| Show LENT regulations lent begins oh oil ash wednesday and ends at easter it is a period of fasting or abstinence observed by the roman catholic and some other churches commemorative of the forty days fasting of the savior in the wilderness lent is a movable fast and this year commences tomorrow feb 10 good friday the friday immediately preceding easter sunday is commemorative of the death of the savior easter sunday of his resurrection and whitsunday whit sunday seven weeks after aftel easter of the feast of pentecost As tomorrow to morrow is ash wednesday today to day is shrove tuesday a day of confession with the observers of Len lentard tand taud pancake day in many parts of england the th following are the regulations for the observance of ident lent by good boman homan catholics of the diocese of san francisco as published jin the san francisco papers 11 all the week days dais of lent from ash wednesday february loth till easter sunday are fast days of precept on one meal with the allowance of a moderate collation 11 2 the precept preceptor of fasting implies also that of abstinence from the use of fleshm flesh meat edt but by di dispensation pen the use oi of flesh meat is allowed lo cited in this diocese during lent except on the doi tol allowing lowing days to wit the wednesdays and fridays the E ember days and the thursday and saturday Satur dav in holy week OH on which days thero there is no leave to use flesh meat except by dispensation from the respective pastors which they are hereby heredy authorized to grant gnant in in cases of necessity to be judged by them al all saturdays are also alsol days of abstinence but not of obligation cra gra 3 the promiscuous use of fiah flah nih dih and hesh flesh meat at the same meal is forbidden n in lent even on sundays 4 some prayers at option bp tion are recommended during lent particularly on those days when flesh meat is used S 57 lent being a penitential pastors are requested to lay beford the faithful the importance of christian mortification and also the grievous bb obligation of complying with their weir easter duty which may be fulfilled from the first sunday dayo of lent fLent they them will frequently and earnestly impress upon their respective nocks flocks the necessity of attending ten dingi before all other things to the salvation of their souls and they will exhort them to the faithful discharge of all their christian duties the fhe only thing th that at can secure to us the everlasting happiness ness of heaven beaven for this purpose they will hold religious exercises in their churches several times time s a week according to what their prudence may deem expedient ca f t S ALEMANY A I 1 archbishop of san francisco 1113 dil dri eeb yeb 2 1875 11 ss |
