Catholic brides: Friday lunch

i'm going light and having a granola bar - saving my tummy for a big dinner tonight

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Posted by curliegirl

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Posted by alnem

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Posted by curliegirl

for some reason I really want bologna and american, I may cheat today. Hey, I am going to the ridiculously long vigil mass for Easter, God will forgive.......hopefully!

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Gina, God will know if you eat bologna!!! I'm probably gonna go the tuna or grilled cheese route. if i have lunch with FH we may have shrimp lo mein (yummy!)

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thanks a lot Emily........now you just tipped him off....

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Very nice I had a ham sandwich...TOTALLY FORGOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by klingklang77

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Posted by ali120206

I have a WW Cheese Ravioli Meal.

For some reason, I get into moods for meat on Fridays during lent!

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i barely eat meat as well (chicken and turkey only) and i also get into the mood for those meats on fridays during lent.

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I was talking about this with a friend last week and my aunt yesterday and they agree.

I told my friend that it's funny, I try my hardest not to eat meat on Friday during lent but, I live with my FH!

I think in the grand scheme of things a bologna sandwich is ok

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Posted by uawojcik

Can someone please explain to me how fish is not meat. I just don't get that.

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I think it's from scripture with the story that Jesus taught a man how to fish and he never went hungry. The Bible states it's not meat-so it's not meat. I could be wrong, though.

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Posted by uawojcik

Can someone please explain to me how fish is not meat. I just don't get that.

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This is from the original Latin text of Pope Paul VI's apostolic constitution Paenitemini:

Quote:
(Translation): The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk, or condiments made of animal fat [III:1].

The word used for meat is carnis. In modern English, the word meat can refer to any animal flesh. But, in the Latin cited here, it refers to mammals and birds only. So, fish, seafood, amphibians, and insects are permitted (assuming you want to eat some of them); but mammals and fowls are not.

Biologically speaking, fish is meat. However, fish has not always been considered ‘meat.’ The word meat is often used to refer specifically to the flesh-meat of mammals and birds. For example, many cookbooks put meat and fish in different categories without specifying ‘flesh meat.’ Even in many modern languages, such as Spanish, the word for meat (carne) does not include fish.

Yogurt...just like every other day

i'm not catholic, so sorry for the crash!
but you know what's wierd? for south asians, all seafood is also meat. so indian veggies don't eat fish, and on holy days the non-veggies dont eat fish either.

i remember when i was a vegetarian, a couple of times I ordered stuff only to find out there was seafood in it. then i'd complain and have waitors argue with me that 'seafood is not meat!!'

i always thought it was interesting how for the judeo-christians fish is not meat, but for asians it is.

now i know why!!!