The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-24

Do YOU have to mention the name
of a dear person when you pray for
him?
II is not necessary to expressly
mention the name because God knows
for whom you intend to pray. This
does not mean that it is not allowed
to mention one in particular for whom
you wish to pray.
Are the fraternaI societies in uni
versities condemned? 81;
They are not condemned in the
sense that there is no ecclesiastical
prohibition against joining such So
cieties. There can be little doubt that
many of these college fraternities and
societies are dangerous on educational
grounds. This is particularly true
of those so-called secret fraternltles.
In the first place they foster an unfair
and un-American spirit, engenderlng
the class feeling and partlallty.
These societies have been condemned
by many noted educators. There are
couraged. Those that are under the
supervision of the school authorities
and are designed TO foster school work
are TO be commended. 1t would be
rash to condemn these societies in
general: but ii it be society at a
state university Il Catholic young man
should hesitate before joining one and
should inquire closely into its pur-
poses
What is the difference between sa-
criIeqe and simony?
Sacrilege is the PROCLAMATION Of holy
places. persons or thinGs. Thus, the
desecratiOn Of church would be
a sacrilege: the unworthy reception Of
a sacrament: the misuse Of cOnse-
Grated chalicc Simony consists in
the bartering Of spiritual thing for
money or for its equiValcnt-thus, if
a priest attempted 10 sell a sacrament
for money, or an Indulgence, etc.
These sins are both very grave Of
lenses. for they strike directly at God
ship of God They are punished very
severely by the Church, usually with
the pain of communication, and, for
the guilty priest, with suspension
from his priestly office.
Have the Greeks really and truly
the Blessed Sacrament?
The various Oriental sects that
have always retained the Sacraments
still have the Real Presence. These
sects, many of them, separated from
the Holy See, refusing to acknowledge
the supremacy of the Holy Father. At
the same time they have retained
their Holy Orders. Hence both their
ordination and their sacraments are
valid. The Greeks, as we'll as other
Oriental sects, have always retained
the Sacraments Of the Church, and
so also the Real Presence. Their re-
fusal TO acknowledge supremacy of
the Roman Pontiff does not deprive
them of the Sacramento.
What is the meaning OF |. n. S. in
English?
Tile letters, I. II. s., often are found
on our affairs and on objects of devo-
ton. They are the first letters Of the
Greek form of Our Lords name,
IHSOUS. Very commonly, but incor-
rectly, these three letters are regard.
ed as an abbreviation of the three
Latin words: Jesus Hominum Sal.
yator i. e., Jesus Savior of men.
May a Catholic attend meetings
where spirits are called?
No Catholics should attend such
meetings. The spiritualists or spirit
ism, as it is called, is religion
That should be sufficient reason to
keep Catholic away from their meet.
ings. The attempt to communicate
with spirits carries with it grave dan
ger. From experience it is well
known that dealing with spirits causes
loss Of faith and very often of NOR
atty We may be quite sure that
when these sO-called apparitions are
not frauds they are from the evi
spirits. The present Holy Father has
positively forbidden Catholics to at
tend these meetings.
is it usual for the priest to wear
gold vestments when saying Mass a
a funeral?
AT funerals of infants it is at time!
permitted to say a vOtive Mass O
the Angels. That would call for white
vestments, and gold could be used a.
a substitute. The Church wishes
adults to be buried with Mass; so ;
special Mass is provided for such oc
casions 1.-THE Funeral Mass"), ant
the concession is made that when TIL
body is present this Mass may be sait
on any day of the year, except double
of the first class and their equivs
Tents. Gold yestmentS, however, ar
not used. When the day is double O
the first class, the correct thing is t
anticipate the funeral or postpone i
If the funeral must be held on pa
ticular day, then it should consis
only of the Absolution, without tol
ing of the bell and preferably in tn
afternoon; a transferred funeral Mas
should be said on the day followin:
even though the body had alread
been buried. The fact that tn
Church provides for short funers
service and for a transferred funers
Mass on the day following the buris
on the great feaStS indicates that til