QUESTION: About meat this Friday.....

[kimmar067]

Since St. Patty's Day is this Friday, how can Catholics get permission to eat corned beef?? Or, do I have to cook and serve it on Thursday, instead??

 

[buddy&wooz]

Some bishops are allowing it. Our bishop said it's ok to eat meat this Friday, as long as you abstain on a different day.

 

[ptrbryant]

We're going to have our St. Patrick's dinner on Saturday instead. If you're patient, you could wait until Sunday and have a full celebration with sweets or whatever other favorite foods you gave up for Lent since Sunday is always a dispensation day (just found this out myself 2 years ago!)

Karla B.

 

[Hannathy]

Check with your parish like another poster said a lot of bishops are allowing it, Ours did just said give up another day, it was in the newspaper also.

 

[Dan Murphy]

.....how can Catholics get permission to eat corned beef??.....

You got it, Kimmar!!

Honestly, I always thought it was allowed on St Pat's, if it fell on a Friday.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

Our Priest this Sunday told us if you were Irish or just wanted to be Irish it would be OKAY to eat meat this Friday.

 

[MarkeyMouse]

In Philadelphia, it's ok to eat meat this Friday - saw it on the local news! Now if I can only find my Darby O'Gill tape!

 

[Nancy]

We were told during Mass that we could eat meat this Friday. (I won't though, I don't eat corned beef and cabbage!)

I have never heard about the Sunday thing though...that is a new one for me!!

 

[kmebee]

The Bishop of our diocese has also stated that as long as you abstain from meat on another day (I'll do Thursday), you may eat meat on Friday this week.
I have heard of the Sunday thing but I don't follow that. If I give in once, I'll think of reasons to do so more often.

 

[helenabear]

You need to check with your diocese. There is NOT an automatic dispensation from the Bishops just because it falls on a Friday in Lent. In Ohio, I know Cleveland and Cincy both have given dispensations, but Columbus has not!

Personally, I don't see why they do it as much as they do, and in reality a huge celebration during Lent always seemed a bit "off" to me anyway. JMO

 

[Dreamer04]

The New York Archdiocese and the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens have both issued dispensations for Catholics to eat meat on St. Patrick's Day.


Love those green smilies!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Like helenabear said, it's diocese by diocese, so you'd have to check with your parish or diocese to find out if the Bishop has granted dispensation.

And the Sunday thing is referring to your Lenten sacrifice, not non-meat Fridays. The idea is that on Sundays you're "allowed" to indulge in whatever you're given up for Lent.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Since St. Patrick is the Parton Saint of our Diocese, we get dispensation. DH will have none of it!!!!! So we have his corned beef and cabbage on Saturday. Did you notice I said his - I could never eat is again and be extremely happy.

 

[mickeyfan2]

We were told during Mass that we could eat meat this Friday. (I won't though, I don't eat corned beef and cabbage!)

I have never heard about the Sunday thing though...that is a new one for me!!

That has been around since my Aunt was a kid. If you actually count the # of days from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday you get 47 not the 40 most people think. Those 7 days are Sundays and thus don't count for what you give up.

 

[Xcited4Disney]

Our Diocese is allowing meat this Friday for all members AND those who will be visiting friends/families within the diocese as well.

 

[Patch'sD]

So for lack of better terms, in Ohio if you live in certain part of the state your damned if you do. I could never figure out how the Catholic Church Can Change rules on a whim.

 

[kimmar067]

You got it, Kimmar!! ...

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[kimmar067]

Our Priest this Sunday told us if you were Irish or just wanted to be Irish it would be OKAY to eat meat this Friday.

....isn't EVERYBODY IRISH on St. Patty's Day?!??!?!