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PangeLinguaGloriosi
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« on: April 27, 2007, 10:41:AM »
As a vegetarian, is there a standard for which foods one should abstain from on days when it is proscribed? I don't eat fish, so I've been told a couple times to, "just give up something else". This seems a little ad-hoc to me, so I'd just like to find out if there is a standard within the church, given the number of vegetarian monastic orders.
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Dilexisti
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2007, 10:51:AM »
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"just give up something else"

Is there a particular vegetarian dish you crave or enjoy eating?  You can give that up.  Also you can give up coffee you're a coffee drinker.  There are many ways.  The rule of abstinence is not limited to no-meat-on-Fridays and other designated days.
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spasiisochrani
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2007, 11:41:AM »

Eastern Christians abstain from all animal-derived products (including eggs and dairy products) on certain days.  You might try that.
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NathanSoc
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2007, 12:05:PM »

 Interesting... I was not aware there were any vegetarian monastic orders
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PangeLinguaGloriosi
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2007, 01:07:PM »
I might be confusing "order" with some other term - I know that many Trappists are vegetarians, as were the original Benedictines, Franciscans, and Carmelites.
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2007, 01:16:PM »

You could always fast on fridays as well, since you already abstain.
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2007, 02:39:PM »

I do know that some of the brothers from the Redemptorists (traditional Roman Catholic, affiliated with SSPX) at Papa Stronsay, Scotland, abstain from meat and meat-derived products all year out of penitence (and possibly some because they like animals too much and can't stand eating meat...?)
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Spooky7272
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2007, 02:59:PM »
Give up beans or soy?
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Catholicmilkman
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2007, 03:14:PM »

Quote from: Spooky7272
Give up beans or soy?

I say, give up the soy anyway because it's a dangerous poison especially tofu. Who want to eat someone's toe fu anyway?

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TradCathYouth
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2007, 06:09:PM »
Quote from: spasiisochrani

Eastern Christians abstain from all animal-derived products (including eggs and dairy products) on certain days.  You might try that.


I guess that would be "Vegan Fridays" for our vegetarian friend. Smile
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