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No, all Catholics are required to abstain from the age of 14 until death.

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Q: Are Catholics over the age of 59 allowed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent?
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Can Catholics eat eggs on Friday during lent?

Yes, though they cannot eat meat on Fridays during Lent, eggs are allowed to be consumed by Roman Catholics on these days


On Fridays during Lent Catholics what from meat?

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Can Catholics have pies during Lent?

Yes, Catholics may eat pies during Lent unless they are meat pies and those may not be eaten on Fridays during Lent.


Can Catholics eat skinless chicken and pork products during Lent?

Yes, Catholics can eat chicken and pork during Lent except on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent when Catholics should abstain from eating meat.


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Are Catholics Vegetarians?

No, we have no dietary restrictions, except not eating meat on Fridays during Lent as Penance.


Can Catholics eat muskrat during lent?

Catholics may eat anything they want during Lent, however on all Fridays of the year, and especially during Lent, and on Ash Wednesday they must abstain from flesh meat of animals, which would include muskrat.


What days during lent do you fast on?

Catholics must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday under pain of sin. Catholics are encouraged, but not obliged to fast throughout the entire duration of Lent, save on Sundays. On Fridays during Lent, Catholics must abstain from meat.


Why do Catholics only eat fish before Lent?

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Can poultry be eaten during Lent?

Yes. You can't eat meat on Friday, and Ash Wednesday (currently today).Roman Catholic AnswerThe law of abstinence, to which you are referring is: The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk or condiments made of animal fatand is currently binding on all Fridays of the year, and Ash Wednesday. In the United States, people are allowed to give up something else on Fridays outside of Lent. So cheese, as a "product of milk" is legitimate. The complete current regulations are found at the link below.