Author Topic: Can we eat meat on the Epiphany this year? (Read 3839 times)

clare · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:35:55 AM »

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The Feast of the Epiphany is not a Holyday of Obligation in the USA.

In England it is, and I've just enjoyed a bacon and egg lunch to celebrate!

Yes, and the Novus Ordites transfer the celebration of the feast to Sunday. What do they care though? They eat meat anyway on Fridays!

They shouldn't. The bishops of England and Wales reinstated Friday abstinence last year.

Roman Catholic · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:39:27 AM »

Quote from: clare

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Quote from: clare
Quote from: Roman Catholic
The Feast of the Epiphany is not a Holyday of Obligation in the USA.

In England it is, and I've just enjoyed a bacon and egg lunch to celebrate!

Yes, and the Novus Ordites transfer the celebration of the feast to Sunday. What do they care though? They eat meat anyway on Fridays!

They shouldn't. The bishops of England and Wales reinstated Friday abstinence last year.

Oh, is it once again considered mandatory there (in the NO) to abstain under pain of mortal sin?

MiserereMeiDeus · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:59:25 AM »

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Quote from: clare
Quote from: Roman Catholic
Quote from: clare
Quote from: Roman Catholic
The Feast of the Epiphany is not a Holyday of Obligation in the USA.

In England it is, and I've just enjoyed a bacon and egg lunch to celebrate!

Yes, and the Novus Ordites transfer the celebration of the feast to Sunday. What do they care though? They eat meat anyway on Fridays!

They shouldn't. The bishops of England and Wales reinstated Friday abstinence last year.

Oh, is it once again considered mandatory there (in the NO) to abstain under pain of mortal sin?

I thought that since Vatican II it's been a hate crime to believe in mortal sin...

Emerentiana · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2012, 12:01:17 PM »

In the countries where Epiphany is a holy day of obligation, abstinence is dispensed.
However, in the USA, Epiphany is not a Holy day. There is a fish on my traditional calendar for today.

Darcy · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2012, 03:14:27 PM »

Thank you everyone and Happy Feast of the Epiphany. I do not remeber if we abstained pre-VII but we are going to abstain today.