The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-16


First Friday or the absolution at
stipulated that the service follow i'm
mediately. If the priest is to go to the
sacristy and change his vestments, the
prayers are not to be omitted. Thus in
Low Masses at funerals, if the cele-
brant returns to the sacristy for the
cope, the prayers should be reclted
This is in accordance with the provi-
sions of a decree of the Sacred Con-
gregation dated June 20, 1913.
What are the Gregorian Masses,
and where can they be said?
In his books of Dialogues Pope St
Gregory /. tells Of monk, Justus by
name. who was released from Purga-
tory after Holy Mass had been said
for him on thirty consecutive days
The Church has approved of this prac-
tice and most probably a plenary in
diligence attaches to it. The Masses
must be said on thirty consecutive
days. The same priest need not say
them, nor must they be said at the
nor in black vestments. The thirty
Masses must be said for the same de-
parted soul and cannot be offered for
several souls. The application of these
Masses to the soul for whom they are
offered will always depend on the
mercy and goodness of God. 1t is
rather inconvenient, and many times
Ill nff IN
parishes to say the Gregorian Masses;
funerals, weddings, Masses for the
sick and dying or for special inten-
lions will usually interfere and break
the chain.
What is the difference between a
temptation and an occasion of sin?
A temptation is an impulse to do
wrong, while an occasion of sin is an
opportunity of doing wrong, which the
flesh, the world, or the devil uses to
incite us to evil temptation is al
ways interior, an occasion of sin near
ly always external. An occasion of
sin is always the material cause of a
temptation and is necessarily asso-
ciated with it. Though a temptation
may exist without the occasion of
sin, it can never lead to more than
q sin in thought or desire without the
external occasion of doing wrong.
BY the law of self preservation we
are bound to avoid the voluntary oc-
casion of sin and to resist every temp
tation. 1t is true that the battle of
life must come to a crisis in the form
of temptation. But it is equally true
that he that loveth the temptation
shall perish in it, and that he that
relies on his own strength instead of
having recourse to prayer in serious
temptation will succumb to it.
What is the meaning of the words
"AItare priVilegiatum" found on the
high affairs of some parish churches?
The Church attaches to certain al
tars the privilege of a plenary in
diligence for the soul for whom Holy
Mass is offered at that altar. If the
rubrics permit the Mass must be a
Requiem, or said in black vestments.
Any priest who says Mass at that
altar can gain that indulgence for
some particular soul. Some priests
enjoy personal privilege which al
lows them to gain the Indulgence for
some departed soul at whatever altar
they say Mass. Many restrictions
accompany this favor. In the United
States the Bishops are empowered to
declare one altar, usually the high
altar, in each church privileged al
tar. On All Souls Day all affairs are
privileged, but even then the in
diligence can only be gained for one
soul. 1t is not required to specially
mention or indicate the soul to whom
the Indulgence is to be applied
May offer Holy Communion or
have a Mass said for my deceased
father, who was not Catholic?
The Sacramento and the Holy Mass
are some of the means left by Jesus
Christ to His followers in order to
keep alive within them the fruits of
the redemption, and in her official
capacity the Church, the guardian of
Christ's doctrines and means of grace,
can only dispense them to her chill
dren 1t would not be permissible to
announce a holy Mass for a deceased
n.Catholic. In private devotions,
however, we are allowed to remember
all departed souls in Purgatory and
offer a holy communion or holy
Mass for them, and if our non-Catho-
lie relatives or friends are suffering
in Purgatory they will be benefited by
them.
> What is the origin of the Rosary,
and on what days should the different
mysteries be said?
The origin of the Rosary has often
been explained in. this column and a
brief resume is all that space permits
here. The devotion of the Rosary
had a gradual growth in the practice
of Catholic people. For the sake OF
convenience, andsto aid memory, good
souls were accustomed to count GER
tain prayers by means of pebbles, OF
small stones. When the same prayer
was to be repeated frequently, this