Evening journal., 1904-02-15
BISHOP MONAGHAN ISSUES
REGULATIONS FOR LENT
Season Will Begin Wednes-
day and Will Be Appro- (
priately Solemnized

Lent begins on Wednesday. The day Is
known as Ash Wednesday and in all Ro-
man Catholic and Episcopal Churches the
opening of the season will be solemnized
on that day. The ashes with which the
faithful are blessed are obtained by burn
ing the blessed palms OF the previous
year.
The Rt. Rev. John ]. Monaghan. Bishop
Of the Catholic diocese Of Wilmington. is
sued the following regulations for Lent
ana they were read in all the Catholic
churches yesterday.
!.
i--An the faithful who have completed
their twenty-hrst year. unless exempt by
dispensation or some other legitimate
cause, are bound to observe the fast OF
Lent.
2-They are to make ono meal only a
day. except on Sundays.
3-The meal permitted on fast days Isl
not to be taken til about noon.
4-The following persons are exempt
from the obligation OF fasting: Persons
under twenty-one years Of age. the sick.
nursing women, those who are obliged TO
do hard labor ana those who. through
weakness, cannot fast without great pre-
judice to their health.
/ 6-The faithful are reminded that. be-
sides the obligation OF fasting imposed by
the church, this holy season OF Lent should
: be. in an especial manner, a time of earn
: est prayer OF sorrow for sin. OF seclusion
from the wcrld and it's amusements and OF
generous alms-giving.
IL.
BY virtue Of an Indult to the United
States, dated May %, 1897, the following
special dspensatlons are granted:
1.-The use OF flesh meat is permitted at
all the meals on Sunday, and once a day
on Mondays, Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. with the exceptions OF the
! second and last Saturdays OF Lent But
flesh meat and FISH are not TO be used at
the same meal during Lent. even on sun
days.
2-The use OF butter, cheese. milk and
eggs Is also permitted every day in Lent.
3-It Is allowed 70 take in the morning
) some warm liquid, as tea, coffee, or thin
chocolate. made with water, and with this
a liquid a mouthful Of bread.
( 4-Those for whom the hour OF noon
o may be an inconvenient time for dinner,
[ may invert the order and take their col
h lation in the morning, and their dinner IN
y the evening.
r 5-The use OF hogs lard. OF dripping in
= stead Of butter, IS authorized in preparing
permitted food.
l. 6-Persons exempt from the obligations
S OF fasting are free to take. meat more
d than once on those days when its use is
GRANTED by iispensatlon.
III.
By virtue Of an Indult granted to us BY
q the Holy See, March 10, 1895, we permit "a
i all working men and their families the
4 use Of flesh meat once a day on all fast
n days and abstinence days throughout th'
In year with the exception of Fridays, Asl
,e Wednesday, the Wednesday and saturda!
-e Of Holy Week and the Eve OF Christmas.
ID Those who are exempt from the OBJ
l. legations Of fasting are free TO take mea
r. more than once on the days mentioned.
ie Those who avail themselves OF this In
= dult are not allowed TO use flesh mea
lf and fish at the same meal: and they ar,
J. earnestly exhorted TO perform some othel
al act Of modification. such as abstinencl
% from Intoxicating liquors.
+ ".
The Paschal time extends from the frs
Sunday OF Lent TIL Trinity Sunday during
i which time all Catholics who have attain
ed the proper age are bound to receivl
s worthily the Holy Communion. The Hol,
ID season Of Lent is very proper time ais
= for children TO make their first confession
IN which they ought to do generally at abou
n the age Of seven years. Parents shoul,
is see 10 this.
10 Edward c. Higgins. Chancellor.
le BY order Of the Rt. Rev. Bishop
? The order Of services for Lent at st
n Johns p. +. Church is as follows.
ID Ash Wednesday. 1890 a. NJ and "a
" lp. m; week days. Monday. wednesday
e. 7.45 p. m, Tuesday Thursday. D. M
ID Friday lO.SO a. m. Holy Thursday, a0.s
a. m, Good Friday. 1870 a. m. and IA
s. p. M, Easter Even. p m. Easter Da,
a. m. and II a. m, Children's Festival
An H. m