The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-06


1t is customary for the people to re-
main seated when this prayer is said.
Can a Catholic who was married
seven years ago to Protestant by
civil officer, but who, for certain rea~
sons, has lived apart from him since
the first year of the marriage, be d.
Vorced from him and married in the
Catholic Church to a Catholic?
The fact that the marriage took
place before a civil magistrate seven
years ago does not render it invalid,
as it would be if it took place since
the recent marriage decree was is
sued. Unless there is some other rea-
son for considering this marriage in
valid-a fact upon which the Church
authorities would have to pronounce
after careful examination-the Cath
Ollie cannot enter upon new marriage
as long as the other person is alive.
What qualifications must girl have
to enter a convent?
All converts have not the same re-
ponds on the kind of work which the
sisters do. Apart from this it may be
said the girl who desires to embrace
the religious life should have good
health-physical and mental; fair
education, at least; an obedient dis
position; purity of heart; a desire to
serve God in a special manner; love
for prayer; willingness to labor for
the welfare of others as far as re-
quired by the rules of her Order; a
desire to promote Gods glory; and a
proper appreciation of what the re-
ligious life means.
1. Should the people who are pres
ent in a room when priest says
grace, but who do not intend to eat,
say grace also? 2. Is it a mortal
sin to miss Mass when by going out
into the cold there is danger of I'M ur-
ing ones health? 8. Is it wrong to
correspond with those whom we have
never seen? q. Are the Catholic and
Protestant Bibles alike in any way
5. Would it be sin for a Catholic
to read the Bible to investigate? 6.
Why does the Church bell toll for
funerals? 7. Is it necessary to obtain
a new blessed candle every year il
part of the old one remains? g.
Does the Bible teach what purgatory
is?
1. 1t is not necessary. 2. The
probability of serious injury to ones
health by attendance at Mass is suff
cient excuse for one to remain away
In some cases, at least, this danger is
only imaginary and is not valid rea
son for missing Mass. 3. Not neces
sarily. Many people, for one reason
or another, correspond with those
whom they have never met. If the
correspondence is legitimate and car
ried on for good reason there is nc
harm in it. 4. Yes. The Protestant
Bible is based on the Catholic anG
derived from it. The Catholic Bible
contains all the books of the Pro
testant Bible and a number of 9th
ers which the latter does not &C
cept as inspired. 5. No, unless he
does so for the purpose of upholdins
his own views against the traditional
teaching of the Church Catholics are
encouraged to read the Bible for tht
purpose of familiarizing tnemse1ve!
with the biblical proofs for Catholic
teaching. 6. To remind the faithful
of their duty of praying for the sou
of the departed one. 1t is a develop
ment of the ancient custom of. ring
ing bell in monastery to announce
the death of a religious and recon
mend his soul to the suffrages of hi.
brethren. z. No. 8. The biblica
evidence for the existence and nature
of purgatory is drawn from II Mach
xii, 43-46; Matt. xii-32; l Cor III
1915; Peter III, 1920. The earl.
Fathers of the Church interpreted
these passages in favor of pugatory
though the word purgatory is no
found in the sacred text.
1. If a person goes to confession
in the evening and is prevented from
receiving Holy Communion in tn,
morning is he obliged to confess hi
sins all over again? 2. Is it of create
benefit to the dead to have Mas
said for them than to offer our privat
prayers? How much are we suppose'
to pay for Mass and to whom doe
the money go? 8. Why are disper
sations granted to cousins who desir
to marry? Does that forgive them tn
sin they commit by breaking the CON
mandment of the Church? Is not tina
pavinu for sin with money? VIII
are not such marriages entirely fol-
hidden?
1. No. 2. Any one who know
what the Mass is ought to have n
difficulty in answering this question
There is no comparison between tn
value of a Mass and of private praye
for the dead. Catholics who are il
structed in their religion know tina
they do not pay for Mass for tn
Civ raocon that Moss oonna+ h