The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-07
THE SEASON OF LENT.
THE BEGINNING or THE LENrEN
SEASON.
How the reriod WIN ne observed In
The Catholic and the Episcopal
Churches of Houstcn-Pro-
Erammc Of services.


ms Lsuten period. commemorative Of
the forty DAYS fas; OF the savior. begins
TO-DAY. Ash Wednesday. ana win continue
uutn AiHreh 3 Easter sunday
Between the two dates there ara forty
SIX days hat Shs sundays. on which the
fast is not observed are not coangea. ana
thus only forty fast days intervene
The observance q the Len:en scusuu is
of VERY anriens origin, bur has been raurh
relaxed 10 later years. thaarh tire urin.
csnie Of permitting bus one meal. with q
siirrt -tfecriua OF coliHtitrl IS retained
wherever TIRE ytrict observance g. e-jbinea
L Ut Anglican e.urca special services
zrr hsia Throughout the lltuisn Season
VIII Shstentiou from sra-ldly amusement
but Ehe Observance q the aas5 Is ie.J 70
sbe discretion - each individual Ncar,z
al rnE-i,hst h7a re.;glols frdi1s have pa
81 thIF ruI-rrE the oaFr-vEIce ui Lett
q confined El1aos1 entirely 60 -lH f@u-us-
tEtAniie and Efisc-si1i nsi-oaes ans tnH
Tlrie rissa'NltaLT ~ tnfT' t2 S5-ue
st1uces j. urre 8 ruarter 1t e conscience
rhEr 90 ctillrdl 1i-rErllf7. TIE eel.sal Is
also observed hy th- Greek elu-c,-
serrs- = al nslrts-s ~ she la-h1t
ErsTT aay II Lent s1ear sundays, Sc
or1r onr gan reai azy is h,.rvs5
wilie1 stru3i - llEEr Enrls roar Bass
~heu tAe fui cltal l1l z--- s- -eEs- l..7
Tnul tae order may - Reversed taE ca-.s-
1ier -ar hg r1Eec n tas -1a~--ne AVS
1af i-i -re4l RI .-r- situ.a-
A srnEl refresAs-s=-lt rl.l-r-h --f.al
2 -ulAaoc. rz4t - t.f-l = ae u@
cEp % cCEeH tsa. clrcr lats. a- f.Zls
Ezr1i.nr 1rl1k. wttA By G.. bread ls E--
- - ~ ea,.L no. te -rr--.,.s O.. e-4
time On sJn-Ags ard ar ~ r-i11-El -1s-s
On Mon1GHE EuepalFE ttr~-a1fF aEl
saturs.ays. except OK A-Esine- sHiureAy aa-
Flsa aa5 nssa are not au1wes q; ta-
same rne1i. even 90 S1-azFs-
Taos $50 are HEesurs trc-- rNe 1r,irz-
On tee DAYS cl which 1Hsa meat 80 az
Lard Or tat may h. usea IN Frs7A-ae
me use Or eeEs ana vri,s yeats Ga--
ticinial Is aiipTrl a1 ;ae frlae'fgA us--
and collation.
Unless lawfully 8lgpense8 o. exempted.
MI the faithful wEp ara - gears ~ EEH
are bound % observe o." East ~ Lent
me saw % -hsi.ntpe- FROM 7is-' ls
The time within wnien the taHEr-l -ncgt
cnynpls with tafif Easter 1u-s' extends h
from the first SUNDAY ~ Lon; 70 Trinity
During Lent BESIDES sunday service. ds-
votiUuai eX rrISeF should D. hr.a "a sac
gHNFln on TWO GAYS NHTaTE NtIr
permission is granted % have me
ton Of the blessed sacrament which may
be preceded by she ROSARY and l1 aprre-
PIRATE instruction, or by the stations %
by dlsrensation tho use OF flesh meat
IS allowed on SATURDAYS uurlaE this year. !
except Saturdays which are fast pays
This dispenration BE- granted ny it9'r" on
condition that IL be so published eyr-E
The following IS the programme Tor the 1
"a. 40. trH
churches Of the CITY.
"Wednesday m., holy wn~s Ureo-1e1
by the blessings and distribution y ase-F,
80 9. m, rosary. sermon ana henedie-
Friiay-s a. m. holy mass: 20 p m
stations Of the cross with short insirHc-
tons on tho suffering Of Christ
Snnday-f.30 and 1880 IA. holy mass
7:So p m, vespers, hen'-liotion ana ser
The CATHOLIC churches are located ana
presided over as follows
Church Of the Annunciation, corner o. I
Crawford street and TgSas avenue rather [
-. looSeph.s church. H"'sioT avenue 1
ST patrlck's church corner % Maury |
and Cont streets Father Murphy
The following IS the weHigs programme I
FOR Christ church. corner OF Faruiu street 4
and Texas avenue, Rev Henry -. AYES I
Ash wednesday tnrst Gay IN I.enu-P-n.
itential office $50 M, morning prayer .
and sermon, ID on a Tu.t tIti"fiNE Tor ]
prayer book and hymnalsl' evening prayer I
BIO p m. shelterlnE arms. q %. IN, Broth I
erhoo1 OF St. Andrew, 3 %. m.
THURSDAY N1r-'-r u"HE.r SEQ 7 n.
evening prayer, SEQ r. M; evening prayer
and sermon tat Clemens Memorial, 30 Z
=. N.
Friday -MorninE prayer 90 a IA; oven F.
ing prayer go ?. ~ Altar society 10 .
m Daughter OF the Church 4 9 20.
satnriay Morning prayer 40 a. IN.
evening PRAYER. - p. IN.
sunday-Holv communion T q N sun /
day school q 20 a. IN. morning prayer ana .
sermon n a. M evening prayer and SER
mon, 80 o. m; evening services ~ elem
ems Memorial 7.31 p u.
The week day services during Lent tun-
IN Holy Weeki will boz held iu the church
q, VI nj s.3Q g. m and ~ D. IA
The church Is open daily for PRAYER and /
meditation.