Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-02-22
Regulations for Len {

Inc OIllcIal reguiatlono iol hOHS III
the G atholics of the diocese of Virginia,
of which Martinsburg is part, has
been be announced by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Van de Vyver as follows:
The first day of Lent, Ash Wednes-
day, falls this year on Feb. ID.
All days of Lent, Sundays excepted
are fast days of obligation.
All the faithful who have completed
their Dist year, unless legitimately dis
pensed, are bound to restrict them
selves on those days to one full meal,
but custom allows an evening collation.
which should not exceed the fourth
part of an ordinary meal.
BY special indult of the holy See. the
following dispensations for Lent are
granted:
The use of fresh meats, eggs, butter,
cheese and milk lis permitted at ali
meals on Sundays, and at the prinei
pal meals on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, except. the
Saturday in Ember Week, February
%, and Holy Saturday. March 80. The
use of flesh, meat and fish, however, is
forbidden at the same meal seven on
Sundays.
The use of eggs, butter. cheese sand
milk is permitted every day at3the
evening collation., and at the prln cipal
meal on days when meat is forbidden.
A small piece of bread with a cup of
coffee, tea, chocolate or similar .liquid
is allowed to be taken in the morning.
When the principal meal cannot be
taken at midday, the usual order may
be inverted and the collation. be taken
in the morning and dinnerl in the af-
ternoon or evening.
Lard or dripping may beused in the
prepa ration of food.
The faithful who are exempted from
the law of fasting may, on the days
meat is allowed, use it at every meal
as on Sundays.
All under 81 years or over 60 years
of sge.W / hose are engaged in hard
labor, the sick and convaleseent, and
people who cannot fast without serious
injury to their health are exempt from
the obligation of fasting; but parents
must bear in mind that children who
have attained the use of reason are
bound by the law of abstinence.
The sick need have no scruple in eat
ing meat at any time, when following
the advice of conscientious physician;
persons, too, who are actually engaged
in hard manuel labor, and who cannot
abstain from meat at any time with
out serious injury to their health are
exempt from the obligation of absti-
nence.
The paschal time extends from the
first Sunday in Lent till Trinity Sun
day, during which time all Catholics
who have attained the proper age. are
bound to receive the holy communion
worthily.
By virtue of faculties granted him
by the holy See, the right reverend
OlsnOp allows TO WOrKngmen and
their families the use of flesh meat on
all the fast days and days of abstinence
throughout the year except all Fridays,
Ash Wednesday, Wednesday and Sat
urday of Holy Week and the Vigil of
Christmas. Those, however,i who are
bound by the law of fasting can use
meat on the above permitted fast days
at the principal meal only. The dis
pensation does not allow the use of
this indult perform some other act of
modification, such as abstaining on
those days from Intoxicating liquors.
All who entertain any reasonable
doubt about their obligation to fast or
abstain should apply to their pastors
| for advice or diSpensatiOn,