Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-02-12
Regulate ions For Lent.

Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent. falls
on February 10.
l-All the faithful, who have completed
their twenty-first year. and not yet begun
their siXtieth year, are bound to observe
the fast of Lent
2-They are to take only one full meal a
day. except on Sundays.
3-They may take in the morning some
warm liquids as tea, coffee, thin chocolate
made with water, and with this liquid
about two ounces of bread.
A small refreshment commonly called
collation. is permitted in the evening.
5-Those for whom the hour of noon may
be an inconvenient time for dinner may
invert the order of their meals and take
their collation. in the morning and their
dinner in the evening".
6-By virtue of an indult to the United
States, the Wednesdays Gnstead of Satur-
days. and the Fridays of Lent are days not
only of fasting, but also of abstinence.
The same rule applies to the second Sat-
urday of Lent and to the forenoon of Holy
Saturday.
1.-THE use of flesh meat is permitted at
all meals on Sundays. and only at the full
meal on Mondays, Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays Except the second Satur-
day) of Lent and the forenoon on Holy
Saturday.
8-The Lenten fast and abstinence ends
at noon on Holy Saturday.
9-The following persons are exempt
from the obligation of fasting Those who
are less than Fl or more than SO years
old those who are sick and GONZALES 'ent ;
all those whose health or daily duties
would be seriously compromised by fasting !;
nursing women all those whose occupa-
tons are of laboriOus and exhausting
nature all of those who have been dis
pensed by ecclesiastical authority.
l0-PersOns exempt from the obligation of
fasting are free to take meat more than
once, on days on which meat is allowed ;
only at the full meal to those who fast.
lit is no longer forbidden to eat flesh
meat and fish at the same meal during
Lent
l2-The use of butter. cheese, milk and
eggs is permitted every day of Lent; so
also the use of hogs lard or drippings, for
seasoning instead of butter.
13-By virtue of an indult granted to US
by the Holy See we permit to all working
men and their families the use of flesh
meat once a day on all fast and abstin-
ence days throughout the year, with
the exception of Fridays, Ash Wednesday,
the forenoon of Holy Saturday and the
Vigil of Christmas. Those who are exempt
from the obligation of fasting are free to
take meat more than once on the days
mentioned. Men serving in the Army or
Navy are allowed meat on all days of the
year except the Vigil of Christmas. Ash
Wednesday, Good Friday and the forenoon
of Holy Saturday.
14-The faithful are reminded that be-
sides the obligation of fasting imposed by
the Church, the Holy Season of Lent should
be in an especial manner a time of earnest
prayer, of sorrow for sins, of seclusion from
the world and its amusements, and of
generous almsgivines. 1t is also very
proper time for the children to make their
first confession, which they ought to do
generally about the age of seven years.
Parents should see to this.
15-The Paschal time extends in this
diocese from the first Sunday of Lent
until Trinity Sunday, during which time
all Catholics who have attained the proper
age are bound to receive worthily Holy
Communion.
By order of His Excellency. the Most
Reverend Archbishop,
WILLIAM E. M0CKENY.
Chancellor.