Category: Some consider hornazo as the Spanish Easter bread, since it basically looks like a giant stuffed sandwich. Some animals dont chew the cud. For that reason, "it is permissible to eat meat on St. Joseph's Day without violating the Lenten discipline," the letter read. Dont even touch its dead body! Strictly speaking, those are the only additional rules that the Catholic Church gives Catholics on what they are allowed to do during Lent. 21But you may eat insects if they have legs with joints above their feet so that they can jump. I don't avoid all meat, just red meat. Catholics can eat meat on all days during Lent except Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Fridays during Lent.