Stupid Good Friday!!!!

All the shops are closed and [because my parents are christian] I can't eat meat.
I was going to go and get X-Men 1.5 today but realised the shops were closed damn that annoyed me.
Why can't we eat meat on good friday? I know it's the day "Jesus died" but what is the go with not being able to eat any meat?

 

The Catholic Church observes abstinence from meat on Fridays during Lent (which ends with the Easter Vigil on Saturday).

 

I believe it's a Catholic thing? They don't eat meat on any Fridays, to my recolection. If anyone here is Catholic, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

You can eat fish you know if you like fish.

Or you can eat cereal all day.

 

isn't it thursday?

 

On the east coast, it's technically Friday.

 

This is why I enjoy being nondenominational.

 

I didn't realize it's a catholic thing! My mom and I are people who converted from catholicism, and we still don't eat meat on Fridays. Not that I care anymore. I love vegetarian and fish foods now that I'm older.

Jae Angel

 

Yeah what Darth_Goofy said if you live EST, MST, or PST, or beyound Then it is still Thursday.

 

no it's Friday were I live 2:25pm to be exact.
I'm Catholic but I thought the church got relaxed and you can't eat meat on Good Friday and that's it.
I was more interested in how it started, like how did they decide that we can't eat meat on a friday.

 

WOW dude ok so you live in um Europe somwhere? so um yeah everyone forget the stuff that i said about the CST and MST and PST

 

The full observation is abstinence from meat and fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and no meat on each Friday during Lent.

 

I'm not Catholic, but it gets me out of school, so I'm all for the holiday.

 

it IS Friday...whoa.

 

I'm glad this is the last Friday of Lent.

I usually eat fast food on Fridays so this is always a tough part of the year.

 

It's still Thursday where I live, I have 26 minutes to go.

 

I'm glad I'm of a denomination which doesn't limit the types of food I can eat and when I can eat it.

 

"WOW dude ok so you live in um Europe somwhere"
nope. Australia- close though . We are like the 3rd country to start each new day.
Also why is it called Good Friday. THe day Jesus was killed is called a GOOD day?? what teh!!!

 

It is kind of an important part of His role as the Savior. If He'd not been crucified He couldn't really have died for our sins, now could He? So it's not called Good Friday because He died, it's called Good Friday because of why He died. It's also impossible to rise from the dead without actually dying first. Or such is my understanding.

 

People get off from school for Good Friday? Stores are closed?

Where is this, and where can I sign up?

Jae Angel

 

I believe it's a Catholic thing? They don't eat meat on any Fridays, to my recolection.

No, God changed his mind on that. Now you can eat meat anytime you like excepting Ash Wednesday and any Friday during Lent.

I have to go to school tomorrow. I go to a Catholic school. The public schools are out.

Anyone see a problem here?

 

I have to go to school tomorrow. I go to a Catholic school. The public schools are out.

Yes, that's what we people with common sense like to call "lame."

Although they're probably going to make sure you're fasting and in church all day, right?

Jae Angel

 

I'm Catholic but I still eat meat on Fridays. I think it was started as a sacrifice to God, as oppose to the huge sacrifice Jesus made with his own life. If you do eat meat, I don't think it's a real big deal. You won't go to hell for it or anything.


The reason it's called Good Friday, is not only did God forgive Mankind's sins in exchange for Jesus's life, but Jesus was also able to rise and open the gates of heaven which up to that point were closed. At least that's what I learned in Sunday School, some 15 years ago.

 

i'm a christian, and i can't remember what we've done with regeards to eating meat on good friday. i'm a baptist tho, so it might be different.

i won't eat meat on any day now, i'm a vegitarien (oh the joy, the fun).



. . and confusion reigns supreme . .

 

Ha! You guys don't know how easy you have it. Try being Byzantine Catholic. Today we can't have any meat or dairy products. No milk, Which means no cereal, no eggs, no cheese. So you're stuck with toast,margarine and tuna.