The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09

Of the Priest 10 not essential 10 inc SShAsy Va
the marriage; bat still if they can have MS
presence. they oolsmit a grievous sin by got
ting married without it.
I'd. If one party 10 not Catholic Dut
person baptizsd In some denomination OF CHRIS
tians, then even in q congregation whore there
ia q resident Priest, his absence does not make
the marriage null, but the Catholic, as in the
preceding case, is gsiIty of grievous sln,
.Toobtain pardon for it, and be reconoiled to
the Church, it isf necessary to make the a.
RaRament of the three conditions, mentiones
above n necessary for all mixed marriages,
and 20 obtain the dispensstion as before.
lift was befoze q minister of some non-Cathe-
lEc .seliRious demonstration that tho marriage
was made then the Catholic has been guilty, be-
aides other aims, of an act of apostasy from the
Church, by acknowledging religious authority
In those scots which have been set up against
the one true Church of God. BY this crime,
the Catholic has incurred an accommodation
from which he cannot BIO absolved except by
the power of the Holy See, through the Bish-
sp--or q Priest to whom that power has been
granted.
Id any of these cases, where Catholic, dis
regarding the law which requires holy matri-
mepy to be contracted in the presence OF the
Priest, shall have had recourse to any other
person, whether Magistrate or Minister,
for that purpose-if he sincerely repents OF
the offence committed. against God, and the
scandal given to his neighbors,-and desires
to be recoucilsd to the Churchill it is mix
ed marriage, the engagement OF the required
conditions must first be made; and then II ne
shows the necessary deposition, he may De
absolved by any Priest having proper facui-
ties. TIE engagements however must be
clearly expressed to his own Pastor or TO the
Bishop-before absolution can be given.
Even after reeeiving absolution in the Sac
ranssnt of Penanoe, suoh persons should DO
regarded as interdicted from Holy Cornmanion
except in danger of death-uftl three menths
after they have made the application to be-
reconciled and have promised the conditions.
During those three months, they must mani
fest their repentance, repair the scandal they
have given by the frequent repetition OF some
works Of devotion, visible to their Csthoho
brethren such for. example as hearing Mass
on some week days, performing the devo-
ton of the Way of the Cross in the Church
q certain number Of times, or paying frequent
visits to the Blessed Sacrament They ought
likewise to give to the orphans what would
have been required for dispensing with tho
Banns-as mentioned above, and to add some
further almsgiving according to their means-
In nj this they must follow the direction OF
their Pastor, who is to regulate these points
outside of. the Confession, and he must asoer-
tain that his directions have been complied
with, before he admits the persons to Holy
Communion: and it is not lawful for them to
present themselves for Communion to him nor
to any other Priest, until they have satisfied the
Pastor that all has been accomplished.
He hiss power to modify or change the pre-
scriptions but he ought not to dispense with
them entirely, unless in circumstances of ne
oessty. He must take into consideration not
only the good of the guilty persons-but still
more-the injury done to their neighbors by
Dc bad example of their sin, and their obliga-
ton of repairing it by the good example OF
their penance.
All this does not refer to the extraordinary
case which may sometimes arise-in which
the parties live so far from any Priest, that
they cannot obtain his services, even by wait
ing reasonable time.
If this case occur they should yrite tc
the nearest Priest in the Diocese that they
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| from him whether the circumstances are such
that tho law of the Church allows them to
contract marriage before a civil magistrate =
never before Minister of q non-Catholio de
nomination.
Sometimes Catholics have recourse to I
Magistrate or q Minister, because their mar
riage is one that tho Priest cannot sanction
but they expect that after it u once contracted
he will in his charity for their souls be glad t.
reconcile them to the Church and ratify thei
marriage.
But very often it happens that the narriag
is one that cannot properly be ratified by Prizes
nor Bishop, nor by the Sovereign Pontif him
self If, for example, one of the parties has
lawful wife or husband living, even thougl
divorced by the State, yet if the first marriag
was valid no power earth can make th
second marriage good, while both the partie
of the first are living. The parties of the sec
ond marriage must separate, OF else they will
live and die without pardon-scandals to tn
Church and reprobates before God.
Tn all cases of marria1e Catholic or Mixed