The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-03-07
LENTEN REGULATIONS.
Archbishop BIeuk Issues Instructions 20
Catholics in Accordance with IMo
duIt Granted by Pope
Leo XIII.

Catholics in Accordance with IM'
dun Granted by Pope
Lee XIII.
Below are given the usual Lenten
regulations issued for the guidance OF
Catholics by Chancellor Scott OF the
archdiocese of New Orleans by order
OF Archbishop Blenk:
The holy season of Lent begins on
the fourth day OF March, which is Ash
Wednesday.
/. The obligation OF fasting during
Lent is binding on all the faithful who
have completed their twenty first year,
unless they are dispensed from it, Or
otherwise excused for some legitimate
cause.
2. Only one full meal day is al
lowed, with the exception Of Sundays.
3. 1t is permitted to take little
lunch, commonly called collation., in
the evening.
4. The church exempts the following
persons from fasting: Those who are
not yet twenty.one years Of age, the
sick. and those who are so weak that
they canoot fast without injury TO
their health; women nursing children,
and all those who are engaged in hard
labor.
5. The church imposes upon her chill
dren the obligation of fast and absti-
uence during the holy season of Lent,
bus would also remind them that it is
time when they should, i'll an especial
| manner, practice works of piety and
charity by penance for their sins, ab.
staining from worldly -amusements,
and by the giving OF aims.
6. BY special dispensation the use OF
flesh meat is allowed at all meals on
Sundays and at the principal meal on
! Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
! Saturd avs, with the exception OF Em-
Der Saturday, March IA, and Holy
! Saturday. But it is not permitted to
| use meat and fish at the same meal,
even on Sundays.
Eggs, butter, cheese and milk are al
lowed every day in Lent.
I. Ia the morning it is permitted to
| take tea, coffee or thin chocolate, to-
gether with slice of bread.
s. When it is not convenient to take
dinner at noon, it is allowed to inverl
the order, taking the collation. in the
morning and dinner in the evening.
8. The use OF hog IS lard or drippings
is allowed in the preparation OF per
mitted food.
10. Persons who are dispensed from
fasting are free to eat meat more thar
once day, on days when the use Of
meat is allowed.
IL. by special Indult granted to Us
by Leo XIII. on March Is, 1885, We
permit ali working men and their fam
lilies to { at meat at the principal mea
on all days of fast and abstinel &c,
with the exception Of Fridays, ASK
| Wednesday, the Wednesday and Sat.
urday of Holy Week and Christmas
eve.
likewise any nncmber of the family
on whom The housth hold depends fof
! support neither il De The father, sou
| or d daughter, 1t matters motif al lib.
erty TO use the Lnduit, carries the priv.
| ilege for the entire family
II. Persons who are lesltimately ex-
cused or dispensed from The obligation
of fast and abstinence are permitted
| to eat meat more than once on the
days before mentioned. However,
even to those who are free to use this
privilege, il is not allowed to eat flesh
meat aud fish at the same meal. But
since the Lenteu season is essentially
a time Of penance, we would earnestly
| urge those who avail themselves oi
this Indult to perform some other acts
OF modification, such as abstinence
| from Intoxicating drinks, staying
away from theatres and other profane
amusements.
Ali Catholics who have attained the
proper age are bound to receive worth
lily holy communion during the Pas
chal tme which extends from the first
Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday.
| Parents should see that their children
who have reached the age Of seven
make their first confession during this
most fitting season of Lent.
BY order of the Most Rev. Arch
bishop.
PETER sCoTTI, Chancellor.
n. B.-Kindly notice the collection
for the Indian and negro missions to
be taken np at all the masses in all
| the churches and ehapeIs of the arch