Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-27
CHURCH PREPARES
FOR LENTEN SEASON
Ash Wednesday Will Mark
Opening Of Solemn Period
in Christian World
SPECIAL SERMONS TO MARK
SEASON AT THE CATHEDRAL


penance and modification of forty
days duration.
IL was announced In local
Catholic Churches in this city yes
terday that the usual Lenten regula-
tons we're to be observed this year.
Il also was announced that next Sun
day being the first Sunday In Lent, a
special collection will be taken for
the Indian and negro missions. This
was ordered by the Plenary Council
in Baltimore.
On Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, at
the Cathedral, Bishop Monaghan will
oficiate at the 3 o'clock mass.
Ashes will be blessed and
distributed as usual by the bishop
both in tho morning and in the even
Ing. II has been announced by the
Rt. Rev John A. Lyons that there
will be special sermons on every We'd
nesdsy evening during Lent The
program is as follows:
The preacher on Ash Wednesday
will be Father Doran: first We'd
nesday after the beginning OF Lent
Rev. Edward Mickle; second, Rev. ?.
j. Conroy, o. NJ; third. Rev James
| Coyle, ID. D.. LII. D.; fourth, Rev
| William 7. Russell, d. D., Ill. D.;
fifth, Rev. NJ. ]. Foley Holy Week and
Easter Sunday, Rev. William Barrett
s. J.
Episcopal and Lutheran churches
will also hold special services during
Lent.
At all the masses i'm all the churches
in the Wilmington diocese yesterday
morning the priests who ofiiciated
read to the people the regulations
governing Lenten season. Lent VII
| begin next Wednesday, which Will be
/ Ash Wednesday, and on that date tht
season Of fasting and abstinence VIII
start. There is no change from last
year in any Of the Lenten rules. They
wore read as follows:
Ash Wednesday. the first day, OF
lent, falls OH the first day Of March.
All the faithful who have COM
| pleted their twenty-first year, unless
exempt by dispeusation or some other
legitimate cause, arc bound to observe
/ the fast OF Lent.
They are TO make one meal only
a day. except on Sundays.
3.-The meal permitted on fast days
Is not to be taken till about noon.
"A small refreshment. commonly
called COLLATION.. is permitted In the
evening.
5.-The following persons arc OK
empt from the obligation Of fasting
Persons under twenty-one years o.
age. the sick. nursing women, those
who are obliged to do hard labor. and
those who, through weakness, cannot
fast, without great prejudice to thelI
health
6-The faithful arc reminded that
besides the obligation of fasting i'm
posed by the Church, this holy season
Of Lent should be. in an especial man.
ner, a time Of earnest prayer. Of sor-
row for sin, of seclusion from the
world and its amusements, and Of
generous alms-giving.
II-By virtue Of an Indult to thu
/ United States. dated May %. 1907, thu
following special dispensations are
granted:
The use Of flesh meat is permit
ted at all the meals on Sundays, ant
once a day on Mondays, Tuesdays
/ Thursdays and Saturdays. with tn
exception Of the second and last Sat
urdays Of Lent. But flesh meat and fisl
during Lent. even on Sundays.
2.-The use OF butter, cheese, mil
and eggs is also permitted every da
I'm Lent.
at is allowed to take in the morn
ing some warm liquid, as tea. coffee
or thin chocolate, made with watei
and with this liquid a mouthful o
bread.
nh. Co.. ,,-t,,,, tl. br,.,,. ~ roo
may be an inconvenient time for din
ner, may invert the order and TAX
their collation. I'm the morning, an
their dinner in the evening.
5.-The use of hogs lard or driT
ping, instead OF butter, is authorize
in preparing permitted food.
6.-Persons exempt from the obligs
ton Of fasting are free to take mea
more than once on those days whe
its use is granted by dispensatlon.
IIl:-By virtue OF an Indult granite
to us by the Holy See. March IS. 1905
we permit to all working men an
their families the use of desh mea
once a day on all fast days aud al
stinence days throughout the veal
with the exception OF Fridays. Ash
Wednesday. the Wednesday and o
Holy Week and the Eve OF Christmas
Those who are exempt from tn
obligation Of fasting are free to tax
meat more than once on the day
( mentioned.
Those who avail themselves Of thi
| Indult are not allowed to use flos
meat and fish AT the same meal; an
they are earnestly exhorted to pei
! form some other act Of modification
such as abstinence from intoxlcatin
liquors.
IV.-The Paschal time extends frol
the first Sunday Of Lent till Trinit
4 Sunday. during which time all Catl
olics who have attained. the prope
z age are bound to receive worthily ii
4 Holy Communion. According to n
4 recent Decree OF our Holy Fathe
4 | Pope Plus X. which will be read
A the people by their respective pastor
4 during this season, this obligation II
A cludes all children who have reacl
4 ed the age OF reason, usually abol
4 seven years Of age.
John :. Dougherty,
x Chancello
A BY order Of the RI Rev. Bishop.
a February 22nd. 1911.
IA A ms.