The Irish standard., 1898-02-26
LENTEN REGULATIONS.
In the Archdiocese of ST. Paul md
Northwestern DiocrseS.

Northwestern DioccscS.
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent,
occurred this year OH the 23d OF April.
The regulations for Lent in the arch
diocese of st. Paul and dioccscs OF Du-
lutll, Winona, st. Cloud, Fargo and
Sioux Falls are as follows, and all the
faithful, unless legitimatcy excused or
dispensed, are bound in conscience,
under tie penalty of grcvolls sin, to OBJ
serve them.
All the days of Lent, the Sundays ex-
cepted, are days Of fast.
The precept Of fasting restricts the use
Of food to one meal towards the middle
of the day, and Il collation. in the even
ing not exceeding the fourth part of an
ordinary mcai-custom, however, ;Lu-
thorzng the taking in the morning of
cup o! coffee. tea or chocolate, with a
small piece Of bread.
ThGologians allow for the collation.
solid food to the amount of eight ounces.
The solid food taken in the morning
should not exceed two ounces
When the meal or principal rcpast
cannot be taken without serious incon-
Venience towards the middle of the day,
the order OF repasts may be reversed,
the meal or principal replst being taken
In the evening, and the collation. at an
earlier hour.
The use of flesh meat is allowed at all
meals On Sundays, and at the principal
meal on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, except the Saturday Of
Ember week March Glh and the Satur-
day of Holy Week (April 9lh.)
The use OF flesh meat is forbidden on
Wednesdays, Fridays, the Saturday OF
EmGer week and the Saturday OF Holy
week; on other days, outside OF Sun
days, it is forbidden at all rcpasts, en-
cept the one meal CT principal rcpast.
The use of lard however, is permit
ted at ali times in the preparation of
food.
Both fish and flesh mcn, cannot be
taken ut the same meal, even on SIM
days.
Persons legitimatcly excused or dis
pensed from the preccpt of fasting. may
use flesh meat at all meals on Whatever
day there is a general permission to use
1t at the principal rcpast
from the prcropt of fasting aro cy-
cused: Those under ihc ago OF 81 YEAR,,
Or over the age of 60: the inlirr, and tho
convalesurut; women bearing or u,rsin,
children; those engaged in hard labor
or other duties exhaustive or physical
strength; those who from poverty ara
unable to procure for the principal re-
past suliiciency Of nutritive food.
From the preccpt Of abstinence from;
hesh meat are excused: The Young I'M
der the age of seven years; Che sick.
those who are SO situated as not io lao
able to procure for themselves abstin-
ence food.
In virtue Of the authority conceded to
Bishops In the United States by n rc-
cent Pontifical Indult, permission is
granted to working people" to use meat
on all days of Lent. with the exception
OF Fridays, Ash Wednesday, the We'd
nesday and the Saturday of Holy Week.
tends to all three repasts in the day.
The usual prohibition remains against
using flesh meat and fish at the somo
meal.
Where the wage Garner, in virtue OF
the tndult, uses meat, all the members
OF the household may likewise use if. i.
Inc church does not wish to impose
upon the household inconyeniences Of
double cooking. But, In cases Of this
kind, those members of tho household
who may be bound by tho preccpt Of
fasting, are allowed the use Of meat ONLY
ut their principal repast
The Sovereign Pontiff exhorts all
who may make Use Of tho privileges of
the indult to be still mindful of ths,r
duty to practice self-denlal, and he
counsels that instead Of the abstinence