Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-06
THE LENTEN SEASON
COMMENCES TODAY
BISHOP SENDS RULES TO To-
CAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Easter Sunday Falls on April 18th
Peters Pence Collection Will
Be Taken UP on March 8. This
Yedr-Rules Issued BY Arch
bishop MeSSmer of Milwaukee.

Yedr-Rules Issued BY Arch
bishop MeSsmer of Milwaukee
The Lenten season begins today.
Rules have been issued by Archbishop
Sebastian G. Messmer of Milwaukee
In general these rules are practically
the same as last year. The archbishop
will leave Milwaukee after Easter fol
a trip 60 Rome and calls attention tt
the tact that this year as the golden
jubilee of of Pope Plus X.
The annual Peters pence collection
will be taken up on March 8, this
year and should be sent to the arch
bishop before April 8. Easter Sun
day occurs April 10.
REGULATIONS FOR LENT.
The Lenten regulations are as fol.
lows:
l. All Fridays and fast-days dur
ing the Year are days of abstinence
from flesh meat. On Saturdays,
which by law ale also days OF
abstinence, flesh meat is allowed by
Apostolic indult at all meals, unless
they happen to be fast-days.
2. The following ar. fast-days uf
obligation: All days of Lent Except
Sundays; the Ember-days; the vigiIs
or Ewes of Penecost, of the
Assumption B. V. NJ, Of All Saints,
and of Christmas lastly, the Fridays
OF Advent.
On fast-days only one full meal a
day is allowed to persons obliged to
fast, But indult and custom allow
coffee, tea, chocolate, with piece of
bread in the morning, and the use
of eggs, butter, milk. etc., In the
evening. For sufficient reason, the
collation. Qunch) may be taken a.
noon and the dinner or principal meal
in the evening.
WHEN MEAT IS ALLOWED.
By Apostolic indult fiesh-meat is
allowed only at the principal meal
on all week days during Lent, except
Wednesdays and Fridays and the
Saturdays IN Ember week March 14)
and holy week april 49,. On fast
days. flesh meat and fish Gncluding
oysters, crabs, frogs. turtles, etc).
are never allowed at the same meal,
rule which applies even to the Sun
days in Lent sld to all persons other
wise excused or dispensed from the
law of either abstinence or fast
excepting only those who On account
Of tho weakness of their stomachs or
by the doctors prescription need flesh
and fish at the same meal. But meals
may always BIZ prepared with the
drippings of either fat or lard.
Persons excused from fast may use
flesh meat more than once on the
days when it is allowed ut all.
8. Catholics having attained the
sufficient use of reason are bound by
the law of abstinence. But when it
is either physically or morally i'm
possible to observe the law, when it
would entail serious difficulties, they
are excused from it.
THRESHEKS ARE EXEM PIT.
In virtue of the apostolic faculties
granted us by the Holy See we hereby
dele gate pastors to dispense. IN each
single case, from abstinence the men
actually engaged in threshing as we'll
as the farmer families at whose
place threshing is going on.
4. Catholics having completed
their rwenty-frsr year Of age, are
bound to fast. But the causes OF
excuse just mentioned in regard TO
abstin ence, apply also to the law Of
fasting. Hence the church ordinarily
exempts from fasting the sick and
those in feeble health whether by
sickness or old age) women nursing
children; all who are engaged in
laborious and exhaustlng occupations.
Persons in doubt whether they are
excused or not, should consult their
confessor Or pastor for advice or dis
pensation.
AS TO THE WORKM en-.
In virtue OF an apostolic indult we
permit workIngmen and their families
the use of flesh meat at the principal
common meal On all fast days and
abstinence days throughout the year,
with the exception of all Fridays,
Ash Wednesday. the Wednesday and
Saturday of holy week, and the eve
of Christmas.
s. Persons excused or dispensed
from the law of fast or abstinence
ought to perform some other good
works of piety and charity IN the
Spirit of Christian penance and
sanctifcation. Hence the pious GUS
tom of giving Lenten aims. "Redeen
thcl thy sins with aims, and thy
inquiries with works of mercy.
Dan. iv. "a. Also the custom Of
abstalning from intoxicating drinks
of staying away from theatres,
dances, card parties and other profane
amusements, etc.
S. G. Messmer, archbishop.
Visits Old Home,
Patrick Mcdonald of Akron, Ohio
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