The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-02-10
LENTEN REGULATIONS.

LENTEN REGULATIONS.
For the Several Dioceses Of the Ecclesias-
tical Province Of St. Paul.
In this year OF grace, 1894, Ash Wed
nesday, the first day of Lent, falls on the
seventh day Of February.
B All days in Lent, Sundays 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 g
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:
/. The nse of fesh-meat is permitted
at the principal meal on Mondays, Tues.
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the
exception of Saturday Of Ember week
(Feb ID and Holy Saturday March 24)
Fish and meat, however, are not to be
used at the same meal.
2 The use Of eggs and white-meats
{mllk, butter, cheese, etc. is permitted
on all days of Lent, whether at the prin-
cipal meal or at the collation..
3. A CUP OF coffee, tea, chocolate, or
other similar drink, 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 DO changed--the collation. may be
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 dispensed from
the law Of fasting may use flesh. meat st
all meals on whatever days there is gem
eral permission for it's use at the princi-
pal meal.
The precept of fasting is binding under
pain Of grievous Gin.
The following classes of persons 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 infirn1; those who are
engaged in hard labor, or exhaustlng du-
ties; women who are in the state OF preg-
nancy, or are nursing children. Those
who excuse themselves or seek exemption
from the obligation should satisfy their
consciences that their indisposition to
fasting is owing TO real inability and not
to spirit of self-indulgence Ia I'LL cases
OF doubt they should advise with their
pastor, and a}] who are exempt should
endeavor to supply as far as they can for
the observance of the fast by other
penitential restrictions, and should in
common with others devote themselves
to prayer aud recollection, and acts Of
sorrow aud com junction for sin, agree
ably with the spirit of the church 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 excepted
By special apostolic indult the use of
flesh meat is again allowed on Saturdays
throughout the year, except when fast
day falls On Saturday.
Pastors will hold special exercises OF
devotion in their several churches at ap
pointed times during Lent. Instructions
OF practical character upon the Chris
tian duties, the nature of the saoraments,
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 throughout Lent.