New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-28
FIRST DAY OF LENT.
AFTERNOON SERVICES TO BE HELD By THE
CATHOLIC AND EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.

AFTERNOON SERVICES TO BE HELD By THE
CATHOLIC AND EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
Lent. which begins to-day with Ash wednes-
day. win bring Easter we'll into April as II falls
upon the 18th Of that tickle month and will be the
more joyous for IT'S advent among buds and bios
SONS. The faithful who will rigidly fast during
the forthcoming forty days. held their parting
Publications last night-yesterday being known
pancake Tuesday" when the apple fritter
the order Of the day
In olden times name was given for each Sunday
in Lent. These were It'd. Mid, Mseray, CARING.
Palm and Goodpas day. there being special festivi-
ties for each. The early English did not observe
the cIstom OF fasting these Sundays, which
probably be explained by the fact that the
stern. severe life Of these people needed strong
diet, so that these Sundays preceding Easter were
celebrated by generous feasting make up for the
denials Of weekdays
During Lent there are afternoon services held
IN the Catholic and Episcopal churches, with other
special services throughout the period. Women
devote themselves 70 classes and sewing societies
for making up garments for the poor, and 70 hold
ing sessions educational lines. with lecture
courses or readings on the copies OF the day.
The annual letter OF regulations for the proper
observance OF Lent in the Roman Catholic Church
was issued last week by the Archbishop The
general Lenten laws are as follows;
Al the weekdays Of Lent from Ash Wednesday
10 Easter sunday are fast days OF precept on one
meal, with the allowance Of a moderate collation.
ing he D G9 no3 o 6 52 TIE o gs meat OF fast e
cept in special cases OF sckness) the infrn those
are OF an exhausting or laborious character,
women in pregnancy or nursing infants, and those
who are enfeebled BY old age.
The following dispensati5ns are granted for this
diocese by authority Of the Holy See:
FEsI gh use Of agsh meat as also Of eggs and
sundays OF Lent and at the principal meal on Mon
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. with the ex-
Second-The use Of white meats is allowed every
day in Lent at the evening collation., and also at
the principal meal the days which the
Of flesh meat is forbidden.
Thrd-A small piece of bread with cup OF
coffee tea or thin chocolate, may be taken in the
morning.
Fourth-V-here the principal meal cannot be
taken at noon the order may be inverted-the cola
ton taken in the morning and dinner in the even
Fifth-Drpping and lard may be used in the
preparation of the kinds Of food which are per-
Sixth-On Sundays there is neither fast nor alb
stinence. but fish cannot be used with flesh meat
al the same meal at any time during Lent.
Of fasting may partake Of flesh meat at every
meal during the day when BY special indUlt flesh
Eighth-3y a special indult granted 10 the bishops
Of the United States for ten years, dating from
observe the common law of the church dis
pensed from the obligation OF abstinence on all
Holy Week and Christmas Eve This dispensation
does not exempt from the additional obligation OF
the use Of fish and flesh at the same meal It
includes. however, not only the individual work
bers Of their families well. In IL is
peCteC that those who avail themselves Of this
season OF Lent ny voluntary acts or nortlncatlon
and perarce. a most useIul and coqnenGaDle
stinulants, in honor Of the sacred thirst OF our
The time Tor fulfilling the Easter precept Of com
munOn in the diocese extends from the first Sun
day n Lent 20 Trinity Sunday, inclusive.