PONTIFF TO THE CATHOLICS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

ARCHBISHOP’S HOUSE, WESTMINSTER LONDON, vid April, 1902 My Lorp ARCHBISHOP,

| have the honour to forward a copy of the Letter from the Cardinal Secretary of State, in which I am informed of the gracious act, by which the Holy Father is pleased, motu proprio, to dispense Catholies throughout the British Empire from the law of abstinence on Friday, the 27th June, and from fasting and abstinenee on Saturday, the 28th June, which is the Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul, in order that they may the more easily join in the festivities with whieh the week of their Majesties’ Coronation will be celebrated throughout the Empire.

But the Holy Father desires that those who avail themselves of this beuign dispensation should offer up instead some special prayers. Let all, therefore, on each of these two days recite either one of the Hymns to the Holy Ghost, an1 the Aets of Faith, Hope, Charity, aud Contrition, or at least five Puters. Aves and Glorias, to implore the Divine Blessing upon their august Majesties and upon the whole Empire.

[ shall be grateful if your Grace will kindly transmit this information to your suffragans for promulgation in their resp. etive Dioceses

Believe me to be, Your Grace's faithful and devoted servant in Jesus Christ, HERBERT CARDINAL VAUGHAN,

A rehbishop of Westminster

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