"Traditional" Fast

[colleen]

I was reading the book "The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day" by Meredith Gould and it got me thinking of my lenten fast this year.
She mentioned that at one time you gave up butter, eggs, fat, milk, and cheese, and meat. Has anyone done this fast for lent? Is the fat she referring to just animal fats or fat in general? I will probably at least abstain from meat all of lent, but I was wondering if others have tried this or other more traditional fasts.
Colleen

 

[black_rain]

I don't know the history, but it sounds like the vegan diet. That is when a person does not eat anything that comes from an animal..so I would guess she meant animal fats.

 

[ukok]

Shakkai started a thread about Lent, that has information about strict fast's..i will try to find it for you, it can't be far away.

God bless.

 

[ukok]

here it is

 

[Mary of Bethany]

I was reading the book "The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day" by Meredith Gould and it got me thinking of my lenten fast this year.
She mentioned that at one time you gave up butter, eggs, fat, milk, and cheese, and meat. Has anyone done this fast for lent? Is the fat she referring to just animal fats or fat in general? I will probably at least abstain from meat all of lent, but I was wondering if others have tried this or other more traditional fasts.
Colleen

This is the normal Orthodox fast. We do it every Wednesday & Friday (with a few exceptions), the 6 weeks before Nativity, the 50 days before Pascha, during the Apostles Fast in June, and the 2 week Dormition fast in August, plus a few other days, such as the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The "fat" she mentions may be "oil", as in the Orthodox fast.

Mary

 

[cleopa_of_emmaus]

Many of us in the Eastern Catholic church also fast from both meat and dairy.

~Cleopa

 

[cleopa_of_emmaus]

Sorry....double post.

~Cleopa

 

[Carrye]

I really want to do some kind of fast for Lent this year.

 

[AMDG]

Did the no meat for forty days once a long time ago.

Before Vatican II, wasn't that the normal fast for Lent?

 

[colleen]

Thanks for all the responses. I like the idea of changing my diet during Lent. I am so much more aware of God on Fridays, because I think of Him everytime I cook a meal.
I believe the pre-vatican II lent fast was fasting on all days of lent and abstain and fast on Fridays, but I could be wrong. Does anyone know the reasoning behind slackening the lenten fast?
Colleen