Corned beef lovers, put down your forks — depending on where you live.
The holiday, which is celebrated on March 17, falls on a Friday during Lent, a period when observant Catholics older than 14 don’t eat meat on Fridays,
The rules are different in some suburbs. The Diocese of Joliet, which includes Will and DuPage counties, will offer special dispensation on St. Patrick’s Day.Celebrations in Chicago can get particularly boisterous, with thousands gathering along a green-dyed Chicago River. It’s common to celebrate by eating corned beef and cabbage — a problem for abstaining Catholics.
Chicago Catholics who took advantage of the ruling to chow down on corned beef were advised to substitute another form of penance or act of charity. "Catholics who find themselves at an event where meat is served in celebrating St. Patrick may in good conscience substitute the general rule of abstinence with another form of penance or a significant act of charity that benefits the poor," the archdiocese said.
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