The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-03-02
Regulations For Lent.

| In accordance with the annual custom
| Cardinal Gibbons has issued letter adj
dressed to all Catholics of the Archdiocese
of Baltimore giving the regulations to be
| observed during Lent, which began We'd
nesday. The regulations inevery church
| in the archdiocese are as follows:
"First-All the faithful who have COM
pleted their twenty first year, unless ex-
empt by dispensation or some other
legitimate cause, are bound to observe
| the fast of Lent.
"Second-They are to make one meal
only day except on Sundays.
"Third-A small refreshmcnt, common
ly called collation., is permitted in the
evening.
"Fourth-The following persons are
exempt from the obligations of fasting:
Persons under 81 years of age, the sick,
nursing women, those who are obliged to
do hard labor, and those who through
weakness cannot fast without great pre-
JUDGE to their health.
"Fifth-The faithful are reminded that
beside the obligation of fasting imposed
by the church, this holy season of Lent
should be in an especial manner time
OF earnest prayer, of sorrow for sins, Of
seclusion from the world and its amuse-
ments and of generous alinsgiving.
''By virtue of an indult to the United
States, dated August 3, 1887, and re-
newed for 10 years May 25th. 1897, the
following special dispensations are
granted:
"First-The use of fesh-neat is Per
mitted at all meals on Sundays and once
a day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, with the exception of
the second and last Saturdays of Lent.
But flesh. meat and fish are not to be used
at the same meal during Lent, even on
Sundays.
"Second-The use of butter, cheese,
milk and eggs is also permitted every
day in Lent.
''Third-It is allowed to take in the
morning some warm liquid, as tea, coffee
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with this liquid mouthful of bread.
"Fourth-Those for whom the hour of
noon may be an inconvenient time for
dinner may invert the order and take
their collation. in the morning and their
dinners in the evening.
"Fifth-The use of hogs lard or drip
pings, instead of butter, is authorized in
preparing permitted food.
'Sixth-Persons exempt from the obi
cation of fasting are free to take meat
more than once on those days when it's
use is granted by dispcnsation.
"By virtue of an indult granted to US
by the Holy See March 5, 1895, and re-
newed until March Is, 1915, we permit
to all workingmen and their families the
use of fesh-meat once day on all fast
days and abstinence days throughout
the year, with the exception of Fridays,
Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday and Sat
day of Holy Week and the eve of Christ
mas.
"Those who are exempt from the obi
cation Of fasting are free to take meat
more than once on the days mentioned.
Those who avail themselves of this in
dult are not allowed to use hesh-meat
and fish at the same meal and they are
earnestly exhorted to perform some
other act of modification, such as absti-
nence from Intoxicating liquors.
1.-The paschal time extends from the
first Sunday of Lent till Trinity Sunday,
during which time all Catholics who
have attained the proper age are bound
to receive worthily the holy communion.
The holy season of Lent is very proper
time for children to make their first con-
fession, which they ought to do generally
at the age of years. Parents should
see to this"