Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Jeezus H Chr.....................oops sorry. Wot is this guy on about? Tucson's vegan bishop relaxes Lenten rule for St. Patrick's Day By Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.15.2006 advertisement Tucson's vegan bishop has announced a special gift for Catholic carnivores — the usual Lenten ban on eating meat Friday will be waived in honor of St. Patrick's Day. "I will only eat the cabbage, but we're allowing people to eat the corned beef as well," Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Tuesday. St. Patrick's Day this year falls on a Friday during Lent when, according to Catholic tradition, meat is not consumed. But Kicanas this week announced that, in honor of Irish Catholics and their contributions to the local diocese, he will grant a dispensation from the typical abstinence from meat. "It's always nice to have a special dispensation from the bishop to have guilt-free pleasures," said Ray Carroll, an Irish Catholic member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, who plans to take advantage of the bishop's waiver. The local diocese is one of at least 14 around the country, including the Archdiocese of Chicago, where Kicanas is originally from, that have given Catholics the go-ahead to eat corned beef on Friday. The blanket reprieves are a way of honoring not only Irish Catho-lics but St. Patrick himself, a Catholic saint credited with evangelizing much of Ireland to Christianity during the fifth century. "Celebration is very much a part of our tradition. This gives us the wider opportunity to celebrate St. Patrick and what he means to Irish heritage," said Monsignor Thomas Cahalane, an Irish-American priest who is the senior pastor at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church on the East Side, where a citywide St. Patrick's Day Mass will be held Friday. "But corned beef and cabbage is very much an American dish." When corned beef and cabbage is served in Ireland on March 17, natives say it's usually to tourists. The more traditional Irish meal is Irish bacon and cabbage. "St. Patrick's Day is a day I know that's associated with green beer and drinking, but actually in Ireland it's a holy day," said the Rev. Liam Leahy of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, on the Northwest Side. "He's the patron saint of the country — he brought the faith to Ireland. The shamrock has three parts and it's said he explained it as the Holy Trinity — the father, son and holy spirit — three persons in one God." Though the story of St. Patrick chasing snakes from Ireland is largely believed to be myth, he was known for establishing monasteries, schools and churches. Peter H Cars NEW - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online search now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 hi it is silly but some of my relatives just follow that lent and the rules of the catholic church not because it makes sense to them, but because they think that they are supposed to. one particular cousin follows lent, goes to church on palm sunday, ash wednesday and christmas mass, did the communion and catheshism but when I probed on as to WHY? she is doing all these rituals there wasn't a real well though out answer... just tradition. I don't believe she has thought about the reasons, just things that she does. , peter hurd <swpgh01 wrote: > > Jeezus H Chr.....................oops sorry. Wot is this guy on about? > > Tucson's vegan bishop relaxes Lenten rule for St. Patrick's Day > By Stephanie Innes > Arizona Daily Star > Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.15.2006 > > advertisement > OAS_AD('300x250_1') > > Tucson's vegan bishop has announced a special gift for Catholic carnivores — the usual Lenten ban on eating meat Friday will be waived in honor of St. Patrick's Day. > " I will only eat the cabbage, but we're allowing people to eat the corned beef as well, " Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Tuesday. > St. Patrick's Day this year falls on a Friday during Lent when, acc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 It could be that she enjoys the ritual, even without knowing what it is about, or maybe she enjoys the company and social side. Sometimes joining in ritual can give a framework to life that might be missing. Jo , " Anouk Sickler " <zurumato wrote: > > hi > > it is silly but some of my relatives just follow that lent and the > rules of the catholic church > not because it makes sense to them, > but because they think that they are supposed to. > > one particular cousin follows lent, goes to church on palm sunday, > ash wednesday and christmas mass, did the communion and catheshism > > but when I probed on as to WHY? she is doing all these rituals > there wasn't a real well though out answer... just tradition. > > I don't believe she has thought about the reasons, just things that > she does. > > > > > , peter hurd <swpgh01@> wrote: > > > > Jeezus H Chr.....................oops sorry. Wot is this guy on about? > > > > Tucson's vegan bishop relaxes Lenten rule for St. Patrick's Day > > By Stephanie Innes > > Arizona Daily Star > > Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.15.2006 > > > > advertisement > > OAS_AD('300x250_1') > > > > Tucson's vegan bishop has announced a special gift for Catholic > carnivores — the usual Lenten ban on eating meat Friday will be waived > in honor of St. Patrick's Day. > > " I will only eat the cabbage, but we're allowing people to eat the > corned beef as well, " Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Tuesday. > > St. Patrick's Day this year falls on a Friday during Lent when, acc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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