The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24
REGULATIONS FOR LENT
The Rules Which All Catholics
Will Observe.
THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS
Ash Wednesday Appropriately Observed
in st. Paups Catholic Church-The
Origin of the Custom Dates
Back to the Year 400.

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, tn,
first day of the Lenten season of 1898
The day was appropriately observed a.
st. Paufs Catholic church and also a.
the churches of some of the other de.
| nominations of Christianity. Ash
| Wednesday is the day upon which
| Christians generally begin their yearly
| penance, which continues for 40 days
and ends upon Easter Sunday, which
| this year, falls on April 10.
| Ash Wednesday is so called from the
Roman Catholic ceremony of strewine
ashes on the head as a sign of peni-
| tence. This custom, probably intro
duced by Gregory the Great. who
reigned from the year $50 to GOA, was
sanctioned by Pope Celestin ILL.,, in 1871,
and afterwards it has generally pre-
vailed. Before mass the ashes are con-
secrated on the altar, sprinkled with
holy water and signed three times with
the cross while the priest recites the
words, "Memento quod cinis es ct in
cinerem reverteris.' meaning, Re
member that thou are dust and must
return to dust" Next they are strewn
upon the heads of the officiating
priests, the clergy and the assembled
people.
The Protestant church in Germany
does not celebrate Ash Wednesday, In
the Church of England it is observed
by the stricter members. but without
anything of the ceremony from which
1T derives it's name.
The regulations governing Catholics
during Lent are prescribed by the
bishop, and this year Bishop Brondel
has issued the following regulations,
which will be observed by all Catholics
throughout the diocese of Helena:
The fast of Lent obliges all who have
completed p years of age Children
over years are bound by the law of
abstinence.
Every day of Lent, except Sunday, is
fast day, on which but one fun meal
is allowed, and the use of flesh meat is
forbidden
By an indult of Aug. 8, 1887, the use
OF flesh meat, eggs and white meats is
allowed at every meal on Sundays, as
We'll as the principal meal on Mondays
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Saturdays of the Ember days and Holy
week excepted. But the use of both
flesh meat and fish together at the
same meal is forbidden during the
whole of Lent-the use of white meats
and eggs is tolerated on all the days of
Lent at the evening collation. and at
the principal meal on those DAYS on
which the use of flesh meat is forbid
denim the morning a small piece of
bread Is allowed with a cup of coffee
tea, chocolate or some similar drink
When the principal meal cannot be
taken at noon, the order may be in
verified and the collation. taken in the
morning and the dinner in the evening.
Lard or grease, commonly called fat
may be used in preparing the lawful
Victuals-those of the faithful who are
exempt from fasting, may eat flesh
meat more than once a day, the days |
on which the use of flesh meat is per-
mitted
The rule of fasting. would be broken
by taking the full meal any consider
able time before noon without sufficient |
cause.
The following persons are dispensed
from both fast and abstinence:
the sick. the convalescent and deli |
cate women, who are pregnant or nurs- /
ing United States soldiers, by special /
of Pope Plus TX of blessed /
memory, have only six days of abstin- |
enee, to-wit: Ash Wednesday. the |
three last days of Holy Week. the
V1gils of the Assumption and of Christ
mas.
The following persons are dispensed
from the fast:
Those over so years of age. persons
of delicate constitution, those engaged
n hard labor and all who, by fast
ng, would be rendered unable to dis
sharge the duties of their employ
nent.
The time of performing Easter DUTY
If confession and holy communion com
nences on the first Sunday of Lent and
,nds on Trinity Sunday.
On the first Sunday of Lent the
'hurch collection will be made for the
indian and colored missions, and on the
second Sunday for the St Joseph So
,iety, established for the maintenance
# sick priests, according to the DEGREES
# the third BALTIC council.
BY authority from the holy see.
sranted Jan. 20. 1885, we dispense the
aithful from the obligation of the law
4 abstinence on all the Saturdays of
his year which are not fast days By
etters from Rome dated March Is. 1896.
We received the faculties to dispense |
rom the law of abstinence in favor of
and their families where
here is difficulty to observe the com
aon law. This dispensation does not
include Fridays. Ash Wednesday. the
foly Week and the Vigil of Christmas
hose who are obliged to fast can use
his dispensation only at the principal
heal. and the use of flesh meat and fish
Z the same meal remains prohibited.
We grant this dispensation and we ex-
ort the faithful to supply by other
God works whenever they are dis
ensed from the general rule
Given at Helena. under our hand and
cal and the subscription of our secre
AIRY, on the 10th day of February. in
1e year of our Lord 1928.
JOHN B. BRONDEL.
Bishop of Helena