The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-27

would the prayer or Indulgence DC
given to the person that said the ros-
airy or to the one the rosary belongs
to, or will it take off the blessings?
2. Would the person to whom it be-
longs gain the indulgence If she says
1t again?
1. A rosary is blessed, or rather in
dulgenced, for one person only. If the
owner lent his indulgenced beads to
another person merely to enable him
to count his beads and not for the pur-
pose of enabling him to gain the in
diligence attached to them, the beads
do not cease to be indulgenced for him
who lent them. But if the beads are
lent or given with the intention of en-
abling another to gain the Indulgence
the beads cease to be indulgenced at
all, as we'll for the lender as for the
receiver. They must be blessed again
to become indulgenced. If, however, a
person takes the beads belonging to
another without the knowledge or con-
sent of the owner they do not in that
case cease to be indulgenced. The loss
of the indulgences applies only in the
case where the owner lends or gives the
beads for the purpose of enabling
another to. gain the indulgence. 2.
Whether or not the owner would gain
the Indulgence attached to the beads
if she uses them again will depend on
her intention in lending them to the
other person. If she lent them to en-
able the other person to gain the in
diligence attached to them then they
cease to be indulgenced for her. In
that case it is necessary that they be
blessed or indulgenced again by
priest.
I. Booklets dealing with religious
subjects are being placed in the vesti-
buIes of Catholic Churches and the
prices of each plainly marked. Why
are these allowed to be sold when tic
kets, ETC., are not? 2. Catholic par
ents who cannot afford to send their
children to a town where sister
schools are established send them to
the public school Of their home town.
A prayer Is said before beginning work
in the morning by non-CathoIic teach
er. Is it sin for the children who
are Catholics to remain in the room
during the time this prayer is being
said if they take no part in this reigi-
Gus exercises?
/. There can be no objection urged
against the custom of offering booklets
for sale in the vestibule of churches
on the plea set forth in this ques-
ton. There is no prohibition
against the sale of tickets in the
vestibules of churches. We pre-
sumo the question refers to the regula-
lions contained in a letter issued by
the Apostolic Delegate some months
ago forbidding the taking up of money
at the doors of churches. This prohi-
bition refers only to the collecting,
at the doors of churches, Of money or
of tickets previously sold, as prere-
quisite for entrance into the church to
assist at divine services. Under no
circumstances must any collection be
made at the outer doors of churches
The people must be allowed free en-
trance. This prohibition, however,
does not extend to the taking up of
seat money from those who, having
entered the church, desire to occupy a
seat, or the exposing of religious pam
phlets for sale in the vestibule. Those
who do not care to increase their
knowledge of the church's doctrine by
purchasing the pamphlets kept in the
book-racks are under no obligation to
do so. The book-rack, however, is a
convenience which Catholics who wish
to supplement their knowledge OF
Catholic truth appreciate and patron
ize. 2. If Catholic children attend a
public school where religious exercises
of any kind are held they not only
commit no sin by taking no part in
these exercises, if present, but they
are bound not to do so. The constitu.
ton does not permit the holding of
religious exercises of any kind in the
public schools and any ratepayer can
protest against the custom if he wishes
to take the matter up.
I. What about the great Indulgence
of the immaculate Conception scapu.
lar (the Blue Scapular)? 2. Which is
more profitable to soul in purgatory
the offering of dollar for Mass or
the same offering divided to get shares
in Masses?
l. We have no means of knowing
which of the six plenary indulgences
attached to the wearing of this scapu.
lar is meant by the writer of this
question. Perhaps it is the last, which
is described in THE Little Scapular
Book" as follows: chose invested
with the blue scapular can gain all the
indulgences attached to a visit paid
to the seven Roman Basilicas, to the
Church of the Portiuncula at Assist
of st. James at Compostella, and of the
Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, each
time they devoutly recite in any place
whatever, six Paters, six AYES, and
Glorias, in honor of the Most Holy