Is there every a time during Lent when you can eat meat on a Friday?

Answer 1

Yes because in lent the only kind of meat you can have is fish meat. (if you are talking about the catholic religion)

Extended Answer:

Yes;

From the Code of Canon Law:

"Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year unless they are solemnities; abstinence and fast are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on the Friday of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ." (CIC 1251)

Now, to fully understand what is meant by this we must take a look at the original Latin used for 'meat' in this Canon: the word used is 'Carnis' which refers strictly to the flesh-meat of warmblooded animals and poultry.

So by this definition seafood and amphibians are allowed.

Answer 2

When it is a feast day, the local bishop usually excuses the no meat on Friday rule, like today, March 25, feast of the Annunciation.

Roman Catholic AnswerYes:

Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday.

There are two solemnities that can fall during Lent: the Annunciation of the Lord and Saint Joseph's Day. Whenever either of these solemnities falls on a Friday, the faithful are dispensed from the requirement to abstain from meat.

You may have noted as well that Canon 1251 doesn't single out Fridays in Lent but says that "Abstinence . . . is to be observed on all Fridays". Many Catholics do not realize that the Catholic Church still requires Catholics to abstain on all Fridays of the year, either from meat or from some other good thing (as determined by each country's national conference of bishops).

Answer 3

Absolutely. It's called getting a dispensation. Your parish priest can offer one.

It can be given for many reasons but usually it's applied for personal health concerns of not being able to eat meat. Occasionally, it can be given by a Bishop to an entire diocese if a feast day falls on a Friday in Lent. The most common one is St. Patricks Day in Ireland where Bishops usually allow the eating corned beef that day if it happens to be a Friday.

Roman Catholic AnswerIn addition the above answer, anytime a solemnity falls on a Friday, then the law of abstinence is suspended. In Lent this might be the Annunciation, or the Feast day of St. Joseph. In Ireland, St. Patrick is their patron saint, so it is a solemnity.

Answer 4

Roman Catholic AnswerNo, pork is meat, and meat is forbidden on all Fridays (unless the Bishops' conference has an indult for outside of Lent) for people of ALL ages.

Below is a link to Paul VI's Apostolic Constitution on Penance which covers the rules for fasting and abstinence on Fridays. As noted above, Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays in commemoration of Christ's passion and death. This custom as been prevalent among Christians from the first century. The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, the products of milk, or condiments made of animal fat. The abolition of Friday abstinence is a common misapprehension. Friday abstinence was not abolished; rather the faithful now have a choice either to abstain from meat or perform some other kind of penance on Fridays. However this choice is only for outside of Lent. Current Church law in the territories of the United States still regards abstinence from meat as the only form of penance which must be performed during Lent.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Answer 5

yes. as a lutheran it is your choice to eat meat or not.

Answer 6

You can eat any type of meat, except on Fridays when no meat is to be eaten. However, fish and other types of seafood are not considered to be meat.

Answer 7

You may eat meat if it is recommended by your doctor and with guidance from your pastor or confessor. However, you should make some other sacrifice on Fridays of Lent.

Answer 8

Roman Catholic AnswerThe sick and infirm may eat meat on Fridays, anyone with a dispensation from their confessor.