The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07


olio societies Of Temperance, the d + y
Militant Union OF the Cross which VA -
wish to see established in eyery par&
Sodality of Our Lady of Lourdes, the p&S
worship of st. Joseph, established
Church of st. Mauritius, and 80 mar
pious associations and Sodalities VIII
within the reach of all. M
1t is thus, that by the abundance q
prayers and good works, and by al
Christian life, you will be able, ferventt
that Almighty God knows, to satisfy d
justice, avert the evils we have 80 weF
served, and draw down upon us all the md
of the Lord, and graoes of conversion\
salvation.
As for Us, dear Co-laborers, let MS remember
that our Lord Jesus has chosen Us, that We
may place ourselves, with him and under his
Divine action, between the justice of God and
the iniquities of men. Frustrated at the feet
of our Saviour, let rs pour our tears and
prayers before the altar, on which we everv
day immediate the Holy Victim, and on which
our Divine Master resides day and night
through love for us. Let Us be holy, that our
holiness may render more efficacious the wOrds
of life we address to the faithful, and the
prayers we shall send up to the throne of Mer
ces. And walking first ourselves in the wav
in which We must lead our brethren, we shall
be better able to hasten the end of the evils of
the Church and of our poor country, and above
all to obtain the specification and eternal
salvation of those dear souls that are entrusted
to us, and of whom we shall have to give an
account to our Sovereign Pastor, our Lord
Jesus Christ to whom be all honor and plorv.
now and for ever.
We, therefore, after invoking the holy name
of God have ordained, and do ordan as fol.
lows:
/: All faithful are bound, in the measure of
their strength, to observe the lawsl of the
Church on abstinence and fasting however
they may use for fasting the alleviations au.
thorized in this diocese, and for abstinence the
dispensations granted below.
2. Owing to general misery and to the hard.
ness of the times, the use of meat is allowed
during lent, except every Friday, Ash We'd
days, aud the Wednesday of the Holy Week,
All who fast should on fastdays eat meat only
at one meal; but it may be eaten at every
meal by such as are exempted from fasting.
3. On Sunday, meat is allowed at all meals;
but on that day, as we'll as every other day
in lent, it is prohibited to use fish and meat at
the same meal.
4. They who think they have reasons to be
exempted wholly or in part from the above
gulations should consult their pastors or
contessors, ana be governed by their advice.
5. The time assigned for the performance of
the Easter duty will begin on the first Sunday
Of Lent and will end on Trinity Sunday.
g. Ia every Church, there shall be, as far as
possible, during Lent, a course of suitable in
'tructions on the duties of Christian life {;
and the faithful are directed to attend them
assid uously, that they may not be deprived of
The heavenly graces prepared for them.
Z: The Reverend Pastors, while apprizing
heir congregations of the collection to be made
IN Easter Sunday for the Seminary, will insist \
IN m the Importance Of it, and on the bounden
iuty of the faithful to contribute to it accord
ng to their means, principally this year, to
make up the deficiency of the collection of
on account of the bad weather.
And our Pastoral Letter will be read in full
It the Parochial Mass On Quinq uagesima Sun
lay or the Sunday Immediately folio wing it's
ecepton.
Given at New Orleans, on the Feast of the
of st. Paul the Apostle, January
5tb, 1875.
NAPOLEON JOSEPH,
Archbishop of New Orleans.
By order of His Grace,