The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-25
Services at Catholic Church.

Rev. Father Fontaine, s. J., has an- nounced that the following services will
 be held at the Church of the Assumption during Lent:
 tion of ashes, and mass at a. m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs
 days and Saturdays, mass at a. m. as usual.
 Fridays, stations of the Cross and Ben- ediction, 7:30 D. m.
 Sundays, regular morning services with Rosary and Benediction at 7:30 p. m.
 At the services in the church Sunday
 the following rules to be observed during Lent were announced.
 F1rst-An the faithful who have com pleted their twenty-first year, and who
 have not begun their sixtieth year, and who are exempted from the obligation of
 fasting by sickness. hard work or other well known reasons, are obliged to fast | on all the days of Lent, except Sundays. Second-On those days but one full meal | Is allowed, which should not be taken be- | fore noon.
 Third-Customs allow a cup of coffee | tea or thin chocolate, and a small piece
 of bread or a cracker, to be taken in the | morning; and in the evening, a colla- | ton. not exceeding the fourth part of an
 average meal, is allowed. At this colla- | ton, butter, cheese, milk, eggs and all
 kinds of fruit, fish and vegetables are all | lower. When the principal meal cannot | "ilHOul grave llCOHNcIl6nCS DC ldkSn dt
 noon, 1t is permissible to take the colla- | ton in the morning and the dinner in the | evening.
 Fourth-Abstinence from the use of flesh
 meat is enjoined )n all the Wednesdays | and Fridays of Lent and on the Saturday | of Ember week and on Holy Saturday. Fifth-The use of lard is allowed in cooking.
 Sixth-Fish and flesh are not allowed al | the same meal, even on Sundays. | Seventh-Eggs, cheese, milk and butter | may be used every day, but absttnence | from all of these Is recommended on good | Friday.
 | Eighth--Persons exempted from the ob. | ligation of fasting are not bound by the
 restriction of using meat but once a day
 on the days in which the use of meat is permitted by dispensation. | Ninth-Chidren over seven years of age
 are bound by the law of abstinence, un-
 less excused by sickness or other causes | Tenth-The paschal time. in which all | Catholics who have come to the years oi
 discretion, are bound to receive Holy Communion worthily, extends from the
 first Sunday of Lent till Trinity Sunday
 inclusive Children over seven years o1 age are bound by the precept of annual
 confession. Pastors and parents should
 see that the children comply with this duty.
 l Eieventh-The holy season of Lent is a | time of prayer, of sorrow for sin, of se- CluSlOn rom the WOrld ana US aHuSe- ments, and of generous almsgving. Twelfth-By 8 special indult granted tc the bishops of the United States for ten years. dating from March 15 1895, working | people, who cannot easily observe the
 common law of the church. are dispensed | from the obligation of abstinence on all days of the year except Fridays Ash | Wednesday, Holy Week and Christmas
 Eve. This dispensation does not exempt from the additional obligation of fast | ing. where such exists nor does it au-
 thorize the use of fish and flesh at the l same meal. It includes, however, not only the individual workman in whose favor 1t | Is granted, but all the members of their | families well. In return 1t Is expected | that those who avail themselves of this | indult will endeavor to enter into the 1 spirit of the holy season of Lent by vol
 untary acts of modification, penance and
 almsgivng. A most praiseworthy custom
 is that of abstaining during Lent from stimulants. in honor of the Sacred Thirst | of Our Divine Savior
 | Those who entertain any reasonable | doubt about their obligation to fast or
 obstain ought to apply to their pastor or l cOnfessor for advice.
 Marriage License Issued. Chief Clerk John Chisholm of the
 Probate Court has issued a marriage | license to Robert K. Cahan and Miss | Alice Irene Simmons