The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-10

the nine Tuesdays?
The devotion OF the nine Tuesdays
owes it's origin to st. Anthony him.
self. In 1917 lady of Bologna ap-
pealed to the Saint in her distress,
and he appeared to her and spoke
these words: go on nine consecutive
Tuesdays and visit the Chapel of the
Friars Minor; there receive Holy
Communion and thy prayers shall be
granted" This novena may begin at
any time and be made for nine Tues
days. There are no indulgences at
tached to the nine consecutive Tues
days, but plenary indulgence is
gained every Tuesday in all Francis
can Churches in which the Blessed
Sacrament is exposed and prayers
said to the Saint, provided the faith
full receive the Sacramento, visit the
Church during the time of exposition
and pray for the intentions of the
Holy Father No special prayers are
prescribed. A plenary indulgence
each day for thirteen consecutive
Tuesdays or Sundays, to begin at any
time, has been granted for all churches
by Pope Leo XIII of blessed memory
to those who receive the Sacramento
and perform some pious works or say
some prayers to our Lord and st. An
thony.
What special devotion Is annexed to
each month of the year7
Each of the twelve months of the
year has been dedicated to Catholic
devotion in the following order:
January, the month of the Holy
Childhood
February, the month of the Passion.
March, the month of devotion to st.
Joseph.
April, the month of the Resurrec-
ton.
May, the month of Mary.
June, the month of the Sacred Heart.
July, the month of the Precious
Blood.
August, the month of the Heart of
Mary.
September, the month of the Pill
grim Orders.
October, the month of the Angels
and of the Rosary.
November, the month of devotion
to the souls in Purgatory.
December, the month of the Nativ-
ity of Our Lord.
What Is the "Iouja" board and is it
wrong to use II as pastime?
The 'Touia" board is small, light,
triangular device usually made of
wood. This continuance when placed
on the table is supposed to respond
to magnetic fluid emanatihg from the
person who touches it lightly with his
fingers. The entire board" may be
elevated, or one corner of it may rise
and fall. This may be mere natural
phenomenon effected by magnetism
or some electrical flow, generated in
the human body. Under this aspect,
il could be a harmless device and a
legitimate pastime. Too frequently,
if not usually, the ''Iouia" board is
employed to receive supposed answers
from the spirit world through pro-
cess of raps or knocks. These raps
are caused by the rise and fall of the
board itself. Used in this manner and
for this purpose, the 'Iouja" board is
either form of superstition, or divina-
ton which is sin against the First
Commandment; or it is akin to spir-
itism, or communication with disem-
bodied spirits, and thus constitutes a
practice dangerous to body and soul,
and forbidden to Catholics. Do not
use the 'Iouja" board as a pastime; its
frequent use generally leads to at
tempted communication with the spir-
it world.
Is there any prospect of Catholic
home for girls and young women in
ST. Paul?
For several years there has been a
Catholic Guild Hall at STA st. Peter
Street, were young women and girls,
strangers in the city, can secure room
and board at nominal rate until they
find work, and where young women
and girls who are receiving but small
salaries can find home and con-
genial surroundings at most moderate
rates. If the Guild of Catholic Women
who have charge of this home, re-
ceived proper support there is no rea-
son why the home could not be en-
larged and equipped as, for instance,
the Young Women's Christian Assoc
citation; but the Catholic Guild do
not organize campaigns to secure
funds from the general public as do
the Y. w. C. A., about which you
make certain statements in your
question. You say that over half the
membership of the Y. w. C. A., are
practical Catholics. We would have
to be shown" before we would be-
lieve that half the local membership
of the Y. w. G. A. are practical Cath
olics. If this be so then a fair con-
clusion to draw is that these "prac-
tical Catholics" who are members of
the Y. w. c. A, are afflicted with the
same spirit of supineness that the
enquirer condemns in the general
population of ST. Paul because it has
not provided similar facilities for
Catholic young women. 1t does not
seem to dawn upon the enquirer that
the Y. w. G. A., which is referred to
as well as other societies engaged in
this kind of work, is organized and
conducted by non-Catholic women.
Why could not the enquirer select