The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06


pocket prayer book for young man
2. have been asked the following
question by non-Catholics: Two Cath
oIlcs are separated and the wife is un-
able to earn a living for herself. She
marrles again and is a Catholic no
longer, that is, she cannot receive the
Sacraments. They cannot understand
the Church in this?
1. The best pocket prayer book Tor
a young man is that which The Cath
Ollie Bulletin is offering as a premium
to it's subscribers. Send in your re-
ceive one free of cost. 2. You must
be very poorly instructed indeed in
regard to the teaching of the Church
if you cannot answer this question.
We suggest that you take an elemen-
tary course in Christian Doctrine by
studying the little Catechism. There
you will find an answer to the fore
going question. Do you not know that
a Catholic woman who is married and
separated from her husband cannot
marry again as long as her husband
lives? If she attempts it during the
lifetime of her husband she ceases to
be a practical Catholic and while she
lives in that state cannot be admitted
to the Sacramento. The average non
Catholic would have no difficulty in
understanding this if the ordinary
Catholic were little better instructed
in his religion. A Catholic who can
not answer simple questions like this
is no credit to the Church.
IL one forgets a mortal sin in con-
fession but remembers it a few mo-
ments afterwards, should one 90 back
and confess it, or can one receive
Holy Communion worthiIy and confess
1t the next time?
When one forgets a mortal sin in
confession the sin is forgiven indirect
ly and all that is required is that this
sin be mentioned in the next confess
sion. In the meantime one can re-
ceive Holy Communion worthily.
I. Is Donohoe's Magazine In exist
ence, and, if so, what is the place Of
publication and the name of the pub
Usher? 2. Where can Mr.. 5arrett's
address at the Pro-CathedraI be had?
Is it in pamphlet form?
1. Donohoe's Magazine ceased pub
LEGATION several years ago. 2. Mr.
Barrett's address has not been pub
lished in pamphlet form. The prin-
cipal part of that address appeared in
The Catholic Bulletin of November Is.
Lengthy extracts from it appeared
also in the Minneapolis papers of No
vember 10.
I. What is meant by the express
sion "Under the ring of the fisher
man" in the closing words of the
apostolic letter promuIgating the
Jubilee? 2. In making the Jubilee
may the six visits be made in one day
or must the last visit be made on the
day Holy Communion is received?
8. In making the visits would it be
sufficient to step outside the door of
the church or must one leave the
church grounds entirely?
1. The Ring of the Fisherman is
ring used by the reigning Pope to seal
and authenticate the class of Papal
official documents known as Briefs.
It is called the Ring of the Fisher
man" because the seal bears a repre-
sentation of st. Peter in boat fish
ing. When Pope is elected this
ring is made specially for him and at
his death it is destroyed and a new
one made for his successor The ex-
preston under the seal of the Fish
erman" means, therefore, that the
pontifical document to which it is at
tached is official g. The six Jubilee
visits may be made at any time-on
the same day or on different days, to
suit the convenience of the person
who is making the Jubilee. It is quite
appropriate to make the last visit on
the day one receives Holy Communion
though it is not necessary to do so.
3. 1t suffices to step outside the door
of the church between each visit. One
is not required to leave the church
grounds or even to descend the steps,
if there be any in front of the church.
What scapular medal can be worn
by person who belongs to the Five
Fold Scapular and wishes to wear a
medal? The regular scapuIar medal
represents the Mount Carmel scapuIar.
What scapuIar medal represents the
Five-Fold Scapular or is there any
like it?
On December Is, 1910, the Holy
Office sanctioned the substituting of a
single medal of metal for one or more
of the small scapulars, that is, the
scapulars worn on string around the
neck. AS far as we are aware no
distinction is made between diff
ferent kinds of scapulars. We
believe that the medal can be sub
stituted for any of the scapulars now
in use by the faithful. The medal
must be blessed by a priest with
faculties to bless and invest with the
scapular or scapulars which the medal
is to replace. If the medal is to be
worn instead of a number of different
scapulars it must receive as many
blessings as there are scapulars. For
each blessing a sign of the cross suf-
fees.
What is the attitude of the Catholic
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