Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-18
BISHOP OCONXOR
tissues RULES FOR
!, SEASON OF LENT
All Weekdays from Ash
Wednesday TO Easter
! Are Fast Days.

The Rt. Rev. John J.. o'Connor
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocesI
of Newark, today announced the lis
Of regulations for the Lenten season
Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday
March 1.
The regulations are:
s'All the weekdays of Lent, iron
Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, ar
last days of precept on one meal, with
the allowance of a moderate COLLATION.
IN the evening.
'The church excuses from the oblisa
zion of fasting fbut not of abstinence
from flesh meat, except in specia
cases of sickness) the infirm, those whC
are attaining their growth. those whose
duties are of an e~xhausting or laboriou'
character, women bearing or nursing
infants and those who ore enfeebled by
old age
Dispensntlons for This Diocese.
THE following dispensatiens ar,
granted for this diocese:
1.-THE use Of flesh meat Is permitted
at every meal on the Sundays of Len
and at the principal meal on Monday
Tuesday, Thursday IL Saturday, with
the exception of Ember Saturday an1
Holy Saturday.
THE use of eggs and milk, butter,
chess and the like is allowed every
day at the principal meal INK ut the
evening collation..
"A small piece of bread with a cup
of coffee, tea, chocolate or similar drink
may be taken In the morning.
when 1t is not convenient to take
the principal meal at noon X is lawful
to invert the order and lake the COLA
ton In the morning and the dinner in
the evening.
"Drippings and lard may be used IN
the preparation OF food.
ION Sunday there is neither fast nor
abstinence. put II is not allowed to eat
fish and flesh-meat ut the same meal
on any day during bent.
af'Those who are not obliged 10 fast
may partake of fiesh-meat at every
meal on a day when, by special indult,
flesh-meat is permitted ut the princi-
pal meal.
Special Permission for Toilers.
BY special indult OF the Holy See,
dated March, 1906, the bishops Of the
United States are empowered for ten
wears TO dispense from the common
law OF abstinence, when they Judge It
expedient. We, therefore, permit work.
ing people, who cannot easily abstain
from f1esh-meat, TO use it once q day
on all abstinence days through the
YEAR. with the exception, however, Of
all Fridays, Ash Wednesday,, Wednes-
day and Saturday OF holy week and the
vigil Of Christmas.
"This dispensation is granted to
working people, and the members OF
their families share in it, but 1t does
not exempt from fasting where such an
obligation exists, nor does IT permit the
use of fish and fiesh-meat at the same
meal.
when the faithful avail themselves
Vt this indult, they should perform
some ~peniten.ial work as a substitte
for the dispensation enjoyed. A most
useful and c~ommendable custom Is that
Of abstaining. especially during Lent-
from stimulants In honor Of the sacred
thirst of our Divine Saviour.
Empowered 10 DtHpcfsct
SAN priests exercising the faculties
of this diocese are empowered to grant
dispensations from the precept of fast
and abstinence in particular cases and
for sufficient aus
IA plenary indulgence has been con
,yeded by the holy see TO all the faithful
of this diocese. who, on the feast of st.
Patrick or within the octave, receive
with proper dispositions the sacraments
81 penance and the blessed eucharist
and visiting a church or chapel, offer
prayers to God according to the inten-
ton of the Holy Father and for the
propagation OF the faith.
.The holy oils will be consecrated at
the cathedral on holy Thursday. April
10, at 10 a.. m. and distributed at
q. m.
''In accordance with the direction OF
the third plenary council of Baltimore
e collection will be taken up In all the
churches of this diocese on the first
Sunday of Lent in aid of the propaga-
ton of the faith and of the Indian and
colored missions.
with the view of encouraging this
~saIutary work of mercy, and of animal
ing the Christian zeal OF tho faithful
for the salvation of perishin9 souls, ouy
Holy Father has benigllly granted g
pienary indulgence to all who, having
contritely confessed and wort1ily re
ceived holy communion on thai day
devoutly visit a church in which tn,
collection is made, assist ut tho ser
NOR and the other obeervances o.
divine worship that may be celebrated
--l ~ -. g.,
the propagation of the faith and tht
intention of the sovereign poutif.
'In compliance with the command Of
our Holy Father in his brief of Decetn-
her, 1887. a collection for the Holy Land
VIII be taken UP in all the churche:
Of this diocese either on Good Friday OF
on the third Sunday after Easter this
year"