The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-23


Does one say the Rosary by saying
the Our Fathers and Hail Marys with
out trying to mediate on the mys-
terles Of the Rosary?
Meditation on the mysteries is a
necessary part of the Rosary. Some
find difficulty in meditation, but prac-
tically every one can at least try to
think for a moment or two on one OF
the fifteen mysteries" while he is
saying the Our Father and ten Hail
Mays To appease the consciences
of those who claimed that they could
not mediate the Church allows them
to share in the indulgences of the
Rosary on condition that they say
additionally the Apostles Greed, one
Our Father and three Hail Marys.
These last prayers now are ordinarily
said at the beginning of the Rosary,
but they do not belong strictly speak
ing to this prayer. The proper and
necessary words of the Rosary are
the fifteen GLORY be to the Father"
etc, the fifteen Our Fathers" and
the one hundred and fifty Hail
Marys."
Shall we know in heaven those
whom we had loved on earth and will
they know US?
The essential source of the happi-
ness of heaven is in the vision of
Cod, face to face. In addition to this
there is a secondary source of happi-
ness in the knowledge and possession
of all whom we have loved on earth.
This teaching follows from the fact
that heaven and union with God per-
fects the best virtues that adorned
the soul while on earth. Among these
love for one another holds a high
place. This virtue then will be in
tensified and beautified by the direct
light of Gods own presence in the
soul.
is it a sin for Catholic to be
buried In non-Catholic cemetery, in
order to rest near those closely re-
lated to him?
The Catholic considers it privilege
that his body be buried in consecrated
ground. 1t is only the one who does
not appreciate the advantages of
Christian burial who will think of an
alternative. One who is buried out
side of Catholic cemetery depriVes
himself of many spiritual favors and
fails to show that care for the body
which our faith teaches us to have
for it, since it is the temple of the
Holy Ghost.
Burial of the dead has always had
attached to it some marks of religion.
Even the Indians and heathens OF
other lands gave to their fellow-beings
very different form of burial from
what they bestowed upon the brute
creation. The catacombs of Rome
give the strongest evidence of the
Christians love for religious rites at
the burial OF the dead 1t would dis
play then a lack of faith and of true
love for the dead voluntarily to inter
ones dead without religious services
and in ground that has not been
blessed. 1t is another question if a
Catholic priest would assist at the
burial of Catholic outside of the
Catholic cemetery. On the other
hand, it would be gravely sinful tC
sanction any false worship in the
burial of the dead.
Must one be in the state of grace
in order that ones prayers may be
heard?
One who is not in the state of grace
has on his soul a guilt of mortal sin
He has deprived himself of God:
friendship, made himself an enemy O
God, lost that spiritual life of the sou
through which he could do super
natural good works. While in this
state of grievous sin his best works
even if he should give all he had t.
feed the poor and his body to b.
burned, would secure to him no eteT
nal reward. OF. themselves prayers
and other good works of one in morta
sin have no claim even to be heard o
God. The mercy of God, however, il
applied where divine justice holds NJ
sway. Once the heart even of thu
gravely sinful turns to God in humble
prayer, Gods goodness reaches agail
to the lowly stable and brings thu
soul to repentance and alteration ant
brightens it with the light and music
of heaven. When restored to Cod
friendship, infused anew with Hi
divine life, the simplest works, ever
glass of cold water given in Hi
name, will not lose their reward.
Is there any bad luck in two sister
getting married the same year
Would it be right to have a doubl,
wedding when both men are Protes
tants and both women Catholics?
We know of no law of luck" tina
governs the affairs of men. AS Chris
tians and Catholics we believe tina
we are under the Providence of CO.
Who would guide us according to Hi
own goodness and wisdom in the wa.
of salvation. The change of one
state in life is certainly a most crit
cal step in our Journey through life
The decision we make at this tim
practically will decide our eternity
Should one not readily see then tina
such an important part of ones lif
should be subject to the Providence
of God; not to chance or ''luck?" w
certainly hope that the inquirer viii
az. N. II.