THE CHURCH DOORS

The principal door should be decorated outside with tapestries or curtains, and surmounted by a picture or an emblem of the Blessed Sacrament, so as to invite the faithful to corne and adore, and to keep silence in the vicinity of the church.

Ail should be so arranged, that outsiders may not see the Blessed Sacrament exposed. If there are several doors to the church, the principal one should be kept shut. A sort of screen might be put in the interior, at a certain distance from the principal door, or of the side-doors if necessary. In winter the porches with which the doors are provided may be sufiicient in certain cases.

During the night, the doors of the church should be kept closed, from 8J o'cock in the evening till 5 o'clock in the morning, during the months of November, December, January and Februa^y. During the remainder of the year they may be closed an hour later, and opened an hour earlier. If parish priests deem it necessary, they may advance the hour of closing and delay the hour of opening.

Before closing the doors, the church should be examined, to see that no one remains hidden within,

We strictly forbid females to remain in the church or to enter during the time it is ordered that the doors be kept closed. ¥e shall make spécial ordinances for Religious Communities.