The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-21
OBSERVANCE or LENT
Regulations to be Observed by Roman
Catholics IN this Diocese Dur
ing the Lenten Season.

The following regulations have
been issued by Bishop John Jansen
oi Bellvlle. for the observance Of
the Lenten season by Roman Catho'
lies IN this diocese;
1-All the faithful who have com.
pletad their twenty.frsl year are
bound to observe the Fast OF Lent.
2.-They are to make one full meal
only a day. except on Sundays,
a.-The null meal permitted on fast
DAYS is not to he taken till about
noon.
IA collation. may be taken in the
evening
The following persons are exempt
from the obligations of fasting:
Persons under twenty-one years OF
age: the sick and eonvalescent. deli.
cate and nursing women; those who
are obliged to do hard labor; those
/ who. through weakness. cannot fast
without great prejudice to their
health. mendicants who cannot count
on a regular meal.
BY virtue of an Indul granted by
the Holy Father to the United States
and renewed June s. 1897 for ten
wears. the following dispensations are
granted
. 1.-The use of tleshmeat is permit
ted during Lent at all meals on sun
days, once day at the principal meal
on Mondays. Tuesdays Thursdays and
SATURDAYS. with the exception of the
Saturdays in Ember week and Holy
Week But flesh meat and fish are
not TO be used at the same meal dur
ing Lent. not even ON sundays.
THE use of butter. cheese. milk
and eggs is permitted every day in
Lent
"a cup of coffee tea or chocolate,
made with water. and with this NOR
sci OF bread without butter, may be
taken in the morning
Those for whom the hour OF
noon may be an inconvenient time for
dinner may inyert the order and take
/ their collation. in the morning and
their dinner in the evening.
+ 5.-The use of lard or drlppings Is
allowed in preparing permitted food.
G.--persons exempt from the obi.
CATION OF fasting are free 10 take
meat more than once on those days
when It's use is granted by dispen.
sation
Under the date OF March Is. 1895.
the Holy See has granted for term
Of ten years to the 0rdinaries of the
United States special faculties regard
I ing the Law Of abstinence
By virtue of this Indut we hereby
permit Ia all laborers and also their
families for whom the keeping ~ the
law of abstinence il really combined
with difficulty. the use OF flesh.meat
on all the fast and abstinence days
throughout the year with the exeep-
ton Of all Fridays in the year. Ash
Wednesday the "Wednesday and Sat
urday of Holy.Week. and the Eve of
Christmas, but 10 those that are oblig
ed TO fast fesh.meat is permitted only
once in the day Those who make use
of this dispensation are. on said days
not allowed to eat flesh and fish meat
al the same meal. and they are ex.
horted to perform some other act OF
mqrtiticaIion, for instance. abatain
from all intoxicating liquors, etc
As at present in the City OF Rome
50 in former times everywhere. all
the Saturdays Of the year were days
0i abstinence BY virtue of the Holy
See renewed April rs. 1896. the com
non Saturdays Of the next year are
with MS no dogs Of abstinence.
The Fridays in Advent are not days
Of fast In our diocese but all the En-
Der days during the year. as also the
Vgils Of the feast OF Christmas. Pen.
ticost the Assumption OF the Blessed
Virgin and Of All Saints are DAYS of
asst and abstinence
The time in which the faithful must
comply with their Easter duty OK.
tends in this diocese from the First
Sunday Of Lent to Holy Trinity Sun
lay both days Included.
The faithful are hereby reminded
hat the holy season OF Lent should
80. IN a special manner. a time for
aarnest prayer. OF sorrow for sin. of
'eclusion from the world and ~
imnsements also Of generous aims.
giving IN order to compensate thus
for the relaxation Of the laws Of the
Church