[Apologetics] Yes, we can eat meat this Friday.

[Dave Armstrong]

I agree with Dianne on this one. Well-stated . . .

Dave Armstrong



On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Dianne Dawson <rcdianne at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Art,
>
> While I respect your opinion when it comes to your personal Lenten
> practices, your statements are NOT in keeping with the mind of the Church -
> even as far back as the time of the Apostles, St. Thomas Aquinas, or other
> Church Fathers (cf. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.htm).  The
> reason we abstain from meat on Fridays is not out of a sense of legalism but
> because Fridays, normally, are days of sorrow in remembrance of our Lord's
> death.  During Jesus' time meat was only served at festivals and other
> celebrations due to its expense.  However, Sundays and Solemnities in honor
> of our Lord or Blessed Mother are days of great joy and feasting.  As such
> it would not be proper to abstain from meat, for sacrificial reasons.  If
> you just *wanted* to not eat meat then that's something different
> altogether.
>
> We also have to beware of developing a sense of legalism, which is
> something Jesus' specifically spoke against.
>
> Dianne
>
>  *
> Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
> *
> *Ps 42:1*
> **
> **
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
> *To:* Apologetics Group <apologetics at gathman.org>
> *Cc:* Father Hathaway <frehathaway at stveronica.net>; Amy Earline Kelly <
> AKelly421 at aol.com>; Father Peffley <fpeffley at juno.com>; Jimmy Murphy <
> jmurf80 at gmail.com>; Father Phillips <frphillips at atonementonline.com>;
> Alice Sasscer <aksasscer at aol.com>; Dave Armstrong <apologistdave at gmail.com
> >
> *Sent:* Thu, March 24, 2011 7:08:59 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Apologetics] Yes, we can eat meat this Friday.
>
>   No one who is sincere about observing Lent should eat meat on Friday!
>
> Likewise, the belief of some that every Sunday in Lent dispenses them from
> whatever they are giving up *misses the entire point of Lent*!
>
> ANYONE can give up something for six days.  That's *not* a genuine
> sacrifice!
>
> Only when someone gives up something he or she really likes *all the way*from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday does a
> *real* sacrifice occur.
>
> So, this Friday *and* every Friday in Lent, *DON'T* eat meat!  (That
> holds true whenever St. Patrick's Day or St. Joseph's Day falls on a Friday
> too.)
>
> And whatever you've given up for Lent, continue to give it up until Easter.
>
> *Art*
>
> --- On *Thu, 3/24/11, Dianne Dawson <rcdianne at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Dianne Dawson <rcdianne at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Apologetics] Yes, we can eat meat this Friday.
> To: "Apologetics Group" <apologetics at gathman.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 4:31 PM
>
>   Eating meat: permitted on the Annunciation
>
> 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.
>
> Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
>
> It’s ok to eat meat this Friday. Really! (Omaha World-Herald)
> <http://www.omaha.com/article/20110324/LIVING/703249935%20>
>
> Saint Albert the Great Offers Place of Worship and Fellowship (Not to
> Mention Fish Fry) (Baldwin-Whitehall Patch)
> <http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com/articles/saint-albert-the-great-offers-place-of-worship-and-fellowship-not-to-mention-fish-fry>
>
> Archdiocese issues Lenten regulations (St. Louis Review)
> <http://stlouisreview.com/article/2011-03-09/archdiocese-issues>
>
> Liturgical Advisories (Diocese of Pueblo)<http://www.dioceseofpueblo.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215&Itemid=237>
>
> Archdiocese of Washington: comments (Facebook)<http://www.facebook.com/adw.org/posts/202801656404749>
>
> Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (Diocese of Des Moines)<http://blog.dmdiocese.org/posts/lenten-break-fast.cfm>Happy
> Meat-Eating Friday! (2011 Edition) (JimmyAkin.org) <http://www.jimmyakin.org/2011/03/happy-meat-eating-friday-2011->
>
>  *
> Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
> *
> *Ps 42:1*
>
>
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