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SEMINARY CUSTOM
UP UNTIL RECENT TIMES, JESUIT SEMINARIES ENCOURAGED
NOVICES TO PERFORM CERTAIN PRACTICES AS PENANCES. ONE
WAS TO WEAR A CHAIN WITH UNCOMFORTABLE POINTS ON IT
AROUND ONE'S THIGH FROM THE TIME OF RISING UNTIL AFTER
BREAKFAST. I HAVE SUCH A CHAIN AND ALSO ONCE HAD A
DETAILED INSTRUCTION BOOKLET ON HOW TO MAKE THEM.
A SIMILAR CUSTOM, WAS TO STRIKE ONESELF ON THE BACK
WITH A KIND OF WHIP CALLED A FLAGELLUM, WHICH WAS
MADE OF CORD ABOUT TWO FEET LONG AND KNOTTED AT THE
END. IT STUNG CONSIDERABLY IF SWUNG WITH SOME
FORCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN