GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Catholics in Northeast Wisconsin will be able to enjoy corned beef while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
Catholic Diocese of Green Bay Bishop David Ricken has issued a dispensation allowing those in the diocese to eat meat next Friday.
Ordinarily, Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent.
“I encourage all who make use of this dispensation to engage in another sacrificial or charitable act that day,” Ricken wrote in his decree.
St. Patrick’s Day honors the patron saint of Ireland, who is traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to that country.
