The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20
Right Reverend James Davis, Bishop
Of Iowa, Issues Annual inetruo-
tions for His
People.
ASH WEDNESDAY FEB. q
Recommendations Include Dispense
tions and Permission for Certain
Persons to Eat Meat Dur
ing Coming Weeks.

Right Reverend James Davis. bish-
op of Davenport, has issued to the
Histors Of his diocese copies OF the
regulations which govern the proper
observance of Lenten discipline by
members of the Roman Catholic
church. The regulations follow:
1. Ash Wednesday falls on the
21st OF February.
2. According to the common law
of the church, all days Of Lent ara
fast days, except the Sundays.
3. All persons who have complet-
ed their twenty-first year, unless
Ilegitimately dispensed, are obliged to
keep the fast
4. The one full meal permitted on
fast days is not to be taken till
about noon.
8. Custom allows a cup OF coffee.
| tea or chocolate with 4 small piece o.
bread, without butter, to be taken In
the morning.
| 6. In the evening a collation., not
exceeding the fourth part OF an or.
binary meal, is allowed.
z. The use of flesh meat and fish
! is not allowed at the same meal dur
| ing Lent, not even on Sundays.
The following persons are exempt.
ed from the obligation of fasting:
Persons under twenty-one years OF
age; persons having reached the age
of sixty years; those who are engaged
| In hard work; the sick and conva.
escent; those, who through weakness
cannot fast without serious injury IL
| their health; mendicants. who can
mot count on a regular meal. AL
thus excused from fasting are no.
restricted to the use of flesh meat a,
only one meal on the days on which
| ii Is allowed. Those who entertain
any reasonable doubt about their
obligations to fast or abstain ought to
apply to their pastors for advice OF
dispensation.
| Dispensationa Granted.
The following dispensations arr
granted:
l. The use Of flesh meat is per
mitted during Lent at all meals or
Sundays, and once a day at the prin
ctpal meal on Mondays, Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays. with the
exception Of the Saturday in Embe-
week and in holy week.
2. The use of butter, cheese, milk
and eggs is permitted every day in
| Lent, tuc use "a Aoio dho 0TAPPAlS
| is also allowed in the preparation of
permitted food.
8. Those for whom the hour OF
noon may be an inconvenient time
| for the full meal or dinner. may in
vert the order and take their cola
ton at noon and their full meal, or
dinner, in the evening.
The time in which the faithful
must comply with their Easter duty
extends in this diocese from the first
Sunday IN Lent to Holy Trinity Sun
day, both days included.
In virtue of specia! faculties, grant.
| ed by the Holy See to the ordinaries
of the United States, permission To
eat meat at one meal on days of az
stinence Is granted to all laborers.
From this permission, however, ars
excluded all Fridays in the year, Ash
Wednesday, Wednesday, Friday anil
Saturday OF holy week, and the vigil
Of Christmas. 1t should be remarked
that on those days on which the use
of meat is thus allowed, fish and flesh
meat cannot be eaten at the same
meal.
Who Can Eat Meat.
The permission to eat meat on GER
tain days OF abstinence extends not
only to the laborers themselves, but
also to their families, so that every