The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-11
LENrEN REGULATIONS
OF the Archdiocese OF st. paul for the
Year 1905.


excused or dispensed, are bound il
conscience, under the penalty OF slev
Gus sin, to observe the Lenten regula
tons
All the days of Lent, the Sunday:
excepted are days of fast.
The precept Of fasting restricts thu
Use of food to one meal towards the
middle of the day, and Il collation. il
the evening not exceeding the fourtl
part of an ordinary meal-custom
however. authorizing the taking in tht
morning OF Il cup of coffee, tea or choc
ola,e. with small piece of bread.
Theologians allow for the collation.
solid food to the amount of eight Dun
reS. The solid food taken in the morn
ing should not exceed two ounces.
When the meal or principal repast
c:lnnot be taken without serious i'll
convenience towards the middle of the
day. the order OF repaStS may be re-
vcr>ed. the meal or principal rcpaSt be
iny taken in the evening. and the col
lati,.n ut an earlier hour.
The Use Of flesh meat is allowed ut ali
meals on Sundays. and ut the princi-
pal meal ON Mondays, Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. except the
Saturday Of l:mbrr week tMarch lS'
AMI tile Saturday of Holy week iApril
.oi
The use of flesh meat is Forbidden on
Wednesdays. Fridays. the Saturday of
Embcr week and the Saturday of Holy
week: OH other days. outside of sun
days. it is forbidden ut all repasts.
except the one meal. or principal IT,
past.
The use of lard. Ii viewer. is permit
food.
Both fish and flesh meat cannot be
taken at the same meal, even on Sum
days.
Persons lc"tnatrly excused or dis
pcnScd from the prrccpt Of fasting.
may use flesh meat ut all meals on
whatever day there is Il "clllsll per-
mission To use it in the principal Re-
past.
From the prcrept If fasting are eX-
cu>rd: Those under the age of n
Years or over the age of go: the intirm
and the convalcsccnt; women beali ing
or nur>n" children: those engaged in
hard labor or other duties exhaustive
of physical strength: those who from
poverty are unable to procure for the
principal rrpast Il sutiicicncy of nutri
tive food.
From the preccpt of abstinence frcm
flesh meat are excused: The young
under the age of seven years; the sick;
those who are SO situated as not to be
able tn procure for themselves abSti
ncmcr food.
In virtue of the authority conceded
to bishops in the United States by Il
recent Pomtiiirai lnlult. permission is
granted to working people" to Use
meat on all days of Lent, with the OK
ceptiun of Fridays, Ash Wednesday.
the Wednesday ANA Saturday nf Holy
week
This GlSprlSation from abstinence
extends to all three rrpaStS in the
day.
The usual prohibition remains
against using flesh meat AMI fish ut the
same meal.
Where the wagr-rrnrr. in virtue of
the in,lult. uses meat. all the members
nf the hnu$eLnIh may likewise l,>r it
The Church does not wish to impose
Upon the household the Inconvenience
ut Il uhl,. cooking But in eases of this
liill. those members of the household
l,"ih wl" may hr bound by the precrpt
of fasting. are allowed the use of meat
only ut their principal rrpm>t.
lib" SOVEREIGN l., ntif rNlnrtS al
VII" nav make use Of the privileges
o. tie intlult To be still mindful OF
t,n.r dHty I" pr:!,.iirr Srlf-,lrllill. am,
Ii" c' 'I!>ri> tEni instead of the absti
nrl"" tom meat some other S;,critc,
# l"'I;!y r"mi,ri be prartrrd. tn,
; vririGn l'unif himself SuwyrStiu.
as such sacrifice ah>tinrnrr from in
t"Ni'ntin= drink.
tt:"r days a fast AMI abStincnc,
Occurring: curing lhr Year are the En-
her days and TIE Niyil> of certain frs
tlv;'ls. The linlhrr days are: Wulnrs
day. Friday and Saturday. March Ii
IL ANA Is; "Wednesday. Friday an,
Saturday. June ~. Is and IL: Wrlnrs
DAY. Friday and Saturday. Scptrmbp
~. - AMI %: "Wednesday. Friday an,
Saturday. Dntrnl,:rr ~. ~ and ~
The Wills are: IEr Ni"il OF prnt,
cost. June 10: that If the .\SSunption
August II: that of All Saints, Octobp
II, ana that of Christmas. Dccrn,br
"a.
MI Fridays a,2 Of course. days o
ahst:nEnrr Tie abstinence which for
Errlr WIS fbl-alcry on SATURDAYS
mas u ii '.:~p nSrl With by Apostolic
faVcr I" the faithful nf the Unite,
States.
III" lintiiirnl In,'ult. of which W
nav" spoken. rNrmprS working pro
pie" frnln The abstinence on Vigils an,
Em|icr days except when s,,ch VIII,