The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-05

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"Question and Answer" care The Cath
Why does the priest omit the sign
of the Cross over the water before it
is mixed with the wine in Requiem
Mass?
The wine used in the Mass signifies
Christ and the water the faithful. The
latter need benediction which is
signified by the sign Of the Cross.
In Requiem Masses the principal fruit
OF the Mass is intended for the dead
So several ceremonies which have a
direct symbolical meaning fer the liV-
inc are omitted Thus, in the begin
ming of the Mass the priest makes the
sign Of the Cross over the book ana
not upon himself, at the Offertory the
sign of the Cross over the water IS
omitted at the end Of Mass the bene
dictiOn is not impaired TO those pres,
ent.
Are we allowed to pray for tenn
poraI things? Explain John XVl:24.
We are allowed TO pray for any
thing that is not sinful; the God OF
the spiritual order is also the God OF
the temporal order. and is the author
of all good things in every order.
Christ's words to His Apostles in the
gospel OF St. John referred to above
are 10 he taken in their evident mean
ing. They manifest Gods sOlicitude
in the affairs Of His children and eX
press Christ's willingness TO interccde
for us before the throne of the heaE-
emily Father Any request for tenn
poral favors must be accompanied
with the condition. at least implied,
that Gods will is I0 be done. for our
request may not be favor but a
detriment, and we should be willing
to place the matter unreseryedly in
Gods hands.
What is the nearing of the lmmac-
uIate Conception?
We speak Of the immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin
MARY. MARY vas JCI ii VI -AllilE ttlLh
Joachim. As a preparation for the
exceptional privilege Of her Divine
Maternity, Mary was conceived with
out the stain Of original sin. That
is not merely from the time Of her
birth but from the very first instant
of her conception her soul was i'm
maculate or stainless. Many are prone
to confuse the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin with the virginia.
birth of Christ. Mary, through the
miraculous intervention Of the Holy
Spirit, gave birth to our Lord Jesus
Christ, but remained virgin before
and after His birth.
a man was baptized in the Catholic
faith, but from very early Years lived
as an Episcopaiiar, receiving commit
Mon and confirmation in that sect.
VIII it Re necessary for him to under
90 instructions before he will be ad-
mitted to the Sacraments in the Cath
oIic Church?
1t will De necessary Tor him not
only to be instructed but also to make
n profession Of faith coupled with q
formal abiuratiOn of heresy.
viii you kindly mention the name
Of the best book dealing with the life
of the Blessed Margaret Mary, and
the devotion of the nine Fridays?
There is a book published by P J..
Kennedy & Sons entitled The Life of
Blessed Margaret Mary. With Some
Account Of the Devotion to the Sacred
Heart by Rev. George Tickell, S. ].
There is also a recent publication of
Herder's on the same subject, "DevO-
non 10 the Sacred Heart. It's Theol-
ogy, History and Philosophy" by Rev.
Jos. c. Petroyits, S. T. D.
May Catholics eat gelaiina in Lent?
Real and true gelatine is a product
Of meat and is forbidden in Lent for
the days on which We are not allowed
TO take meat. There is a manufac-
tured and artificial gelatine; this ap-
pears TO be a vegetable product, and
may be used any time.
What is meant by the praeternat-
urai gifts?
Man in his original state of inno-
cence was relatively perfect from a
natural standpoint. Besides the phys
ical perfection of mans nature, there
existed perfect harmony between rea-
son and passion. There were no out
bursts of passion and no pronounced
inclination to evil, which is technical
ly known as freedom from concupis-
cence This is called a predetermined
gift, something over and above the or
binary gifts Of nature but not entirely
beyond human possibility. The other
praternatural gifts vouchsafed to- the
original man were freedom from igno,
rance, suffering and death. One pun
ishment for the commission of origi
nal sin by our first parents was the
deprivation of the praeternatural