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LENIEN
Regulations Announced BY
Bishop Hartley
PGaitentlaI Season Begins
Next Wednesday

Ash Wednesday, the beginning Of
the penitential season of Lent, falls
on next Wednesday. The season is
earlier than usual this year az it pre-
ceded the festival of Easter. whicn
falls on Sunday, April Z.
In accordance with the usual custom
Rt. Rev. John J. Hartley, bishop of
the Columbus diocese Of the Catholic
church, has issued the annual Lenten
regulations and dispensations from abb
stinance. These regulations are effec-
tive in the Catholic church of Mt
Vernon. The bishop has also address
ed pastoral letter to. the members Of
the diocese. Both will be read in all
the churches Sunday.
The Lenten regulations are as fol-
lows:
Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, falls ON the 21st day of February.
1st. All the faithful who have COM
pleted their twenty-first year and are
not over the age of sixty, are, unless
hindered by hard work or by sickness,
bound to observe the fast of Lent.
I'd. All who are obliged to fast,
must abstain from the use of meat and
take only one full meal day, which is
usually taken about noon. The Sun
days are not fast days.
Sd. The use of meat, by special dis
pensation, is allowed at any time on
Sunday, and at the one principal meal
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, with the exception OF En-
ber Saturday, March I'd, and Holy Sat
urday April 9Th,
4th. Meat and FISH must not be eat
en- at the same meal, not even on the
Sundays of Lent.
5th. Eggs, butter, cheese and milk
are allowed at dinner and the evening
collation..
9Th. A small refreshment commonly
called collation. is allowed in the even
ing. 1t should not exceed the fourth
part Of an ordinary meal or eight
ounces.
7th. In the morning, some warm
liquid, such as tea, coffee or thin choco-
late, together with a small piece OF
bread, may be taken; no butter or 9th
er condiment is allowed.
Sth. Lard and suit may be used in
preparing permitted food.
9th When dinner cannot be taken
at noon, it is allowed to invert the or
der, taking the collation. earlier in the
day, and dinner in the evening.
10th. Persons exempted from fast
ing, namely, on account of tender or
advanced age, hard labor, or sickness,
are allowed to eat meat more than
once a day when the use of meat is
allowed.
On March 10, 1885, the Holy Father,
Leo XIII, authorized Bishops to dis
pense working people from the law of
abstinence.
The pastors who believe that the
working classes of their locality are
entitled to the benefit of the Indult,
will so advise the Bishop, and dis
pensation will be granted to the faith
full of those places
Confessors are empowered to dis
pense, either in or out of the confes-
sional in individual cases, persons who
on account of labor cannot without
difficulty observe the law of absti-
nence.
AS further explanation of the In
dult attention is called to the follow
ing:
(a) Working men and working wo-
men, who have a right to make use of
the privilege, may eat meat every day
except all the Fridays of the year, Ash
Wednesday, the days OF Holy Week,
and Christmas eve.
(b) The concession is granted not
only to the individuals engaged in hard
labor, but also to the families; all the
members may make use OF tnlS prlVll-
ege. If, however, any of the members
are bound to fast, they can use the
concession only at one meal,
(c) ANY member of the family on
whom the household depends for sup
port-whether it be the father, son,
or daughter, it matters Motif at liber-
ty to use the Indult, carries the priyil-
ege for the entire family.
(d) The law forbidding the use of
meat and fish at the same meal, re-
mains in full force, also for those who
in virtue of this privilege are exampt-
ed from the abstinence.
(e) The faithful are advised, when
they make use of this Indult to per-
form some work of penance. The
Holy See recommends especially abb
stinence from intoxicating drinks
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