Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-02-22

Regulations lsr Lsat.
The regulation for Lent prepared BY
the chancelior Of the Archdiocese Of
Baltimore, under Instructions from
cardinal Gibbons. are as follows:
Ash Wednesday, the first day Of
Lent, falls on the DIST day Of Febrn-
AIRY.
l. All the faithful who have COM
| pleted their twenty first year, unless
exempt BY csspensation or some other
Legitimate cause, are bond TO observe
the fast OF Lent
2. They are 10 make one meal only
a day, except on Sunday.
3. A small refreshment, commonly
called COLLATION., is permitted in the
evening.
4. The following persons are exempt
from the obligation OF fasting; Per-
sons under twenty-on years OF age,
the sick, nursing women, those who
are Obliged to do hard labor and those
who, through weakness, cannot fast
without great prejudice 10 their health.
5. The faithful are reminded that,
besides the obligation Of fasting inn
posed by the Church, this holy season
OF Lent should be Ia an especial man
ner, a time Of earnest prayer, Of sor-
row for sins, Of seclusion from the
world and Its amusements, and Of gem
erous almsgiying.
III.
BY virtue 81 an indult to the United
States the following special dispense
tions are granted.
/, The use Of flesh meatis permitted
at all meals Oh Sunday and once
day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
% aturdays, with the exception Of
cond and last Saturdays of Lent.
90 O1hesh meat and fish are not TO be
lsh at the Same meal during Lent;
even on Sundays
2. The use OF butter, cheese, milk
and eggs is permitted every day in
LENT.
. II Is allowed in the morning 10
take some warm liquid, as tea, coffee,
or thin chocolate, made with water,
and with this liquid a mouthfal OF
bread.
4. Those for whom the hour OF noon
may be an inconvenient lime for din
ner may inscrt the order and take
their COLLATION. 10 tho morning and
their dinner In tho evening.
8. The use OF hogs lard ordrippIngs,
Instead OF butter, is authorized 10
preparing permitted food.
6. Persons exempt from the obllga-
ton Of fasting are free 70 take meat
more than once on days when It's use
Is granted by dIspensation.
III.
by virtue ot an 1ndali granted 10 us
by the Holy See March IS, 1895, and
ronowed until March is, 1915, wo per.
milto ali worklngnnen and their ianI-
lies the use Of nesh meat ones day
on nli fast days aud abstiuence days
throughout The year, with The excep.
tion Of Fridays, Ash Wednesday, the
Wednesday and Saturday Of Holy
Week and tho eve Of Christmas.
Those who are exempt from tho oh.
legation Of fasting are free 10 take
meat more than once on the days taen.
toned. These who avail themselves
Of this Indnlt ara not allowed 10 nse
tiesh meat and fish at Ire same meal,
and they arc earnestly exhorted 70 per-
form evme ether act 81 modification,
suelS a. abssInenee from intoxicating
liquors.
Nv.
Tho raschal time extends from the
first Sunday OF Lent till Trinity sun.
day, during which sImc ail Catholics
who have attained the proper age are
bound 70 receive worshliy the Holy
Communion. Tho holy season Of Lent
Il very proper time for children 10
make their hrss confession, shich they
ought 10 do generally AZ about the aye
OF seven years, Parents should sea
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