Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-16
LENTEN RULES.
Regulations For Holy Season are Pre-
pared-Period Of Abstinence Be-
gins Feb. II.

A letter including the first encycli-
cal of the new Pope, Benedict XIV,
and also copy of the Lenten regula-
| tions for the present year, has been
issued by the bishop to the priests of
this diocese and were read by them at
the services last Sunday.
Lent begins Wednesday, February
Ia, with the observation of Ash
Wednesday and continues for forty
days, until Easter, April 4.
All Fridays and fast-days during
the year are days of abstinence from
flesh meat. On Saturdays, which by
law are always days of abstinence,
flesh meat is allowed by Apostolic in
dult at all meals, unless thew happen
to be fast days.
By special decree general ois-
pensatiOn from fast and abstinence is
granted whenever holyday of obli-
cation falls on Friday; likewise as
regards the Patrocinium of your
church.
The following are fast days of OBJ
legation: All days of Lent Except
Sundays) the Ember-days; the Vigils
of Ewes of Pentecost, of the Assump-
tion of B. V. NJ, of All Saints, and of
Christmas; lastly, the Fridays of Ad-
vent.
On fast days only one full meal
day is allowed to persons Obliged to
fast. But indult and custom allow
coffee, tea, chocolate, with piece of
bread in the morning, and the use of
eggs, butter, milk, ETC., in the even
ing. For sufficient reason the cola
ton (lunch) may be taken at noon
and the dinner or principal meal in
the evening.
By Apostolic indult flesh meat is
allowed only at the principal meal on
all week days during Lent except
Wednesdays and Fridays and Satur-
days in Ember week and Holy week
On fast days, flesh meat and fish Qn-
Guiding oysters, crabs, frogs, turtles
etc. are never allowed at the same
meal, rule which applies even to
Sundays in Lent and to all persons,
however, otherwise excused or dis
pensed from the law of either alb
stinence or fast. But meals may al
ways be prepared with the drippings
of either fat or lard.
70 of
flesh meat more than once on the
days when it is allowed to all.
All who have attained the sufficient
use of reason are bound by the law
of abstinence. But when it is either
physically or morally impossible to
observe the law, or when it would en-
tail serious difficulties, they are ex-
cused from it.
In virtue of the Apostolic faculties
granted us by the Holy See we here
by delegate pastors to dispense, in
each single case, from abstinence the
men actually engaged in threshing as
well as the farmer families at whose
place threshing is going on.
We also delegate the pastors to dis
penSe from abstinence all men en-
gagged in the lumber camps during
the winter.
Catholics having completed their
twenty-first year of age are bound
to fast. But the causes of excuse
just mentioned in regard to absti-
nence apply to the law of fasting.
Hence the church ordinarily exempts
from fasting, the sick and those in
feeble health whether by sickness or
old age, i. e. 60 years.; women nurs-
ing children; all who are engaged in
laborious and exhausting occupations.
Persons in doubt whether they are
excused OF not should consult their
confessor or pastor for advice or dis
pensation.
In virtue of an Apostolic indult we
permit working men and their fam
lilies the use of fresh meat at the prin-
cipal common meal on all fast days
and abstinence days throughout the
year. with the exception of all Fri
days, Ash Wednesday, the Wednesday
and Saturday of Holy Week and the
eve OF Christmas.
Persons excused or dispensed from
the law of fast or abstinence ought to
perform some other good works of
piety and charity in the spirit CT
Christian penance and santifcation.
Hence the pious custom of giving
Lenten aims, Redeem thou thy sins
with aims, and thy iniquities with
works of mercy" Dan. w.. "a. Also
the custom of abstaining from intoxi-
eating drinks, of staying away from
theaters, dances, card parties and
other profane amusements, etc.