A Thought for the Day/Mensaje del dia Today is the first Friday in Lent. We abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent (and Ash Wednesday) for five reasons: 1. In most places, meat is a luxury. 2. For most people, to abstain from meat is a sacrifice. (Note that most people identify their meal by the meat they are eating. What’s for supper? Few people say beans.) 3. Not eating some specific food is a sacrifice we can make together. 4. Not eating some specific food on a particular day helps us to think of that day as special. 5. Not eating meat is a gesture of respect for the flesh of Christ crucified. Hoy es el primer Viernes de la Cuaresma. Abstenemos de comer carne en los Viernes de la Cuaresma (y el Miercoles de Cenizas) por cinco razones: 1. En muchos lugares, la carne es una comida de lujo. 2. Para muchas personas, abstener de la carne es un sacrificio. (Nota que, generalmente identificamos la comida en términos de la carne en el plato, no las otras cosas.) 3. No comer una cosa particular es un sacrificio que podemos hacer juntos. 4. No comer una cosa particular en un día particular nos ayudar recordar que este día es especial. 5. No comer carne es un gesto de respeto por la carne de Jesús crucificado.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:35:10 +0000
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