Friday Abstinence on a Solemnity: Canon 1251
Canon 1251 states "Abstinence from eating meat or some other food according to the prescripts of the conference of bishops is to be observed on every Friday of the year unless a Friday occurs on a day listed as a solemnity." If the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19) falls on a Saturday,...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2016
Year: 2016, Pages: 115-116 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Summary: | Canon 1251 states "Abstinence from eating meat or some other food according to the prescripts of the conference of bishops is to be observed on every Friday of the year unless a Friday occurs on a day listed as a solemnity." If the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19) falls on a Saturday, and given the fact that celebration of a solemnity begins during the evening before, is there a universal dispensation from abstinence on Friday evening (March 18)? |
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| ISBN: | 1932208445 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2016
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