The morning news., 1889-03-03
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
LENT CLOSE AT HAND.
The Observances of the Fast TO Be An


The Observances of the Fast TO Be An
nounced in the Pulpits To-Day.
Only three days more remain before the
lenten season begins. Bishop Becker has
promulgated the following laws for the OBJ
servance of the lenten period by Roman
Catholics, and they will be read in all of
the churches in the Savannah diocese to-
day:
/. All the faithful who have completed their
twenty first year are unless legitimately dis
pensed, bound to observe the fast Of Lent.
2. They are to make only one meal a DAY, ex-
cepting Sundays.
g. The meal allowed on fast days is not to be
| taken until about noon.
4. Flesh meat and fish are not to be used at
| the same meal during Lent.
D. A small refreshment. commonly called col
lation, is allowed in the evening, not to exceed
the fourth part OF an ordinary meal.
g. At the collation. IL is permitted to use bread,
! all kinds Of fruits, salads and vegetables The
use Of butter cheese. milk and eggs is also toll
| Grated by virtue OF long established custom.
T. General usage has made it lawful to take in
! the morning, some warm liquid, "a tea, coffee,
or thin chocolate made with water, and a
mOuthful Of bread.
g. Necessity and custom have authorized the
use Of hogs lard instead Of butter, in preparing
permitted food.
O. The following persons are exempted from
the obligation Of fasting: Persons under 2l
who are obliged to do hard labor. all who
through weakness cannot fast without great
prejudice to their health.
10. BY virtue OF an indut granted to the bish-
ops Of these provinces, under date August 3,
1857 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 the second and last Saturdays Of
Lent.
H. Persons dispensed from the obligation of
fasting, on account Of tender or advanced age,
hard labor or i'll health are free to take meat
more than once on those days when its use Is
granted by dispensation.
H. The faithful are reminded that besides the
Il obligation 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 secusion from the world aud its amuse-
ments and Of generous almsgiving.
| l3. The Paschrl 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
to receive worthily the holy communion. The
| holy season of Lent is a proper time, also for
| children to 20 to their first confession, which
| they ought to do generally when about years
| Of age. Parents and teachers should see to
| this.
Ash Wednesday mass will be celebrated
at $3.50 o'clock at the cathedral, by Rev.
Father Cafferty, assisted by Rev. Father
Colbert. The order Of services will be the
blessing and distribution of the ashes, fol-
| lowed by the mass. In the evening at 1880
o'clock will be the blessing aud distribution
of the ashes, with devotions. During the
entire lenten period there will be devo-
tions at the cathedral at $3.50 a. m. and 80
p IN. TIE SINE hours OF service will be
observed at st. Patrick's. Bishop Becker
is in Baltimore at the conference of bish-
ops, and is not expected home in some days.
To-day is Quinqcagesima Sunday IN the
| EDiscopaliau church. The services for Lent
will be announced at the morning services.
At st. Johns services will be held on Ash
Wednesday at II O'Clock a. m and 4:3t
O'clock p. m. and daily morning services
will be held during bent at o'clock and OF
Fridays evening service will be held at 81
o'clock.
The lenten services in Christ church will
be announced this morning.