Catholics, Lent, Friday, St Patrick's day, Corned Beef....

[johnnie]

I was raised in a Catholic family and I went through the whole Lent thing when I was a kid. As a sacrifice to the Lord you abstain from eating meat on Fridays unless St Patrick's day falls on one. I know many of you are aware of this, but I still question this.

A few years ago I got all kinds of shit from Catholics when I asked if their corned beef was more important than the sacrifice they make during lent..lol. I wasn't being hard on them, I just wanted to know why they didn't abstain from meat when St. Paddy's day falls on a Friday during Lent.

Now it falls on a Friday again this year and I'm sure the Arch Diocese all over will once again drop the sacrifice to Jesus and allow the eating of corned beef for St. Paddy.

I just find it funny is all.