Is fish on Friday, or in my case, fish pie with added shrimps, still pentitential if you really like fish?
Never really got how fish could be somehow "worse" than meat. I like both with equal enthusiasm...in the case of shellfish, slightly more, in fact.
I suppose I could try an outright fast on Fridays instead, but it's just that...well...I get really hungry, and then my brain goes all wobbly and I can't write and my editors get mad at me because my copy is also wobbly and then I come back here and (in the absence of children) have to take it out on you guys...
and nobody wins.
Vegan Fridays.
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ReplyDeleteEnjoy. Me, I could eat fish and seafood every day and hardly miss flesh meat at all.
ReplyDeleteMy wife loved fridays as a kid because she got to eat nalesniki ze smietana, i.e. polish pancakes with sour cream. we do that currentl about once a month at our house; the rest of the time I make veg. pizza on Fridays.
I don't think there's any one reason why abstaining from meat is what we do on days of abstinence. To avoid a certain kind of luxury; to eat cheaper food; to avoid the physiological effects of eating meat; to give the spirit an exercise in obedience; etc. but being hungry is not a reason as such: that's for fast days :-) Fridays are just abstinence.
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Vegan? I'll take the hairshirt made out of fiberglass, thanks.
ReplyDeleteSome people are born beautiful. Others are given a taste for fish and seafood. Our God is truly generous with his graces.
ReplyDeleteI think if you really wanted to make a sacrifice, try a day of food without any seasoning. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteMe? No, I had some kickass sushi and a bit of hummus on honey sesame crackers.
I can't seem to put bad food in my mouth.
ohhhh...
ReplyDeleteI really miss sushi.
I'd forgotten for a moment.
I miss sushi too. And do you remember the Thai restaurant? Then there was also Indian, Vietnamese, and, at a good pub, fish and chips or a real hamburger. sigh.
ReplyDeleteMust count blessings. must count blessings....
loads of F n' C around here.
ReplyDeleteI understand that the streams in your region are loaded with fish. If you want sushi, just grab yourself some fishesses and eat them Gollum-style.
ReplyDeleteSorry, that was disgusting.
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ReplyDeleteAlso, no neo-pagan blithering allowed.
I've read Drawing Down the Moon and the Spiral Dance too.