Little Falls herald., 1904-02-12
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IL sThe following Lentenn sRegulitionl
.or the Diocese 1of st. Cloud, have
been issued: II S's* f'55s 3 IA
y Lent begins 81 IS \ W. \ ! !. AZ WI |.
;he faitlful. unless egitimately y
,used 81 dispensed. are bound n
under the penalty q gre
,ious Elm, to observe the Lenten regu-
ations. ,.4 e. .$ 1.%< ...SI 4. "A >=4 !,
All the days Of Lent the Sundays
are days Of fast. b. y q s5i5
|: The precept Of fast restricts the !,
ase of food to one full meal towards
The middle Of the day, and 2 collie
lion In the evening net exceeding
he fourth part--of . :. full meal-cus-
:om, however. authorizing the takins
In the morning of q cup Of coffee.
Tea Or chocolate, with i small piece
Of bread. .-.s,:...s
For the collation. >theologians allow
solid food to- the. amount Of eight |
ouncse. The solid food taken in the
morning should not exceed two
ounces. Il l4~z.s3 5:..ss j. ;a...,' ri ,.:,.-.4 !
When the full! meal or principal re-
past cannot be taken without serious
towards the middle of
the day.. the o"der of repast may be
reversed. the full meal or principal
repast being taken. In the evening.
and the collation. at an earlier hour
Of the day." j -.l.~ = ~ys1>&
The uee of flesh meat Is allowed
at all meals on Sunday. and at the
principal meal on Mondays, Tues.
days.. Thursdays and Saturdays. ex-
cept the Saturday of Ember Week
and the Saturday Of Holy Week.
The use of flesh saeat,. therefore, is
forbidden at all meals on Wednes-
days, Fridays, and Saturday Of EN-
Der Week and the Saturday Of Holy
Week; and on other days. outside OF
pasts, outside the one full meal.
The use Of lard is permitted at all
times in the preparation of food. .
Both fish and flesh meat cannot be
taken at the came meal, even on Sun
days. .,.>....., -,
Persons legitimately excused or dis
pensed from the preoept of fasting
may use flesh meat at all meals or
whatever day there is a general per
| mission to use 1t at the principa
meal ~
From the prscept of fasts are ex
oused -. Those under the age of TWEEN
ty- one years or over--the age Of sixty
the; tinfrm4 and, the boonvalesoent
women bearing or nursing children
persons engaged in hard labor or oshe
duties exhaustive Of sphysical strength
tpersonst who tromr poverty are unabl
to procure for: .athe principal meal
sufhcienoy oe,nukttive TODD. .1: <
l.. ;From the preoept Ioe. abstinenoe ar
excused, the young saaders the age q
seven years; the siok- persons VII
l are % situated - not: TO- be-, able.
] procure for themselves s>abstineno
Il food.. .gts.s1 .,nt 31& az; + lsj ls,afs.
j IN, virtue Of the siauthorityl ponosde
4 to! !RIshops In the Gated sStatesib
4 recent Poutiaeal Iadua1t:. ,lpernission /
5grapted to ;'.'twoEhng people''i to u
Y meat at. AL days Of Leat, with the sez
ffception Of .Fridsyai Ash =, Wednesda
/ d.thes4 1aIye.6l1e 116uly<lspk. ~,
4 This ;.dispensatioa from xabstinenc
|.extends to Ill three. meals in the day
1 The usual prohibition remain
I against using flesh meat and fish q
the same meal. II ~;
Where the wage.earner. in virtu
of the Indult, uses ueat, all th
members Of the household may like
wise use it. The church :; does no
wish to impose upon, the househol
the Inconvenience Of double cooking
But. in cases of this kind, the mem
bers of the household who are bount
by the precept of fast are allowed tn
use of meat only at the principa
meal. J; ...s...- .,s. ,. -.,... -. ,'*T -
| The Sovereign Pontiff exhorts al
who make use of the privileges of tn
Indult to be still mindful of thei
duty to- practice self-denial; and h
counsels that instead Of the absti
nence from meat some other sacri6ct
] Of bodily comfort be practiced. tht
Sovereign Pontif himself suggesting
as such; sacrifice abstinence from In.
| toxicating drink. ..",st% ..s%.6.
/ The days of fast and abstinence oc:
! curing outside the Lenten Season dur:
ing the year are the Ember days and
the Yigils: will be-: The Vigil Of
! Pentecost, that of the, Assumption,
that OF. All Saints, and that Of Christ
mas nj Ts. ,se4as " 81 f. &@z5 . i5a]f
All Fridays are, of course, days Of
| abstinence e.. .c y:s3$&fs5I