The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-22
RULES
BY BISHOP Els
REGULATIONS FOR THIS DIOCESE
HAVE JUST seeN is.
SUED. WILL BE READ IN
CHURCHES SUNDAY.

4 the Catholic churches of the Mar
quette and Sault Ste Marie dioces
have Just been issued by Rt. Rev. Bish
OPP Els, of Marquette, and will be rea'
in all of the Catholic churches in tn
copper country next Sunday.
| /. All those who have completed
| their twenty-first year of age are OBJ
ligcd to observe the Lenten fast.
2. All the days of Lent Sundays
excepted, are fast days of obligation.
3. on fast days only one full meal
IL allowed. which should be taken al
noon: for reasons. however. the or
der may be inverted. the full mea
may be taken i'm the evening and the
collation. at noon.
4. General usage has made IL law
full to take a cup Of coffee, tea or thin
chocolate and small piece of bread
i'm the morning.
8. A collation. Is allowed in the
evening. AS to the quantity of food
permitted at this collation. no fixed
rule can be given; the practice OBJ
tanning Is that it should not exceed the
fourth part OF the ordinary meal, not
over eight ounces
s. The following persons are ex-
empted from the obligating Of fasting:
(a) all under twenty-one years of age
and those who are sixty; CD those
who cannot fast without grave injury
to their health; (c) women during
pregnancy, or while nursing infants;
I'D all those whose duties are of Ia
borious and eXhausting nature.
I. BY an indult of the Holy See
(granted May 25, 1879 all persons
are allowed the use or flesh meat on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays (Holy
Thursday included) and Saturdays
except the Saturdays in Ember and
Holy Weeks.
8. BY a 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 fam
lilies are allowed the use of flesh meats
on all days of the year, except Fridays
Ash Wednesday, Wednesday and Sat
urday of Holy Week and the Virgil OF
Christmas.
.. Persons bound to fast may use
meat only on the fast days when its
use is permitted them by these in
Quits. Persons not bound to fast are
not thus limited, and hence may eat
flesh meat at all meals on days when
a.. L.. OF Ia 1npinninAl
meal. To those who are obliged to fast
10 BY a dispensation OF the Holy
See. at the noon meal and at the even
ing collation., on all days of fast
throughout the entire year Gncluding
Good friday. the use of eggs. butter
cheese and milk is permitted.
II. During the entire Lent, even on
Sundays, the use of flesh meat and fish
at the same meal is not allowed.
12. Lard may be used in preparing
food on any day of Lent. This dis
pensation Us extended to the days OF
abstinence and the fast days through
out the year.
10. In case Of doubt the pastor oil
confessor should be consulted, who by
virtue of diocesan faculties, may, IN
particular cases. dispense from the
obligation of abstinence and fasting OF
commute the same i'm aims, prayers, OF
other good works.
IA. Catholics who have charge o,
hotels and boarding houses are no
ONLY obliged in conscience to observe
I e. I'm
they must also give their Catholic
hoarders the opportunity to do like
wise.
Is. Those who are dispensed from
the law of fasting should be exhorte'
to perform some other abstinence; fo
! instance, abstain from intoxicating
drinks.
16 If possible. the usual Ientel
devotions on "Wednesday and Frida!
evenings during Lent should be he'll
in all the parish churches of the do
cese, and the faithful should be ex
horted to do penance for their sins. t.
approach the Holy Sacramento and t
lead better Christian lives.
II. Fasting days, besides the above
are: AL Fridays in Advent. ?
The Ember Days, four times a year
| 3-The Vigils of Pentecost; of the As
sumption. Aug. IA; of All Saints, oct
| 81; of Christmas. Dec. "a. When on
of these feasts falls on Mondays, tn
Vigil is kept on the Saturday proceed
inI
rs. Pastors to read and explain
these regulations to their congrega
tons on Quinquagesima Sunday.
10. The collection for the Propaga
ton of Faith is likewise 20 be an
nounced and recommended on Quin
quagesima Sunday and to be takeI
up at all masses on the first Sunday o
Lent.