NEW ORLEANS — With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Lenten Friday this year, Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory M. Aymond is allowing Catholics in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to eat meat on Friday, March 17.
Catholics can eat meat in traditional or customary dishes but the Archdiocese of New Orleans encourages them to pick another day to abstain.
"I highly encourage any catholic that chooses to make use of this dispensation to select another day of the week to make Lenten sacrifice," Aymond said.
WWL-TV has collected a list of Friday Fish Fries from the Archdiocese of Catholic churches in New Orleans and other organizations.
You can see the full list here.