St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-15
THE LAWS OF LENT
Ordered to BE Observed by Catho-
lies During the Lenten
Vs. Season.
Special Privileges Granted Ameri-
cans Under DISPENSE
ton.

Today the Catholic church celebrate
the festival known as Ash Wednesday,
the first day of Lent. High mass will
time the ashes will be distributed. The
ashes will also be distributed in the
evening at o'clock. The following are
the Lenten regulations for the several
dioceseS of the eccleS iaStlcal province
of st. Paul:
All the days in Lent, Sunday ex-
cepted, 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 flesh meat, eggs and the 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 fiesh-meat is permitted
at the principal meal on Mondays, Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays, with
the exception of Saturday of Ember
week Deb. 30 and Holy Saturday
tAprl ~ 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. is permitted
on all days of Lent, whether at the
principal meal or at the collation..
3. A cup of coffee, tea, chocolate, or
other similar drink, with morsel of
bread or a cracker. may be taken in the
morning.
f. When the principal meal cannot
middle of the day, the order of the re-
past may be changed-the collation. TAX
en- in the morning, and the dinner or
full meal in the evening.
5. The use of lard, or dripping,ls per-
mitted in preparing food.
s. Persons legitinately dispensed
from the law of fasting may use flesh
meat at all meals on whatever days
there is general permission for its use at
the principal meal.
The precept of fasting is binding I'M
der pain of grieyous SIN.
The following classes of persons are
dispensed from the obligation Of fasting
persons under the age of twenty-one
wears those who have attained to the
age Of sixty: the lnfrm; those who are
engaged III 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 conscience that their indiS-
position to fasting is owing to real i'll
ability and not to a spirit of self-in-
diligence. In all cases OF doubt they
should advise with their pastor, and all
. W IN are eSeDDt should eDdeaYOr TO sum-
pv as far as they can for the nOn-Ob-
seyance of the fast by other penitential
and should i'll common
with others devote themselves to prayer
and recollection. and acts of sorrow and
conjunction for sin. agreeably with
the spirit OF the church in this holy sea-
son.
The precept of abstinence from flesh
meat is binding OH all, children under
the age of seven years and the sick eX-
cepted.
by special apostolic indult the use of
flesh meat is az ain allowed on Satur-
days throughout the year, except when
a fast day falls or Saturday.
Pastors will hold special exercises Of
devotion in ther several churches at APP
pointed times during Lent. instructions
of practical character upon the Chris
tial duties, the nature o. the sacra-
mpfts. and the preparations for their due
reception, should be given on those oc-
casI0ns.
The devotion of the way of the cross
will be observed in ali chufc':eS AMI
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