The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-03-07
Rules For The
Lenten Season. :,
Wednesday Marked the Beginning OF
Forty-Day Period Of Abstinence
and Fasting.

Wednesday was the first day of Lent
and the following regulations recently
announced by Bishop Els are to be OBJ
served by Catholics during the Lenten
period:
1. All those who have completed
their twenty-first year of age are
obliged to observe the Lenten fast.
2. All the days Of Lent, Sunday ex-
cepted, are fast days Of obligation.
8. On fast days only one full meal is
allowed, which should be taken at noon;
for reasons, however, the order may be
inverted; the full meal may be taken in
the evening and the collation. at noon.
4. General usage has made it Lawful,
to take cup of coffee, tea or thin
chocolate and small piece of bread, in
the morning.
s. A collation. is allowed in the even
ing. AS to the quantity of food permit
ted at this collation. no fixed rule can be
given; the practice obtained is that it
should not exceed the fourth part of the
ordinary meal, not over eight ounces.
6. The following persons are exempt
from the obligation Of fasting: (a) all
under twenty-one years of age and
those who are sixty; (b) those who
cannot fast without grave injury to
their health; (c) women during preg-
nancy, or while nursing infants; (d) all
those whose duties are of laborious or
exhausting nature.
z. BY an indult of the Holy See
(granted May 25th, 1897, for ten years.
all persons are allowed the use of flesh
meat on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
holy Thursday included) and Saturdays
except the Saturdays in Ember and
Holy Weeks.
8. By special privilege of another
indult of the Holy See, (granted March
Is, 1895, for ten years, and in March
1905, was renewed for ten years more).
working people and their families are
allowed the use Of flesh meat on all
days of the year, except Fridays, Ash
Wednesday and Saturday of holy week
and the Vigil of Christmas.
9. Persons bound to fast may use
meat only once on the fast days when
its use is permitted them by these in
dults. Persons not bound to fast are
not thus limited, and hence may eat
flesh meat at all meals on days when
its use is permitted, at the principal
meal, to those who are obliged to fast.
10. By dispensation of the Holy
See, at the noon meal and at the even
ing collation., on all days of fast
throughout the entire year (including
Good Friday, the use of eggs, butter,
cheese, and milk is permitted.
IL. During the entire Lent, even on
Sundays, the use of flesh meat and fish
at the same meal is not allowed.
IL. Lard may be used in preparing
food on any day of Lent. This dispen-
sation is extended to the days of alb
stinence and the fast days throughout
the year.
13. In case Of doubt the pastor or
confessor should be consulted, who by
virtue of diocesan faculties, may in
particular cases, dispense from the OBJ
legation of abstinence and fasting or
commute the same in aims, prayers, or
other good works.
IA. Catholics who have charge of ho-
tells and boarding houses are not only
obliged in conscience to observe these
regulations for themselves, but they
must also give their Catholic boarders
the opportunity to do likewise.
Is. Those who are dispensed from
the law of fasting should be exhorted
to perform some other abstinence; for
instance, abstain from intoxicating
drinks.
l6. II possible, the usual Lenten de-
votions on Wednesday and Friday even
ings during Lent should be held In ali
the parish churches Of the diocese, and
the faithful should be exhorted to do
penance for their sins, to approach thu
Holy Sacraments and to lead better
Christian lives.
II. Fasting days, besides the above
are: l-All Fridays In. Advent. 2-The
Ember days, four times year. S--The
vigils Of Pentecost; Of the Assumption,
Aug. II; Of all Saints, Oct. 81; Of
Christmas, Dec. "a. When one Of these
feasts falls on Monday, the vigil is