Thanks for posting. For some reason, in my area, there are a lot of Catholics who think that meat on Friday is now okay. I’ve stayed out of the controversy, and simply eaten fish or 15 bean soup, grilled cheese, meatless spaghetti, meatless pizza, whatever. Better safe than sorry, right?
It’s especially hard for us converts to get into the no meat on Fridays.
Most Catholics think that Vatican II did away with the requirement of not eating meat on any Friday of the year. Most think it is now just Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent that we cannot eat meat. I was a young adult at the time of VCII and still recall watching the news one night when the news broadcaster announced the council had made a change in order to allow Catholics to eat meat on Fridays. That information was poorly communicated. In fact, for 40 years, I thought the ban had been lifted. It wasn't until several years ago, right here on FR, that I learned the real facts. Since then, like you, I have returned to abstaining from meat on Fridays.
The point of fast and abstinence, is to recall Christ's sacrifice on Good Friday. It draws us into a closer relationship with Him when we make a personal sacrifice.
You be the one to set the example! God bless you, Juidith Anne!