On February 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Catholics are obliged to abstain from meat. Only the faithful in the Archdiocese of Wrocław obtained a dispensation from the local bishop. There is no obligation to attend Holy Mass in the Church on this day.
According to applicable regulations, abstinence from eating meat or other foods in the Catholic Church should be observed on all Fridays throughout the year, unless there is a celebration on a given day. Abstinence and fasting are obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Friday, February 2 is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Despite this, the faithful in the Catholic Church are obliged to abstain from meat on this day.
Only the faithful in the Archdiocese of Wrocław are exempt from this obligation. On that day, a dispensation from abstinence and penitential character was granted to the faithful by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław, Archbishop Józef Kupny – it was announced on the website of the archdiocese.
According to canon 1246 of the Code of Canon Law, the faithful are not obliged to participate in the Eucharist on February 2.
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According to the Code of Canon Law, “the law of abstinence is binding on persons who have completed fourteen years of age, and the law of fasting is binding on all adults until they reach the age of sixty. Pastors and parents should also ensure that those who, due to their younger age, are not yet bound by the law of fasting and abstinence, were introduced to an authentic spirit of penance.
In Poland, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord ends the period of singing carols and keeping mangers and Christmas trees. Liturgically, the Christmas period ends with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which this year was celebrated on January 7.
Source: PAP / tk
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