Why is it wrong to eat meat on Good Friday? Is this only if you are Catholic?. I have never eaten it then.?

Answer 1

The Catholic Church and many other Christians Churches follow 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.

By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert and in spiritual preparation for the celebration of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

This season of penance is an intense moments of the Church's penitential practice and are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and charitable and missionary works.

If you are not Catholic then it would probably be more of a personal decision.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join us for this time of renewal.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I was brought up a catholic and as a child you could not eat meat on any Friday, so Friday was always a fish day, this tradition was actually stopped in the the late 70s but some people still carry it on. I am in the merchant navy and even there on all ships i have been on Friday is aways fish night and has been for years, i guess old habits and tradition just tends to go on

Answer 3

It doesn't come from people giving a special dispensation to fishermen. Come on, finish your homework before you write...

It is a tradition of sacrifice. Lent is a time of sacrifice, fasting, praying and meditation. Not eating meat on Friday is another sacrifice, one that is a little less of a sacrifice than a true fast. Most Catholics also "give something up" for Lent, like sweets, or something else they really like as a sacrifice. It's not nearly as bad as what Jesus went through, but it is meant to be symbolic of his suffering.

The fish thing came about long after the no meat thing. Special dispensation was given to ALLOW fish on Fridays to help the fisherman during a bad time. It has simply carried on long after they recovered. Many Catholics choose not to eat fish, as special dispensations are agreed upon and are not necessarily part of the original tradition and sacrifice.

It is simply symbolic. It is not "wrong", nor is it a sin. It's just a tradition like many other traditions religious and nonreligious alike. Take birthday cake for example. Harmless.

Answer 4

It's called abstinence and I think its not that wrong, its just how you believe.

For christian like me, It's a part of holy week to remember Jesus sacrifice for us.

Actually, its every Friday of lent and there's exception to the rule. If you're below 14 yrs old and above 59 yrs old you are exempted from abstinence and also if medical health is at risk.

It's also an act of penance (for me) which we Catholics practice every Lenten season.

There are also other forms of abstinence which is practice depending on the person point of view. I know someone who don't utter any single word during holy week. You'll say what the heck, but it's his way of penance and it's really hard not to speak even just one word if your used to talking.

Hope I have answer your question.

Answer 5

Abstaining from meat on Fridays (now during Lent) is both traditional and symbolic. Unlike other religions, the Christian religion, especially as represented by the Catholic Church, do not expect us to harm ourselves with rigorous fasting. The body is, after all, the temple of the Holy Spirit for the faithful. My decision (not in fear of Hell's fire!) to abide by the Catholic rule (as I have not hidden the fact) has prompted lively discussions in my circle of friends, both believers and unbelievers alike. The rare opportunity to talk about faith seems to be an appropriate way to prepare for the celebration of the Risen Lord, Easter.

Answer 6

~Not eating meat on Friday~ is a Catholic tradition.
It used to be EVERY Friday was a day to abstain from eating any meat (fish excluded), then after Vatican II in 1964, the Vatican changed it to Fridays during Lent only.

Answer 7

reliable reference via megastar in to Matthew 9:15: Jesus spoke back, "How can the travelers of the bridegroom mourn collectively as he's with them? The time will come whilst the bridegroom would be taken from them; then they're going to speedy." Fasting on reliable Friday is a voluntary self-discipline of the church, which has authority because of Bible (see Matt sixteen:18-19, 18:18) and which commissioned and chosen the recent testomony. that's a mistake to limit one's expertise of Christianity to easily what's recorded in the Bible. John 21:25: "Jesus did many different issues as nicely. If each physique of them have been written down, i assume that even the entire worldwide does not have room for the books that would desire to be written." If Jesus gave up his existence for us on reliable Friday, it is not asking lots to provide up one variety of nutrition for an afternoon. Cheers, Bruce P.S. Uncle Thesis has have been given the church puzzled with the Pharisees. not reliable biblical interpretation.

Answer 8

The Only meat catholics eat on any Friday, including good Friday is:

NUN ! ! !

lmao @ catholics and their unproven religious beliefs..............

NUN !!!

Here's the Solution, especially for the brain-washed / brain-dead catholics and everyone else in a religion:

Create a private, personal, direct, divine Relationship with Our Creator and save your Soul from religion.

Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!

Love and Believe in Our Creator;
Love and Believe in Yourself.

"religion is Spiritual fraud"; "religion is the Worse invention of humanity" - Jesus Christ, Buddha and any one else with Spiritual intelligence.

Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!

Answer 9

It is never wrong to eat meat on any day. But some religions do abstain from it.

Answer 10

It is a Catholic tradition.

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