With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Friday, Chicago-area Catholics have likely been wondering whether they’ll be able to indulge in corned beef and other delicacies, and the Archdiocese has issued their stance on the matter.
According to a press release, the Archdiocese of Chicago is not granting a general dispensation for the Memorial of St. Patrick, meaning that Catholics are still supposed to abstain from meat on the holiday in keeping with the Lenten tradition.
However, there is an alternative that area Catholics can avail themselves of. According to the Archdiocese, Catholics who find themselves at an event where meat is being served can “in good conscience substitute the general rule of abstinence with another form of penance or a significant act of charity that benefits the poor.”
“It is important to take seriously the obligation to observe Fridays in Lent as a way of uniting ourselves to Jesus, who died on Good Friday,” the Archdiocese said in a statement.
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