The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24


(1) Does the Catholic Church allow
a woman separated from her husband
to resume her maiden name under the
title of Miss? {2) If one enters a
church in time for the offertory and
ceived Holy Communion under both
species, does he fulfil the obligation of
hearing Mass?
Cd There is no reason why Cath
Ollie woman separated from her hus-
band should resume her maiden name.
The marriage bond persists, and the
wife is entitled to bear her husbands
name. The resumption of her maiden
name would seem to imply belief
that the marriage had been dissolved
and that she was free to contract an
other alliance. If, however, there is
good reason, and no danger of scandal,
there would probably be no objection
to the change of name. (2) TheoIog-
ians teach that it is a grave sin to
omit the beginning of Mass as far as
the Gospel, included, together with
what follows the Communion. A per-
son, therefore, who comes to Mass at
the Offertory and leaves after the
Communion, can not be said to have
heard Mass.
If one makes promise to say GER
tain prayer every day, can it be said
during mass?
& Such a promise can be fulfilled at
any time during the day, even while
one is present at mass.
When was the Dominican Tertiary
Sisters Rule approved, and what kind
of habit do the Sisters wear?
The Rule was approved by Pope In
nocent VII in 1405 and confirmed by
Pope Eugenius w in 1889. The Sis
tiers dress in a white habit and scapu-
lar over which they wear a black
cloak whenever they go outside the
convent and in church.
At what times should a sick person
pray?
4ANAS ak uO uACu AOu1S LUZ d S1Ch
person to spend in prayer. To pray
now and then, even briefly, and to
keep oneself from deliberate sin is
sufficient. If all the hours be offered
to God whatever We do during the day
will have the value of prayer-even
sleep.
(D How did the Greek Church be-
come united to the Roman Catholic
Church, and when did this take place?
O Until the middle of the ninth
century the Greek Church was in
communion with the Church of Rome,
that is to say, it was identical with it
in doctrine, discipline and govern
ment. Then, for reasons largely polit-
ical, the Greek Church became sepa-
rated from the Church of Rome and
has remained in that condition ever
since with the exception of a short
time during which reunion was eff
fected. In the eleventh century the
final break took place between them
and since then many unsuccessful at
tempts have been made to reunite
them.
% If person makes what he be-
lieVes to be good, sincere confession
and later on remembers that he ne
elected to confess a certain sin, is it
necessary for him to confess all the
sins he has committed since that time
or will it do to make known in confess
sion the sin which, through neglect,
he forgot to confess?
% If one forgets to confess a sin
in confession but remembers it later
it is sufficient to confess it when one
goes to confession again. OF course,
If one wilfully conceals a grevious
sin in confession the case is different,
as all the confessions made since that
time are unworthy. In such case it
is necessary to confess not only the
sin concealed in confession. but all
the sins committed since that time
and confessed in subsequent confes-
sions.
10 Why is the Holy Mass said in
Latin and why is the Church music in
Latin?. (2) What is the meaning OF
the letters |. n. S. on the priests
vestment and on the rosary?
% Latin is the official language of
the Church. 1t was the language of
the people among whom the Church
was first established. 1t is the lam
guage in which her literature and lit
urgies are written. 1t was the Ian
guage of educated people all through
the middle ages. 1t is the language
familiar to educated people today.
For these reasons the Church has
made it her official language, the Ian
guage of the Mass, of the Breviary,
ETC. Being what is called dead Ian
guage it's meaning suffers no change.
1t gives uniformity in her services
throughout the world. 1t is the me-
dunn of communication among her
leaders in every land. 1t is symbolic
of the oneness of her faith For these