The daily news., 1900-03-07
Rulcs fO~ Lent.

All the faithful who have COM
pirted their twenty-firSt YEAR and
who have nos begun their o:Xt:et b
year. and " h0aTr not eNemD--d !r III
the obligation of fasting hy sickness.
hard work or other well known rla-
-Ons. are obliged 70 fast on all Il G
days of Lent. except Suudav-
On those days but one fui! meal i
allow ed, which should no: be taken
before noon.
Custom allows cup Of coffee. tea
or thin chocolate. ana a small piece
IF bread or a cracker. t. be- I4h-. n
the morning; and in the cvruiug. "a
collation., not exceeding the fourth
part OF IN ordinary meal, i allowed.
At this collation., butter. cheese.
milk, eggs and all kinds Of frui:.
fish and vegetables are allowed.
When the principal meal cannot
without grave Inconvenience be
taken at noon, i: i permissible 20
take the collation. in tie morning
and the dinner in the evening.
Abstinence from the use of flesh
is enj jpined on all the Wednesdays
and Fridays OF Lent and on the Sa;-
urday of Ember Week and on Holy
saturday.
The use OF lard is allowed in cook
ing.
Fish and flesh are not allowed at
the same meal, even on sundays.
Eggs, cheese, milk and butter may
be used every day. but abstinence
from all of these Is recommended on
Good Friday.
Persons exempted from the obi
CATION of fasting are not bound bE
the restriction Of using meat bat
once a day on the days la which the
use of meat i permitted hy diSpen-
satiOn.
Children over seven years OF a-c
are bound by the law of ab>tiuruCe.
unless excused by sickucss or otler
causes.
The paschal time. in which all
Catholics who have come - the
years of discretion are bOund = re-
ceive holy communion wOrthilv. eX-
tends from the first sunday OF Lent
till Trinity SUNDAY. inclusive. Chill
dren over seven years Of age ar
bound by the precept of annual con
fessiOn. Pastors and parents should
see that the children comply VIZ
this duty.
The holy season Of Lent i 4 tiIle
of prayer. of sorrow for sin. OF seciU-
sion from the world and IL anU-r-
meuts, and Of generous almSgiviu-
BY q special iudult granted - tie
bishops Of the United States for IN
years, dating from March -. $50
working people, who cannot easily
observe the common Law If tn
church, are dispensed from the o5-
legation OF abstinence on all Gay~ If
the year except Fridays. A-h
"Wednesday. Holy Week and Christ
mas Eve. This di~penSatioa does
not exempt from the additional ub-
legation of fasting, whore such eX-
lists. nor does il authorize the Us Of
fish and flesh at the salln meal. II
InCludtS, however. not only the inGi-
vidual workmen in whose favor il l.
granted, but all The members Of their
families a. well. Ia return i; j. OK
pected that those who avail them
selves OF this indult Will endeavoC 10
enter into the spirit OF the holy sea-
son of Lent by voluntary acts of lHuY-
tiiicatiOu. penauCe and alnlsgiviug. y
most prai>eworthy cu~tom j. that of
ab~taIain- during Lent from stimu-
lAsltS. III lIpai'l 81 A4lC SdGitu t.stISt
our Civiue savior.
Those who entertain any rea~ou.
ble coUbt about their obligation -
fast or abstain, ought 10 apply -
their pastor or confe~~oT for advice
EDWARD L. ALLEN.
BiSErp of Mobile.
Mobile. Ala. February IG,. 1900.
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