The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-24
REGULATIONS
 FOR LENT They Were Read YeSter- day at St. Peters. LENTEN SERVICES HERE St. Johns and Holy Comfort CTS Special Services. Holy Season Begins Tomorrow-ser- vices at II e. m. at St. Johns
 and Holy Comforter.

The season of Lent beginning tomorrow will be fttinsly observed in the Catholic and Epis- copal churches of Montgomery.
 Services will be held tomorrow at II o'clock In the two Episcopal churches of the city, St. Johns and the Church of the Holy Com forter. During the forty days of Lent ser- vices will be held at St. Johns Church each afternoon. Special services will also be held every Wednesday and Friday at noon at St. Johns. These services will be in promptly at l2 and will not continue longer than 30 minutes The services held for the benefit of the business men of the city who can best spare the time from their business at that hour. while they designed especially for the benefit of the men. all will be welcomed at the services.
 At St. Peters Catholic Church Sunday the regulations for Lent were read by Father Donovan. Two masses were said Sunday at St. Peters. the first at a. m. by Father O Brien and the second at 10 p. m. by Fath- CT Donovan. At the 10 o'clock mass the let ter from Bishop Edward P. Allen, of the Diocese of Mobile in regard to the collection for the Catholic Home and Foreign Mission Fund was read. The letter asked the congre- gation to contribute to this branch of the churchs endeavor. The collection will prob ably be taken up at St. Peters next Sunday.
 At St. Peters during Lent there win be services each evening and on Tuesday evening a short sermon will be preached and the sta- tions of the cross will be held every Friday night.
 The regulations for Lent as promulgated by Bishop Allen and as read Sunday at St. Peter B follows:
 First-Ail the faithful who have completed their twenty-nrst year, and who have not be- gun their sixtieth year, and who are exempted from the obligation of fasting by sickness. hard work other well-known reasons. are obliged to fast on all the days of Lent. ex- cept Sundays.
 second-on those days but one full meal is allowed. which should not be taken before noon.
 Third-Customs allow a cup of coffee. tea or thin chocolate. and e small piece of bread or a cracker. to be taken in the morning; and fin the evening, a collation.. not exceeding tho fourth part of an average meal, is allowed. At this collation.. butter. cheese, milk. eggs and all kinds of fruit, fish and vegetables are allowed. When the principal men cannot without grave inconvenience be taken at noon. it is permissible to take the collation. in the morning and the dinner in the evening.
 Fourth-Abstinencs from the use of flesh meat Is enjoined on all the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lant and on the Saturday of Eni- Der week and on Holy Saturday.
 Fifth-The use of lard is allowed in cook ing.
 sixth-Fish and iesh are not allowed at the same meal. even on Sundays
 Seventh-Eggs. cheese. milk and butter may be used every day. but abstinence from all of these is recommended on Good Friday.
 Eighth-Persons exempted from the obliga- tion of fasting are not bound by the restrie- tion of using meat but once day on the days in which the of meat Is permitted by dispensation.
 Ninth-Children over seven years of age are bound by the law of abstinence. unless ex- eused by sickness or other causes.
 Tenth-The paschal time. in with all Cath olics who have come to the years of discre- tion are bound to receive Holy Communion worthily extends from the first Sunday or Lent till Trinity Sunday. inclusive Children over seven years of age are bound by the precept of annual confession. Pastors and parents should see that the chpdren comply with this duty.
 Eleventh-The holy season of Lent is time of prayer of sorrow for sin, of seciuston from the world and its amusements. and of gener- ous almsgiving.
 Twelfth-By a special indult granted to the bishops of the United States for ten years. dating from March IS. 1895. working people. who cannot easily observe the common law or the church, are dispensed from the obligation of abstinence on all days of the year, except Fridays Ash Wednesday, Holk week ana Christmas Eve. This dispensation does not exempt from the additional obligation of fast ing where such exists nor does 1t authorize the use of fish and flesh at the same meal. It includes. however. not only the inoiViouai workmen in whose favor 1t is granted put eli the members of their families as well. In return it is expected that those who avail themselves of this induit will endeavor to en- ter into the spirit of the holy season of Lent by voluntary acts of modification. penance and almsgiving. A most praiseworthy custom is that of abstaining during Lent from stinu- Ianta in honor of the Sacred Thirst of Our Divine Saviour.
 Those who entertain any reasonable doubt about their obligation to fast or abstain. ought to apply to their pastor or confessor for ad- s,cs Edw. P. Allen.
 Bishop of Mobile
 Mohua Ala February 25, 1908.