The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-27
Rt. Rev. John ]. O'Connor
Issues the Regulations
Governing the Peni-
tential Season.
FAST TO Be MORE SEVERE
Pope Leo's Dispensations
Have Expired and There
Has Been No Renewal

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Catholics have experienced some changes
this year. The dispensation granted
those performing manual labor permission
to use meat on certain fast days, IN
clnding the E4nber days, but excepting,
of course, Fridays, the closing days Of
the Holy Week and the Eve of Christ
mas, has expired. This privilege was
granted for ten years BY the late Pope
Leo, and the time expired this month. 4
request for renewal of the dispensation
was sent to Rome but as yet no answer
has been received from the Pontiff. The
Rt Rey. John ]. O'Connor. bishop of the
Catholic Diocese of Newark delayed pre-
pairing the regulations until a decision
was reached, but nothing was heard from
Rome and the regulations will be issued
next week and through chancellor Of the
diocese the Rev. 4. 4. Wallace, and will
be read in the churches throughout the
diocese on March ;.
The regulations in fnll-are as follows,
and under the provisions workingmnen
will be required to abstain from meat on
fast days unless the dispensation is again
granted. and if SO formal announcement
win be made of the fact:
..The following regulations viii be OBJ
served throughout the Diocese Of Newark
during the Lenten season, commencing
on Ash Wednesday. March s. 1903:
.sAll the week days Of Lent from Ash
"Wednesday to Easter sunday are fast
days Of preeept On one meal with the
allowance Of i moderate collation. IN the
esbning TIE church excuses from The
obligation Of fasting thHt not Of abstin-
ence from nesh meat. except ii special
/ cases of sieknessl. the infirn, those who
are. attaining their growth, those whose
/ duties are of an exhausting or laborious
character, women bearing or nursing IN
fants, and those who are enfeebled BY
old age. The following dispensations are
granted for this diocese:
"The use Of flesh meat is permitted at
every meal on the Sundays Of Lent. and
at the principal meal on Monday, Tues
day, Thursday. and Saturday, with the
exception of Ember Saturday and Holy
| Saturday.
''Ihe use Of eggs and milk, butter,
cheese and the like is allowed every day
at the principal meal, and at the evening
collation..
| a small piece Of bread with d cup Of
coffee, tea, chocolate or similar drink,
may be taken in the morning.
When it is not convenient to take the
principal meal at noon, it is lawful 10
invert the order and take the collation. in
| the morning and the dinner in the even
/ ing Dripping and lard may be used in
the preparation Of food.
I
.On Sunday there is neither fast nor
| abstinence, but it is not allowed to eat
| fish and flesh meat at the same meal on
any day during Lent. Those who are
not Obliged to fast may partake of flesh
meat at every meal on a day when by
| special indult flesh meat is permitted at
the principal meal
.sAll priests exercising the faculties of
this diocese are empowered TO grant dis
pensations from the precept Of fast aud
abstinence in particular eases and for
sufficient cause
| n plenary indulgence has been con-.
ceded by the Holy See to all the faithful
Of this diocese, who. on the Feast Of st.
Patrick. Or within the Octave, receive
! with proper dispositions the saeraments
| of penance and the blessed Eucharist
and visiting church or chapel offer
prayers to God according to the intention
Of the Holy Father and for the propa-
cation Of the faith.
..The holy oils VIII be censecrated at
the Cathedral Newark, on Holy Thurs
day. April 20, at 10 A, Nj, and dis
uibuted at 2 P. NJ.
s.In accordance with the direction Of
the Third Plenary Council Of Baltimore