The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-13

I. II candy or ice cream Is made
from preparations of gelatlne may they
be eaten on Friday? Can jelio mixed
with water be used for dessert? z. Is
drink also included In the fast? 8.
u you are in doubt whether or not
you have confessed mortal sin COM
mitted during your past life, must it
be confessed in your next confession?
4. Do you miss Mass on Sunday If
you come to the sermon Just before
the offertory7 S. May a person re-
ceiVe Holy Communion If, on that day,
she took bread to her mouth but did
not swallow It.? 6. If you should have
the misfortune while cutting beans,
ct cetera, to cut off a piece of skin
from your finger and you were in doubt
whether the skin dropped into the
vegetables, would 1t be a sin to cook
them on Friday?
1. We do not know whether the
powdered substance from which gela-
tine and jello are made by the addi-
ton of hot water, contains any animal
substances, the use of which is not
permitted in the preparation of food
on Friday. 2. No. 8. In such a
case one should confess the sin and
add that he is doubtful whether or
not he has already confessed it. A.
The general teaching of theologians
is that person who is present from
the time of the Offertory to the end of
Mass, has fulfilled the obligation of
hearing Mass on Sundays. But one
should not make it practice to come
late to Mass if it is at all possible to
be present on time. 5. Preparation
for Holy Communion requires that one
be in the state of grace, and fasting
from midnight from everything that
is taking as food or drink. Since, in
this case, the person did not swallow
the bread, it was not necessary that
she should abstain from Holy Com
munion g. 1t is not a sin to cook
such a mixture even on Friday.
1. Is 1t a sin to use the expression
1--WE should worry?" 2. Must Cath
Ollie 60 to Vespers on Sunday even II
he has attended High and Low
Mass?
1. No, but the expression is very
inelegant, and is not used by cultured
people. 2. There is no strict obliga,
ton for Catholic to attend Vespers
on Sunday in the sense that he is
obliged to be present at Mass. But
whenever it is possible, good Cath
Ole will deem it his duty to attend
Vespers, and thus fulfill the obligation
of keeping holy the Sunday in a more
complete way than can be done by
attending Mass and then neglecting
to sanctify the rest of the day. Be
sides, Vespers is a solemn liturgical
service by which the Church honors
Almighty God at the close of the day
and it is her wish that the faithful be
present whenever possible. 1t is usu
ally followed by Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament and that should be
sufficient to show the value of this
service from a spiritual point of view
1. Is it sinful to omit meal prayers
In the company of non-cathoIics, or
can they be said without making the
Sign of the Cross? 2. When is the
proper time to be seated after the
credo, when the priest says "Dominus
Vobiscum" or when the bell rings
8. Why are green vestments nov
worn nearly every Sunday?
1. To omit meal prayers because
non-Catholics are present is conces
sion to human respect which good
Catholics do not readily make. The
saying of ones meal prayers in public
is an outward profession of faith and
an act of Thanksgiving to God for bene
fits bestowed If your non-CatholiC
friends are intelligent, they will moi
be edited with your omission of grace
before and after meals. They will
think all the more of you if you per
form this act of religion as if you
were in your own home. Of course
one can say meal prayers withou
making the Sign of the Cross. Mos
non-Catholics do this. But the Sig1
of the Cross is the Catholics profes
sion of faith, and good Catholics will
not omit it. 2. AS soon as the priest
turning towards the people, say:
'Dominus Vobiscum," the people
should resume their seats. 1t is no
necessary to await until the bell ring!
after the Offertory as is the custom il
many places. There is no necessit!
for ringing the bell at such a time
but it is a custom that obtains il
many churches and the people usual.
take it for the signal to be seated. 8
According to the liturgy of the Church
green vestments are worn on the Sun
days between the octave of Epiphan,
and Septuagesima, and between tn
octave of Pentecost and Advent, whel
there is no special feast commend
rated. Recent changes in the Divin
Office have reduced the number o
special festivals celebrated on Sur
day, and, therefore, the offices ed
tempore," that is, "of the time" ar
more frequent than formerly. Hence
green vestments are worn on man
more Sundays now than formerly.
We pray to different Saints for Gel
tain favors, like ST. Anne for peac
and reconciliation in families and S
Anthony for lost articles. Is there
special Saint invoked for drunken
ness?
We don't know of any special sair