Index of Catholic Idioms: "It's Friday"

Catholic idiom: "It's Friday."

In other words, "Take heart. If we are suffering a little bit, it has greater purpose because the Lord also died on Friday and we are to regularly mortify our flesh in accordance with Canon 1250."

Often "It's Friday" is stated in subdued tone as a self-directed comment to help one remember to "offer it up" or to be content to eat something a little less flavorful.

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