not just need physical food but also the words of God found in the Bible, another reason is for us to save this food and give it to someone who really needs it thereby answering the call of denying the self so that others can have something to eat.

We Catholics believe that there is nothing that can make the body unclean except those that comes out from it.

We go to church on sundays, we observe lenten season, easter and holy days. during lent and advent we are encourage to examine ourselves and be extra generous to others in everyway possible. we are also encourage to fast during these two seasons. We had 7 sacraments which are all related to real life.

We have baptism to take away our original sins (sins inherited from adam-eve and parents) and give us faith,

confirmation to ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen our faith,

eucharists as food from heaven,

confession to take cleanse our selves from sin,

marriage for people who wanted to start a family (this is sacred to us and cannot be rebuke),

Holy orders for those who wanted to serve God in a consecrated life (they do not have sexual relationship with anyone - Celibacy)

Holy Annointing - to help those who are sick in our community and to prepare those who are dying or in danger of date for heaven

I hope I had shared to you as simple the things that you needed.

God Bless

Answer 6

Hi,yes I am a Catholic but to be honest with you your questions require rigid and intricate answers that would be very long, so I suggest that you go to a Catholic website for these.
I will come back with an appropiate site for you.

Okay try these,www.catholic.org
www.catholic.com