That information's a bit wrong in two ways. For Roman Catholics at least, Good Friday is not part of Lent; Lent ends just before the Mass of the Lord's Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday, when the Easter Triduum begins. (I say for Roman Catholics at least because there are differences in how the various Christian traditions, Eastern and Western, count the start, days, and end of Lent.)

Not that Holy Thursday night's the time to break out the steaks and jelly beans yet, because you still have to get through Good Friday, which is a day not just of abstinence from meat but fasting from food entirely (although, as discussed above, in modern times, there's a little food allowed and some age limits on the fasting obligation).

Katie wrote: (although, as discussed above, in modern times, there's a little food allowed and some age limits on the fasting obligation).

As discussed above, a full meal is allowed, and two smaller meals/snacks. For me, that's an average day--it's odd to me that is considered much of a "fast." Back when I was a practicing Catholic, our family ate nothing all day until returning from the evening service.

Binko wrote:

Katie wrote: (although, as discussed above, in modern times, there's a little food allowed and some age limits on the fasting obligation).

As discussed above, it's not really "a little food." A full meal is allowed, and two smaller meals/snacks.

That's true. I just didn't want to lead anyone into temptation. Eating as if it were just another day is, I think you'd agree, not in keeping with the spirit of the occasion.

Katie wrote:

Binko wrote:

Katie wrote: (although, as discussed above, in modern times, there's a little food allowed and some age limits on the fasting obligation).

As discussed above, it's not really "a little food." A full meal is allowed, and two smaller meals/snacks.

That's true. I just didn't want to lead anyone into temptation.

Even though I'm only a cultural Catholic at this point, and occasionally attend mass with my observant wife and kids, I do actually follow the no-meat-on-Fridays usually and try to do a more aggressive fast than required on Good Friday just out of ... I dunno ... tradition, I guess.