The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-20
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osAA1rASS novC D~Sh soouSo AOk Suc oiO-
cese of Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette
by Bishop Els. They follow.
!. All those who haye completed
their twenty-first year Of age are
obliged to observe the Lenten fast.
2. All the days Of Lent. Sundays
excepted, are fast days of obligation. .
8. On fast days only one full mea'
Is allowed, which should be taken at
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 law
full to take cup Of coffee, tea or thin
chocolate and small piece Of bread, in
the morning.
s. A collation. is allowed in the ev-
ening. 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 8
ounces. The following persons are ex-
empted from the obligation of fasting:
(a) al under twenty-one years of age
and those who are sixty; (b) those who
cannot fast without grave injury to
their health; (c) women during preg-
nancy, or while nursing infants; (d)
all those whose duties are Of labor
ious or exhausting nature.
z. BY an indult Of the Holy See, all
persons are allowed the use Of flesh
meat on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
(Holy Thursday included) and Satur-
days-except the Saturdays in Ember
and Holy Weeks.
8. BY q special privilege Of another
indult Of the Holy See, working people
and their families are allowed the use
Of flesh meat on all days once day Of
the year. except Fridays. Ash Wednes-
day. Wednesday and Saturday Of Holy
Week and the Vigil Of Christmas.
8. Persons bound to fast may use
meat only once on the fast days when
ito use il permitted them by these in
dults. 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 them by these in
dults, 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 meat,
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 al days Of fast through
out the entire year (including Good Fri
day). the use Of eggs, butter, cheese
and milk is permitted.
IL. During the entire Lent, even on
Sundays, the use Of flesh meat and fish
at the same meal II not allowed.
~. Lard may be used in preparing
food on any day Of Lent. This dispen-
sation il extended to the days Of alb
stinence and the fast days throughout
the year.
u. In case Of doubt the pastor or
confessor should be consulted, who by
virtue Of diocesan faculties, may, in
.rrsrticular cases, dispense from the OBJ
~ alton and fasting Of commute the
same in aims. prayers, or other coed
works.
II. Catholics who have charge of ho-
tells and boarding houses are not obliged
In conscience to observe these regula-
tions for themselves, but they must al
30 give their Catholic bearders the op-
portunity to do likewise.
Is. Those who are dispensed from
the law Of fasting should be exhorted
to perform some other abstinence; for
instance, abstain from intoxicating
drinks.
16. II 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 d.
penance for their sins, to approach the
Holy Sacraments and to lead better
Christian lives,
II. Fasting days, besides the above
are: 1--All Fridays in Advent. 2-Ths
| Ember days, four times year. S-Th'
ViRils Of psntscost; Of the Assumption
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