abstain
abstain
It is to abstain from eating meat.
On Ash Wednesday, Catholics would abstain from meat and fast. On Fridays, Catholics would abstain from meat.
Yes, even those over 60 are required to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent unless they are required to eat it for medical reasons.
If one does eat meat during Ordinary Time of Fridays, that person must do some other penance or good work. Otherwise, they should abstain from eating meat on all Fridays.
Catholicism is world-wide, and has no special dietary requirements except to abstain from meat on Fridays, in many countries currently, this requirement is reduced to giving something up on Fridays outside of Lent, not necessarily meat.
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.
On Fridays, Catholics over the age of 14 are not supposed to any kind of meat. Fish is okay however and many churches have "seafood dinners" on the Fridays during Lent.AnswerAbstaining. During Lent, one must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday. The Church's rules require abstainingfrom meat on all Fridays of the year. Some countries have an indult where you may abstain from something else on Fridays outside of Lent although meat is still recommended, for a complete discussion of the current rules, read Pope Paul VI's regulations which are still in effect, at the link below.
No, not during Easter weeks. Catholics do abstain from meat during Lent, however.
No, they do not. While the general rule is to abstain from meat on Friday, ordinaries can request an indult from the Vatican and be excused from the obligation. If a Catholic is from a diocese with the indult they can make a personal decision to either abstain or do some other form of penance or service on Fridays.
There is no prohibition against eating meat on Easter. Abstinence only applies to Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent. On other Fridays one should also abstain or do some other form of penance or service.