The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
RULES OF
LENTEN
SEASON

Sunday, began with Ash Wed
nesday, and continue for fort
days commemorative of the fort,
days fast of Christ.
The Lenten regulations in th
Roman Catholic church as reat
from the pulpits Sunday are a
follows:
1st. All the faithful who hay,
completed their twenty-first yea
and not over the age of sixty
are, unless hindered by hard
work or by sickness, bound to OBJ
serve the fast of Lent.
2nd. All who are obliged to
fast, must abstain from the use OF
meat and take one full meal day
which Is usually taken about noon
The Sundays are not fast days.
3rd. The use of meat, by spec.
la dispensation, is allowed at any
time on Sunday, and at the one
principal meal on Mondays, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
with the exception of Ember Sat-
urday, March IA, and Holy Satur-
day, April Is.
4th. Meat and fish must not be
eaten at the same meal, not even
on the Sundays Of Lent.
5th, Eggs, butter, cheese and
milk are not allowed at dinner and
the evening collation..
9th. A small refresment, COM
monty called collation., is allowed
in the evening. 1t should not ex-
ceed the fourth part of an ordin-
ary meal or eight ounces.
7th. In the morning, some
warm liquid, such as tea, coffee, or
thin chocolate, together with
small piece of, bread may be taken;
no butter or other condiment is
allowed.
Sth. Lard and suet may be
used in preparing permitted food.
9th. When dinner cannot be
'aken at noon, tits allowed to in
7ert the order, taking the collation.
earlier in the day, and dinner in
The evening.
10th. Persons exempted from
'asting, namely, on account of
ender. or advanced age, are
lllowed to eat meat more than
'nce a day on days the use of
neat is allowed.
On March 18th, 1895, the Holy |
Father, Leo XIII, authorized
Bishops to dispense working peo-
,le from the law of abstinence.
rhe dispensation given for a
'eriod of only ten years, must be
.nnually announced and granted |
rom year to year. On February |
'th, the Holy Father Plus X, re-
lewed and extended this privilege.
rhe Indult supposes that the
Bishop will make use of this con-
ession only in behalf of working
'eople living in localities where
he law of abstinence cannot be
bserved without great stress and
Iifticulty. To dispense them with
ut special reason and by gener-
i concession would be both con-
rary to the spirit of the IndulU
nd unwise. Each Bishop, whilst
e is empowered to use his judg-
lent as to the actual necessity of
the dispensation, is
evertheless individually respon-
ible with regard to the places
nd the persons to whom he applies
he Indult.
/ desire, therefore, the pastors,
yho believe that the working
lasses of their locality are entitled
0 the benefit of the Indult, ad-
ise me, and l will grant the dis
ensation to the faithful of these
laces.
Confessors are empowered to
ispense, either in or out of the
in individual cases,
ersons who on account of labor
annot without difficulty observe
he law of abstinence.
AS a further explanation of the
ndult / desire to call attention to
he following;
(a) Working men and working
omen, who have a right to make
se of the privilege, may eat meat,
very day, except all the Fridays
I the year, Ash Wednesday, the
ays of Holy Week and Christmas