The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-03-05
RULES FOR LENT
ARE ANNOUNCED
BISHOP ALLEN ENLIGHTENS THE
FAITHFUL AS TO DUTIES d.
RING THE PAScHAL
TIME.

Bishop Edw. P. Allen, of the do
cese of Mobile. has issued the follow
ing RULES for Lent" according to the
Apostolic Indult of August 3, 1887:
Rules for Lent.
l. All the faithful who have completed
their twenty-first year and who have
not begun their sixtieth year, and
who are not exempted from the obi
cation of fasting by sickness, hard
work or other well known reasons,
are Obliged to fast on all the days of
Lent, except Sundays.
2. On those days but one full meal
is allowed, which should not be taken
before noon.
3. Custom allows a cup of coffee,
tea or thin chocolate, and a small
piece of bread or a cracker, to be
taken in the morning; and in the
evening, a collation., not exceeding
the fourth part of an ordinary meal,
is allowed. At this collation., butter,
cheese, milk, eggs and all kinds of
fruit, fish and vegetables are allowed.
When the principal meal cannot with
out grave convenience be taken at
noon, it is permissible to take the
collation. in the morning and the din
ner in the evening.
4. Abstinence from the use of flesh
meat is enjoined on all the Wednes-
days and Fridays of Lent and on the
Saturday of Ember Week and on Holy
Saturday.
5. The use of lard is allowed in
cooking.
6. Fish and flesh are not allowed
at the same meal, even on Sundays.
z. Eggs, cheese, milk and butter
may be used every day, but abstinence
from all of these is recommended on
Good Friday.
s. Persons exempted from the OBJ
legation of fasting are not bound by
the restriction of using meat but once
a day on the days in which the use
of meat Is permitted by dispensation.
9. Children over seven years of age
are bound by the law of abstinence,
unless excused by sickness or other
causes.
10. The paschal time, in which all
Catholics who have come to the years
of discretion, are bound to receive
Holy Communion worthily, extends
from the first Sunday of Lent till Trim
ity Sunday, inclusive. Children over
seven years of age are bound by the
precept of Annual Confession. Pastors
and parents should see that the chill
dren comply with his duty.
IL. The Holy season of Lent is a
time of prayer, of sorrow for sin, of
seclusion from the world and its
amusements, and of generous aims
giving.
II. BY a special indult granted to
the Bishops of the United States for
ten years, dating from March 18th.
1895, working people, who cannot
easily observe the common law of the
Church, are dispensed from the obli-
cation Of abstinence on all days of the
year, except Fridays, Ash Wednes-
day, Holy Week and Christmas Eve.
This dispensation does not exempt
from the additional obligation of fast.
ing, where such exists, nor does II
authorize the use of fish and flesh at
the same meal. 1t includes, however.
not only the individual workmen in
whose facor it is granted, but all the
members of their families as well. In
return it is expected that those who
avail themselves of this indult will
endeavor to enter into the spirit of
the holy season of Lent by voluntary
acts of modification, pennance and
almsgiving. A most praiseworthy Gus.
tom is that of abstaining from stimu-
lants, in honor of the Sacred Thirst
of Our Divine Saviour.
RTThose who entertain any reason
able doubt about their obligation to
fast or abstain, ought to apply to their
pastor or confessor for advice.
EDW. p. ALLEN,
Bishop of Mobile.
Mobile, Ala, Feb. "a, 1905.