The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-19


Trinity Sunday?
The Easter time in this country be-
gins on the first Sunday of Lent and
ends on Trinity Sunday. Every Cath
Ollie who has attained the use OF rea-
son, even so far as to recognize some
what the Real Presence, is obliged
under pain of grievous sin to receive
the Holy Eucharist worthily within
this period of time. AS Ash Wednes-
day precedes the first Sunday of Lent
a worthy Communion on the former
date would not fulfill the letter of the
law. Unless circumstances would
make it impossible to do so, as, for
instance, where Catholics are widely
scattered, and a priest visits COM
munity only once a. year, Catholic
would be Obliged to receive Holy Com
munon worthily again within the APP
pointed time. In this country the law
certainly is very liberal, the time eX-
tending over three months. In some
countries only two weeks from Pain
Sunday to Low Sunday, are allowed as
the Easter time. In this country, we
dioceses there are priests living per-
manently within reasonable distance
of every Catholic. If the law is not
fulfilled the guilt must rest with the
individual who refuses to hear the
word of God and keep it..
If a person goes to confession, but
does not receive Communion on &C.
count of SHINING, has he made his
Easter Duty?
The Easter Precept commands the
worthy reception of the Holy Eucha-
rist. To fulfill this law the sacrament
of Penance is only indirectly neces-
sary, that is, to obtain forgiveness OF
sins in order to receive worthlly the
Holy Eucharist. Consequently comics
sion alone would not fulfill the law
The precept requires a worthy Holy
Communion. If the sin committed be
not mortal it would be better to re-
ceive Holy Communion than to DEFER
doing so through scrupulosity.
Must a person tell in confession that
he was deferred from receiving HOLY
Communion because he committed sin
between his confession and the pro
posed time for Holy Communion?
1t is not easy to conceive that NOR.
tai sin would be committed so very
shortly after confession. II the SIN
we're not mortal, the Communion
should not have been postponed. II
would appear most advisable to dis
close the facts to ones confessor for
his Judgment and to follow the counsel
that he gives. The delayed Commun
ion in itself was not sin and there
fore it need not be confessed We
strongly urge the inquirer to follow
the advice of his confessor.
Will YOU please inform me through
The Catholic Bulletin whether the
Western Waterman" is a Catholic
publication and also where it is pub
Iished?
The Western Watchman" is Cath
Ole weekly newspaper published II
St Louis, Mo- 1t has been in eX
istence for nearly fifty years and dur
49,
the Rev. d. S. Phelan
Is II a mortal sin to 60 to non-Cath
olic churches to hear sermon or lee
ture even if one takes no part il
their services or does not let onesel
believe in their doctrines?
In the ages of the first Christian
tianity could save his life by thrown:
few grains of incense on BURNING
coal. 1t is true the fire was place.
before some idol But the Christian
was not asked to express in word
his belief in the false god; nor nee'
he in any degree approve in his mine
or heart of the worship of the falls
god. The external act alone was re
auired. BY doing this he would saw
his life. Unfortunately some did s.
and thus denied Christ, becoming apps
tates from the Faith. For the externa
act was accepted by all as an az
proval of the worship of the false god
There was only one true God thel
and there was only one true worship
Today also there is only one tru
God and one true worship. 1t is tru
that in non-Catholic churches toda,
many truths of Christianity ar
preached, and for this we rejoice
But as long as one of these churehe
differs even in one particular, from
the fullness of Christ's Gospel, o
follows a worship in any way differen
from that which Christ has eStat
lished, it teaches false doctrine am
has a false worship 1t is false re
ligion. To go to such church is t
approve outwardly of what is false
and to do so in matter of religion
the most sacred relationship eXistin;
between God and man. We know tina
the Catholic Church alone has tn
true faith of Christ and the one VOL
ship that He appointed. Consequent
ly any other than this is false an,
must be condemned. To do otherwis
would be evidently to offend grievous
ly. Would the inquirer be surprises
or rather, shocked at seeing prizes
present in such church Ito hear
sermon or lecturer" We hope h
would Furthermore, even though tn
Catholic were deprived of an oppol
tunity to assist at divine services i
his own church, the sin of going to
ncn-Catholie church would be just a
grievous. The desire for religion