The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01

agree 10 rSClC0 CuS uIC00n uocaQ0S OF
the Rosary each week. This, how.
ever, does not bind under pain of sin
In return for this simple and easy
service they share in vast treasury
of merits. In order to join this Con.
fraternity one must make application
to the pastor of the parish in which
it is duly established. The organiza-
ton of the Confraternity is in the
hands of the Dominican Fathers and
an indispensable condition of mem
bership is that the name of each as
sociate be inscribed in the register OF
the society, which is kept by the
Dominican Fathers. Many indulgences
are granted to the members who full
fill the prescribed conditions. In the
Patent of Erection" issued for each
new Confraternity by the General of
the Dominicans clause is added
granting to all enrolled members "a
participation in all the good works
which, by the grace of God, are per
formed throughout the world by the
brethren and sisters of the said
(Dominican) Order"
Who made the designs for the front
page title and for the headings of the
different departments of The Catholic
Bulletin? They are very artistic and
expressive and would like to know
who furnished the originals.
The original designs from which
the title of this paper and the head
ings of the different departments were
engraved were made by George F.
Satory, an emblematic artist and
church decorator, whose studio is at
Wabasha, MINI. Apart from the ex-
cellence of his work, Mr. Satory's
claim to distinction among ecclesias-
tical art decorators is based upon the
originality he displays in making the
designs and emblems used in his
work. They are instinct with the
teaching and inspiration of religion
which only Catholic artist, CONVEX
SAINT with the doctrine and history of
the Church, can put into his work.
1. During Mass, at the elevation,
which is the proper attitude: To bow
down in alteration or to look at the
Sacred Host? Also which is the cor
rect attitude at Benediction? 2. A
certain faIIen-away Catholic was seri-
ousIy i'll for several weeks. Prayers,
Masses and Communions were offered
up by Catholic friend for her return
to the Faith, but she refused to see
priest and died without the last rites
of the Church. Shortly before her
death, however, she saw minister at
the suggestion of non-catholic reIa-
tive. Does the Church teach that her
soul will be lost? If so, why did Al
mighty God allow her friends prayers
to go unanswered, even though his
prayers may have been unworthy of
so great favor as the saving of an i'm
mortal soul?
1. In regard to the attitude which
one should assume at the time of the
Elevation there is nothing prescribed
as obligatory. Each one is free to
follow his or her inclination in the
matter, but it is advisable to conform
to the general practice of the faithful
so as not to distract others. Those
who advocate raising the eyes to the
Blessed Sacrament at the time of the
Elevation base their opinion on a de-
cree in which our Holy Father Pope
Plus x grants an indulgence for look
ing at the Sacred Host and Chalice
during the Elevation. But this decree
dnnc iFon nh1i0ofinT
upon the faithful. The general at
titude of the faithful at the time of
the Elevation is that in which they
bow their heads in alteration and if
some, in order to gain this special in
diligence, raise their heads and look
at the Sacred Species they are likely
to be the cause of distraction to 9TH
ers. However, as already stated, one
is free to do as one pleases in this
matter. At Benediction, likewise, it is
customary to bow the head in token
of homage and worship. 2. The
Church does not teach that a person
who dies without giving any outward
sign of conversion to God, or of recon
citation with Him, is necessarily lost.
She does not pretend to know what
passes between the soul and God at
the awful moment of death. It may
be that, at the last moment, the dying
person repented and turned once
more to God, but was unable to give
any external sign of this change of
heart. We know that God, in His
goodness and mercy, is always ready
to welcome a repentant sinner and
even at the last moment will not with
hold His grace from one who sincere
ly desires to die in His favor. He
will accept these final efforts at their
full value and grant forgiveness to
the prodigal.
In the particular case herein cited
no one can say just why God allowed
this person to die apparently uncon-
verted, notwithstanding the prayers,
Masses and Communions offered up
by her friend. If she died unrepent-
ant it was undoubtedly due to her
own wilful perversity. God gave her
free will and He respects that free
will so much that, no matter how
many or how fervent the prayers
poured forth in her behalf, He would
not rob her of that freedom of choice
which conditions all supernatural
merit. If she freely elected to die
without being converted to God, He
could not force her conversion with
out destroying the free will with