The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-02

IL would be strange for Protestant
TO make such a request of priest, as
he does neither believe in Mass nor
in purgatory. Catholics often have
Masses said for non-Catholic friends
and relatives. Certainly there can be
no reason why they should not be
prayed for.
Will you please give me all the titles
of the Blessed Virgin?
You will find most of them in the
Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
Has it ever been discovered whether
a material or sprituaIistic power
moves certain objects at seances?
In the sessions of impostors it has
been discovered repeatedly that ma
tcrial force moves material bodies.
That, Of course, would be nothing
wonderful; but in bona fde seances
objects have been observed suspended
in the air, or moved about, without
any apparent physical force.
What conditions are necessary to
gain the Sabbatine Privilege?
The Sabbatine Privilege consists
essentially in the early liberation
from Purgatory through the special
intercession and petition of the
Blessed Virgin, which she graciously
exercises in favor Of her devoted chill
dren on the day cOnsecrated to her,
Saturday, according to pious belief.
The conditions for gaining the
Sabbatinc Privilege are:
|. 1t is specially required to faith
fully preserve chastity.
?. To recite the Little Hours of
the Blessed Virgin.
However, those who are bound to
read the Breviary, fulfill the Obliga-
ton of reciting the Little Hours by
reading their Office. Persons who
cannot read must observe all the
fasts prescribed by the Church as they
are kept in their own diocese, and
must further abstain from flesh meat
on all Wednesdays and Saturdays OF
the year, except when Christmas
falls on one of these two days. The
obligation to read the Little Hours
and abstain from flesh meat on Wed.
nesday and Saturday may for some
serious reason be changed for some
other good work. The faculty to
sanction this change was granted tC
confessors by Pope Leo XIII in
June, 1901.
When was the Catholic EmancGpa
ton Act passed in England, and what
was it for?
The Emancipation Act was passed
by the British Parliament in 1929. Il
did away with certain disabilities il
England Except Scotland) and Ire
land. For example, prior to this ac1
Catholics could not with impunity at
tend divine services; it was treason
for a priest to say Mass; Catholic:
could not practice law or teach school
holding of land and titles was mex
to impossible, etc. 1t was only il
recent times that the last anti-Catho
lie laws were repealed.
A Protestant would like to know
why the eating of meat should b.
harmful or sinful?
The abstinence on Friday involve
the question of the right of the Churcl
to make laws and the obligation o
the people to obey those laws. 1t i
not question of any particular foo
or day, except indirectly. The mail
consideration is that the Church ma
enacted a law forbidding the use 0
meat on certain days; the course Q
the Church is based on solid reasons
When a Catholic deliberately an
without sufficient cause ignores tina
law, he defies lawful Church author
ity, and is guilty of a sin Of dis
obedience. The Friday abstinence IL
calls the passion of our Lord and il
culcates the necessity Of doing per
ance. This law is not harsh and occs
siOns but little inconvenience whe
there are grounds for disregarding i
such as bodily weakness, or the SUI
ferings of war, or the moral imposs
bility of obtaining other foods, tn
law of abstinence ceases to bind. TIL
Friday abstinence helps to keep aliv
in the souls Of Catholics the grea
fact of the redemption of the world.
What is meant by the full, or con
plete Rosary?
The complete Rosary consists {
the five joyful, the five sorrowful, an
the five glorious mysteries; Is decade
in all. Custom, however, has reduce
this to one-third in common usage
and when one speaks of the Rosary
ordinarily he means five decade.
Thus, in confession, if the penanc
assigned is to say the rosary, TIL
priest usually intends five decades
unless he states otherwise.
If one forgets mortal sin in COZ
fession, must he return before goin
to Communion?
Sins forgotten are sins forgiven
and hence they constitute no imped
nent to the reception of holy Con
munion. They must, however, be mel
toned in the next regular confession
There is, therefore, no obligation
return to confession before going [
communion. IL tho Marty ic in nburc