Question for my Catholic brothers and sisters

[lovemylegacy]

And what did you find out??

A fella I work with has a priest for a brother. It originated when Romans were occupying the world and meat was a luxury. The Vatican called for a fast from meat as a semblance of the 40 day fast of Christ or in honor of His fast in the wilderness

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. I truly accept Jesus as my Savior and truly believe in his teachings, sacrifices, death and resurrection. I Love everyone as Jesus taught and pray daily for everyone. I pray for reconciliation of all Gods people and for an end to the negativity.

Amen.

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Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. No-meat Fridays and/or 40 days of fasting from something important to us allows us to experience, in a very small way, Jesus’ suffering during that time. Each moment we “miss” what has been sacrificed, we have the opportunity to pray and reflect on Jesus’ sacrifices, prioritize our relationship with God over worldly pleasures (as Jesus did), and bring ourselves closer to Him.

Fasting for Lent isn’t strictly required; especially of kids and seniors. Many folks give nothing up, but commit to daily devotionals/reflections, etc. It’s one of many ways Christians can practice their faith, and it’s not exclusive to Catholicism.

[Uncle Saggy]

For the same reason they still have Jesus on the Cross.

You just won’t quit…….go away


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[lovemylegacy]

You just won’t quit…….go away


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Easy. Its ok. No one noticed

[The4Cs]

Catholics have a lot of “rituals” implemented by the church. The actual intent of the sacrifices and rituals is/are pure. It’s a way the church makes sure the members practice the “rituals” Christ showed us. The original intent was good, but any time man gets involved things get screwed up/distorted. This is where a lot of the criticism’s come from.


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[RR 314]

Catholics have a lot of “rituals” implemented by the church. The actual intent of the sacrifices and rituals is/are pure. It’s a way the church makes sure the members practice the “rituals” Christ showed us. The original intent was good, but any time man gets involved things get screwed up/distorted. This is where a lot of the criticism’s come from.


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Well, and excommunicating Martin Luther—and seeking to put him to death as a heretic. :-). Calm down, boys. Just history. The Church of Rome was crooked as hades 500 years ago. Many historians credit Luther with actually reforming the Catholic Church—not just founding Protestantism.

[Tex_Cattleman]

Knights is Columbus had a fish fry yesterday evening at the local catholic church. Now I understand why. Though I'm not so sure there was any sacrificing going on. Those boys can down right fry some catfish!!!

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[W E H]

Kindergarten to 8th grade catholic school education. I always thought it was reverence for Jesus dying on the cross on Friday and that’s why we observed it. We just did it during lent but a lot of the teachers were old school nuns and older catholics and they observed it year round. This was 1970’s to early 1980’s

FYI; I was a Lutheran then and am a Lutheran now. But I played by their rules while I was in school.

[Dusty Britches]

I can imagine a lot of reasons - it's Passover, the Gentile practice of sacrificing meat to idols and the Jews forbidding themselves from participating in that, the new Christians at the time also staying away from meat sacrificed to idols, etc.

I don't buy that meat was rare. It was an agricultural society in which there were many shepherds and sheep and goat flocks were in the hundreds and thousands.

[Matador]

Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. No-meat Fridays and/or 40 days of fasting from something important to us allows us to experience, in a very small way, Jesus’ suffering during that time. Each moment we “miss” what has been sacrificed, we have the opportunity to pray and reflect on Jesus’ sacrifices, prioritize our relationship with God over worldly pleasures (as Jesus did), and bring ourselves closer to Him.

Fasting for Lent isn’t strictly required; especially of kids and seniors. Many folks give nothing up, but commit to daily devotionals/reflections, etc. It’s one of many ways Christians can practice their faith, and it’s not exclusive to Catholicism.

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[buck_wild]

I can imagine a lot of reasons - it's Passover, the Gentile practice of sacrificing meat to idols and the Jews forbidding themselves from participating in that, the new Christians at the time also staying away from meat sacrificed to idols, etc.

I don't buy that meat was rare. It was an agricultural society in which there were many shepherds and sheep and goat flocks were in the hundreds and thousands.

I'm not getting into original debate (although I know what I was taught and several have touched on it), but go look up how much meat the Massi tribe eats? They are cattle herders, and have lots of them-big ones even, but only eat meat for special celebrations. Cattle/livestock are their currency. Milk yes, blood letting yes, slaughter a calf- Oh No Not Today !!

[SaintBlaise]

We only fast on two days, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Only supposed to have one meal, but you can have two other smaller meals but must not equal more than one meal.(non-meat) This should be observed if you are ages 18-59.

Explanation from our bulletin...

The Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil, and we hear this: “He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” Seems like questionable battle preparation plan. When I fast, I usually feel grouchy at best, and at worst, like I might pass out from longing for a hamburger. Isn’t it better to be well-fed and fully hydrated, especially to face spiritual struggles? Why fast? This might help. The origin of the word “fast” means to “hold firmly.” We still use it that way when we say, “I held fast to my original decision.” We human beings are a bundle of desires which vie for our attention: food, drink, comfort, safety, sex, laughter, beauty, and so on. If we can’t manage to have firm grip on them, in short order they’ll have a firm grip on us. By fasting from our lower desires, we learn to firmly grip on to what is greater. Fasting leads to us to a firmer hold on our body and mind. Jesus fasts for us. He’s showing us that his grace can help us regain this firm hold of our lives, which makes it more difficult for the devil to tempt us. But take it one more step. Fasting also teaches us to finally hold fast to Jesus, the Word of God in flesh. “Man does not live by bread alone,” he says, “But by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” Jesus’ fasting reveals his fast hold to the Father in everything. May our fasting help us to grasp ourselves more firmly, and then to hold fast to Jesus alone.

[HappyMangle]

In the Catholic Church, Fridays are considered a day of penance and remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, which took place on a Friday. The tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays has its origins in the early days of Christianity. Early Christians observed fasts and abstained from meat on Fridays as a way to imitate the sacrifice of Christ and to unite themselves with His suffering.

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