Salt Lake Herald | 1890-02-23 | Page 1 | Lenten Fast Abolished This Year

Lenten Fast Abolished this YearS I Year-S LOUIS Feb 22Tl1ie Western Watchman Watch-man n prominent Catholic weekly journal II C U L I of this city prints today a letter from its Roman ccorrespondent in which he says the congrEgation of the universal inquisition inquisi-tion has issued 1 decree signed by Cardinal Monaco and published in the official organ b y the Vatican abolishing lenten fast and abstinance this year This is extended to the whole world the letter says wherever ordinaries shall judge such dispensation necessary The reason for setting aside lenten obligation i is claimed is the pro willing influenza which is making such ravages in all parts of Europe and thought to be prevalent in the United States This decree i is said was quite a surprise to Roman Catholics as it is stated to be the I first one of the kind ever issued in the history I his-tory of the church