Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-02-23
BEGINNING oF LENT,
There Is Now Fasting and Social
Abstinence for Forty Days.
the REGULATIONS.

hhtAti OF the tatluuilc MfNhilupNFe 81
Milwaukee and Bishop Nicholaon % an,
Eplscopilian diocese OF milwaukee
have prepared iscntcn regulations TO ~
read IN the churches under their iura
dictlon rays the Milwaukee. Wis. Sen
ilnci
iioth lay great stress on fasting AMI
abstinence from public amusement,
and sOcial entertainments only one
full meal a day IL allowed. with a light
repaa IN the morning and evening
Among Catholics the use 90 flsh and
fresh meat al the same meal o. not q!
iuwed, A. hast year. the collections TOT
the Catholic negro and Indian mission.
VIII b. taken up next sunday. the first
Sunday Of Lent. The collection made
LAT Ali Saints cathedral ON Maunday
. thursday. April tth, will b. devoted g.
the cathedral residence fund. and thu,
ON Easter sunday % the cathedral
winter expense fund
BPisCOPAi.iAN RnBULATIoNs
The Lonten rules issued by bishop
Nicholson are az follows.
To be- present az the Holy Elic harisl
every Lords day and one other day
each week
10 rec~lye Holy Communion fire.
queUty and with devotion.
To keep the ienten fast Ia spirit aud
in truth.
To avoid public amusemonis and ~.
cial entertainments
To perpare carefully for Easter Com
munion.
To save a tenth for the Easter orrer
ing
The Lonten prayer recpmmendesi b,
Bishop Nicholson u from an ancient
tieEDf4an documentary reading
Grant. q Lord, to Thy faithful people
that they may enter ON the venera biz
solcmniiy ~ this faai with hitting pietJ
aud ~ through e with undisturbed
devotion, through Jesus Chris, oui
Lord"
Or. H. g. Garrett. OF Oc0n0mowoc. I.
70 give "a series ~ Friday evening ad.
dresses az An Saints cathedral durins
Lent. he VIII speak on Ideals ia IN,
Nineteenth Century Character" IN,
subjects ~ his six addresses being
Washington as a Churchman." 'taish
0p Patterson. IN, Christian MARTYR
General Gordon. the Christian Sol.
der. Charles Kingsley the Exponent
" Muscular Christianity" William T.
Gladstone, the Christian Statesman
ana Robert Browning. the Poet II
Christian Faith"
RULES To GOVERN CATHOLICS.
The Catholic regulations are az fol
lows:
All the days ~ Lent. Sundays except
ed, are fast days ~ obligation. on
which but one fun meal ~ allowed.
The uae OF flesh meat IN allowed. by
Apostolic dispensation. at tlfe principal
meal only. on all days except Welnes
days and also Saturday Of the second
cmber week aud % Holy week tThOas
who arc exempt from fasting may more
than once partake Of flesh meat on
days not enjOining abstinence)
The use of eggs. butter. milk and
cheese ~ by custom allowed through.
out Lcnd. and also Che Use Of Lard In.
stead OF butter for cooking
Fish ana flesh meat ara not permit
ted Al The same meal.
A collation. or rcpast may be taken
IN the evening. but II ought not TO *
ceed the fourth part OF an ordinary
meal. and a cup ~ coffea or tea With
a little milk ana small slice OF bread
may be taken In the morning by those
who need IL.
Besides Lent. there ar. during the
year the following days 81 fast aud alb
stinence: wednesday. Friday aud
saturday Of every ember week The
vlgils OF Pcntacost. Of the Assumption
" the blessed Virgin. % An saints.
snd ~ Christmas likcwis, the Fridays
~ advemi. fast and abstinence ~ rec
commended un the saturday during tho
Octave Of 81 Peter and 81. Paul or on
the saturday before ca. feast n u falls
on q sunday
All Fridays during the year are days
81 abstinence from flesh. meat; on Sat
usdays the use of tlesh-meai il allowed
again for this year, hy Apostolic dis
pensstion except In ease o fast dag falls
on Saturday.
THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPT.
All must consider themselves a. strict
IS bound to this fast those only are ez-
cmpt from fasting Though not FROM alb
stlnencci who ar uRder the age VI TWEEN.
ty-une, aud such persons as are sick. In
hrm, conyalesceni, or otherwise Of a del.
icate constitution, or whose strength IL
impaired hy old axe, nursing or by hard
labor Suca ~ are seriously sick are
also exempt from abstinence Those who
entertain any reasonable doubt about
their obligation ia fast or TO abstain.
ought 10 have recourse 10 their respective
pastors for advice or dispensation
by virtue ~ special faculties granted
by the Holy See, We also dispense from
ihn law of abstinence all those that per.
form physical labor, aud We permit them
the use Of tlesh.mrat once during the
day on all days, with the exception ~
the Fridays during the entire year, Ash
"wednesday, the vigil ~ Christmas. aud
Z hose days % the Holy week ON which
I he other faithful arc not dispensed
This dispensntion Il so 10 be- understood
that az the common meal the whole
family may avail Itself % the dispensa.
ton. However, Il Is never allowed To- eat
hsh anh hesh-ment ~ the same meal.
Moreover, the faithful ought la pYr.
form some other works Of peRanre, =. <.
abstain from intoxicating drinks. on the
lays on which they make use ~ thi. dis.
p"nsation Likewise. al that cat hesh.
meat on Saturdays during the year are
fonnselcd 10 other good works, e. T., give
aims Tor che grace OF that dispen.ntian.