The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-02
RULES DURING LENT
Regulations as Laid Down by
Bishop J. B. Cotter.
FLESH MEAT ON SUNDAY.
But II Cannot Be Used by Catholics
on Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday.
FLESH MEAT ON SUNDAY.

Winona, Feb. 26.-The Lenten regu-
Iations of the diocese of Winona have
been issued by the Right Rev. Bishop
Joseph b. Cotter for the year 1906
Ash Wednesday, the first day OF Lent
will be the 2Sth day of February, which
is Wednesday of next week, and Easter
Sunday will be April 10.
The following is contained in the reg
ulations which all the faithful, unless
legitimately excused or dispensed are
bound in conscience, under penalty OF
grievous sin, to observe:
All the days of Lent, the Sundays
excepted, are days of fast.
The precepts of fasting restrict the
use of food to one meal towards the
middle of the day, and a collation. in
the evening not exceeding the fourth
part of an ordinary meal, custom, how
ever, authorizing the taking in the
morning of cup of coffee, tea OF
chocolate with small piece of bread.
Theologians allow for the collation.
solid food to the amount of eight
ounces The solid food taken in the
morning should not exceed two ounces
When the meal or principal repast
cannot be taken without serious incon-
venience towards the middle of the day,
the order of repasts may be reversed
the meal of principal repast being tax
en- in the evening, and the collation. at
an earlier hour.
The use of flesh meats is allowed at
all meals on Sundays, and at the prin'
cipal meal ON Mondays, Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, except the
Saturday of Ember week, March l6
and the Saturday of Holy week, April
IA.
The use of flesh meat is forbidden on
Wednesday, fridays, the Saturday OF
Ember week and the Saturday of Holy
week; OH other days, outside of Sunday
it is forbidden at all repasts except the
one meal, or principal past.
The use of lard, however, is permit
ted at all times in the preparation OF
food.
Both fish and flesh meat cannot be
taken at the same meal, even Oh Sun
days.
Persons legitimately excused or dis
pensed from the precept of fasting may
use flesh meat at all meals on whatever
day there is a general permission to use
it at the principal repast.
From the precept of fasting are ex-
cused: Those under the age of twenty
one years OF over age of sixty; the in
firm and the convalescent; women bear
ing or nursing children; those engaged
in hard labor OF other duties exhaustive
of physical strength; those who from
poverty are unable to procure for the
principal repast sufficiency of nutri-
tive food.
From the precept of abstinence from
flesh meat are excused: The young I'M
der the age of seven years; the SICK
those who are so situated as not to be
able to proper for themselves abstinence
food.
In virtue of the authority conceded
to Bishops of the United States by a
recent .Pontifcal indult, permission is
granted to working people to use meat
on all days of Lent, with the exception
of Fridays, Ash Wednesday, the We'd
nesday and the Saturday of Holy week
This dispensation from abstinence ex-
tends to all three repasts in the day.
The usual prohibition remains against
using flesh meat and fish at the same
meal.
Where the wage Garner, Ill virtue OF
tbe indult uses meat, all the members of
the household may likewise use it. The
church does not wish to impose upon
the household the inconvenience OF dou-
BILE cooking. But in cases of this KIND
those members of the household VINO
NAV be bound by the precept OF fast
ing. arc allowed the use of meat only at
their principal repast
The observance of the fasts and abb
stinences prescribed by the church Is
taken as a public and fearless profes-
sion of Catholic faith. He who with
out sufficient of obvious reasons, eats
stinence or fast is enjoined becomes an
Que sufficient of obvious reasons, eats
meat or takes his usual meals when ab-
occasion of scandal, and is not accepted
as practical Catholic.