Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-06
lENTEN SERVICES AT
 ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
BISHOP MORRIS LISTS REGULA' TIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY CATHOLICS THROUGHOUT
 THE STATE.
Lcnten Exercises Began Yesterday Morning and Will Continue
 Until March 23.

The Lenten exercises began yeSter- dav morning at St. Joseph's church and the following order of exercises will be observed until March g when the Easter festival will end the peni- tentia, season. On week days the masses will be at 630 and a. m, the Sunday service remaining as us- nal. Every Wednesday, 7:3O D. m., there will be rosary, sermon ana henediction and every Friday at 7:3o D. m., Stations of the Cross and Dehe- .diction. Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, the ceremony of imposing ashes on the forehead was observed before mass. The ashes are made from the palms which were blessed at the prev ious Palm Sunday. As the priest marks the forehead of each one With the ashes he says: Remember man : that thou art but dust and into dust thou shalt return Devout Catholics spend the forty days of Lent in fast, prayer and works of penance for the rejuyenation of their spiritual life.
 The following are regulations to be observed by Catholics throughout the state in respect to fasting as laid down by Bishop John Baptist Morris, of Llt- tie Rock:
 I. All the faithful not legitimately dispensed or excused are obliged to observe the fast of Lent.
 II. They are allowed but one full meal day, which may be taken any time after midday.
 III. In the morning, custom has made it lawful to take cup of coffee' tea or chocolate and a cracker, or piece of bread.
 W. In the evening a collation. IS permitted, which is not exceed the fourth part of an ordinary meal.
 V. By dispensation, the use of milk, butter, cheese and eggs is per mitted
 VI. Necessity and custom sanction tie use of lard in preparation ot food
 VII. By way of dispensation the use of flesh meat is allowed any tune on Sundays and once a day on Mon day Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. From this dispensation the Saturdays of ember and holy week are excepted. Fish and flesh are not to be used al the same meal.
 VIII.-Persons exempt from the obligation of fasting are:
 1. AN persons under 21 and over 60 years.
 2. All persons performing severe and exhaustive labor, e. g., rallroaa men, bookkeepers, telephone gltls' stenographers, and girls who do worK in dry goods stoles, etc.
 B. The sick, nursing women, ahfl' in short, all who are not able to fas' without serious M'ejudice to then health.
 4. When the head of the family, by
 
 reason of exhaustive work, is exempt fom the law of fasting, the members of his household may avail themselves of the same privilege.
 TX. Persons excused from fastlns on account of age or because ot other reasons are not bound by the lestrlc- tions of using flesh meat only once a day when it is allowed by dl:pehsa tion
 X. In virtue Of the faculty granteo to the bishops of the United Stales YOU are hereby dispensed from the law of abstinence on Saturdays untl Lent, 1914.
 The time for performing the Eastei duty commences with the first Sunday in Lent and extends to Trinity Sun day, both inclusive.
 N. B.-You will read and eXplai these regulations on Quinquageslmi Sunday at all the Masses.
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