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For Lent

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
March
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The annual pastoral letter of Bishop Foley to (he ('atholic congregations, regarding the observance of Lent, was read in the clmrches tuiiday morning. The letter is as i'ollows:- A) persons who have complet ed their twenty-first year cf age are obliged to observe all the days of Lent iSundays exceptedï as fast days. Ün those days only one full meal is allowed, whieh 'is to be taken at noon. A collation is allowed in the evening. No rule as to the quantity of food permitted in the collation "can be given, but the practice of good Catholics is not to exceed the fourth part of an ordinary meal. Exempt from the obligátion of fasting are: All wlio are not 21 years of age. pregnant and nursing worñen. the sick, and all persons engaged in hard labor. By dispensation the use of ilesh meat is allowed at every meal on Sundays and at the full meals on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, excepting the Satutday in holv week. Ihe use of eggs, milk, butter and cbeese is allowed on all da s of Leut. Fish and ílesh meíits are forbidden at the same meal on any of the days of Lent, even on Sundays. By special indultof August 3,1887, it is allowed totakein the morning a small piece of bread with a cup of coffee. tea, chocolate or something similar; also to invert the order - taking the collation in the morning aid the dinner in the evening, when the principal meal cannot be taken at uoon. The usé of Jard is allowed in the preparation of food, and when the use of meats is allowed. those exempt from fasting can use them several times a day, as on Sundays. 13y special indült of March 15. 1895, the faculty is granted to the ordinarv oí the diocese ad decennium of dispensing f rom the law of abstinence in those circumstances of places, and persons wherein tliere is grave difflculty of fulíilling- the common law. This faculty does not extend to the Fridays of the year, to Ash Wednesday. Wednesday and Saturday of ho!y week, or the eve of Christmas. Those days on wliich the use of meat is permitted to thoae obliged to fast, it can be used at only one me-A. As this coiicession is made by the holy see in favor of Ihose who labor, it extends not only to the individual, but likewise to his entire faniily. On days on which this concession is availed of, the faithful are requested to perform some other pious work, such as visiting the blessed sacrament, uniting in family prayer, or abstaining from all intoxicating beverages. The reverend clergy in exercising the faculty thereby granted by the right reverend bishop are urged to use discretion and prudence. In case of doubt the pastor or confessor is to be consulted and he may judge of the reason for exemption or commute as the particular cases may require.

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Ann Arbor Democrat