Posted on 11/18/2012 3:18:25 PM PST by NYer
That "someone", of course, being Jesus Christ.
I remember one time we had just arrived at my Aunt and Uncle’s house for a weekend visit and my Aunt found out my cousin who was in high school at the time had eaten a cheeseburger at lunch. It was like the end of the world. She had to go to the priest Sat morning and confess. The good old days. :))
I never knew the reason for “fish on Fridays” among Catholics. Interesting; thank you.
Sorry, the church can't tell me when I can make love to my wife...
O' wait...Meatless Friday...never mind...
I remember it, but that grade school cafeteria fish was really bad. But now you can get pretty good frozen fish. Bring it on!
If memory serves, McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish grew out of a desire to provide Catholics with a menu option on Fridays. Prior to that, the restaurant had tried (and failed) to market a sandwich involving a ring of grilled pineapple or something like that.
Our public school had fish on Fridays (60s/70s) and it was not even a predominant Catholic town. In fact, the Catholic church was in the next town 10 miles away in a different district.
Our local diner still serves their mac and cheese special on Fridays. Put stewed tomatoes on top and you have a meal that will hold you the entire evening.
Heck, I'll do it, for two reasons. One to remember Jesus and his sacrifice, and two, because it would irritate the left to practice my religion publicly.
Started Living the obligation again over a year ago, Big picture it is a good way of keeping our Lords sacrifice in the mind much of the day. Every time I think about food (too much) I remember why We have this day of obligation.
You've got one sharp memory! Absolutely correct but bad timing for McD. Shortly after they introduced the Filet-o-fish, the church announced that one could eat meat on Fridays ... IF ... they sacrificed something else. Unfortunately, most catholics only heard the first part of that announcement, and celebrated by slapping a steak on the grill :-)
A co-worker is part of the Society of Pope Pius X.
They don’t recognize the Vatican conferences.
So, he’s on all year fish Fridays. And, during lent, its no meat whatsoever for 40 days. I think he also goes to mass more often than once a week....and, of course, the mass is in Latin.
The real reason for ‘’meatless’’Fridays for Catholics is to commemorate Phillip the Second driving the Moors(muslims) out of Spain(Andalusia) Friday being the day the worthless Saracen bastards go to the mosque.
It’s a nice commemoration of what Jesus did for us, IMO.
Phillip! Where are you when we need you?
I’ve never understood how eating fish (or macaroni and cheese, for that matter) can be an act of penance.
I’m fond of both. Ate them every Friday in the school cafeteria when I was a child and didn’t feel like I was missing a thing.
Seems to me that it would be more penitent and do more good to fast and give the savings to the poor.
For those who are not Catholic, you can also join in and go Galt on Fridays.
Then they should really just eat pork on Fridays. That makes more sense.
Just hope that those who are Bible based Christians do not get into a fit saying that what the Lord did on the Cross took of the need for sacriface out of penence.
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