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A Dispensation "Profitable to the Spiritual Good": in Warsaw, the Church Lifts the Barbeque Ban for Friday, May 1st
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Polish Catholics, supposed to be lean on Fridays, will exceptionally be able to grill a piece of meat on May 1st, International Workers' Day.
Friday is only a delegation to fish in practicing Catholic households in Poland, but the Archbishop of Warsaw decided to make an exception on meat for the day of 1 May this year, under the conditions that the next weekend will be an extended one with family reunions, according to AFP. Other diets have also taken the same measure and ...
Polish Catholics who are thinking about the good news and plan to celebrate the spring festival next weekend got some good news today. The Archbishop of Warsaw decided to relax the church's rules on eating on Friday. The May Day festival, Majówka, is held from May 1 to 3 each year and marks the beginning of the barbecue season in Poland. The festival includes Labor Day on May 1, Flag Day on May 2 and Constitution Day on May 3. The first and thir…
On Friday, May 1, 2026, the faithful in the capital will no longer be required to abstain from meat. Archbishop Adrian Galbas of the Archdiocese of Warsaw granted dispensation for this day. The clergyman explained his decision by citing the special nature of the May long weekend. Other dioceses in Poland are making similar decisions.
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