The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-02-12

LENTEN REcULATIoNs.--Int this year of
grace, 1891, Wednesday. first day of
Lent falls on the 18th of February.
All days in Lent, Sundaysexcepted. are
days of fast.
All the faithful, unless legitimately
dispensed, are bound to observe the fast
of Lent.
The law of fasting restricts the taking
of food to one full meal toward the middle
OF the day, and in the evening to COLA
ton not exceeding the fourth part of an
ordinary meal, and excludes both from
the full meal and the collation. the use Of
fiesh-meat, eggs, and white-meats, (milk,
butter, cheese, etc.
By apostolic dispensation, the following
special privileges are granted to the faith
ful in the United States:
1. The use of fesh-meat is permitted
at the principal meal on Monday, Tues
days. Thursdays, and Saturdays. with
the exception ofSaturday of Ember week.
and Holy Saturday. Fish and meat,
however, are not to BIS used at the same
meal.
2. The use of egge and whitemeats
(milk, butter, cheese, etc. is permitted
on all days of Lent, whether at the prin-
cipal meal or at the collation..
8. A cup of coffee, tea, chocolate, or
other similar drinks, with a. morsel of
bread, or cracker, may be taken in the
morning.
4. When the principal meal cannot
without difficulty be had toward the mid
die of the day, the order of the repast
may be changed the collation. taken in
the morning, and the dinner, or full meal,
in the evening.
5. The use oflard, or dripping. is per-
mitted in preparing food.
6. Personslegitimately dispensed from
the law of fasting way use flesh meat at
all the meals on whatever days there is
general permission for its use at the
principal meal.
The precept of fasting is binding under
pam OF grievous sin.
The following classes of persons are
dispensed from obligation of fasting:
persons under the age of FL years; those
who have attained the age of sixty; the
in6rm; those who are engaged in hard la
Dor, or exhaustlng duties; women who
are in state of pregnancy, or are nurs-
ing children. Those who excuse them
selves Or seek exemption from this obi
CATION, should satisfy their conscience
that their indisposition to tasting is ow-
ing to real inability, and not to spirit
of selfindulgence. In all cases of doubt
they should advise withtheir pastor, and
all who are exempt, should endeayor to
supply as far as they can for the non
observance of the past by other peniten-
tial restrictions, and should, in common
with Others, devote themselves to prayer
and recollection, and to acts of sorrow
and conjunction for sin, agreeable with
the spirit of the church in this holy sea-
son.
The precept of abstinence from flesh
meat is binding on all, children under the
age of seven years and the sick excepted.
BY special apostolic indulgence, the use of
fiesh-meat is again allowed on Saturdays
throughout the year, excepting when a
fast day falls on Saturday.
Pastors will hold special exercises OF
devotion in their several churches at APP
pointed times during Lent. Instructions
of a practical character upon the Chris
tian duties. the nature ofthe Sacraments,
and the preparation for their due recep-
ton, should be given on those occasions.
The devotion of the Way of the Cross
will be observed in all churches and
chapels, when it is possible to do so, on
the Friday evenings through Lent.
The time for complying with the Easter
duties extends from the first Friday in
Lent to Trinity Sunday. All the faithful
who have made their first Holy Commun-
ion are under penalty of ecclesiastical
censures, bound to receive worthily dur
ing this time, the holy Sacraments of
Penance and of Holy Eucharist.
+ OTTo.
Bishop of St. Cloud.
St. Cloud, Mimi, February. 1891.
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