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Offline xavierpope

Christmas Eve Friday
« on: November 15, 2021, 07:14:53 AM »
Hi, Christmas Eve falls on a Friday this year

Are we expected to abstain from meat on Christmas Eve?
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Offline SimpleMan

Re: Christmas Eve Friday
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2021, 07:25:16 AM »
Quote from: xavierpope on November 15, 2021, 07:14:53 AM
Hi, Christmas Eve falls on a Friday this year

Are we expected to abstain from meat on Christmas Eve?
So far as I am aware, yes.  Christmas Eve is a vigil anyway.

If Christmas Day fell on a Friday, on the other hand, no, we would not be expected to abstain, in fact, willingly abstaining for the purpose of doing penance could be seen as denigrating the feast of Christmas itself. 

St Francis spoke of not only eating meat, but "smearing the walls with meat" on a Friday Christmas.  (One hopes he was just speaking figuratively in jest, to make the point that not only should we not do penance on that day, but that we should be whimsically joyful about not doing it.)
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Offline Viva Cristo Rey

Re: Christmas Eve Friday
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2021, 07:30:26 AM »
My birthday falls on a Friday too...


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Offline Stanley N

Re: Christmas Eve Friday
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2021, 07:40:35 AM »
Quote from: xavierpope on November 15, 2021, 07:14:53 AM
Hi, Christmas Eve falls on a Friday this year

Are we expected to abstain from meat on Christmas Eve?
It would probably not be obligatory now, but yes.

In the Roman rite, additionally, Christmas Eve was a fast day whatever day of the week it fell on. One can observe that fast on either Dec 23rd or 24th (per John XXIII, for those who recognize him as pope).

Eastern Churches also have a Nativity fast.
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Offline SimpleMan

Re: Christmas Eve Friday
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2021, 07:59:46 AM »
Quote from: Stanley N on November 15, 2021, 07:40:35 AM
It would probably not be obligatory now, but yes.

In the Roman rite, additionally, Christmas Eve was a fast day whatever day of the week it fell on. One can observe that fast on either Dec 23rd or 24th (per John XXIII, for those who recognize him as pope).

Eastern Churches also have a Nativity fast.

But what if Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday?
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