The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-28

of kursk in Russia, who committed
suicide in his cell at monastery in
st. Petersburg not long ago, Roman
Catholic Bishop subject to the Pope?
No, there is no reference to such a
Bishop or to such an Episcopal See
in communion with Rome given in the
"Annuario Ecclesiastical" the official
year book of the Church which con-
tains the names and addresses of the
Roman Catholic prelates throughout
the world.
/. When one is fasting is he allowed
to use sugar and cream in coffee or
cocoa in the morning? If not, would
it be all right to use them at the other
meals? 2. Are the Ten Commandments
a prayer? | have heard some people
say they recite them every night as a
prayer. 8. Are there any fixed prayers
to say for the souls in Purgatory?
Every time you say the rosary would
it be better to offer it up for the dead
than to say it only for your own inten-
ton? q. Is the vow to enter religion
made when one is thinking Of enter
ing the religious life or later when one
has fully made up his mind?
l.. The lenten regulations do not
prohibit the use of sugar and cream
in coffee or cocoa. They can be used
with these or other beverages during
the lenten season. 2. It is not Gus
tomary to regard the Ten Command
ments as a prayer in the usual sense
of the word, though they can be made
use of as subjects for mental prayer
or meditation and especially for the
examination of conscience as a
preparation for confession, or as a
means of determining what sins one
has committed during the day. They
contain the laws laid down by AL
mighty God for the guidance of His
people in the way of salvation. They
were given by Him to Moses on Mount
Sinai and were reafirmed and ratified,
by the Saviour during His earthly
career 3. Special prayers for the
souls in Purgatory are given in many
prayer books and one can make
application of any indulgenced prayer
for their benefit. 1t is "a holy and
wholesome thought to pray for the
dead or to offer up for them the in
diligence one gains by the recitation
of the rosary. Of course, one is free
to apply this indulgence to oneself or
to the holy souls. Many people have
special devotion towards the souls in
Purgatory and apply in their behalf
all the indulgences they gain by their
own prayers and good works. 4. Re-
ligious vows are made not at the time
one thinks of entering a community
or even at the time of entrance, but
only after one has undergone period
of probation which differs in length
for different communities. 1t is only
after one has definitely decided to
enter the religious life, and has been
accepted by the superiors of the COM
munity as a desirable subject, that
VOWS are made, and in the majority
of religious communities final VOWS
are not made for many years after the
person has become affiliated with the
community.
Is it a sin to use the word "Gee" in
social conversation?
No, but it is sign that ones train
ing in social etiquette is defective.
Well-bred people do not use such I'M
becoming expressions in conversation.
Is one obliged to answer chain pray
ers? receive one so often in which
it says to send it to nine friends for
nine days and that if you do not do
so some misfortune will fall on you.
Is this true?
Pay no attention to chain prayers
of any kind. Whenever you receive
one throw it in the waste basket or
in the fire. These chain prayers are
silly in themselves and failure to do as
one is requested cannot possibly bring
any misfortune. They are not author
lied by the Church nor does she take
such a senseless method Of spreading
devotion.
What kind of a book is "Jim Jam
Jems"? Several young people whom
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Catholics, make practice of reading
it. have never seen it myself but
have heard it was very bad.
This publication is one which no
intelligent person who desires to make
good use of his opportunities will
waste time in reading. While it is
not anti Catholic like other publica.
lions it has nothing to recommend it
to the ordinary Catholic
I. What 10 your opinion of the book
entitled, "The Woman Thou GaVesi
Me-" written by Hall Caine and which
10 SO widely known and spoken Of? 2
Can marriage be solemnized in Lent
and the couple receive the same bless
Ings as lf married at any other timei
3. What ls meant by NuptiaI Mass.
1. We have not read Gaines latest
novel, but from the reviews written by
people who are qualified to pass judg
ment on it, we unhesitatingly say
that it is not fit reading for any Cath
ole because of it's immoral tone.
The Church forbids the solemnizatioI
of marriage in Lent, that is to say
the celebration of the marriage rite a
a Nuptial Mass and with the evidence.
Of pomp and rejoicing permitted a
other times. 8. A Nuptial Mass is one
which contains a special blessing fol