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As a rather antiquated and outdated "self-mortification". It goes back to the days when meat was the only part of the meal that mattered to a lot of people. Today, as many or more people would rather have seafood anyway.
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Catholic AnswerCatholic abstain from meat as the fourth precept of the Church commands them to. It ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart (Cf. Codex Iuris Canonici, cann. 1249-1251; Corpus Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium can. 882)from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
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Abstinence is the moral virtue that inclines a person to the moderate use of food or drink as dictated by right reason or by faith for his own moral and spiritual welfare. The Church lays down certain minimum guidelines including abstaining from meat on Fridays and Ash Wednesday. This is to both discipline our body's appetites and to offer something to the Lord, it is done on Fridays out of respect for the Crucifixion.
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∙ 16y agowe can eat certain meat on fridays such as fish but during lent we refrain from eating other meat because this is the time leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus
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∙ 12y agoCatholics abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays in Lent as a penance and as a remembrance of the sufferings of Christ. There is no belief involved.
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∙ 12y agothey don't eat meat on fridays during lent because its something they give up as a tradition
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What do Catholics call not eating meat?
Abstinence or to abstain from meat.
On Fridays during Lent Catholics what from meat?
abstain
Did the Catholic Church used to suggest eating fish on Wednesday?
On Ash Wednesday, Catholics would abstain from meat and fast. On Fridays, Catholics would abstain from meat.
Use the word abstain in a sentence?
During Lent , Practicing Catholics ABSTAIN from eating meat.
On fridays during Lent catholics should what from meat?
abstain
When did catholics stop abstaining from meat on Friday and on Wednesdays during Lent?
The rule that Catholics are to abstain from meat on these days remains in force.
What 2 days do Catholics abstain from eating meat?
As a practising Catholic, i know that Friday is one of the days catholics abstain from eating meat, however I'm sorry i did not know that there was a second day. Also, to clarify to some people, meat as in chicken, beef, pork. Fish is not counted as meat, it is fish. Yes, all the Fridays of Lent and also on Ash Wednesday.
Are Catholics over the age of 59 allowed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent?
No, all Catholics are required to abstain from the age of 14 until death.
Is Good Friday a day of abstinence for Catholics?
Yes, Catholics should abstain from eating meat on Good Friday, Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.
Can senior catholics over 59 years old eat meat on Friday?
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).
Do all Christian believers resist eating meat on Fridays during Easter weeks?
No, not during Easter weeks. Catholics do abstain from meat during Lent, however.
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.
