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However, on St. Patrick’s Day, that fast may be suspended for the same reason as meat: to honor the saint, celebrate the heritage, and gather in joy. A Whiskey, Rosemary, and Apple Cocktail or a Guinness-infused dessert may feel more like a cultural tribute than an indulgence — when done in good spirit. For the rest of the world, including the United States, it is an optional memorial. That means in Ireland and Australia, on Friday, March 17 this year, Catholics are free to eat meat as usual, because that Friday is not a day of penance. But for the rest of the world, the Friday penance still stands. Unless it doesn’t. St. Patrick's Day this year coincides with Lenten Friday, when Catholics traditionally abstain from meat. But after several dioceses across the United States granted dispensations, some Catholics Of those, 105 are offering some relief for St. Patrick’s Day: 80 have said yes to a dispensation; 25 are offering a “commutation,” requiring Catholics in their diocese to substitute some other penance if they plan to eat meat on Friday, March 17; and 32 have said No. More than 70% of U.S. diocesan bishops are allowing Catholics to eat meat on St. Patrick’s Day this year, even though it’s a Friday during Lent. The last time St. Patrick’s Day was on a Back on St. Patrick’s Day 2017, however, the Irish holiday fell on a Friday and the festivities caused some problems for Irish Catholics who stick to the sacrifice of abstaining from meat Rule Number 1: Irish or not, many Catholics enjoy a hearty plate of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day. Rule Number 2: Catholics don’t eat meat on Fridays in Lent. Every now and then, however, Rule Number 2 is in danger of causing a problem with Rule Number 1. This year, St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 — is a Friday in Lent. For the first time in six years, St. Patrick’s Day is intersecting with a Friday in Lent and many local Church leaders have opted to give Catholics that day off of abstaining from meat. Catholics are obligated to not consume meat on Fridays during Lent, per the Catholic Bishops of the United States order. However, in certain coincidental circumstances -- such as St. Patrick's Day As St. Patrick's Day falls within the Lenten season, Catholics are trying to figure out whether they get a pass to eat meat on that Friday. Here’s what he heard back: “As of Thursday, March 16, 73.1% of the dioceses — 128 — were offering some relief from the no-meat-on-Fridays-during-Lent rule for St. Patrick’s Day. A statue of St. Patrick, patron of the Archdiocese of New York, is seen at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2021. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) This year March 17 falls on a Friday. Along those lines, it might be worth remembering that the feast of St. Joseph, on March 19 every year, also falls on a Friday in Lent just as often as St. Patrick’s Day. However, this year, some may question how they’re going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Can You Break Lent on St. Patrick’s Day? St. Patrick’s Day is annually celebrated on March 17—this year, that date so happens to fall on a Friday during the season of Lent. As we mentioned before, Christians are expected to abstain from eating meat With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Lenten Friday this year, Archbishop Gregory Aymond is letting New Orleans area Roman Catholics eat meat March 17.. Catholics customarily abstain from meat on As we covered in a previous article, the Roman Catholic Church in the United States instructs the faithful to abstain from eating meat on each Friday of Lent. As the USCCB points out, “Catholic - It may be a Friday during Lent, but the Catholic Church is giving Christians a pass on eating meat on Friday, March 17. Traditionally, when St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Lenten Friday, many Catholic archdioceses allow for followers to consumer meat other than fish. Msgr. William F. Stumpf, administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Catholics get a dispensation to enjoy ham or corned beef and cabbage guilt-free on St. Patrick's Day even though holiday falls on a Friday during Lent. abstain from meat on Friday, March 17 Many parishes and cities across the Archdiocese of Indianapolis are planning on holding St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on March 17, the feast of St. Patrick. March 17, a Lenten Friday, is a penitential day for Catholics when they do not eat meat, or soups or sauces made from meat. This year, however, the holiday falls on a Friday during Lent—which poses a bit of a conundrum for practicing Catholics, who abstain from eating meat on those days. As St. Patrick’s Day is
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