Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-20
Regulations for the Lenten Season

Regulations for the Lenten Season.
! Archbishop Christie of Portland,
has issued the following rules for the
Oregon diocses for the observation
of the Lenten season.
These rules were read in all Cath
olic churches in the diocese last Sun.
day morning.
The rules are as follows:
Lent begins February 18th. All
the faithful not legitimately dispen.
sed, are obligated in conscience to
observe the laws of the church con.
cerning the lenten fast, as follows:
l. The use of flesh meat is al
lowed at every meal on Sundays, as
we'll as the principal meal on Mon.
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays. and Sat.
urdays, Saturdays, of the Ember
Days and Holy Week excepted.
g. The use of fish, milk, butter
and eggs is permitted on all days of
Lent at the evening collation., and
the principal meals on those days on
which the use of flesh meat is for.
bldden.
3. In the morning a small piece
of bread Is allowed with a cup of
coffee, tea, chocolate or some siml-
lar drink.
4. When the principal meal can.
not be taken before noon, the order
may be inverted ard the collation.
taken in the morning and the dinner
in the evening.
8. Lard or grease may be used in
preparing the lawful vituals.
6. Those Of the faith who are ex.
empt from the obligation Of fasting
can, on the days when the use of
flesh meat is permitted to all Of the
faithful be allowed to use It several
times a day, as on the Sundays of
Lent, when the obligation is not
binding. The use Of both flesh meat
and fish together to the same meal
is strictly forbidden during the whole
of Lent.
The following persons are exempt
from fasting: All those who have
not attained their 21st year or who
have passed their Goth year; those
whose weak health or condition
otherwise may demand the full
amount of nourishmont, and of all
those whose occupations arc Of
laborious and exhausting nature.
Those who are excused from fast
ing, on account Of age or hard labor.
may use flesh meat more than once
on the days on which 1t is allowed.
BY an indult of our Holy Father,
Plus TX, the soldiers and seamen In
the United States service have only
six days of abstinence during the
year, viz: Ash Wednesday; the last
three days Of the Holy Week; the
Vigil Of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary; the Vigil of
Christmas This dispensation does
not exempt from the law of fasting.
BY another indult OF the 18th of
March, 1895 the Holy See has Civ.
en- for ten years, TO the bishops OF
the United States the faculty of dis
pensing, In favor of working people.
from the law of abstinence on Ger.
tain days.
BY virtue Of this indult and dis.
pensation Of Lent, Working people
are permitted to use flesh meat
once a day on all fast and abstinence
days of the year, except Fridays. |
Ash Wednesday. Wednesday and
Saturday in Holy Week, and the
Vigil of Christmas.
The above dispensation Is granted |
not only to working men and women
but also to their entire families.
II is eminently in accordance with
he spirit Of the church that all
hose who use the dispensations
rom the fast and abstinence, should
supply, in part the spirit Of penanee.
~ prayers and almsdeeds; by avoid.
ng all public shows, parties and
smusements, and by abstaining from
NJ Intoxicating beverages.