Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-19

Il llllo, aaS ploddlgZ l@d a yaslolai ielsiie,
to the Lenten season. We extract tn
following historical consideration of tn,
fast:
need not tell you that . forty days
fast may be traced back to a period Ions
anterior to the Christian dispensation
You know that NJ Uses and Elias TASTED
forty days, and that when the former,
indignant at the idolatry Of his people
had dashed to the earth and broken the
tables Of the law, received from the
hands of the Almighty. on Mount Sinai.
he ventured Mt to approach again the
Mount, hallow ed by the awful presence
of the deity, until again by fast Of forty
| days he had propitia.ed the divine
majesty. But We need not appeal to the
! example of these IllustrIuUs saints of the
ancient law. when Christ has deisned to
make himself our model and our Suide.
Yes, by His divine example our dear and
ever blessed Redeemer has sanctioned
the Christians fast. facilitated its OBJ
servance, stamped its institution with
the seal of divinity. and made it both
honorable and m eritorious. And when
Jesus had tasted forty DAYS and forty
nights. afterwards He was hungry"
Matt ". . This fast of our divine
Lord aud Master We may consider the
venerable origin of the Lenten fast.
which because OF ecclesiastical precept
in the time of the apostles. and which
the Church has ever since maintained
and enforced. :. Polycarp and :.
Ir-u;eus. immediate successors and dis
ciplss OF the Apostles. in the controversy
concerning the time of keeping Easter.
incidentally, hut clearly mention the
preparatory fast of Lent, and EUsehiuS.
the earliest ecclesiastical historian testi-
hes that in the year 200 all the churches
were Uuanimous IN observing the solemn
antepaSchal fast If Lieut. : Jerome
says: We. 10y apostolic tradition. fast
one Lent OF forty days. the whole Church
agreeing with us and ;. Amhrose de-
cItr,s: 1T is no trivial sin FOR the faith
full To violate the fast of Lent appointed
10y tue Lord" 1t were sEperIiucUs to
cite the testimony and traditions of after
ages. for ii is not denied that the Cath
Ollie world. that Is, the Christian world,
down to the time of the so-ca!led rtfJr-
nation. and in each succeeding age
down To the present time. has achnoal-
edged and proclaimed it an apostolic
tradition. a holy aud divine Institution,
recommended 10y the example OF Christ,
insulated by his words. and formally
prescribed. inculcated and enforced 10y
the apostles of our Lord.
The regulations for Lent in the Do !
cese of Buffalo are as follows:
l. All the days of Lent from Ash !
" nes1ay-occUTring this year on the /
10th of Fehruary-to Easter Sunday, |
excepted, ale fast days of obli- |
CATION on all persons who have attained /
the age of tweuty-One years, and are not |
otherwise. for sufficient reasons. exempt /
ei or lawfully dispensed from the same. /
>. Tho~- Obliged TO fast are restricted /
to one full meal in the day, which should |
not, ordinarily, he taken before noon,
and a collation. not to exceed tie fourth
part OF an ordinary meal IN the evening,
Lou-h custom seems to autLoIlZe tile
Use OF sOIU- warm drink, such as tea or
coffee Or chocolate i'll the morning.
;. Abstinence from flesh meat implied
N the prec-pt IF t.stiE- IS. in this do
,ese. Ill peussa with on Sunday without
-es.rictiop. and al the principal meal en-
Fridays. the Saturday Of Ember Week
,nt Thursday and Saturday in Holy
Week.
I. All persons obliged to hard labor,
he sick, pregnant women, those nursing
nfauts. aud in general all, who, on a.
cunt of old age or weakly constitution.
annnt fast without detrimept to their
leaith, are exempted from the obligation
4 fasting.
). Those obliged to hard labor ard
hose under age are not restricted in the
se Of flesh meat on those days when,
Y dispensation. it is allowed to etAers
nee "A day. at the principal meal.
6. Fish and flesh meats axe not al
owed at the same meal.
:. Lard NAV be used instead of butter
4 preparing fast day diet.