Today is Friday, the day we commemorate Our Lord's passion and death. It was our own sins that condemned Our Glorious God to death - death on a tree. As Catholics, we are still bound to either abstain from meat today or rather to do some act of penance. It was on this day of the week that Our Redeemer died for us. Please, never forget this, especially at 3 o'clock, the hour that He died. At 3 o'clock attempt to pray the 3 o'clock Mercy Prayer. Please remember Our Lord's love and repent today.Canon Law, the Law of the Church:
Canon 1251 adds: "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."Canon 1253 provides an exception to the rule - and, perhaps, an explanation for the cultural shift: "The episcopal conference can determine more particular ways in which fasting and abstinence are to be observed. In place of abstinence or fasting it can substitute, in whole or in part, other forms of penance, especially works of charity and exercises of piety."
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So today please either abstain from meat or rather perform another act of penance, as it was on Friday that Our Lord died for us.
Today is a great day to pray the Stations of the Cross. I also try to pray them every Friday especially after Pope John Paul ll's example, who prayed them every Friday, even as he lay dying in the hospital. They are a wondeful set of devotion that can be prayed in Church or at home. Nonetheless, the stations allow us to contemplate the true love of Our Redeemer.
Please join me in praying the Stations of the Cross. Remember, it was on this day that He gave up His life all for you.
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Thanks for the reminder. I am horrible, horrible at remembering this!
I was browsing the blogosphere and believe the Holy Spirit called me to read your exhortation to Friday abstinence or act of penance. I thank God your your reminder.
Thank you both. I'm so glad that my posting this comment helped.
May Christ love you both!
I love the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I have a great devotion to it in fact. I wanted to let you know, in case you hadn't heard it before, that remnant (a locally based but well-traveled band ((also put together by my ex-youth minister and her husband)) in the DFW area) has a CD that has been out for a couple of years. It is the Divine Mercy Chaplet put to music in a very beautiful way. It has made a lot of people more inclined to pray it because although it actually takes slightly longer, people say it feels shorter! And well it's so beautiful, how could you not listen to it (and essentially pray it at the same time)?
Anyway, check them out! http://www.remnantband.com
(If you want I'll email you the direct link to their store - which I don't think is linked to their page right now - and to the Divine Mercy CD)
It is a great tradition, helps one to remember to unite with Our Lord and His passion.
Today I fast on bread and water for the abortionists---for their conversions. You have reminded me of how important Friday fastings are for other intentions as well. Blessings and thank you!
ELY
On Friday, during Eucharistic Adoration I meditated on the pro-life stations of the cross, which are very moving and thought-provoking.
Jean
What kind of food you eat on which day is an adiaphoron. St. Paul says in Romans chapter 14 that we can use our Christian freedom to determine these type of things for ourselves.
Moneybags,
I echo everyone else in their thanks. Your Friday exhortation has been a great reminder for me to keep the Friday abstinence and also to keep in mind that Friday is a day of mourning.
Many Blessings!
Thank you so much for your blog. I am learning so much. I was thinking of fasting today... now I know why I should.
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