Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-06
RULES FOR LENT
READ AT SACRED.
HEART CHURCH
PASTOR OF CHURCH ANNOUNCES
THE SERVICES TO BE HELD
DURING LENTEN PERIOD.
REGULATIONS FOR OBSERVANCE or
LENT READ AT LOCAL CHURCH
FOR FAITHFUL.

Church of the Sacred Heart and -he
Church of the immaculate Conception
Sunday. and announcements were made
of the services IT, lie held durin. III.
Lentcm fast period = forty ily~, begin
nIng Wednesday, Ash WrlG. sl;}. and
ending on Easter sunday, Arril ~.
Father j. ID. Frigon, pastor d The
Church of the Sacred Heart. a~anornoi
that services will be held AZ his church
Wednesday morning al O'clock and
Wednesday e~yeniu. IA 80 c'ci"ck, The
ashes 10 he b!es sci III ,istrihutv,l at
both services. the sane obs ,rgahcc 20
take place Wednesday following through
out Lent. Fridl ~ evening there VIII be-
stations Of the 'rp>>'' an. BcncJ.ciium
of the BLESSED Sacrament.
The following regulations for he IL
S%crvancc Of Lent have beer. prop unIcd
to the faithful.
l.. Only one full meal 4 day il allow
cd, wNch should bc taken about moor
tbut when the full meal can not be Ia
ken about noon, the order may IL re
Ncrscd. the collation. may he taken in the
morning, and the full meal in EVENING"
!. \ small refrcshment. commonly
called a collation. may be- taken in the
evening.
evening.
a. A cup Of coffee, tea, chocolate or
some little drink with IA bit of bread. is
allowed i'll the morning.
3. The use If flesh meat il allowed az
any time on Sundays, aud al the prin-
cipal meals Oh Mondays. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays, except on i]A
Der Saturday and Holy Saturday.
q Those who are exempt from the oh
legation Of fasting may eat meat AZ ev
cry meal on the days on which flesh
meat is allowed.
:. Lard or fat may be used in pre-
pairing lawful food.
, The use OF eggs and white meats
tlacticiniaD is allowed al the principal
meal and collation..
10. Unless lawfully dispensed or OK
cInpted all the faithful who are II years
Of age are bound To observe the fast of
Lent.
III. The law of abstinence from meat
IS binding on all from : years Of age.
l.. BY an indult Of the hold see given
March IL. 1919, working men and women
and their households are dispensed from
the abstinence from flesh meat OH all
days of Lent except Fridays. Ash Wed
nesday and Saturday in Holy Week.
Those Of them who are bound To fast
may eat meat but once a day except
Sundays.
The time within which the faithful
must comply with their Easter duties G
dis from the first Sunday of Lent to
Trinity Sunday.
During Lent, besides sunday services
devotions should be held in the church
~ two week days; and permission i
Granted to have the bcncdiction of the
BLESSED Sacrament, which may he pre-
rc,lcd IN the rosary and an appropriate
instruction ~ hy the stations Of cross.
Ty li>pcn>otionShrlluE
l,y ii>pcnSation the use Of ilc>h meal
H. allowed ~ Saturdays during The
year. except Saturdays which are fast
DAYS.
III W. iNt ~ hANA FNH'ifs ~
Lent j. for the propagation of the faitn
for Indian aud negro mi>Sion>l aud
those who contribute are entitled I" y
p%lcnary Indulgence on the usual condi
lions.
The aims given "n Good FRIDAY are
for the preservation of the holy scrul
cher.
The Collection "a rcntccost II for tho
Holy Father; ami We recommend also
that every priest in the diocese make IN
} annual personal offering to the Holy
Father.
We repeat the appeal Of the most rev
I erend apostolic delegate sent last year
10 all the bishops Of the United STATES.
Your Iord>hip: The greatest and
. richest nations ~ Europe are torn a.
. under and almost reduced to poverty by
from being able a. in the past 10 send
any Offering Ia the common father of all,
are obliged to appeal 10 him for help.
To the Catholics of the United States
who enjoy the blessings of peace, is
therefore reserved the loving duty 81
coming with increased generosity 70
the aid of the holy father in has great
needs. Therefore / pray YOU 10 make p
special appeal 10 the faithful OF your
diocese for Peters pence"
In truth people can genrally find