The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-11

1. At High Mass people sit down
when the EpistIe is sung in a low
voice. After the Gospel usually the
EpistIe and Gospel is read in the
VernacuIar. In some churches people
sit down when the Epistle 10 read and
stand up at the Gospel: in other
churches they remain standing at the
reading of both the Epistle and the
Gospel. 1t looks like an anomaly to
read to the people on the tWenty-first
Sunday after Pentecost from the Epis-
tie of St. Paul, "stand Therefore," and
see people sitting. The readiness for
the Word of God, it seems to me,
should be indicated by standing up
for the EpistIe as we'll as for the Cos
pei. Am | right or not? 2. "Pecca
fortiter, sed fortius crede." This
wicked sentence is attributed to Mar
tin Luther. If it is so, please state
where it is to be found in his writings?
1. It is customary for those present
at Mass to sit down after the reading
of the Gospel if announcements are
to be made These are followed by
the reading of the Epistle during
which the people remain seated. They
stand at the reading of the Gospel to
show their readiness to go forth and
preach the doctrine of Christ. 1t is
not customary for people to stand at
the reading of the Epistle. In fact,
we are not aware that it is done in
any church. The rules laid down for
the guidance of people at Mass ex-
pressly state that they remain seated
during the reading of the Epistle The
fact that the word stand" occurs in
any Epistle does not indicate that the
people are to stand during the read
ing of it. 2. This sentence is found
in a letter written by Luther to Mel
anchthon dated August 1, 1921, and
quoted in the life of Luther by Rev.
Hartmann Grisar, S. j., volume two,
page 1853 and following. This work
is published in German by Herder,
1911. The following translation gives
the context in which it occurs: eff
thou art preacher of grace, preach
true grace, not an imaginary one. If
true grace is present, have also true
and not an imaginary sin. God does
not save those who are sinners only
in Imagination. Esto peccator, ct
pecca fortiter sed fortius fide, and
rejoice in Christ the conqueror ofssin,
death and the world. We must sin
as long as we are what we are"
If instead of making the first Friday
of nine consecutive months one makes
the first Sunday after the first Friday
does one gain the same indulgence?
We presume this question has refer.
ence to the promise made by our Lord
to Blessed Margaret Mary. AS this
promise refers to the reception of
Holy Communion on the first Friday
of nine consecutive months one can
not transfer it to the following Sun
day and still hope to obtain the favors
attached to the promise.
If one is sick and cannot pray and
is in the habit of praying a rosary
every day can you take their rosary
and pray one every day for them with
out taking off the indulgence or bless
ing and will they get the indulgence?
One may borrow the beads of a
sick person to count the Hail Marys
while offering these prayers for him;
but the sick person does not gain the
indulgence attached to the recitation
of the rosary. If the person took the
beads and used them with the inten-
ton of gaining the indulgence for his
sick friend then the beads cease to
be indulgenced.
1. From what is the Host made and
where do they make it? 2. Are Easter
Monday and Good Friday holidays
If they are not, why don't they keep
them holy? 8. Is the Catholic BulIe.
tin published every week?
l. The Host, or bread used in the
celebration of Mass, is made from
wheaton -four mixed with water and
baked. This can be done by anyone
who has the materials and the mouIds
usually employed for this purpose In
many places the Hosts are prepared
by the Sisters. 2. In this state Good
Friday is a legal holiday. Neither
Good Friday nor Easter Monday are
holydays of obligation. Good Friday
however, is kept in holy manner
by all who realize it's supreme signi
ficance to the human race. 8. Yes.
I. Which order, the Knights of Co
lumbus or the Ancient Order of HI
bernians, is the stronger society? 2
Has the Catholic Church ever con
demned the Irish World?
1. The Knights of Columbus have q
membership of about two hundred anG
seventy-five thousand, while the An
,cient Order of Hibernians and it's La
dies Auxiliary number not more thar
two hundred and twenty thousand