The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-09-07

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parents on human nature? How does
it affect US?
The sin of Adam did not change
mans nature, but stripped him of the
supernatural gifts bestowed upon him
by his Creator in the very act OF crea-
ton. 1t left him a spiritual bankrupt.
The evils which followed may be said
to be natural to They were
warded off by the supernatural state
of Justice or holiness enjoyed by man
before his fall. The loss of original
integrity and the consequent evils
passed from Adam to his progeny.
His nature contained the seed and the
root from which mankind grows and
every human being is descended from
him. The absence of sanctltylng
grace in the newborn babe is the
effect of the first mans sin, who, hav-
ing lost the holiness freely bestowed
upon him by his Creator, lost it not
for himself alone, but for all his des-
cendants. The very absence of sane
tifying graces renders the soul dis
pleasing to God and unfit for unlon
with Him, hence the child who has
committed no personal sin is, before
BAPTISM, unfit for union with its Crea-
tor: not because it's nature is utterly
corrupt and capable of nothing but SIN
fallen man was not transformed
into a devil-but because it has not
that absolute purity and holiness
which are essential to association
with God, and which can be secured
only through the merits of Jesus
Christ.
What is meant by the serviIe work
which is forbidden on Sundays and
Holy Days of Obligation? How does
it differ from other kinds of work?
The servile work forbidden on Sun
days and holydays of obligation IS
the rougher and harder sort OF manual
labor which is done by common work
men and laborers, and which used to
be done by slaves. 1t comprises
blowing, digging, building, sewing n
similar occupations. 1t is dlstln-
guished from liberal and from mixed
work. Liberal work is done mainly
nv the intellect, and comprises writ
ing, studying, painting n SO tortn'
Mixed work comprises a class OF oc-
cunations which are neither exclusive
" liberal nor s~ervile, but which are
done indifferently by all conditions OF
men. In this class are hunting, hshlng,
travelling, and similar occupations.
OF these only servile work is forbid
den on Sundays, and in determining
what is servile work, and therefore
forbidden, we must consider not only
the nature of the work itself, but also
the way in which it is done, the Ignt
in which it is commonly regarded,
and other circumstances. Thus it is
usually held that although the rougher
work of the sculptor is servile and
unlawful, the more delicate is liberal
and may be done on Sunday. Similar
ly, fishing with rod and line is not
unlawful, but going out to sea with
a fishing smack and plying the trade
in the ordinary working-day way is
forbidden. In the same way n who
lives by photography should not ply
his trade on a Sunday, but it would
not be wrong for an amateur to &c
the same work on that day by way OF
recreation and amusement.
Can a Catholic still remain a Cath
Ollie after obtaining a divorce if he
does not marry again?
Yes. There is no reason why a
Catholic who has obtained a legal
divorce in accordance with the pro-
visions of the statutes governing such
cases cannot be a good Catholic if he
fulfls all that is required of him in
that regard. OF course, such a person
cannot contract a valid marriage as
long as the other party to the first
marriage lives.
1. Have we any proof, without q
doubt, that the Blessed Virgin Mary's
BODY was assumed into heaven? 2
Why do Catholics use the scapular
medals instead of the scapular Wher
u Lady was so good as to give us SC
great a privilege If we wore the soap
uIar?
1. If one seeks the testimony Of
eye witnesses in support of the AS
sumption of our Blessed Lady into
heaven no such proof a be adduced
There is no evidence that any one
saw her bodily assumption into heaven
We must rely upon the tradition of the
Church which has always believed and
taught that the body of our Lady was
taken up into heaven without under
going corruption. 1t is said that hel
empty tomb was shown to pilgrims in
Jerusalem about the seventh century
The Church has never defined any
thing in regard to this matter; but il
would be rash for a Catholic to cal
into question the century-old teaching
of the Church on this point. Human
reason confirms this tradition in sc
far that it asserts that it was emf
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