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Spaniards lived by daily religious rules
Source: Colonal-Era Spanish Relgion #615
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Ecclesiastical Rules. Within the context of the broader Catholic liturgical calendar, Spanish Catholics were expected to confirm to specific rules of behavior with respect to behavior and diet. The information was below was compiled from a variety of sources, but is perhaps best summarized in the two-volume Instituciones del Derecho Canonico Americano, by Justo Donoso (1848-1849), esp. pp. 208-212 and 223-233. On Sundays and major feast days throughout the year, the following activities were generally prohibited, with exceptions granted under specific circumstances: Servile Labor, including manual and intellectual labor, both obligatory and voluntary. Business Transactions, excluding the sale and purchase of necessities. Judicial Acts, including all stages of the judicial process. In addition, below are the specific rules regarding abstinence from meat, as well as fasting (only one large meal in a day) combined with abstinence: Abstinence (no meat) Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year Sundays in Lent only Major Rogation (Greater Litanies) on the day of St. Mark [April 25] Minor Rogations on the three days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) preceding Ascension Thursday Fasting and Abstinence (only one meal, and no meat) All days of Lent, excluding Sundays Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays of the four Ember Weeks, including (1) the week after the first Sunday of Lent, (2) the week after Pentecost, (3) the week after Exaltation of the Cross [Sept. 14], (4) the last full week before the Christmas Vigil [Dec. 24] Vigils (excluding Sundays, when fast is observed the previous Saturday), including vigils for the feast days of Christmas, Pentecost, St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, All Saints, and for all the apostles except St. Philip and St. James, and St. John the Evangelist. From the above regulations, the following general dietary rules may be interpreted for colonial-era Spaniards: General Dietary Rules for Days of the Week Sundays were never marked by fasting, and by abstinence only during Lent Fridays and Saturdays were always marked by abstinence, and also by fasting throughout Lent, during the four Ember Weeks, and on specific Vigil days. Thursdays were occasionally marked by abstinence on April 25, and also by fasting throughout Lent, and on specific Vigil days. Wednesdays were occasionally marked by abstinence on April 25, and always during the Minor Rogations, and were also marked by fasting throughout Lent, during the four Ember Weeks, and on specific Vigil days. Mondays and Tuesdays were occasionally marked by abstinence on April 25, and always during the Minor Rogations, and were also marked by fasting throughout Lent, and on specific Vigil days.
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