Archbishop letting Catholics in New Orleans area eat meat on St. Patrick's Day - NOLA.com

With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Lenten Friday this year, Archbishop Gregory Aymond is letting New Orleans area Roman Catholics eat meat March 17.

Catholics customarily abstain from meat on Fridays in Lent. But with corned beef a favorite on St. Patrick's Day, Aymond dispensed with the rule for that day.

"I highly encourage any Catholic [who] chooses to make use of this dispensation to select another day of the week to make Lenten sacrifice," he said.

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Archbishop letting Catholics in New Orleans area eat meat on St. Patrick's Day - NOLA.com
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