The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-04
Lenten Rules
By Bishop Els.
Regulations For This Diocese Have
Been Issued. Were Read In
Churches Sunday.

The following Lenten regulations for
this diocese have been issued by Rt.
Rev. Bishop Els, Of Marquette, and
were read in all Of the Catholic church
es Sunday.
/. All those who have completed
their twenty-frst year of age are
obliged to observe the Lenten fast.
2. All the days of Lent, Sundays
excepted, are fast days of obligation.
g. On fast days only one full meal
is allowed, which should be taken al
noon; for reasons, however, the order
may be inverted, the full meal may be
taken in the evening and the collation.
at noon.
4. General usage has made it lawful
to take cup of coffee, tea or thin
chocolate and small piece of bread,
in the morning.
5. A collation. is allowed in the even
ing. As to the quantity of food per.
mitted at this collation. no fixed rule
can be given; the practice obtaining is
that it should not exceed the fourth
part of the ordinary meal, not over
eight ounces.
6. The following persons are ex-
empted from the obligating of fasting;
(a) all under twenty-one years of age
and those who are sixty; (b) those who
cannot fast without grave injury ia
their health; (c) women during preg-
nancy, or while nursing infants; (d) all
those whose duties are of laborous
and exhausting nature.
z. By an indult of the Holy See
(granted May 25, 1897 all persons are
allowed the use of flesh meat on Mon
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays (Holy
Thursday included) and Saturdays-ex
cept the Saturdays in Ember and Holy
Weeks.
8. BY 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 families are
allowed the use Of flesh meats on all
days of the year, except Fridays, Ash
Wednesday, Wednesday and Saturday
of Holy Week and the Vigil of Christ
mas.
9. Persons bound to fast may use
meat only on the fast days when its
use is permitted them by these indults.
Persons not bound to fast are not thus
limited, and hence may eat flesh meat
at all meals on days when its use is
permitted, at the principal meal, to
those who are obliged to fast.
10. By dispensation of the Holy
See, at the noon meal and at the even
ing collation., on all days. of fast
throughout the entire year Gncludinp
Good Friday, the use of eggs, butter,
cheese and milk is permitted.
IL. During the entire Lent, even or
Sundays. the use of flesh meat and fish
at the same meal is not allowed.
IL. Lard may be used in preparing
food on any day of Lent. This dispen.
sation is extended to the days of alb
stinence and the fast DAYS throughout
the year.
13. In case Of doubt the pastor ol
confessor should be consulted, who BY
virtue of diocesan faculties, may, ir
particular cases, dispense from the OBJ
legation of abstinence and fasting OF
commute the same in aims, prayers, OIL
other good works.
IA. Catholics who have charge OF
hotels and boarding houses are not on,
ly obliged in conscience to observe
these regulations for themselves. but
they must also give their Catholi,
boarders the opportunity to do likewise
Is. Those who are dispensed from
the law of fasting should be exhorted
to perform some other abstinerice; fol
instance, abstain from intoxicating
drinks.
16. If possible, the usual Lenten de.
votions on Wednesday and Friday even
ings during Lent should be held in al
the parish churches of the diocese. and
the faithful should be exhorted to dc
penance for their sins, to approach the
Holy Sacraments and to lead better
Christian lives.
IL. Fasting days. besides the above,
are: l-All Fridays in Advent. 2
The Ember Days, four times year
3-The Vigils Of Pentecost: Of the Al.
sumption. Aug. II; Of All Saints, Oct
81; Of Christmas, Dec. ~. When on
Of these feasts falls on Mondays. tn
Vigil b kept On the Saturday preced
ing.
l2 Pastors to read and explai,
4tQss regulations 70 their conGrega
dons q Quinquagssima Sunday.
-. The collection for the Propaga
don Of Faith b likewise to b IN
noanced and recommended on Quinqua