NWR: Corned beef and cabbage vs Friday in Lent!!

esb980 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 01:52 PM

NWR: Corned beef and cabbage vs Friday in Lent!!

What are you Catholic ladies doing?

sarahradio5 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 01:54 PM

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my brother told me that the Catholic Church said we can have corned beef on Friday, and just not eat meat on Saturday.

I'm not a corned beef fan, so I'll just have my 'Lent Sushi' on Friday, and have meat at the party I'm going to on Saturday.

CJStein Posted: Mar 14, 2006 01:56 PM

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We have a dispensation for when St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday.....and my RD is this Friday and one of the menu options is corned beef!

cindyandkevin Posted: Mar 14, 2006 01:56 PM

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Since Friday is St. Patrick's Day the RC Church allows you to eat meat in his honor and celebration. It's kind of a 'freebie' this week!!

esb980 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 01:57 PM

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YAY!! I CAN NOW EAT THE BEEF WITH NO GUILT! Thank you ladies!!

ali120206 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 02:01 PM

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Yep, the church gives you official dispensation.

I'm not a huge meat eater and I love lots of non-meat foods but, it seems that I always want to have meat on Friday's during lent just because you aren't supposed to!

ewickens Posted: Mar 14, 2006 02:42 PM

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I don't like corned beef. I'm having soup and grilled cheese or cheese ravioli's.

dianadrw Posted: Mar 14, 2006 02:59 PM

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I have been trying to find information about the dispensation and haven't been able to. Each diocese is responsible for giving the dispensation. Back in 2000, the last time St. Pat's fell on a Friday, the archdiocese of NY gave the dispensation, but the archdiocese of Rockville Centre did not. Has anyone found anything 'official'???

chrissyandvin Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:07 PM

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Yes you are allowed to have Beef on St Pattys day!!! Its allowed!

dianadrw Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:17 PM

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I found a newsday article. We are all off the hook!

St. Patrick's dispensation

donegal419 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:45 PM

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FYI: Corned beef and cabbage is NOT an Irish dish. People in Ireland think it's a hilarious we eat here like it's going out of style on St. Pat's.... because they don't eat it. The first time my parents (who are from Ireland) had corned beef and cabbage was their first St. Patrick's Day in America. If you want to eat the beef and have something authnetically Irish, eat sheperd's pie or stew.... they actually eat that there! ;)

Mikeysgirl Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:50 PM

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is it just corned beef or all kinds of meat.

dianadrw Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:52 PM

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Posted by MileysGirl

is it just corned beef or all kinds of meat.

The dispensation is for all meat, not just corned beef.

dianadrw Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:53 PM

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Posted by donegal419

FYI: Corned beef and cabbage is NOT an Irish dish. People in Ireland think it's a hilarious we eat here like it's going out of style on St. Pat's.... because they don't eat it. The first time my parents (who are from Ireland) had corned beef and cabbage was their first St. Patrick's Day in America. If you want to eat the beef and have something authnetically Irish, eat sheperd's pie or stew.... they actually eat that there! ;)

We will be eating beef in Guinness and colcannon. YUM!

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Mar 14, 2006 03:53 PM

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Well

1. I'm a Vegeterian
2. Even though I was raised Catholic, still am, I'm planning on converting so I'm really in a religous Transittion

donegal419 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 04:10 PM

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We will be eating beef in Guinness and colcannon. YUM!

Good girl! Now that's more authentic! :)

dianadrw Posted: Mar 14, 2006 04:13 PM

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Posted by donegal419

We will be eating beef in Guinness and colcannon. YUM!

Good girl! Now that's more authentic! :)

What I'm really dying for is a full Irish Breakfast. This restaurant just opened by me and apparently they serve it. I may have to check it out since I'm off on Friday.

BJandDan Posted: Mar 14, 2006 07:47 PM

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I think you have to go to church on Friday to be allowed to eat the beef

bride2b24 Posted: Mar 14, 2006 08:17 PM

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yahh!!! eating corn beef!!

alimac Posted: Mar 14, 2006 08:31 PM

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The pope grants special dispensation to eat corned beef on the feast of ST Patrick if it happens to fall on a Friday. I never heard about the Saturday thing. Meat is a luxury during lent so thats why we don't eat it on Fridays. It used to be for the full 40 days but they knocked it down to Ash Wed and Fridays. Don't stress over it, youw on't go to hell.