The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-11-25

any oinerSnCe Ut a priest OF q bishop
blesses an object? 8. If you confess a
mortal sin and do not commit 1t
again, 10 1t not sure sign that you
are truly sorry for IL? 4. Is it not as
we'll to say the rosary at Mass as to
read a prayer book? 5. Should not
the liquor traffic or saloon be fought
by Catholics more than it is, es-
peciaIIy by priests?
/. It is customary to say that, when
one has recited the five decades, he
has said the rosary although strictly
speaking the rosary comprises fifteen
decades. The five decades are usually
referred to as the beads. 2. 1t makes
no difference as far as the efficacy
and value of the blessing is concerned.
The power to bless is one conferred
by the Sacrament of Orders upon all
who receive it. There are certain
blessings, however, which can be
given only by a Bishop. 8. The avoid
ance of mortal sin after it has been
confessed is not necessarily sure
sign that one is truly sorry for it,
although there is a presumption in
favor of that belief, especially if the
sin be of such nature that it can
be easily repeated by the person who
has been guilty of it. 4. AS far rs
the hearing of Mass is concerned it
makes no difference how we occupy
ourselves provided we are attentive
and devout during the Holy Sacrifice
and advert to what is going on. One
gains as much by the pious recitation
of the rosary during Mass as by the
reading of a prayer book. Spiritual
writer's tell us that one of the best
ways of assisting at Mass is by fol-
lowing the priest who is celebrating
it and some can do this as readily by
using the beads as by reading
prayer book. 5. There are many rea-
sons why Catholics should be more
opposed to the liquor traffic and the
saloon than many of them are At
the council of Baltimore the Catholic
Church in this country took a definite
stand on this question and in her de-
crees declared that 'the abuse of in
toxicating drinks is to be reckoned
among the most deplorable evils of the
country AS a means of remedying
this deplorable state of affairs she
exhorted pastors ito make every pos
sible effort to exterminate the vice of
intemperance" by warning their focks
against it's dangers, admonishing them
to keep away from saloons, and cry
ing out fearlessly against drunken
ness and whatever promotes it. These
DEGREES also call upon Catholics en-
gagged in the saloon business to choose
"a more becoming way of making a
living" and if they persist in this line
of business they must keep their
saloons closed on Sundays and never
allow blasphemy, cursing or obscene
language" In view of this official at
titude on the part of the church
towards the saloon traffic it would
seem that Catholics ought to be
among the most determined oppon-
ents of the liquor evil. But are they?
Kindly explain the Dominican in
diligence on the rosary.
The Dominican Indulgence is that
power of renting the temporal
punishment due to sin which is placed
on beads by the Dominican Fathers
or another priest possessed of their
authority. The beads so blessed must
be materially made up of five, ten or
fifteen decades. Five decades must
be said if not at one time, at least
in the course of the day. Reflection
upon the mysteries of our Redemp-
ton is essentially demanded. Some
found it useful to make this medita-
ton either before. or Immediately
after the recitation of the decade
though the most common way is to
feed the soul upon these salutary
truths while the lips are forming the
"Our Father" and the ten Hail
Marys." The beads blessed by a
Dominican priest must be used in the
recitation of the decades. The Do
minican indulgence is accounted the
richest of the rosary indulgences, but
it is to the members of the Rosary
Confraternity that the great Domini
can indulgences are restricted. How
ever, the faithful at large using the
beads in the manner above described
gain an indulgence of one hundred
days for every Our Father anG
every Hail Mary" and an indulgence
of t1ve@years and five guarantees fol
each round of the decades.
What is meant by the Noble Guards
of the Pope?
The Noble Guard consists of forty
or fifty members chosen from noble
Roman families and charged with thu
duty of guarding the person of the
Pope at all important functions.
dates from the pontificate of Piu.
VII who assembled the throne of Pete
in the year 1900. The members of tn,
Noble Guard serve without pay unde
the command of Lieutenant General
They consider it an honor to b,
chosen as the body guard of the Hol,
Father.