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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Eating meat: permitted on the Annunciation<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Citing Canon 1251, various dioceses, Catholic bloggers, and even secular newspapers are noting that the obligation to abstain from meat is abrogated on Friday, March 25, because it is the Solemnity of the Annunciation. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.omaha.com/article/20110324/LIVING/703249935%20" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>It’s ok to eat meat this Friday. Really! (Omaha World-Herald) </FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/articles/saint-albert-the-great-offers-place-of-worship-and-fellowship-not-to-mention-fish-fry" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Saint Albert the Great Offers Place of Worship and Fellowship (Not to Mention Fish Fry) (Baldwin-Whitehall Patch) </FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://stlouisreview.com/article/2011-03-09/archdiocese-issues" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Archdiocese issues Lenten regulations (St. Louis Review) </FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.dioceseofpueblo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215&Itemid=237" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Liturgical Advisories (Diocese of Pueblo)</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.facebook.com/adw.org/posts/202801656404749" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Archdiocese of Washington: comments (Facebook)</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A href="http://blog.dmdiocese.org/posts/lenten-break-fast.cfm" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (Diocese of Des Moines)</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.jimmyakin.org/2011/03/happy-meat-eating-friday-2011-" target=top><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><FONT color=#0081cf>Happy Meat-Eating Friday! (2011 Edition) (JimmyAkin.org) </FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT color=#0000bf face="Comic Sans MS">Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.</FONT></EM></DIV></FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
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