The obligation to abstain from meat binds Catholics 14 years of age and older. The obligation to fast binds Catholics ages 18 to 59. So, a 59 year old does not eat meat on Fridays (during Lent).
The rule that Catholics are to abstain from meat on these days remains in force.
Lent is a time of public penance for Catholics. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 should fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Catholics 14-years and older should not eat meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and every Friday during Lent.
No!!!They are considered as meat!!Another Answer: Unless that Friday is a Good Friday or a Friday in the season of Lent, its ok to eat frog legs(meat).
Yes because it is in the octave of Christmas.
fasting or abstaining.
Yes, Catholics should abstain from eating meat on Good Friday, Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.
Catholics abstain eating meat during Lent on every Friday of the season. Fish can be eaten on this day, just not red meat.
Catholics avoid eating meat on Fridays ONLY during the Lenten season (Good Friday is the last Friday of Lent).
Yes, it is wrong unless they are required to eat meat for health reasons.
Catholics fast on Good Friday, and traditionally eat fish and not meat on Fridays during Lent. They used to be forbidden to eat meat every Friday, and depending upon their location and diocese, some still are. Good Friday is a fast day, where one goes without the usual luxuries as a form of penance, purification and remembrance of God's laws.Christ died on Good Friday, so we observe that every Friday in Lent including Good Friday.
The Annunciation is a day of celebration and not a day of penance as are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
The catholics belive that eating red meat on Friday is a sin or disgrace and so the only meat they can eat is fish, that is not poultry or red meat. The above doesn't address the history of this tradition, which has nothing to do with piety. See links