The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-11
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REGULATIONS FOR LENT
Rules Which Roman Catho-
lies Must Follow in the
Penitential Season.

Bishop Wigger has issued these regula-
ions for Lent
"First-All the week days OF Lent
from Ash Wednesday until Easter
Sunday are fast days of precept; only
one meal being allowed with the adol-
ton of a moderate collation., in the
evening.
"Second-The precept of the Lenten
fast includes that of abstinence from
flesh meat. BY an indulgence Oh the
apostolic indult, however, the use Oh
flesh met is allowed in this dlocese
at every meal on Sunday, and at the
principal meal on Mondays, TUESDAYS
Thursdays and Saturdays, with the
exception of the second and last sat
turdays of Lent.
"Third-It is forbidden to use nesh
with fresh meat at the same meal III
Lent.
"Fourth-The use of eggs. butter ana
cheese. although not allowed by Tue
general law of Lenten observance has
been introduced by custom, ana -
permitted by indult both at the coma
ton and at the principal meal, PROVO
ing that the regulation prescribing the
quantity of food permitted be ompile
with.
.sEffth-Lard. butter, or dripping OF any
kind may be used in preparing Lenteh
viands.
..sixth@The use of flesh meat is allowed
on Thursday in Holy Week.
.Aseventh-The use of eggs, milk, butter
and cheese is permitted on Good Friday.
..Eighth-When the principal meal can
not be conveniently taken at noon' the
collation. may be taken in the morning
and the dinner in the evening.
4Nintb-Those who are exempt IRON
the obligation from fasting are aHoWes
to use flesh meat, eggs and white meats
several times each day, that the use o.
the yiands is permitted at one meal to al
the faithful. -
.Tenth-The Church exempts from fhe
| obligation of fasting the following GLASSES
of persons-First, those who are sick, IN
firm or eonvalescent from illness; seconu
| those whose duties are of a laborlous OF
| exhausing character; third, those VIM
have not yet attained the age OF q yeals
| fourth, those who are enieeoleu Wy Wy
age; fifth, women who are approachihs
maternity or nursing infants.
.4Eleyenth-The foregoing classes arr
not exempted from the law OF aostlnehct
from flesh meat except in special cases q
intirmity or sickness. ~
..Twelfth-All priests exercising th'
faculties of the diocese are empowered Z.
grant dispensations from the precepe oi
| fast and abstinence in particular ease'
| and for sufficient cause.
"a plenary indulgence has been con
| coded by the Holy See to all the faithIu
| of this diocese who, On the feast or 81
D. trick or within the octave, receive VIII
nroner disposition the ssacraments o
nenance and the blessed eucharist, ana
visiting a church or chapel, offer prayers
70 God according to the intention OF IN
Holy Father and for the propagation o
the faith. :,
9Th of blessing the holy oil
will be performed this year in the Cathe
dral at ten O'Clock A. NJ. on Holy Thurs
day March 80. The holy oils will be dis
tributed in the afternoon OF the same "a
from two o'clock until $3.50.
.In accordance with the direction of tn
Third Plenary Council of Baltimore
collection will be taken up in all tn
churches of this diocese on the flfst sun
day of Lent, in aid of the propagation o
the faith and of the Indian ana colore'
missions.
with a view of encouraging I'M
salutary work of mercy, and of nat
the Christian zeal of the faithful for IN
salvation of perishing souls, u Hoi
Father Pope Leo XIII, has pehlghl
granted a plenary indulgence to All wa
having eontritely confessed n Wortnit
received Holy Communion on that day
devoutly visit a church in which the eoi
lection is made, assist at the sermon an
the other o~bservances of divine Worsnl
that MAJ be celebrated on that occasion
and offer prayer for the propagation O
the faith and the intention of the Sovef
eign Pontiff.
SIN compliance with the command 9
our Holy Father in his brief OF De
cember 1887. a collection for the Hoi
Land will be taken up IN an In
churches of ibis diocese either 0
Good Friday or on the third Sunda,
after Easter this year.
.Rev. Rectors are earnestly requeste
to make their returns for the above CO.
lections within two weeks from the tim
annointed for them to be taken up