The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CATHOLICS HEAR
 LENTEN PASTORAL

At the Catholic churches yesterday Lem
 ten regulations as promulgated by the Rt. Rev Bishop Allen and the bishop s Lenten pastoral were read; also cir
 cular address appealing for aid for the
 negro and Indian missions, signed by
 Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia, and Archbishop Farley of New York representing the heirarchy of the United States.
 Bishop Aliens pastoral was in part as follows:
 We are about to enter upon the peni-
 tential season of Lent, during which the
 church urges her devoted children to
 turn to God with all their hearts and
 give Him their homage and their love.
 We ask you, beloved children in Jesus
 Christ. to direct your thoughts to prayer
 and penace during this holy season.
 Jesus Christ Our Lord, is our model and
 our guide in all things, and He has shown
 us by word and example that the road
 to heaven is by way of penance and nor
 tifcation.
 Those among you who have turned
 away from God by grievous sin should try at this time to realize the fearful
 nature of sin and the awful evils caused by it and the means of avoiding 1t, and moved to remorse of conscience for past infidelities, return to God humbly and sincerely for: Behold, now is the ac- ceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation" II Cor. VI. 2.
 And those among you, who through grace and mercy of God, have not fallen
 into grievous sin, but yet have been slug
 gish cold and indifferent in the practice
 of virtue be resolved to show more zeal
 In Gods service by assisting, when pos
 sible a daily mass, at the sermons de-
 livered for our instruction and edfica-
 tion and at the beautiful devotion of the
 way of the cross. and, lastly, and above
 all, by receiving frequently and feryently
 the bread of life. the body and blood of our Divine Lord. I've do exhort you
 that you receive not the grace of God in vain" II Cor. VI.
 If the Lenten season be well spent, we
 should have at the close of it a greater
 sense of our dependence on God, who
 made us, a greater love for Him, who
 died for us on the cross, and more per
 feet submission of our minds and our wills to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who came to us in baptism and con- firmataion and who abides within us as
 long as we keep from sin. The third plenary council of Balti-
 more ordered a collection to be taken up for the home and foreign missions on the first Sunday in Lent. The pastors are urged to announce it and to urge their focks to give generously to this worthy cause We cannot give a better proof of our love for our faith than by con- tributng to make the faith known and loved by others. From the funds derived from this collection many struggling mis- sions at home and abroad are relieved and strengthened.
 Praying God to bestow the gifts of
 His grace upon you in abundance, l am, dearly beloved brethren, sincerely yours in Christ.
 EDW P ALLEN, Bishop of Mobile. J. W. SHAW Secretary.
 Feast of St. Titus, Feb 19, 1908 At St. Pauls the order of Lenten serv- ices will be:
 Sundays, low masses and short sin structions, 6:3O, 7:30, 9:30; high mass and sermon. 1O:90; rosary. litany, sermon and
 benediction 7:3O p. m. Wednesdays, 7:30 D. m, rosary, litany, sermon and benedicton. Thursdays, 7:30 p. m., holy hour of adoration.
 Fridays, 2:SO p. m., way of the cross. | for school childen; 7:30 p. m., way of the cross and benediction Week days, low masses, 6:3o and 8 a. m.
 Special services this week: Ash Wednes- day, blessing and distribution of ashes at mass and evening services. | First Friday, devotions in honor of the l Sacred Heart
 Conferences on Thursday evening.