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Abstinence The law of abstinence requires a Catholic 14 years of age until death to abstain from eating meat on Fridays in honor of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday. ... Aside from these minimum penitential requirements Catholics are encouraged to impose some personal penance on themselves at other times.
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www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/fast_and_abstinence.htm
www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/fast_and_abstinence.htm
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The vast majority of Catholics today do not know that there is an existing obligation to abstain from meat on all Fridays of the year. While it is true that the Code of Canon Law allows for the substituting of another penitential practice, authorized by the NCCB, one has not been defined.
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www.trosch.org/for/the/abs-main.htm
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It's very interesting to note that the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (the United States' Episcopal Conference) is currently debating whether to rescind the determination and require all Catholics to abstain from meat on all Fridays of the year.
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www.catholic-pages.com/life/fridaymeat.asp
www.catholic-pages.com/life/fridaymeat.asp
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“I abstain from eating meat those days because I believe it is a way to meet with God,” said Barajas, who’s a Mexican living ... “Nowhere on the Bible does it say not to eat meat on Fridays,” Espinosa said. “Many catholics only do it as tradition. I don’t think they’re wrong. I respect their traditions.”;
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www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/march28-03/lent.htm
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Q: Are we Catholics still supposed to be abstaining from meat on Fridays? Or has this definitely been done away with? --Vince A: Lent has just begun, and we ... A: Lent has just begun, and we Catholics are well aware of the obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays until the Easter season. Vince’s question,
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catholicexchange.com/2009/03/05/116502/
catholicexchange.com/2009/03/05/116502/
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Online news sections of the The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Kentucky Enquirer ... There are seven Fridays during Lent, a 40-day period of Christian preparation for Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of the crucified Jesus. ... Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent as a means of penance.
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www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/03/11/loc_catholics_spli...
www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/03/11/loc_catholics_split_on.html
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Taking their cue from Cardinal O'Connor, the nation's bishops are considering a return to meatless Fridays, a practice the Church abandoned 30 years ago. ... More than a year after O'Connor called on Catholics to abstain from meat on Fridays, members of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Committee...
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www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1997/11/12/1997-11-12...
www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1997/11/12/1997-11-12_meatless_fridays_on_table.html
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