The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-03
Letter From Bishop BrondeI.

-SNtSi iSHI oiSiIOP
During Lent the regular and spe-
cial services of the church for that
season will be conducted as during
previous years, and the Catholics will
be subject to the regulations of the
church as prescribed by Bishop John
b, Brondel of Helena. The regula-
tons in full are as follows:
l. The fast OF Lent obliges all
who have completed II years of age
Children over years of age are
bound by the law of abstinence.
2. Every day of Lent. except Sun
day is fast day, on which but one
full meal is allowed, and the use Of
fresh meat is forbidden.
3. BY an edict of August 3, 1897
the use of flesh, meat, eggs and white
meats is allowed at every principal
meal on Sunday, as well as the prin-
cipal meal on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Enthusiastically of the EN-
Der days and Holy week excepted
But the use of flesh meat and fish
together at the same meal is forbid
den during the whole of Lent-the
use OF white meats and eggs is toler-
ated on all the days Of Lent at the
evening collation. and at the principal
meal on those days on which the use
of flesh meat is forbidden. In the
morning a small piece of bread is
allowed with cup of coffee, tea
chocolate, or some similar drink
When the principal meal cannot be
taken at noon the order may be IL
verified and the collation. taken in the
morning and the dinner in the even
ing Lard or grease, commonly called
fat, may be used in preparing the
lawful victuals. Those of the faith
full who are exempt from fasting may
eat flesh meat more than once a day
the days on which the use of flesh
meat is permitted.
4. The rule of fasting may be
broken by taking the full meal any
considerable time before noon with
cut sufficient cause.
5. The following persons are dis
pensed from both fasting and absti-
hence: The sick, the convalescent
and delicate women, who are preg-
nant or nursing. United States sol
diers, by special concession from
Pope Plus TX, of the blessed mem
DRY, have only five days of absti-
nence. to-wit: Ash Wednesday, the
two last days of Holy week, the Wig
lis of Assumption and of Christmas.
The following are dispensed from
the fast: Those over 60 years of
age, persons of delicate constitu-
tons, those engaged in hard labor,
and all who by fasting would be rem
dered unable to discharge the duties
of their employment.
6. The time of performing the
Easter duty of confession and holy
communion commences on the first
Sunday of Lent and ends on Trinity
Sunday.
T. On the first Sunday of Lent the
church collection will be made for
the Indian and colored missions, and
on the second Sunday for the st.
John society, established for the
maintenance of sick priests, accord
ing to the DEGREES of the third Balti-
more council.
IS. By authority from the holy
see granted January 20. 1886, we dis
pense the faithful from the law of
abstinence on all the SATURDAYS of
this year which are not fast days.
BY letters from Rome, dated March
Is, 1895, we received the faculties to
dispense from the law of abstinence
in favor of workingmen and their
families where there is difficulty to
observe the common law. This dis
pensation does not include Fridays,
Ash Wednesday, the holy week and
the vigil of Christmas. Those who
are obliged to fast can use this dis
pensation only at the principal meals,
and the use of flesh, meat and fish at
the same meals remains prohibited.
We grant this dispensation and we
eXhort the faithful to supply by other
good works wherever they are dis
pensed from the general rule. t.
obtain priests imbued with the sacre-
dotal spirit, we hereby order again as
the imperta during mass the "Oratio
Pro Proelatis''