The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07
Antictpations Of the Coming
Penance.
History Of the Penitential Season
in Early Times.
ARCHBISHOP MCLOSkEYS CIRCULAR


OF penance does not arrive without penalties ana
panss 70 mankind In general There are many
troubled minds on account OF its coming and
thousands Of the rairest OF the fair II they do not
exactly swear ~ Il ~out ioud,n entertain decided
opinions and unexpressed thoughts tending in
that direction. The Jews OF old used to usher In
the fast with sound OF trumpets, Just the same
as they would q festival; but 1t would
DO Q very dinncult thing nowadays to
get either Jew or Gentle to emis other
sounds snan groans at the approach
OF Lenten regulations In New York city. Else
where they may DO otherwise, for reasons best
known to them. and which do not at ali suit 40
may be easily imagined, at least so far as the
sBRIoUs AHT1cIPArIoNs
OF moderate fare 20. tho mental and rastronomio
longings OF citisens hereabouta In Rome they
have their carnival. likewise In Venice, both Of
which are worid-celebrated for their abandon and
reckless jocularisy and for more serious charac-
teristics New Orleans, too. gives itself up to the
hysterie evolustons and Wild sptrfts Of sac carn-
val and Paris turns out In all the gay eplend0r
OF irs hardi-Gras, and dresses itself for
the occasion IN an extra Partisan cos
tune. But with . thermometer below zero
II IL not so comfortable O thing to %
giving such farewell TO roast oeei and boiled
mutton ana other sold comforts OF liie Hence:
US, inaeed, nave more generous dealing ON the
part OF
who the only time ID the year when ne does any.
thing nnpiessant sends forth before lent begins
boiled eggs aud fried nsh. II Is true, only too
true, the religious people would say. that TO
most people '"is yearly Vtn ss very unMei,
Chris tians IL Ia received as necessary bore, ana
not reecsed rather on! OF respect ,or me ordi,
love they have for IL. To the unnortlned and SELL
indulgent citisens its spproacn brings chill
N
calamity Vhion q Z Impossible 70 arrest.
,,,.s ma, a. so skuss CIV ,,,s ana .s.,..
grace o. God sent for their special perfection aud
sanotlncA.ion, sno vote were tssen tnese e9od
complete monopoly Of tue heavenly siii Perhaps
they are nsnt AIter All lor OUT successors 70 tno
S oncs - 1e0re
tne CuIsInn ers anu ou J" az eve! s,nep, oensudy
ing influences Of sne penitenual season. brlsf
70 SOBER teeungs ABOUT custom wnicn mas so pre-
vailed rom the sime o. tne risne s nan.
Lent Il Of very snclen! observance Il Is men:
Toned 10 the esrhest councus ol tne Cnurcn Ano
,ur,: Is was universally established IN the fourth
ns ahont ,ns s,pr" ,or cesbrainu Eo stsr
sSs sss i las, Was an sc
Was sa p =. s: me I'm .r ss; s e !. oS
iOr tue week before Easter, called the ante
ss.; out .oaa seem .,on tms au.uorIues "a -
~.
.ns sav.our ,as. & 's s ~ o. cnS
yer, severrs, %. sua .ns' sn.s rs 'rS usorenco
ton which arose soous the . time Of off,
An IN. m,aa,s Of ne second csntnrv vn.r .or.s
ssows tn~ tns tast Of tortv osss ns nsen N nrac
SUI luz sn ,h.s ,,vns roe % " :" p y,
ne ..snrsv 6svs, Pa Psst Montanns Of PnSsoi"
yIs h.rssx vn,cn ,rc,ss ~ ~. ~
ssAi.en, " a[ rs n'0n hsau"1 rr rsrSe ~. ~
% cv s.n; nv Gn,,ss ana snnoprc.c IN. ~
was - 49,. ne .pos 49,, nc as
py ,ne S""pou; s"p n p sus ,,r % IN mani .smee
versal custom aae1 cnos,ons on snS
na,n,s whscs vsrs ,hsn csa,ns cnssuonS In snS
East rom me carries, centuries 40 % the present
u1e.,and,ne tns fact tSai ths or,boaox rc,,g'or
nas nssn az na,ated nun Roma s,nce pSe ann ear.
~ 80 ,n,.,n sn,,rr cra - 49,
sars.v 80 tnss svsr, ons might Ia, ~Ssn nS
teouoas nroner ts,s s6owios maj ana ems, vss
, ,moa ,ns s.na snr"s sursd arsrsorcsrsrv
saxs and fssts 10 sppease the ximtgsrv Thss
ancient Jews observed annual lasss me pr,ncipa!
IN ,nsh aav NJ tns s.vensn mnntn Thare 49,
other fss" in the fourth: asa and tenth months.
fasteo everv wednasd.. and Fr,dav These oacss
are submitted oy tue religious writers as showing
winch tnev drduce mar the Christlan Church
has mad ana nas stii the power TO
order certain pcnitentisl season. sucn
for sncnisI purposes Tertul,an ia, ms that nj w
~ csSos ns on Sfs re-. ns
ssroua :aerns: ana death rss ss o, sSs
Jews were very severe, and the early Christians
OF pse eSry a,sc,pIDe Of IN. cnurcs vas tntr"
duced by ,ox,.
THk noNks
DIiukiuk y urs~ - W. - e.nues 49, ss.ossy
niny OF enieucv AZ the General CuApfAr of BenO-
dicsins RSSs's. 10 sii. which vas ordered ey the
EnPeIVi kou's WIG sS~s...s ~
that ~ necessity snAl require y on scc"n. %
hard labor, after the mea tAken 10 the evening"
even In Lent before comphne, on DAYS when the
ofice OF the dead n celebrate. they are alio %
TO uriukv Tue laiIy soon began 10 take the sane
.SS,..r.~ 10, nj ina nrtesneh - tn ~ M
inauisrnce., Sos Ins, ,no v,sn sns ~,.s
degrees tue colnton was pormtNu W tAk0
some what larger Dimensions but the 700 wno
necessarily of the very poorest quality. ~ 10
prrse nt time In Catholic countnes only
rav 49,. Am ootfAvtog
49, uox-.a ma ,ns soi,s non a e ACT a,NAv AZ ain
arc hioweu' anu 'uc oohssse. W. ~''sS s.rS
from the coarse arc VI &c suIWs ~. luc Iese
also apples 10 Catnobcs N fTetestAns coentrses.
Rlsuops however. nave the privilege. When So
r,ors rea son. demand A. o mltivatiug the oualSY