The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-12
LENT CLOSE At HAND.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
DURING THE SOLEMN FAST.

The Rules for It's Observance by Roman
Catholics to be Read Throughout the
Diocese To-day-The Programme in
the Episcopal Churches.
Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday,
the beginning of Lent To-day the Lenten
services will be announced in the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches
AT Christ Episcopal church there will be
morning service and sermon at II o'clock on
Ash Wednesday, and evening service will
be held at ) o'clock. Services will be
held daily during Lent at 4:30 p. m, and
on Wednesdays and Fridays there will
be a short morning service with an address
by the rector at II o'clock.
At St Johns there will be morning ser
vice and sermon at II o'clock on Ash
Wednesday, and daily morning services will
he held during Lent at o'clock. On Fridays,
evening service will be held at 4 80 O'clock
At st. Stephens there will be morning
prayer, litany and holy communion on Ash
Wednesday at $50 o'clock and evening
PRAYER and sermon at o'clock SUNDAYS
during Lent services will be- held at a. IN.
and 1880 y. m. Week days, there will be
morning prayer daily, with litany, on
Wednesdays and Fridays at o'clock.
Evening PRAYER, with devotional reading or
lecture, on Wednesdays and Fridays at S
o'clock. Holy week, morning service daily
except Good Friday at O'Clock; Good
Friday, morning prayer, litany and sermon
at 10 As o'clock; three hours service, from
noon to p. m, followed by evening
prayer. Wednesday and Thursday, evening
prayer at s o'clock. Saturday at 4:30
o'clock.
The holy communion will be celebrated
on Ash Wednesday morning, Sunday,
March 4, at noon, and on other Sundays at
T:30 a. IN. and on Maundy Thursday in the
evening. The holy baptism will be admin
istered TO children on Easter even at even
ing prayer.
AT st. Auglstine's mission Leuten services
will be held as follows Sundays-Evening
prayer and sermon at ) o'clock, except on
March 4, when the service, litany, sermon
and celebration of the holy communion will
be at a m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
evening prayer and lecture at 3 o'clock.
Good Friday, evening prayer and sermon at
o'clock.
The rules for tae observance OF Lent in
the Roman Catholic church will be read
this morning in all the churches in tho
diocese The following diet regulations
binding upon all Catholics in America dur
ing the season of Lent have been approved
by the Holy See upon application of Car
dinal Gibbons:
~. That the use OF fresh meats, eggs and
white meats be allowed at every meal on
Sundays, as we'll as at Uhe principal meal on
all Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays-Saturdays Of the Ember days and
Holy Week excepted.
''2. That the use of the white ments and
eggs be tolerated on all the days of Lent at
the evening collation. and at the principal
meal on those days on which the use Of flesh
meat is forbidden.
80. That in the morning a small piece of
bread be allowed with cup of coffee, tea,
chocolate or some similar drink.
81. That when the principal meal
cannot be taken at noon, the order may be
inverted and the collation. be taken in the
morning and the dinner in the evening.
%. That lard or grease, commonly
called fat, may be used in preparing the
lawful victuals.
sc. That those of the faithful who
are exempt from the obligation of fasting
can, on the days when the use of flesh meat,
eggs and white meats are permitted to all
the faithful, be allowed TO use them several
times day, az on Sundays of Lent, when
the obligation TO fast is not binding"
Impressive services viii be held in all of
the Catholic churches on Ash Wednesday
and every Wednesday and Friday there
after.