Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
CATHOLICS
BISHOP sE4ANLEY's LETTER FOR.
THE GUIDANCE or GOOD CA.
THoLIcs OF THIS DIOCESE.

TIE GUIDANCE OF GOOD CA
THoLlcs OF THIS DIOCESE.
The following is a letter issued by
Bishop Stanley, who has charge of
the diocese of Fargo, which includes
all Of North Dakota: n
In the year of grace, 1907, Ash
Wednesday, the first day OF Lent will
be the 18th day Of February.
All the faithful, unless legitimately
excused, or dispensed, are bound in
conscience, under the penalty of griey-
GUS sin, to observe the Lenten regula-
lions. sS55
| All the days Of Lent, the Sundays
excepted, are fast days.
The precept of fasting restricts the
use Of food to one meal toward the
middle Of the day, and collation. In
the evening not exceeding the fourth
part Of a meal custom, however, au-=
thorizing the taking in the morning Of
| a cup of coffee, tea or 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 in
convenience toward the middle of the
day, the order of repasts may be re-
versed, the meal or principal repast
being taken in the evening, and the
collation. at an earlier hour.
The use of flesh meat is allowed at
all meals on Sundays. and at the prin-
cipal meals on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, except the
Saturday of Ember week (February
23) and the Saturday Of Holy week
| March 30). n
The use of flesh meat is forbidden
on Wednesdays, Fridays, the Saturday
of Ember week and the Saturday Of
! Holy week on other days, outside Of
! Sundays it is forbidden at all repasts,
except the one meal or, principal re-
past.
The use of lard, however, is permit
ted at all times in the preparation of
i food. .,
Il Both fish and flesh meat cannot be
taken at the same meal, even on 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 general permits
sion to use it at. the principal repast.
From the precept of fasting are ex-
cused: Those under the age of 81
and over the age of so; the infirm
and the conyalescent; women bearing
or nursing children; those engaged in
hard labor or other duties exhaustive
OF physical strength; those who from
poverty are unable to procure for the
principal repast a sufficiency of nutri.
tive food
From the precept of abstinence from
L flesh meat are excused: The young
under the age Of seven; the sick;
those who are SO situated SO as not to
be able to procure for themselves alb
stinence food
In virtue of the authority conceded
to bishops in the United States by a
recent pontiical indult, permission is
granted to working people, to use
q meat on all days of Lent with the ex-
ception Of Fridays, Ash Wednesday,
and Wednesday and Saturday of Holy
!! week @s y .s NJ
The dspensation from abstinence ex.
4 tends to all three repasts in the day.
x The usual prohibition IF remains
against he using Of flesh meat and fish
! at the same meal.
Where the wage Garner, in virtue OF
h the indult uses Of meat, all the mem
bers of the household may likewise
use It. The church does not wish to
impose upon the household the incon
Venience of double cooking But II
cases Of this kind those members 81
!. the house hold who may be bound BY
! the precept Of fasting, are allowed the
i use Of meat only at the principal re
| past.
When doubt exists as to whether
| tones condition or circumstances allow
| exemption from the precepts Of fast
| ing and abstinence, council should BIZ
asked Of confessors or pastors who
are authoritative interpretations Of the
law, and who even are empowered il
special eases for good and sufficien
reasons, indicated and suggested ii
Catholic theology, to commute the pre-
cepts Of fasting and abstinence to 9th
er penitential works.
During Lent pastors will hold spe
cial services Of devotion id their sew
81 eral churches at appointed times IN