From 1966 to Now: The Evolution of Catholic Friday Meat Abstinence in the US | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 4:40
About this sermon
The recently completed US Bishops meetings in Baltimore featured discussion on the Synod on Synodality, 2 sainthood causes and votes for new committee chairmen. It also included a call from one Church leader to bring back a tradition that dates from the early Church. Archbishop Borys Gudziak says a return to abstaining from meat on Fridays would be "good for the soul and for the planet." It also would bring the Roman Catholic Church closer to the Eastern Orthodox faiths, which do not eat meat on Fridays. Catholic News Agency says that in 1966, the USCCB removed the obligation for the faithful to abstain from meat except during Lent. EWTN's Fr. Patrick Mary, Community Vicar, Vocation Director and Director of Priestly Formation for the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, joins to remind us what the protocol is right now for the faithful and our Friday meals. He discusses how far back the tradition of not eating meat on Fridays goes and why the USCCB relaxed that requirement in 1966. Fr. Patrick explains what the symbolism is of giving up meat and also fasting. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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