The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-02-18
REGULATIONS FOR LENT.

| In the Various Dioceses of the Ecclesiastical
Province Of St. Paul.
In this year of grace, 1893, Ash We'd
nesday, the first day of Lent, falls on the
fifteenth day of February.
All the days of 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 in 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-meat, eggs, and white-meats
milk, butter, cheese, etc.
BY apostolic dispensation the follow
ing special privileges are granted to the
faithful in the United States:
l. The use of flesh meat is permitted
at the principal meal on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays anil Saturdays, with
the exception of Saturday Of Ember
week February 25) and Holy Saturday
april u. Fish and meat, however, are
not to be used at the same meal.
g. The use of eggs and white-meats
(milk, butter, cheese, etc is permitted
on all days of Lent, whether at the prln-
cipal meals 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-
past 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 per-
mitted in preparing food.
6. Persons legitimately dispened from
the laws of fasting may use flesh meat at
all meals on whatever days there is gen.
eral permission for it's use at the princi-
pal meal.
The precept of fasting is binding un-
der pain of grievous sin.
The following classes of people are
dispensed from the obligation of fasting
Persons under the age of twenty-one
years; those who have attained to the
age of sixty; the infirn; those who 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 the obligation should
satisfy their consciences that their indis-
position to fasting is owing to real ina
bility and not to 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 observancesofthe
fast by other penitent1al restrictions,
and in common with others devote them
selves to prayer and recollection, and
acts OF sorrow and conjunction for sin,
agrseably with the spirit of the Chur. b
in this holy season.
The precept of abstinence from flesh
| meat is binding on all children under
the age Of seven years and the sick ex-
copied. d
By special apostolic indult the use of
hesh-meat is again allowed on Saturdays
throughout the year, except when fast
day falls on Saturday.
Pastors will hold special exercise OF
devotion at their several churches at ap-
pointed times during Lent. Instructions
Of q practical character upon the Chris
tian duties, the nature of the sacraments,
and the preparation for their due recep-
tien, should be given on those occasions.
The devotion Of the way Of the cross
will be observed in all churches and
chapels, swhen it is possible to dose, on
the Friday evenings throughout Lent.
JoHF IRKI.ArD.
rchbishop q st. Pau. u.