![(L-R) St. Patrick welcomes all who enter his church in Belfast's City Centre, County Antrim. Traditional St. Patrick's day meal of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and soda bread. (L-R) St. Patrick welcomes all who enter his church in Belfast's City Centre, County Antrim. Traditional St. Patrick's day meal of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and soda bread.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2023030311038_765470eb2be80aa075246174c9300a3e118b091f9aa38fb199b5f869d9b07bd5.png)
The Meat of the Matter: St. Patrick’s Day and the Lenten Fast
Meat on St. Patrick’s Day, even though it’s a Friday during Lent? As of Thursday, March 16, 72.6 % of the dioceses – 127 – were offering some relief from the no-meat-on-Fridays-during-Lent rule for St. Patrick’s Day.