ARCHBISHOP
ISSUES DISPENSATION FROM LENTEN OBLIGATION FOR FEAST OF ST. PATRICK
This
year, the feast of St. Patrick - March 17, 2006 - falls on a Friday
during the season of Lent.
After having given consideration to this matter, Archbishop John
J. Myers has granted a dispensation from the law of the Church regarding
abstinence from meat on Friday, March 17, 2006.
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Newark who wish to partake in this
dispensation are reminded that the Church highly encourages that
they substitute some other act of penance, such as prayer, works
of piety or charity, in its place.
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