Today is Friday\u2026 it\u2019s also Lent. Even though (because of our age) we\u2019re \u201cexempt\u201d from the rule to abstain from eating meat on each Friday of Lent, we usually don\u2019t have meat on those Fridays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, in addition to being Friday, today (March 19) is also St. Joseph Day. The feast of St. Joseph is celebrated annually on March 19th in honor of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary and stepfather of Jesus. The holiday takes place during Lent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Joseph\u2019s feast day is a \u201csolemnity,\u201d the highest order of liturgical feast \u2014 meaning that Catholics are to observe it similar to a Sunday. But what happens when a feast day lands on Friday during Lent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Code of Canon Law, \u201cAbstinence from meat\u2026 is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday.\u201d St. Joseph Day is a day of celebration, meaning any type of fasting or abstinence from meat is temporarily lifted on that day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not sure what we\u2019re having tonight, but whether we have meat or not, we\u2019ll observe the \u201cspirit\u201d of the law and celebrate the life of St. Joseph.
Happy St. Joseph Day.
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Today is Friday\u2026 it\u2019s also Lent. Even though (because of our age) we\u2019re \u201cexempt\u201d from the rule to abstain from eating meat on each Friday of Lent, we usually don\u2019t have meat on those Fridays. But, in addition to being … Continue reading