Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-09
Lenten Regulations.


any seasonings from the fat of ami
mails. By this last is meant what are
usually called "drippings" from ami
NAL fat and lard used to season the
meals, especially vegetables. Drip
pings are the liquid drops from heat
ed fat or lard.
The law of fasting demands that
only one full meal day be taken;
but it does not forbid taking some
food morning and evening, provided
the amount and quality of the food
be observed according to the approx
ed custom of the place. In the United
States custom and indult allow cof-
fee, tea, chocolate with a piece of
bread in the morning, and eggs, but
ter, milk, etc., in the evening.
1t is not forbidden to take meat
and fish at the same meal, Or to in
terchange the dinner with the even
ing collation.. One is free, even with
out special reason, to take the COLA
ton or or light luncheon at noon and
the dinner or principal meal in the
evening.
The law of abstinence alone must
be observed on all Fridays.
The law of both, abstinence and
fast, must be observed on Ash We'd
nesday, the Fridays and Saturdays Of
Lent, the Ember Days, and the vigils
of Pentecost, Assumption of the
Mother of God, All Saints, and Christ
mas. By papal indult for the United
States we transfer the Lenten Alb
stinence from Saturday to Wednes-
day, so that for us during Lent the
Wednesdays are meatless days, while
on Saturdays meat is allowed, ex-
cept Ember Saturday March IL
the forenoon of Holy Saturday.
The law of fast alone holds for all
other days of Lent.
On Sundays and Feastdays of OBJ
legation the law of abstinence, or of
abstinence and fast, or of fast alone
ceases, except on feastdays during
Lent; nor are vigil fasts to be antici-
pated. 1t also ceases on Holy Satur-
day after Noon.
BY the law of abstinence are bound
all those who have completed their
seventh year of age.
By the law of fast all are bound
who have completed their twenty
first year of age, until the beginning
of their sixtieth year of age.
Feastdays as well as the days of
abstinence and fast must be reckoned
from midnight to midnight.
In order that all may clearly I'M
derstand the obligation Of the fast
and abstinence prescribed by the
Church Of God, we add a few explain
atoms.
When it is either physically or
morally impossible to observe the
law, or when it would entail serious
dl1nculCloS, persons are eAcuSou lIOLl
it. The Church ordinarily exempts
| from fasting the sick and those in
feeble health; women nursing chill
dren; those engaged in laborious and
exhausting occupations. Persons in
doubt whether they are excused
either from fast or abstinence OF
both, should consult their confesso1
or pastor for advice or dispensation.
By a general papal indult, we per
nit workingmen and their families
the use of f1eshmeat at the px .ncipa1
common meal on all Est days
throughout the year, with the excep
ton of all Fridays, Ash Wednesday
Wednesday and Saturday forenoon
of Holy Week and the Vigil o.
| Christmas.
Persons excused or dispensed from
fast or abstinence ought to perform
some other good works Of piety ant
charity in the spirit of Christian pen
ance and santifcation. Hence thu
pious custom of Lent Aims.