Catholic dioceses grant special dispensation for meat on St. Patrick's Day.
TL;DR
Most Catholic dioceses in the US, including those in New York and New Jersey, are granting a special dispensation allowing parishioners to eat meat on St. Patrick's Day, which falls on a Friday during Lent. While 80 dioceses are offering a straight dispensation, 25 are offering a "commutation" that requires Catholics to substitute another penance if they plan to eat meat that Friday, and 32 are staying with the original requirement to abstain from meat on Fridays.
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