The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-21
Lente11 Rules


season, and the beginning of Lent,
today with Ash Wednesday, the fol-
lowing rules for members of the
church have been issued by Ri. Rev.
Edward P. Allen, Bishop of Mobile,
and read In the Catholic Churches in
Pensacola last Sunday:
"All the faithful who have COM
pleted their twenty-frst year and
who have not begun their sixtieth
year, and who are not exempted from
their obligation Of fasting by sickness,
hard work or other we'll known rea-
sons, are obliged to fast on all the
days of Lent, except Sundays.
"On those days but one full meal
is allowed, which should not be taken
before noon.
Custom allows a cup of coffee,
tea or thin chocolate, and small
piece of bread or cracker. to be
taken in the morning, and in the
evening a collation., not exceeding the
fourth part of an ordinary meal, is
allowed. At this collation., butter,
cheese, milk, eggs and all kinds Of
fruit, fish and vegetables are allowed.
When the principal meal cannot be
taken at noon, 1t Is permissible to
take the collation. in the morning and
the dinner in the evening.
Abstinence from the use of flesh
meat is enjoined on all the Wednes-
days and Fridays Of Lent, and on the
Saturday of ember week and on Holy
Saturday.
''The use Of lard is allowed in cook
ing.
"Fish and flesh are not allowed at
the same meal. even on Sundays.
Persons exempted from the obi
cation Of fasting are not bound by
the restriction of using meat, but
once a day on the days in which the
use Of meat is permitted by dispense
ton.
Children over seven years of age
are bound by the law of abstinence,
unless excused by sickness or other
causes.
"The paschal time, in which all
Catholics who have come to the
years of discretion, are bound to re-
ceive holy communion worthily, ex-
tends from the first Sunday of Lent
till Trinity Sunday, inclusive. Chill
dren over seven years Of age are
bound by the precept of annual con-
fession and communion Pastors and
parents should see that the children
! comply with this duty.
The holy season of Lent Is a time
of prayer, or sorrow for sin, of seclus-
ion from the world and its amuse-
ments, and of general almsgiving.
by special indult granted to the
bishops of the United States and re-
newed in 1906, working people, who
cannot easily observe the common
law Of the church, are dispensed from
the obligation of abstinence on all
days of the year, except Fridays,
Ash Wednesday, Holy Week and
Christmas Even. This dispensation
does not exempt from the additional
obligation of fasting, where such
exists, nor does it authorize the use
of fish and flesh at the same meal. II
includes, however, not only the indi
vidual workmen to whose favor it is
granted, but all the members of theil
family as we'll. In return it is ex-
pected that those who vail themselves
into the spirit of the holy season Of
of this indult will endeavor to ente,
Lent by voluntary acts Of mortifca'
ton, penance and almsgiving. A mos
praiseworthy custom is that of OBJ
staining during Lent from stimulant!
in honor of the Sacred Thirst of Oul
Divine Savior.
'"Those who entertain any reason
} able doubt about their obligation K
fast or abstain, ought to apply t.
their pastor or confessor for advice