ByBoatHugger— On Jun 04, 2011 I have heard that there are some religions that don’t eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Is that true and if so, why? Share WiseGeek, in your inbox Our latest articles, guides, and more, delivered daily. ...
We Acadiana Catholics love Fridays. No meat, so we hit up the local seafood place or buy the fried fish dinners. By all means, we should patronize our local restaurants, but make the decision to do so on another day. Instead, make your Friday meals really penitential by eating a peanut...
She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made...
There shall come over the whole earth an intense darkness lasting three days and three nights. Nothing can be seen, and the air will be laden with pestilence which will claim mainly, but not only, the enemies of religion. It will be impossible to use any man-made lighting ...
Many Catholics give something up during Lent. However, even if you are not Catholic, the voluntary surrender of a cherished item or pastime can have very powerful psychological and spiritual benefits. Bydill1971— On Dec 29, 2010 What are some other ways to observe Lent season?
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to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays....
Seven is one of the mostsignificant numbers in Biblical numerology, and a holy number to Roman Catholics. For example, there are seven sacraments, seven hills in Rome, seven days of the Creation, etc. Although the Vatican Councilended most restrictions on meat consumptionin the 1960s, many Ca...
Read More:Catholics Can Eat Meat on St. Patrick's Day -- Here's Why| Credit: Susan Vineyard 2. Abstinence from Meat (Applies to Catholics Ages 14 and Older) No meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent.
It's been driving you all crazy! You've been texting, calling and even stopping us in the street to take a guess.And no, Googling it will get you nowhere. It...