The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-04-26

I. Can soup made from meat be
eaten on Friday or other days of fast
and abstinence? 2. Can any kind of
soup be eaten on these days?
/. 1t is strictly forbidden to eat
soup made from meat on Friday or on
any day of fast and abstinence even
though one does not eat the particles
of meat which may be contained in
it. Soup made from meat contains the
essence of the meat and cannot,
therefore, be regarded as abstinence
food. 2. Soups made from vegetables
or anything which is not regarded
as meat may be eaten on Fridays and
days of fast and abstinence.
1. Are the candles used in the
Church for all religious purposes made
from beeswax? 2. Can you give the
date and year of what is called the
"night of the big wind in Ireland"
and also of "the big snow storm in
IreIand?"
1. 1t is not necessary that all the
candles used in church service be ex-
clusively of beeswax. Candles which
are used on the altar at Mass must be
at least, seventy-five per cent beeswax.
For other purposes as, for instance, at
Benediction they must be composed
of beeswax at least in considerable
part 2. The date of the "big wind
in Ireland" was in January, 1887,
and the big snow storm" occurred on
February 5, 1888.
Which is the correct form of ad-
dress, namely, James Cardinal Glib
bons or Cardinal James Gibbon.
The former is correct.
1. Can one who processes to be
good Catholic doctor with the Chris
tian Science heaIers and yet remain
out Of that Church? | know person
who has always been good Catholic
and remains so still, but who claims
that the Christian Science healers
have cured her Of disease which the
doctors could not. She is still Cath
Ollie and has nothing to do with the
Christian Scientists. 2. Will you ex-
plain what is meant by Jesuits? ]
have been asked by Protestant friend
who they are and could only say
that they are certain religious order
of priests. 8. Could you tell me when
the Lords prayer was changed and
who was the cause Of changing it.?
4. Will you please name the secret
LODGES of the Protestants? Is the Sons
of Herman a secret society, and are
the Freemasons nowadays really as
bad as the Catholics make them out
to be? ! have heard many different
opinions about them and the people
say they are better than they used
to be years ago.
1. AS we understand it, person
must believe in Christian Science be-
fore any cure can be effected. If a
person has no faith in it or it's prac-
tees, what is the use of having re-
course to it? The fact that one goes
to Christian Scientists for treatment
indicates a certain amount of belief
in the efficacy of their practices. If
one has faith in them sufficient to
justify the hope that a cure can be
effected, then he is to that extent,
participating with them in their So
called religious beliefs and practices.
No Catholic can do so and remain a
good Catholic 2. The Jesuits, or the
Society of Jesus, is religious order
founded, for the purpose of propaga-
eating and strengthening the Catholic
faith everywhere, by St. Ignatius 10y
ola on August Is, 1884, when he and
his companions made their vows at
Montmartre, Paris. Though the So
ciety was not founded with the avowed
intention of opposing Professionalism,
nevertheless, its members were very
efficient in this work. The protested
members of the Order are priests who
make the three solemn VOWS of pow
erty, chastity and obedience, as well
as fourth, pledging special obedience
to the Pope in the matter of missions,
undertaking to go wherever they are
sent without even requiring money for
the journey. They also make certain
additional, but non-eSsential, simple
vows in the matter of poverty and
the refusal of external honors. In
addition to the protested members
there are other grades of membership
which are regarded as preparatory or
subsidiary to those. The course of
training is long and severe. After or
dination the priests engage in various
kinds of work such as preaching mis-
sions, teaching, doing parish work,
and serving on the foreign missions.
8. We have not heard that the Lords
prayer has been changed and we
know no reason why it should be-.
If you refer to the addition made to
it by Protestants it is only necessary
to add that there is no justification
for it. The prayer as said by Catho-
lies is the prayer given by our Lord
Himself to His Apostles. 4. We do
not know all the secret lodges of
Professionals. The Sons of Herman is
a secret organization as well as the
Free Masons In this country the
Free Masons are not so openly aggres-
sive in their opposition to the Church
as they are in other lands; but since
the American fraternity does not repu-
diate the pernicious activity and anti
Catholic attitude of it's European
brethren we have no reason to believe
that there is much difference in the
spirit that animates the organizations.