The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
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BISHOP KoUDELkA'S. PASTORAL

commandments, Thy rights. In the
spirit of holy penance we will keep
the holy season of Lent. Oh, Lord,
forgive, forgive"
Lenten Regulations. i.
: The following Lenten regulations
are to be observed in this Diocese:
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 they happen
to be fast days. a. .s- d /.
BY special decree general dispen-
sation from fast and abstinence is
granted whenever a HOLIDAY Of obi.
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
or Ewes of Pentecost, of the Assump-
ton B. v. NJ, of All Saints, and Of
Christmas; lastly, the Fridays Of Ad-
vent. A,.... IL !.
On fast days only one meal a day
is allowed to persons obliged to fast.
But indult and custom allow coffee,
tea, chocolate, with a piece Of bread
in the morning, and the use Of eggs,
butter, milk, etc., in the evening. For
sufficient reason, the collation. Ounchl
may be taken at noon and the dinner
or principal meal in the evening.
BY Apostolic Indtlt flesh meat is
allowed only at the principal meal on
all week days during Lent except
Wednesdays and Fridays and the
Saturdays in Ember week and Holy
week. On fast days, flesh meat and
fish (including 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 absti.
nence or fast. But meals may always
be prepared with the drippings OF
either fat or lard. am 5t}s
Persons excused from fast may use
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 tc
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 hereb!
delegate pastors to dispense, in eacf
single case, from abstinence the met
actually engaged in threshing as vel
as the farmer families at whose place
threshing is going on. "a
i We also delegate the pastors to dis
pense from abstinence all men en-
gagged in the lumber camps during thi
winter. @
Catholics having completed thei
twenty-frst year of age, are bound Il
fast. But the causes of excuse jus
mentioned in regard to abstinence
apply to the law of fasting. Henc'
the Church ordinarily exempts from
! fasting, the sick and those in feebl
health whether by sickness or old az
Ii. e. 60 years.: women nursing chi
dren; all who are engaged in labor
Gus and exhausting occupations, Pei
sons in doubt whether they are eS
cused or not should consult their cor
lessor or pastor for advice or dispeI
sation.
In virtue of an Apostolic Indult W
permit working men and their familie
: the use of flesh meat at the principa
) common meal on all fast days and al
| stinence days throughout the veal
J with the exception Of all Fridays, As
: Wednesday, the Wednesday and Sa
: urday of Holy Week and the eve G
: Christmas.
: Persons excused or dispensed froH
l. the law Of fast or abstinence ough
. to perform some other good works (
. piety and charity In the spirit of Chri
b titan penanee and sanctifcatiol
Q Hence the pious custom OF giyin
J Lenten aims, Redeem thou thy sin
s with aims, and thy iniquities wit
Y works of mercy" (Dan. W, "a
!. Also the custom of abstaining from II
d toxicating drinks, of staying ava
b from theatres. dances, card partie