National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-15
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Regulations for Lent-other Items of In
terest.

terest.
The following regulations for lent have been
issued by the Archbishop of Baltimore:
Ash Wednesday, the first day Of Lent falls on the
26th day of February. All the faithful who have
completed their twenty1rst year are, unless legti-
mately dispensed bound to observe the iust oflent
They are TO take only one meal a day, excepting
sundays. The meal allowed on fast days Is not to
he taken until about noon Flesh meat, and fish
not be used at the same meal during Lent a small
rcfreShment, commonly called collation., iSallOWed
In the evening, not TO exceed TO fourth part Of an
ordinary meal. II isperlnited to use bread, butter
nbles, and fish at the collation.. General usage has
made 1t lawful to take I'm the morning some warm
liquid as tea, coffee, or Thin chocolate made with
water, and mOuthful of bread Necessity and Gus.
tom have authorized the use of hogs lard, instead
Of butter In preparing permitted food. The follow.
ing persons are exempted from the obligations Of
lasting Persons under twenty.one years of
age, the sick, nursing women, those who
are obliged TO do hard labor all who
dice ~ their health by dspensaton the use of
flesh meat will be allowed at all meals on Sundays,
and once day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays with the exception Of Holy Thurs
day, and the second aud last Saturdays of Lent
The faithful are reminded that besides the oblga-
ton of fasting imposed by the church, this holy
season OF Lent should be, in an especial manner
time Of earnest prayer, OF sorrow for sin, of eX
Clusion nom the world and It's amuscments aud of
generous aims. giving. The Paschal time extends
from the first sunday Of Lent till Trinity sunday,
during which time all Catholics who have attained
the use Of reason, are bound to prepare themselves
'ViNNtlNt lNt HNlN lllt Iplg
season of Lent Is very proper time, also for chill.
dren to go TO their iirst.communiun, which they
ought TO do generally when about seven years of
age. Parents should see to this.
The Rev Father Jenkins, president Of Con
zaga College, has received direct from His
Holiness Pope Leo XIII. the papal blessing on
the new school.house for girls in st. Aloysius
parish.
The Rev. Abbott Martin, in charge Of the
Benedctine Missions among the Sioux Indians,
at Standing Rock, d. r., was amoug the dis
tnguished visitors TO this city during the
week. lie has been in charge of the missions
at thas station since the Custer massacre and
has succeeded in establishing there a small
church aud school, the latter in charge of the
Benedctine Sisters. He is now visiting the
East soliciting means, In order to erect a
| larger church and schools. He returned to
Boston yesterday, and from there lie will go
| to Dakota next month.
The Rev. Archbishop of Baltimore was wait
ed upon by o delegation of the residents of
| Uniontown in order to influence his action in
regard to reconsdering his determination to
build a church in Uniontown. After careful
consideration of the matter he has concluded
to adopt his original plan, and has purchased
the site and had the plans prepared As soon
as the collections justify it work will be COM
menced.
| The Rev. Bishop Foley, of Chicago, is very
sick, but his physicians have no approximations
for his life aud think he will soon recover.
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