The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-24

What is the 8reviary or the Little
Office Of the Blessed Virgin as used in
the Church to be said by those wear
ing scapuIar?
The Breviary is the book which con-
tains the official prayers which a
priest is obliged to say every day.
The Little Office of the Blessed Vir-
gin contains special prayers to be said
in honor of the Virgin Mary. 1t is
modelled after the Breviary. There
is no obligation on those wearing
scapular to say either of these Offices.
I. BY what words of Holy Scripture
do we know that we have guardian
angel? 2. IT at the end of the world
Purgatory ceases to exist where will
they 90 who have not yet expiated
for all their sins? 8. Is it better to
say short prayer with large indul-
gence or longer prayer with a
smaller indulgence attached to it? 4.
Is there an Order of Sisters of the
Sacred Heart? S. To what Order of
priests did Martin Luther belong? 6.
What do the initials D. D., o. +. NJ,
S. v. D., after priests name mean?
7. When 8enediction of the Blessed
Sacrament is given what should the
people do?
l. The more important texts cited
to show that each one has Guardian
Angel are Exodus XXI, "a, where
God says to Moses: my angel shall
go before thee; Psalm XC-11, For
He hath given His angels charge over
thee to keep thee in all thy ways
Read also Psalms XXXIII-8; XXXIV-5.
In the New Testament the doctrine is
stated with greater precision. "See
that you dispise not one of these
little ones; for l say to you that their
angels in heaven always see the face
of my Father who is in heaven"
Matt. XVIII, 10). Are they not all
ministering spirits sent to minister for
them, who shall receive the inherit
ance of salvation?" (Hebrew l, 40
This expresses the function of Guar
dian Angels; they are to lead us, if
we wish it, to the kingdom of heaven.
2. From its very nature Purgatory is
a temporary place of punishment. 1t
will cease for all at the general judg-
ment, and it is supposed that the just
who are alive when Christ comes
again, and who stand in need of
cleansing, will be purified in some
extraordinary way as, for example, by
the troubles of the last days, by vehe-
ment contrition, or in some other
manner. All this, however, regarding
the manner of expiating the temporal
punishment due to sin is mere con-
lecture. All we know is that Purga-
tory as place of temporal punish
ment will cease to exist at the end of
the world and those who have not
given full satisfaction for whatever
temporal punishment may be due to
their sins will expiate it in some I'M
usual manner known only to Gods
providence. 8. Most people prefer a
short prayer with large indulgence
to a longer prayer with smaller one.
4. Yes. 5. He was an Augustinian
Monk who entered the Order at Erfurt
on April IT, 1905. 6. D. D., are the
initials of the title Doctor of Divinity;
0. F. M. are the initials placed after
the name of priest belonging to the
Franciscan Order; and S. v. D. sig
mites that the bearer is a member of
the Society of the Divine Word. z.
They should bow down their heads in
alteration before the Saviour Who
blesses them, acknowledging their un-
worthiness and begging for His grace.
I. Why do parents who presume to
lead good life and who 90 to con.
fession and Holy Communion twice a
month, and who expect their children
to do the same, refuse to let their
children enter the religious life
Should children be guided by such
parents? z. Are those who do no.
possess good health permitted to en-
ter the convent? II not, why are they
permitted in nearly every other pro
fession?
l. If we knew those parents we
might be able to answer the question
very definitely. We like to believe
that there are very few of the kind
among Catholics. Most parents deem
it an honor to have one of their chill
dren in the religious life whether il
be in the ranks of the priesthood OF
of the sisterhood. Some parents are
no doubt, influenced in their refusa
to allow their children to follow 9
religious vocation by desire to profit
by whatever the children may be able
to earn. II the parents are in such cir
cumstances that they need the support
of their children then they are JUST
fed in refusing to allow them to en-
ter the religious life where they can
not give them that support. AND
when children realize that they are
necessary for the support of theil
parents they are bound to fulfil this
duty. But if the parents do not neec
their help and the children have
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