The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-26

1. IL a person who is not baptized
through no fault of his own dies con-
trite death where does he go? 2. Is
IL a sin for Catholics to eat food on
Friday which has been prepared with
lard that has been used to fry beef
steak? 8. II one is visiting and is in
doubt as to whether or not food has
been prepared with soup stock or meat
stock on Friday, what must he do?
q. Are pork fryings allowed on Fri
day? 5. Why is soup made from meat
forbidden on Friday and not lard which
Is also taken from meat? 6. Does God
sometimes give first cousins vocation
to matrimony?? If he does not, why
does the Church grant dispensation?
2. What does st. Paul mean when he
says "The married woman thinketh on
the things of this world and the ur1-
married woman on the Lord" Does
he mean that matrimony has the effect
of making people worIdIy-minded?
1. In addition to the baptism of
water, which is what we ordinarily
mean by baptism, there is the baptism
of desire by which person who can
not receive the baptism of water de-
rives the same spiritual benefits by
reason of an ardent wish to receive the
Sacrament In these circumstances the
person would not be deprived of eter-
nal happiness were he otherwise
worthy of it. 2. The use of lard in
the preparation of food is allowed on
days of fast and abstinence and, there
fore, a person may eat food so pre-
pared, on Friday 8. One is not per-
mitted to eat food prepared in this
way on Friday. 4. If by pork frying is
meant the gravy obtained by frying
pork it's use in the preparation of food
on Friday is permitted. 5. Formerly
both were forbidden, but the Church
relaxed her former rigors in regard to
the use of lard which is permitted in
the preparation of food on Friday. 6.
Since the ordinary vocation of the
faithful is to the married state, first
cousins who marry, presumably follow
that call; and the Church dispenses
when good and sufficient reasons there
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woman who has husband and family
to think about and their material COM
forts to minister to, necessarily has to
give more attention to the things of the
world, that is to what is necessary for
the material welfare of her family,
than the unmarried woman who is not
so much concerned about those things
and, therefore, has more time to de-
vote to spiritual concerns. The text
does not necessarily imply that the
married woman becomes more worldly
minded than her unmarried sister In
particular cases she may be more
spiritual in her thoughts and aspira-
tons than the unmarried woman.
I. What benefit is derived from
wearing an Agnus Del, scapuIar, or
blessed medal? 2. Can the indulgence
attached to prayers given by the priest
as a penance at confession or prayers
said for certain persons, be gained for
the souls in purgatory? 8. To whom
does the benefit of the prayers and
good works which are offered up for
deceased persons go if they are not in
purgatory? q. Where was the soul of
Lazarus after he died and before Christ
called him back to life?
l. These objects belong to the class
of sacramentals, that is to say, objects
blessed by the Church for the purpose
sires in those who use them. By
means of the grace obtained in this
way the soul is freed from venial sin
and from the temporal punishment due
to sins already forgiven through the
sacrament of penance. These objects,
therefore Del, Scapular, Medal
are, as it were, the instruments of
grace which have the power of awaken
ing in the souls of those who use them
with the proper dispositions, senti-
ments of faith, hope and charity. The
Agnus Del represents our Lord, and
those who wear it about their person
should strive to initiate Him. The
Scapular is badge worn by those who
desire to place themselves under the
special protection of the blessed Virgin
Mary. Blessed Medals usually bear
the imprint of our. Lord or of his
Blessed Mother, or Of particular
Saint. They excite devotion and move
the faithful to initiate the virtues of
the person represented. 2. The gen.
eral teaching of the Church is that
those indulgences which the Sovereign
Pontiff expressly declares applicable
to the souls in Purgatory can be ap-
pied to them by way of suffrage. Thus
for instance, if the Holy Father de-
clared that the indulgence attached to
the recitation of certain prayer or
prayers can be applied to the souls in
Purgatory, whoever recites this prayer
may make that application of it. 8
The benefit of the prayers and good
works offered up on behalf of souls
no longer in Purgatory are added to
the treasury of the Church and they
are disposed of as God wishes. Since
the souls in Purgatory are no longer
under the jurisdiction of the Church
she cannot absolye them from the