The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-06

house? z. 10 1t necessary to have
them all BILE. sed? 8. Is it sin to
miss Mass on Sunday IT person Is
to be called to be married?
1. We find nothing definite in re-
gard to the number of candles to be
lighted on such occasions. 2. 1t is
not necessary to have them all blessed.
AS a general rule, however, blessed
candles are used whenever possible.
8. AS the calls, or banns of marriage,
are published only at the late Mass
which is the parish Mass, they cannot
be considered valid excuse for miss
ing Mass in parishes where more than
one Mass is celebrated on Sunday.
Even where there is only one Mass
said the publication of the banns OF
marriage is scarcely a sufficient ex-
cuse for either of the parties missing
Mass. There is no reason why people
should be ashamed to have the banns
of matrimony published while they are
present at Mass. If they do not like
to hear their names called they could
avoid whatever embarrassment may
arise therefrom by occupying seat in
the rear of the church, or leaving the
church Just before the announce
ments are made and returning to their
places for the remainder of the Mass.
1. Can a Catholic couple live to-
gether again after being divorced with
out being Remarked? 2. Can Cath.
.oIic couple receive Holy Communion
after being divorced by the law Of
the land?
1. If the Church recognizes the
first marriage as valid, then there can
be no re-marriage as far as she is
concerned, even though there may
have been legal divorce. The Church
does not grant a divorce in any case.
If a Catholic couple have good
reasons for applying to the courts for
a divorce they are not, by that fact
alone, prevented from receiving Holy
Communion.
I. In offering up the rosary for the
intention of a friend can one offer the
indulgence also? 2. Is 1t necessary to
have the candle sticks blessed that
are used on the sick call table?
l. Certain conditions must be COM
piled with before an indulgence can be
gained and a person who has not
complied with these requirements
cannot gain an indulgence. Though
we can pray for friend we cannot
gain an indulgence for him unless his
soul is in Purgatory, in which case the
indulgence can be applied to it by way
of suffrage. An exception is made in
the case of the members of the regu-
lar Franciscan Orders. The plenary
indulgence granted them at the gen.
eral dissolution may be applied to the
living as well as to the dead. 2. It is
not necessary to have the candle
sticks used for this purpose blessed,
though it is well to do so.
1. What is the Ne Temere Decree,
and what are it's effects? Does this
decree apply to the United States and
are it's effects different here than in
Canada or England where there seems
to be so much opposition expressed by
non-CathoIic papers? 2. When it Is
announcement, but not impossible, for
an adult to be confirmed is the Sacra-
ment Of Confirmation necessary in
order to reach Heaven?
/. The Ne Temere Decree contains
the new regulations of the Congrega-
ton the Council regarding engage.
ments and marriage which was issued
August 2, 1907, and went into effect
April 10, 1908. 1t is so called from
the first two words of the Latin de-
cree which begins, ''Ne Temere," etc
This decree furnishes new Legislation
regarding betrothals and marriage and
provides for the proper registration OF
marriages. In regard to betrothals, OF
engagements, it DEGREES that the
Church will not acknowledge as canon
ically binding any contract of be
trothal unless written engagement
mutually made and accepted, and wit.
messed by authorized persons has been
entered into. In regard to marriages
the new law DEGREES that a marriage
in order to be valid must be performed
by the Bishop of the Diocese or the
parish priest, or by a priest delegated
by either of those, in the presence OF
two witnesses. Certain conditions
must be observed before they can
validity perform marriage or validity
delegate priest to assist at mar
riage. 1t provides, furthermore, thai
all marriages in which one of the par
ties is or has been Catholic are
invalid if entered into in presence OF
any one but Catholic priest anG
two witnesses. Thus marriages per
formed before a minister, Judge
squire, or any other person are
null and void from the point OF view
of the Church. 1t would require more
space than we have at our disposal tc
enter into full details regarding the
Ne Temere Decree. The foregoing
points are the essential ones. This