The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-23
FATHER O'REILLYS
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
Address on His Holiness the
Sovereign Pontif
GRAPHIC SKETCH OF LEO
Rules and Regulations for Lent Read
in All the Catholic Churches.
Ash Wednesday Services
Al ST. Paul's.

At the Catholic church yesterday a cir
cular from Bishop Allen was read giving
the rules for Lent.
The masses at st. Paul's church were
largely attended The Rev. Father
O'Reilly said mass at $50 o'clock and the
Rev. Father Giles, o. S. B.. was the cell
ebrant at o'clock and at high mass at
1890 o'clock. At the last service Father
oReilly occupied the pulpit and delivered
an eloquent and instructive address on
the sovereign pontlff. Leo Kill, who cell
ebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his pontlfcate last Friday. After a short
IN which he referred to the
graphic accounts of the jubilee eeremo-
MES which appeared in the secular press,
Father O'Rellly sketched In concise form
the life of the pontiff. The great man
displayed wonderful talents, the priest
said, even In his youth. While yet young
eccnesiastic he was sent as nuncio to Bel
GUM and there distinguished himself as
a statesman as wen as churehman.
Every enterprise in Rome or abroad that
he was Nditd hbbh " Naho tp AA1 mar
aged with great wisdom. Father O'Reilly
With dramatic skill pictured Leo when, as
Cardinal Pecci, he sat In the conclave as
sembled for the purpose of choosing a
successor to Plus TX. There were sixty
two cardinals In the college. A two-thirds
majority was necessary for a choice. On
the first ballot Cardinal Pecci received
o1,o ,,,,f ba hDl1of
about thirty. When the second ballot
was announced 1t was clear that he would
be the next pope. He was filled with
emotion. Tears rolled down his checks;
his pen dropped from his hand and his
heart went up in prayer that God, in his
Infinite wisdom, might put it into the
hearts of the cardinals to select another
to fill the chair of Peter; but Gods will
be done.
Father O'Relly concluded with a glow
ing tribute to his Holiness, emphasizing
his piety his zeal, his learning, his Won
derful mental breadth and his human
sympathy His encyclicals were far-reach-
ing in their benign effect as they received
the thoughtful consideration of thousands
outside the church, as well as the atten-
ton of millions of Catholics. Father
OReilly asserted that the papacy, as
strong as it was in the past, was stronger
today than ever.
Rules for Lent.
Just before his address Father O'Reilly
read the following:
l. All the faithful who have completed
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 we'll
known reasons, are obliged to fast on all
the days of Lent, eXceps Sundays.
. On those days but one iull meal is al
lowed, which should not be taken before
noon.
8. Customs allow a cup of coffee. tea
or thin chocolate, and small piece of
bread or a cracker, to be taken in the
and In the evening, a collation.,
not exceeding the fourth part of an av.
erage meal, is allowed. At this collation.,
butter, cheese, milk, eggs and all kinds
Of fruit, fish and vegetables are allowed
When the principal meal cannot without
grave inconvenience be taken at noon,
it is permissible to take the collation.
in the morning and the dinner In the
evening.
4. Abstinence from the use Of flesh meat
is enjoined on all the Wednesdays and
Fridays of Lent and on the Saturday of
Ember week and on Holy Saturday.
s. The use of lard Is allowed in cook
ing.
g. Fish and flesh are not allowed at the
same meal, even on Sundays.
T. Eggs, cheese, milk and butter may
be used every day, but abstinence from
all of these Is recommended on Good Fri
day.
8. Persons exempted from Tue obligation
of fasting are not bound by the restric-
ton of using meat but once day on the
days In which the use of meat is per-
mitted by dispensation.
0. Children over seven years of age are
bound by the law of abstinence unless
excused by sickness or other causes
10. The paschal time, In which all Cath
Olics who have come to the years of dis
erection, are bound to receive Holy Com
munion worthily, extends from the first
Sunday Of Lent till Trinity Sunday, in
elusive. Children over 7 years of age
are bound by the precept of annual con-
fession. Pastors and parents should see
that the children comply with this duty.
H. The holy season of Lent Is time
of prayer of sorrow for sin, of seclusion
from the WOflu anu llS dHluStHlSDlS1 anu
Of generous almsgiving.
II. BY a special indult granted to the
bishops of the United States for ten
years, dating from March 49, 1895, work
ing 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 dlspensation does not exempt
from the additional obligation of fast
ng. where such exists. nor does II au-
Lhorize the use of fish and flesh at the
same meal 1t includes, however, not
only the Individual workmen in whose
favor 1t Is granted. but all the MEM
oers of their families as well. In return
[ Is expected that those who avail them
selves OF this indult will endeayor to en-
ter into the spirit OF the holy season of
Lent by voluntary acts of modification,
Denance and almsgiving. A most praise
worthy custom Is that Of abstaining dur
ing Lent from stimuants. In honor of tho
Sacred Thirst of Our Divine Saviour.
Those who entertain any reasonable
doubt about their obligation to fast or
lbstain ought to apply to their pastor
Or confessor for advice.
EDW. p. ALLEN.
Bishop of Mobile.
Mobile. Ala. February 25. 1903.
At st. Paul's the ashes will be blessed
md distributed just before the O'Clock
mass on Ash Wednesday. and there will
,e services Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock
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FUNERAL NOTICE.