Well, considering the dog isn't human , I don't think he/she celebrates Lent. However, since he is your family member and is probably treated like a child, which my dogs really are babied...lol, then of course, it is feesible that a person celebrating Lent who owns a pet, probably wouldn't feed the animal meat. But, on the other hand , most dogs I know can't stand vegetables unless they are cooked into something. THey mostly eat meat, so it would probably be safe tosay that, yes.. a catholic dog can eat meat on Lent.
Fridays during lent are the only days on which eating meat is prohibited by the Catholic Church. If you knowingly and willfully ate meat on a Friday during lent, that is a mortal sin and you must go to confession so that you can be forgiven.
If you are Catholic, you are bound by Catholic discipline. Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence and we cannot eat meat, this has not changed.
The rule of no meat during Lent originated in the Catholic Church, specifically through the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. The decision was made to encourage fasting and penance during the liturgical season of Lent. However, it is important to note that practices regarding abstaining from meat during Lent may vary among different Christian denominations.
It is not required to eat meat or not eat meat during Lent.
Roman Catholic AnswerYou may eat whatever you like during Lent, you must fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; and abstain from meat on all Fridays.
As far as abstinence is concerned, fish is not considered as meat.
Roman Catholic AnswerCatholics are not permitted to eat meat on any Fridays during the whole year except in regions who have an indult from Rome permitted them to give up something else OUTSIDE of Lent. During Lent, all must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays, there is no age limit on this either.
Yes, with the exception of Ash Wednesday when meat may not be eaten.
People aged 14 or older are not allowed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent.
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, please see Paul VI's Apostolic Constitution on Penance which includes the current regulations on fast and abstinence.
That is what Catholics over the age of fourteen are supposed to do. Are you sure you are not asking the opposite question?
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