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What hours are you to abstain from eating meat on Lenten Fridays is it midnight till midnight sunrise to following sunrise any 24 hr period is there a set rule?
The traditional rule for abstaining from meat on Lenten Fridays is from midnight to midnight, encompassing the entire day. This means refraining from eating meat from midnight on Thursday night to midnight on Friday night. The goal is to fast from meat for the duration of Friday, recognizing it as a day of penance and abstinence.
No meat on Friday but can eat fish?
Yes, that's right. The Roman Catholic rule of abstinence from meat on Fridays used to be for every Friday, all year, every year. Fish has always been ok on Fridays. I believe the Friday abstinence changed at the time of Vatican II, so that it is only in force during Lent
When was no meat on Friday rule changed?
Around 1965. It was never a "Rule' as we know it, it was more or less a sacrifice that was adopted by Catholics it was discontinued in the early sixties as a requirement, however, even to this day very devout Catholics still practice it. Vatican II did, however, say that Catholics should give something else up of equivalence if they do not give up meat on Fridays not in Lent. During Lent, meat should still be given up on Fridays.
Do all Catholics in all countries abstain from eating meat on Friday?
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.
Are seniors allowed to eat meat on Fridays of Lent?
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, they can eat meat if it is not a Friday or Ash Wednesday. Not eating meating is called abstinence, and there is no age requirement for that, all are required to abstain from meat on Fridays; you are thinking of fasting, the obligation of which ceases at 69. Fasting means only one full meal on a fast day.
What is the origin of not eating meat on Friday?
In the 1500's Catholic Fishermen were struggling to make a living so they asked the pope for help. He declared meat forbidden during lent but fish was not meat. The fishermen responded by generously donating to the church. There's no religious reason why fish, lobster and shrimp aren't considered meat.
Are Christians allowed to eat meat and why?
Yes, Christians are allowed to eat meat, as there is no "rule" against it in the New Testament. Christians are merely advised to avoid blood.
Are Catholics allowed to eat white meat on Friday?
If you are Catholic, tyou are not supposed to eat any kind of meat on Fridays during Lent. Whether white, or any meat.Roman Catholic AnswerTo be clear: Catholics are not supposed to eat flesh meat on ANY Friday of the year, and Ash Wednesday. In the United States the bishops have an indult from the Vatican that says that the people MAY sustitute some other penance on Fridays outside of Lent. So, it is concievable that you could eat meat on a Friday outside of Lent IF you are giving something else up that is more meaningful to you. But for Lent it must be all flesh meat. This means that you can eat seafood and fish on Friday. See Paul VI's Apostolic Constitution on Penance, chapter III, below.
What is the rule concerning abstinence?
Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite.If there is one thing that I have learned then that is it is far better to be a total abstainer that a moderate partaker.One has to have a reason for their abstinence, as for myself I learned that God had no desire for me to take into my body harmful substances. I therefor obeyed His word by not drinking alcohol, tea, coffee and smoking cigarets (And if I might add all Cola drinks) all on the same day. I have been an abstainer for well over forty five years.There is no rule, only a reason.Catholic Answer:As the question is filed in the Catholicism category, I believe that is the answer required here. Catholics from age 14 on are required to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent. The rule also applies to all Fridays throughout the year but Catholics may choose some other act of penance or good deed to substitute for abstinence from meat.
Is it true children 13-16 should not eat meat on Fridays during Lent but everyone else can?
The Lenten abstinence rule applies to all Catholics from 14 years of age until death unless excused for medical reasons.
Is there every a time during Lent when you can eat meat on a Friday?
Yes because in lent the only kind of meat you can have is fish meat. (if you are talking about the catholic religion)Extended Answer:Yes;From the Code of Canon Law:"Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year unless they are solemnities; abstinence and fast are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on the Friday of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ." (CIC 1251)Now, to fully understand what is meant by this we must take a look at the original Latin used for 'meat' in this Canon: the word used is 'Carnis' which refers strictly to the flesh-meat of warmblooded animals and poultry.So by this definition seafood and amphibians are allowed.
Why do Catholics eat fish on Fridays?
The Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church states that the penitential days and times (such as Lent) in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent (Code of Canon Law 1250). In Code of Canon Law 1251 states that, abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The law of abstinence binds those who have completed their fourteenth year. The law of fasting binds those who have attained their majority, until the beginning of their sixtieth year. Pastors of souls and parents are to ensure that even those who by reason of their age are not bound by the law of fasting and abstinence, are taught the true meaning of penance (Code of Canon Law 1252).
