The daily news., 1900-04-06
Rules fO- Lent.

All the faithful who have COM
pleted their twenty-first year anu
who have not begun their siXtieth
year. and " no are not exempted frC m
the obligation Of fasting by sickness,
hard work or other We II known rea-
sons. are obliged to fast on all the
davs of Lent. except Sundays.
On those days but one full meal Is
allnU ed, which should not be taken
before noon.
Custom allows a cup of coffee, tea
or tNiu chocolate. and a small piece
Of bread or a cracker, to be taken in
the morning; and in the evening, a
collation.. not exceeding the fourth
part of an ordinary meal, Is allowed.
At this collation., butter, cheese,
milk, eggs and all kinds of fruit.
fi-h and vegetables are allowed.
When the principal meal cannot
without grave Inconvenience be
taken at noon, i: Is permissible to
take the collation. in tie morning
and the dinner i'm the evening.
Abstinence !rOm the use of flesh
l. aui ined on all the Wednesdays
and Fridays of Lent and on the sat
urdav of Ember Week apd on Holy
saturday.
The use of lard i allowed in cook.
ing.
Fish and flesh are not allowed at
the same meal. even on Sundays.
Eggs. cheese. milk and butter may
be Uss q every day. but abstinence
from all of these Is recommended OD
Good Friday.
Persons exempted from the Obli-
CATION of fasting are not bound b.
the restriction of using meat but
once a day on the days in which the
Use Of meat is permitted 10y dispen-
satiou.
Children over seven years of age
are bound bv the law of abstinence,
unless excused by sickness or other
causes.
The paschal time. in which all
Catholics who have come to the
wears Of discretion are bound to re-
ceive holy communion worthily. eX-
tends from the first Sunday of Lent
till Trinity Sunday, inclusive. Chill
dren over seven years OF age are
bound by the precept of annual con-
fe-sion. Pastors and parents should
see that the children comply with
this duty.
TIE holy season of Lent is a time
of PRAYER, OF sorrow for sin, of seclu-
Sion from the world and its amuse-
meuts, and OF generous almsgivlng
By a special indult granted to the
bishops of the United States for ten
wears. dating from March Is, 1885
working people, who cannot easily
observe the common law Of the
church. are dispensed from the OBJ
legation of abstinence on all days of
the year except Fridays. Ash
Wednesday. Holy Week and Christ
mas Eve. This dispensatiOn does
not exempt from the additional OBJ
legation Of fasting. where such eX-
i-tS. nor does il authorize the use of
fish and flesh at the same meal. 1t
ipcludeS. however. not only the indl-
vidual workmen in whose favor ii Il
granted. but all the members of their
families A. well. In return it i eX-
Dected that those who avail them
selves of this iuGult will endeavoT To
-ut-r into the spirit Of the holy sea
son of Lent by voluntary acts of NOR
tificatiou. peuance and almsgivlng. \
most praisewoTthy custom l. thar of
ab-taining during Lent from stimu-
l3ut-. ia honor of the sacred thirst OF
our divine savior.
Those who entertain any reaSona-
bile doubt about their obligation 10
fast or abstain. ought 10 apply ="
-Helr paStur or cOufeS~or for advice
EDWARD p. ALLEN.
Bishop of Mobile.
Mobile. Ala February Is, 1900.