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Catholics can eat anything they want on Fridays during Lent, so long as it is not flesh meat. Fish and seafood are allowed, thus many Catholics mark the season by seeking out and choosing to eat fish on Fridays as an observance of this rule during Lent. Eating fish is not required on Fridays during Lent, rather it is simply a deep-seated tradition in Catholic culture.
There are some esoteric rules as to what kinds of meats are allowed and what are not, but those are trivial to the intent of rule, which is to promote a spirit of penitential discipline. For example, there are references around the internet which tell the story of how capybara, a bizarre mammal often dwelling near water, became recongized as an acceptable choice under the rules of Friday abstenence.
It is a penetential discipline of the Roman Catholic Church to abstain from meat during Lent. Abstinence is a different, although related practice, from fasting. Fasting is the practice of limiting or foregoing all food and drink. Abstinence is simply the elimination of one or more classes of food-- meat or chocolate, for instance. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 60 are expected to fast (one full meatless meal, with no more than two supplements not equalling that first meal) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Catholics 14 and over are expected to observe abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesdays and all the Fridays of Lent. These laws are mitigated for health reasons. To disregard these laws completely is considered seriously sinful (which is code for 'matter for mortal sin').
In addition to Lenten observances, Catholics are encouraged to maintain their own penitential practices throughout the rest of the year, which may include forms of fasting and abstinence.
Don't forget grilled cheese. My family and I eat a lot of grilled cheese during Lent.
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What days are we not to eat meat?
Fridays during Lent.
Today Is it okay to eat meat on Fridays during lent in 2011?
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.
Seven or older to not eat meat during Lent on Fridays?
Not quite. Its 14 years or older to not eat meat on Fridays in Lent. From ages 8 to 13 it is ok to.
Is fish an animal meat?
sort of (during lent you can eat it on fridays)
Can you eat meat from the ages born to 16 during Lent?
People aged 14 or older are not allowed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent.
Can Catholics eat gatortail on Fridays during Lent?
Yes, alligators are not warm blooded animals. Meat from warm blooded animals is not to be eaten on Fridays in Lent.
Can you eat bolony on Fridays during Lent?
No, all warm blooded meat and products made from it are forbidden on Fridays.
Can you consume chicken broth on Fridays during lent?
Yes it is ok to eat meat during Lent, but advised not too.
Can Catholics have pies during Lent?
Yes, Catholics may eat pies during Lent unless they are meat pies and those may not be eaten on Fridays during Lent.
Can you eat alligator during Lent?
I don't think that you are supposed to eat alligator at all in the US. However, you can eat meat, which is the category alligator would fall under, during Lent, except on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent.
Can you eat pork skins during lent?
Yes why not. But it's adviced not to eat meat on Wednesdays and Fridays. Most people avoid meat during the whole of lent.
Can Catholics eat eggs on Friday during lent?
Yes, though they cannot eat meat on Fridays during Lent, eggs are allowed to be consumed by Roman Catholics on these days
