The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-02-17
Regulations for Lent III the Arch
diocese OF Baltimore.
CARplNAl'S Residence.
February ,. 1899.

Ash " r,lneSday the first day OF Lent
falls on the 18th day of February.
l. All the faithful who have complete,
their twenty first wear unless exempt h,
dispcnsation or some other leGitimat,
cause. are bound 10 observe til" fast al
! Lent.
, They are To make one meal only 4
| day, except on sundays.
| ,. The meal permitted on fast days Is
not to be taken till about noon.
1. \ small rcfreShment, commonly called
collation. is permitted i'll the evening.
) The following persons are CNrml t
from the obligation Of fasting: Persons
under twenty enc wears of age, The sick.
nursing women, those who. through weak
ness, cannot fast. without great prejudice
to their health
Is The faithful are reminded that, be
sides the obligation of fasting imposed by
the Church. this holy season of Lent.
should be, in an especial manner, a timc
of earnest prayer, Of sorrow for sins, OF
SccluSion from the world and its amusr-
mcntS, and Of generous aims giving.
IL.
BY virtue Of an Indult to the United
States, dated August 3, 1857, and renewed
for ten years, May p, 1897. the following
special disrentation~ are granted:
l. The use Of flesh meat is permitted at
all meals On Sundays, and once 4 day on
Mondays. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdavs. with the exception Of the second
and last Saturdays of Lent. Hnt flesh
meat and fish are not to be used the same
meal during Lent, even on Sundays.
= The use of butter, cheese, milk and
eggs is also permitted every day in Lent.
>; 1t is allowed to take in the morning
some warm liquid, as tea, coffee, or thin
chocolate, made with water, and with this
liquid monthful of bread
L. Those for whom the hour of noon
may be an announcement time for dinner,
NAV invert the order and take their col
laton in the morning, and their dinner in
the evening.
). The use of hogs lard, or drippings,
instead Of butter, is authorized III prerar
ing permitted food
e. Persons exempt from the obligation
of fasting are free to take meat more than
once on those days when its use is grant
ed by lisnensation
Bv virtue OF an Induit granted to us
by the Holy See March II, 1875, we per
nit To all working men and their families
the use of flesh meat once Il day on all
fast days and abstinence days throughout
the year, with the exception of Fridays
Ash WedneSday, the Wednesday and
Saturday of Holy Week and the eve of
Christmas.
Those who are exempt from the obi!
CATION of fasting are free To take meat
mere than once on the days mentioned.
Those who avail themselves of this
Indult are not allowed to use flesh meat
and fish at the same meal and they are
earnestly cNhorted to perform some other
act of modification, such as abstinence
from into Nicatiny liquors.
IN.
The PaScilal time extends from The
first Sunday of Lent till Trinity Sunday,
during which time All Catholics who have
attained the proper age are bound to re-
ceive worthily the Holy Communion.
The Holy season OF Lent is Il very proper
time also for children to make their first
confession, which they on sht to do gtner-
ally at about the age Of seven years. Pa
rents should sec to this. BY order of IiiS
Eminence the Cardinal:
JosEriI T. OBHlTN,
Chancellor.