The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-21

with ashes. as a public sign that they
were penitents and making atonement.
Beginning today all social functions
of prominence will be thing of the
past for six weeks, IL the teachings OF
the church are carried out. The peni-
tential period OF lent, which lasts 40
days, was ushered In today. Self
deniaIs, prayers and Hastings are re-
quired of members of churches observ-
ing lent. although the period of six
weeks is not intended to be a period
of dullness but rather time for dill
gent cultivation of the soul. Roman
Catholic. Episcopal and Lutheran
churches observe lent, the first day OF
which Is known Ash Wednesday.
and is marked by services of a special
and OF an important character.
The following are the regulations
read in all churches of the Catholic
diocese of Fort Wayne Sunday as issu-
ed by Bishop Alerding:
I'm accordance with faculties grant :.
ed by the Holy See, the following are
the regulations for lent for the do
cese of Fort Wayne:
81. All the faithful, over twenty
| one and under sixty years of age. are,
| unless legitimately dispensed, bound
| to observe the fast OF lent.
80. They are to take only one full
| meal a day, Sundays excepted.
80 The full meal allowed fast
| days should be taken about noon. But
| If for any good reason, the principal
meal cannot be taken at noon, 1t is
permitted to take the collation. at noon,
| and to put off the full meal till even
| ing
a. Both Ash and flesh are not to
| Sundays.
IS. A refreshment. commonly call
| ed a collation. is allowed in the even
| ing. No general rule as to the guam
| tity of food permitted at this time is
| or can be made; but the practice of the
most regular Christians is never to let
| il exceed one-fourth of an ordinary
meal.
80 On account of the existence OF
such custom the churh tolerates the
use of bread, butter, eggs, cheese. milk.
| and all kinds of fruit. salads. vegeta
| bes and FISH at a olation.
| -. For the same reason it is per-
i mitted to take in the morning some
warm liquid as tea coffee. or thin
chocolate. with a little milk and a
cracker. or a small piece Of bread.
| IS. Necessity and custom have au
| lnOT1Zeu the use OF lara 1nSttdu Oh Dut
ter in preparing fish, vegetables, etc.
80. BY dispensation the use Of flesh
| meat is allowed at any time Sun
days. and once day on Mondays.
| Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
excepting the second and last Satur-
| days of lent.
| 10. The following ire exempt from
| the obligation OF fasting: Those I'M
| der twenty-one and those over sixty
! years of age, the sick. pregnant and
nursing women, those who are obliged
| to labor hard and all those who
through weakness cannot fast without
| injury to their health.
| IL. Persons dispensed from the
| obligation of fasting are not bound by
| the restriction of using meat at only
| one meal on days on which its use IS
granted by dispense tion.
~. BY virtue of an indult of the
| Holy See. granted Feb. %, 1905, for
| ten years, we permit workinginen, and
| their families, the use of flesh meat
| once a day-and more than once a day
Lin the case of those who are dispens ed
from fasting--sn all the fast days anu