The record-union., 1897-03-03


days, Litany and prayers, II a. m.
Special services will be held as fol-
lows:
Ash Wednesday, March Sd, morning
prayer, sermon and holy communion,
IL a. M; evening prayer and sermon
by Bishop Graves, 1:30 p. m,
Sunday, March Dist, holy baptism, at
both morning and evening service.
Monday, March 22d, confirmation and
sermon by Bishop Graves, T:3O p. m.
Thursday, March 25th, annunciation,
B. V. NJ, holy communion and special
sermon to women only, II a. m.
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday in holy week, April 18th,
18th, 14th and 18TH holy communion
and address at II a. m.
Good Friday, April 10th, morning
prayer and sermon at II a. M; evening
prayer and sermon to men only, I:oO
p. m.
first celebration. Z a. m; morning
prayer, 9:45 a. M; holy communion,
second celebration (full choraD and ser
mon, II a. M; evening prayer and ser
vice of song, I:30 p. m.
During Lent Rev. Mr.. Mel. the rec
tor, will preach two courses of sermons,
one on Sunday and Wednesday even
ings, on The Commandments" and
one on Sunday mornings on Man in
His Relationship to God"
CATHOLIC REGULATIONS.
Bishop Grace of the Sacramento do
cese has issued the following regula-
tions for members of the Catholic
Church.:
All the days of Lent except Sundays,
are fast days of obligation.
All persons under 21 years or over
90 years of age, those engaged in hard
labor the sick and convalescent, and
those who cannot, fast without injury
obligation of fasting.
All bound to keep the fast shall make
but one full meal day except on Sun
days
The meal permitted on fast days
should be taken about noon.
collation. is permitted in the even
ing
When the principal meal cannot con-
veniently be taken about noon the or
der may be inverted, so that the COLA
ton may be taken about noon and the
dinner in the evening
General usage has made it lawful to
take in the morning a cup of coffee,
tea or chocolate, with small piece of
bread
Necessity and custom have author
lied the use of lard instead of butter in
the preparation of all permitted foods.
By dispensatiOn the use of flesh meats
is permitted at all meals on Sundays
and once day at the principal meal
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, with the exception of En-
ber Saturday and the last Saturday of
Lent
Persons exempt from the obligation
Of fasting may partake of flesh meat
at all meals on days when the use of
meat is permitted at the principal meal.
Flesh meat and fish are not to be
used at the same meal during Lent,
even on Sundays
The use of butter, cheese milk and
eggs is permitted every day in Lent
By virtue of an indult granted by the
Holy See, March 10, 1895, workingmen
and their families are allowed the use
of flesh meat once day on all the fast
and abstinence days throughout the
year, with the exception of all Fridays.
Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday and
Saturday of holy week and the vigil of
Christmas. Those who are exempt from
the obligation of fasting are permitted
to use meat more than once a day on
all days, except those before mentioned
namely, Fridays, Ash Wednesday, the
Wednesday and Saturday of holy week
and the vigil of Christmas Those who
avail themselves of this indult are not
permitted to use flesh meat and fish at
the same meal and are earnestly ex-
orted to perform some other act Of
modification, such as abstinence from
intoxicating liquors.
The Paschal time extends from the
first Sunday Of Lent until Trinity Sun
day, inclusive, during which time all
Catholics who have obtained the proper
age are bound to receive holy commun-
ion worthily.
To afford the faithful opportunities
Of gaining the graces of the Lenten
season, it is hereby ordered that in
addition to the usual Sunday devotions.
Lenten exercises be held on two even
ings of each week in all the churches
Oh the diocese 10 Whlcn are attached
resident pastors. On one of the even
ings an instruction is to be given. on
the other the stations of the cross: and
permission is hereby given for benedc-
tion of the blessed sacrament on both
evenings.
The faithful are reminded that be
sides the obligation of fasting imposed
by the church, the season of Lent
should be in a very special manner a
time Of earnest prayer, of sorrow for
sin. of abstention from amusements,
which, not sinful in themselves. are
permitted during other portions of the
year. and of generous almsgiving to the
poor.
To comply with the decree of the
Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, a
collection will be taken up on the first
Sunday of Lent at all the masses and
at vespers for the missions among the
Indians and negroes.
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