The Irish standard., 1891-02-14
REGULATION FOR LENT.
A Guide for the Proper Observation OF the
Holy Season IN the Diocese Of
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In this year of grace, 1891, Ash-Wed-
nesday, the first day of Lent, falls on the
eleventh day of February.
All days in Lent, Sunday, excepted,
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 mid
die OF the day, and iii the evening to a
collation. not exceeding the fourth part Of
an ordinary meal, and excludes both
from the full meal and the collation. the
use of Aesh-meats, eggs, and wh1te~meats
| (milk, butter, cheese, etc.
BY apostolic dispensation the following
special privileges are granted to the
! faithful in the United States
J.. The use of hesh-meat is permitted
st the principal meal on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, with
the exception of Saturday of Ember
week {Feb. 2lsD, and Holy Saturday
March 2Sth). Fish and meat, however,
are not to be used at the same meal.
2. The use Of eggs and white-meats
(milK, butter, cheese, etc. J Is permitted
ON all days of lent whether at the princi-
pal meal or at the collation..
3. A cup Of coffee, tea, chocolate, or
other similar drink, with a morsel of
bread, or a cracker, may be taken in the
morning.
4. When the principal meal cannot
without difficulty be had toward the
middle of the day, the order of the re-
pasts may be changed-the collation.
taken in the morning, and the dinner or
full meal in the evening.
S. The use of lard, or dripping, is
permitted in preparing food,
S. Persons legitimateIy dispensed
from the law of fasting may use flesh
meat at all meals On whatever days
there is general permission for it's use at
the principal meal. ~
The precept of fasting is binding under
pain of grievous sin.
| The following classes of persons are
dispensed from obligation of fasting
persons under the age OF twenty-one
years; those who have attained to the
age Of sixty; the infrm; those vino are
engaged in hard labor. or exhausting
duties; women who are in the state OF
pregnancy, or are nursing children.
Those who excuse themselves or seek
exemption from this obligation, should
satisfy their consciences that their indis-
position to fasting is owing to real in
ability and not to a spirit of self-indul-
gence. In all cases of doubt they should
advise with their pastor, and all who are
exempt, should endeavor to supply as
far as they can for the non observance
of the fast by other penitential restric-
tions, and should in common with
others devote themselves to prayer and
recollection, and acts of sorrow and COM
junction for sin, agreeably with the
spirit of the Church in this holy season.
The precept Of abstinence from q flesh
meat is binding on al, children under
the age Of seven years and the sick ex-
copied.
BY special apostolic indult the use Of
hesh-meat is again allowed on Saturdays
throughout the year, except when 9 fast
day falls on Saturday.
Pastors will hold special exercises OF
devotion in their several churches at ap-
pointed times during Lent. Instructions
Of q practical character upon the Christ
ian duties, the nature Of the sacramento,
] land the preparation for their due re-