The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-19

l. Is it a sin not to go to Holy
Communion after having gone to con-
fession? 2. May a person receive
Holy Communion in another church
fession without telling the priest who
officiates that he is going to receive
Holy Communion?
1. AS a general rule one is ex-
pected to receive Holy Communion
after going to confession. But If
there be a legitimate cause for not
receiving Holy Communion then it is
no sin to omit it. 1t is not sin not
to go to Holy Communion after con-
fession unless one has made a bad
confession, committed a serious sin
after confession, or unless the recep-
ton of Holy Communion is necessary
in order to fulfil the Easter precept.
Of course, if one has broken the fast
required before Holy Communion it
would be a sin to receive Holy Com
munion. 2. A person is not obliged
to receive Holy Communion in the
sion. He may receive in any Church
and at any Mass where Holy Com
munion is distributed without notify
ing the priest who of1ciates at the
Mass, unless the Church is one in
which the Blessed Sacrament is not
habitually reserved. In that case it
would be necessary to notify the cele-
brant in order that he may consecrate
a sufficient number of particles to
give Holy Communion to all who de-
sire to receive it.
mortal sin in confession, is he obliged
to 90 to confession again before re-
ceiVing Holy Communion?
If it is at all possible he should go
to confession again and accuse him
self before going to Communion. If
should make a sincere act of contri-
ton before receiving Holy Com
munion, and tell the forgotten sin in
his next confession. The sin was for
given with the, other sins, yet every
mortal sin must be confessed for
there is a positive precept obliging
penitents to confess such sins. So
long as mortal sin remains uncon-
fessed the precept binds. Hence the
obligation of confessing a forgotten
mortal sin before receiving Holy
Communion if it be at all possible to
do so.
I. Is it possible for a child of very
bad parents to live virtuous life? z.
Were not the parents of st. RomuaId
very bad? 8. What other saints, if
any, had parents who were not good
Catholics?
l. There is no reason why the child
of bad parents should not lead vir-
tuous life if he desires to do so and
makes use of the means conducive to
that end. Sufficient grace is given to
each individual soul to enable it to
lead a holy life and whoever CORE
spends with this grace will be holy,
irrespective of what his parents may
have been. Of course, the influence
and example of bad parents makes it
more difficult for child to lead vir-
tuous life than if they gave him that
good example which would stimulate
and strengthen him in his endeavors
to be holy. 2. There is nothing in the
life of st. Romuald to show that his
parents were bad. His father quar-
ton of an estate and slew him in a
duel. To expiate his fathers offence
Romuald entered monastery and did
penance for forty days. AS result
of this, he received the grace of a
vocation to the religious life. 8. All
the saints whose parents were pagans.
Why do Catholics object to being
called Romanists?
Because the term "Romanist" as ap.
piled to Roman Catholics is used only
by those who are adverse to the
Church and her teachings. 1t express.
es contempt for those things which
Catholics hold sacred, and, like the
word "papist' is not now used by in.
telligent Professionals. Only the ignor.
ant apply it to Catholics.
Is it sin to eat fish on Friday which
has been fried in salt pork? :
We presume the question refers to
the preparation of fish in pork gravy
This is permitted on Friday and all
days of fast and abstinence.
When the Church teaches that it il
better to remain in virginity than te
marry, does it mean that it would be
better for every one not to marry
and that married people will not gair
as high a place in heaven as those
called to virginity?
st. Paul says, II would that all mer
were even as myself" q Cor. vii. y
In the next verse: But say to the
unmarried, and to the widows; it i:
good for them to continue, even as L.
In the same sense the Church teache.