The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-08

What 10 the correct way OF con-
graduating a young priest who has
just been ordained?
There is no set formula for such an
occasion One usually kneels down
to receive his blessing and then
offers a few words of greeting
together with an expression of good
wishes for his future success in the
ministry. Many people kiss the hand
of the young priest in token of their
respect for the sacred character with
which he has been invested. If one
knows the young priest intimately,
suitable words of congratulation will
not be wanting. The less formal they
are the better. Just express what
you feel and that will suffice.
If person wishes some special
favor whether for his spiritual or
temporal welfare, which would be the
better way to obtain it, by having a
Mass said or by sending one dollar
for missionary or any other charitable
work?
A Catholic who knows the value of
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will
not hesitate in making choice in
such a case. There is no missionary
work so valuable in the sight of God
as the offering up of the Holy Sacrl-
flee of the Mass, none more prolific of
grace and blessing. No matter how
important the missionary or charit-
able work may be it cannot compare
with the Mass as means of honoring
Almighty God and obtaining grace for
the individual soul. By all means
choose the Mass.
I. What is meant by a spiritual
bouquet and of what does it consist
2. Is it proper to genuflect before and
after receiving Holy Communion?
l. A spiritual bouquet, as the name
indicates, is a collection of spiritual
flowers gathered in the garden of piety
by devout soul and offered for some
particular purpose. AS we Gull a
bouquet of flowers to present to a
friend that he may inhale the odor
and enjoy their beautiful tints, so
also in the spiritual world we may
offer to our friends either living or
dead, a bouquet of spiritual flowers,
that is to say, of special prayers, good
works, Communions, Masses, ETC.,
offered up for their benefit. Many
people offer spiritual bouquet of
Masses, Communions and prayers for
a friend who has died rather than a
wreath of perishable flowers. A
similar tribute may be paid to any
one while living. 2. 1t is customary
for those who receive Holy Com
munion to genuflect before going to
the altar rail and after leaving it.
There is no obligation to do So
especially after receiving Holy Com
munion, because then our Lord is
being borne by the communicate.
Under what conditions and circum
stances does a priest prohibit a sick
person in danger of death from par
taking of nourishment after he ad
ministers to the latter the Sacrament
of Extreme JUNCTION?
A person who has received the
Sacrament of Extreme Unction is
under no obligation whatsoever to
refrain from taking food. A sick per
son is not required to fast before
receiving the Sacrament and no priest
would prohibit him from taking food
after it has been administered
Furthermore, there is no obligation tt
abstain from taking food after the
reception of any of the sacraments
The Church requires that those who
are to receive Holy Communion b<
fasting from midnight unless they are
unable to do so because of dangerous
illness.
I. If a person was in danger of deatt
and no person near him and he knew
that he was never baptized could h,
baptize himself? 2. We often read il
the presence of St. Joseph with tn,
Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus
until the latter was twelve years old
But ! cannot read anything of st
Joseph being present at the Cruel
fixion. Was St. Joseph then living
l. No one, whether in danger O
death or not, can validity administe
baptism to himself. In view of tn,
fact that baptism is absolutely neces
sary for salvation it may seem strang,
that person in danger of death il
not allowed to baptize himself. TIL,
Church, however, has provided fo
such a contingency, in as much a!
she teaches that, if it is impossible,
for a person to receive the baptism
of water, the baptism of desire sui
fees for salvation. Therefore, if /;
person is so situated that he canno
receive baptism in the ordinary wa,
he can be saved by having an arden
desire to receive it, and this baptism
of desire, as it is called, produces tn
effects of ordinary baptism wheneve
the latter cannot be received. 2. Their
is no mention in Holy Scripture O
tho time Of CT T0Snnh'c death w