Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-08

| The Lenten season for 1915 will be-
4 gin today, which Is Ash Wednesday
In the 'church calendar. The sea-
son OF Lent is becoming to be observed
more and more by the churches Of all
denominations and there will be
special services in the Protestant
churches of Portland during the time
between "Wednesday and Easter Sun
Cay, which comes April % this year.
Lent is observed more strictly by the
catholic church, Of course, than by
any other and this year as usual a
proclamation has been issued by the
church authorities which prescribes
the observations of the season which
must be followed by the commune
cants.
There are II fast days tduring
Lent when Catholics, except few
who have been exempt. must refrain
from eating flesh meats. These days
are named in the letter of Archbishop
O'Connell which was read at all OF
/ the Catholic churches of the archdio-
cese last Sunday.
! On these days it is permissible to
eat fish and of course dealers make
special provisions to supply those OF
| their customers who cannot conscien-
tiously eat flesh meats on these days.
! The fast days for Lent of 1916 are as
follows:
Ash Wednesday, March s.
| Friday, March 10.
Wednesday Hmbei Day. March 10.
| Friday (Ember Day. March Il.
Saturday (Ember Day. March is.
Wednesday. Marc1~22.
| Friday. March "a.
Wednesday, March 20.
| Friday. March 81.
| Wednesday. April >.
Friday, April :.
Wednesday, April y.
| Friday, April IA.
| Wednesday. April 10.
/ Good Friday, April Il.
Holy Saturday. April -.
Following is the letter from Bishop
! O'Connell read last Sunday. giving the
Lenten regulations ard also the letter
asking the cooperation of priests ana
people in the Peters Pence collection
which will be taken rext Sunday.
Lenten Regulations-1916.
! !. All tho days of Lent. except SUN
DAY. are fast days of obligation.
| >. Those onk arc bound to fast
/ however, who are over Il years old'
and not of advanced age. no one IN
anv case being bouu- to fast who is 6o
wears old The following persons are
also exempt from testing: The sick
and convalescent women in delicate
n
fasting would cause grave injury 10
health. or produce such illness or eN
haustion as would Interfere With their
oailv duties: and those whose occupa-
lions are of very laborious and eN'
I tausting nature. Tftse who doupt
whether they are excused or not
should consult their confessor.
3. On fast days those under the Ia"
are allowed but one full meal and
light supper.
! 4. Those whose habit it is to take
their dinner in the evening are above"
a slight reflection in the middle oil 'he
day. In all cases the breakfast should
not be a meal, but should consist SIM
plv of a cup of coffee chocolate OF
some other drink, with small portion
! Of bread.
| ;. Though the fast days Of Lent are
also days of abstinence, by virtue OF
anostolic indult even those who are
Obliged to fast may use flesh meat once
day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs
DAYS and Saturdays. except the second
and last SATURDAYS; those not oplseo
to fast may eat meat more than once
on these days; but, by special privilege
granted by the Holy See, working men
and all the members of their families
who are keeping the fast may eat meat
once day on all the days OF Lent save
FRIDAYS. Ash Wednesday and Weohes-
i6av and Saturday OF Holy Week 'nose
of the family who are not ophseu "
fact NAV eat meat more than once d
d.y an anv day when the use OF meat
is at all permitted.
6. The use Of flesh meat ana hsii a.
the same meal is forbidden 10 al PEI
sons during Lent, even on Sundays.
Those who are in some way Oh
other dispensed from fasting or aps'i-
nence during Lent must remember th.'t
thev are all the more strictly bound u
r,or+ifv and deny themselves IN some
other way. Abstinence from all lntoAi,
eating drinks in honor OF the sacieu
thirst of Our Lord il especially COM
mended. vii,
s. The usual Lenten devotlons WI WI
he provided in all the churches OF tne
diocese, and the faithful should De re-
minded that they should endeavor oy
earnest prayer, heartfelt contrit'on ana
the worthy receiving Of the sacfa =
ments to profit by the special sraces OIL
tie Holy Season.
william, Cardinal o'connell.
Archbishop OF Boston.
~ The Reverend Clergy and People OF