The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-02-13
THE OFFICIAL REautA91eBs

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For Lent in the Diocese Of West
Virginia asa
The official regulations for Lent
for the Catholics of the diocese of
Wheeling, have been sannouuced
by Bishop P. j Donahue, and are
as follows: ~
l. The first day of Lent, Ash
Wednesday, falls this year on.the
18th of February. xix
2. All days of Lent, Sundays
excepted, are fast days of obliga.
ton. 4 II,
8. ALI the Faithful who have
completed their twenty. first year
unless legitimately dispensed, are
bound to restrict themselves on
those days to one full msal, bul
custom allows an evening oollatisni
which should not exec ed the fourth
part of an ordinary meal.
A By special Indnlt 81 Tie
Holy. See the; following dispensa.
tions for Lent are granted.snf "
(a) The use Ct fresh meats,
eggs. butter, cheese and milk ID
permitted at all meals on Sundays,
and at the principal meals on
Mondays, Tuesdays. Thuredays,
end Saturdays, except the Satur.
day in Ember Week. February
23rd and Hcly Saturday, Maroh
Both. The use of-desh meat and
fish, however, is forbidden at the
same meal even on Sundays. .,s
(b) The use of,leggs, butter,
cheese and milk are permitted
every day at the evening collation.,
and at the principal meal on days
when meat is forbidden.
(o) A small piece of bread with
a CUP of coffee, tea, chocolate OF
other similar liquid is allowed. to
be taken in the morning.
(d) When the principal meal
cannot be taken at midday. the
usual order may be inverted and
the collation. be taken in the morn
and dinner in the afternoon OF
evening. - " -
(e) Lard or dripping may he
used in the preparation of food.
(D The faithful who are Q e1.
empted from the law of fasting
may, on the days. meat is allowed,
use it as every meal as on Sundayp,
s. All;under twenty-one years
or over sixty years of age, those
who are engaged in hard labor, The
sick and convalesoent, and peIsona
who cannot fast without serious
injury to their health are exempt
from the obligation of fasting but
parents must bear in mind that
ohildran who have attained the
use of reason are bound by the Law
Of abstinence.
6. The sick need have mo
soruple in eating meat at any time,
when following the advice Of o
conscientious physician; persons,
too, who are actually engaged lin
hard manual labor, and who. oan.
not abstain from lot any
without serious injury to their
health. are exempt from the obi.
cation of abstinence! Il
T.. The Paschal Time extends
from the first Sunday of Lent till
Trinity Sunday, during which
time all Catholics who have attain.
ed the proper age. are bound to. re.
oeiye the holy Communion WORTH.
ly.
By virtue Ct faculties granted
him by the Holy See, the Right
Reverend Bishop SLOWS to work.
ingmen and their families the anss
of fresh meat on all fast days AND
days of abstipsnoe throughout the
year except all Fridays, Ash Wed
nesday, Wednesday and Saturday
of Holy Week and the Vigil ,oi
Christmas. Thoee, however, who
are bound by the law 81 fasting car
use meat on the above permitted
fast days at the principal mea
only. The dispensation does mo-
allow the nee of meat andsfsh q
the same meal. Ills the desire d
the Holy See that those who avail
themselves Of this indult perform
some other act of modification
such as sustaining on those day.
from Intoxicating liquors. All