The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-16

pressed clothes. Men were murdered
in Russia for all three of these rea-
sons. Surely democracy is too serl-
Gus. too basic a thing that it takes
offense when a man has his initials
embroidered on his shirt, The coat
of-arms of a Bishop is the seal OF his
office. 1t is a mark of Identification
and a token of his jurisdiction The
origin of heraldry is rather uncertain,
hut its use il the ecclesiastical world
has had a specific motive for many
centuries. 1t is a token Of the Bish-
ops or prelate's rank and the seal OF
his Office. 1t appears on official docu-
ments. and in some instances its pres
ence is required for validity. Every
city has a coat-of-arms, and every
high official has his seal
Kindly give the name Of a magazine
for Catholic boys and girls.
The Sunday Companion. 256 Broad
way. New York; Young Catholic Mes
senger. Dayton, Ohio; Schoolmate,
Rev. ]. b. Henken, Belleviile, H.
Is the use of ieIo allowed on Fri
day?
JelIo that is made from the extract
of meat is not allowed on Friday.
Other kinds of jello are permitted.
Where may one find far-m1ded
history of Ireland?
O'Sullivan: Catholic History of Ire
land: Nolan: History of Ireland;
joyce: History of the Irish People.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume
VIII page 115. gives long list OF
works on Irish history.
once heard a man say: "The
Catholic Church may be hard
Church to live in, but it is the best
Church to die in" am not a Cath
olic, and have often wondered just
what he meant by that remark.
The remark quoted. in some SINH
lar form, is often attributed to Oliver
Wendell Holmes, and, | believe, with
truth. Whether the exact words are
from Holmes, the sentiment was ut
tered by him. His meaning, | believe,
is very simple and clear: There is
no church that surrounds the tragedy
OF death with so many sources OF en-
Couragement and so many means OF
consolation; the Church may appear
10 be somewhat eXacting in life, but
she is all kind and merciful and help
fhnTHh
takes literally the injunction Of ST.
James: IF any man is sick among
YOU? Let him bring in the priests OF
the Church and let them pray over him,
amounting him with oil in the name OF
the Lord. And the prayer Of faith
shall save the sick man, and the Lord
shall raise him up, and if he be in
sins, they shall be forgiven him"
CV. 14:15). The priest brings to the
dying man all the sacraments OF the
Church; he will face any danger and
brave any plague that the Catholic
may receive the sacramento of the
dying.
He exercises over the sick man the
power Christ conferred on the first
priests, the Apostles: Whose sins
you shall forgive, they are forgiven;
whose sins you shall retain, they are
retained" the priest carries to the
sick man the very Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ whereof if a man eat,
he shall not taste death forever y
He anoints the senses of the man with
holy oil in the sacrament of Extreme
JUNCTION, according to the command
of ST. James. Official prayers are re-
cited about the bedside of the dying
Christian, the angels and the saints,
the prophets and the apostles are in
-yoked to assist by their prayers the
last agony and struggle; the Blessed
Mother of God is interceded to cast
the mantle of her protection about
the scene of death; the blessing of
Christ's Cross is impaired; and so,
signed with the sign Of the cross,
anointed with the oil of salvation, and
bearing in his person the Body of
Christ, the dying Catholic is ushered
before his Judge. The Catholic
Church is always a kind mother; it is
especially in the presence of death
that she proves her maternal love.
Why did st. James preside at the
Council of Jerusalem?
Where do you find that st. James
presided at the Council of Jerusalem?
He certainly did not render any judi.
ciaI opinion. We do read that he gave
his opinion but this does not mean
an auth 1ritative decision. The fact is
that when the dispute over circumci-
sion arose, which was carried on first
in Antioch and renewed again at the
Council Of Jerusalem, st. Peter arose
and declared how he had been chosen
to announce the Gospel to the Gen
tiles, and rebuked those who were in
Sisting on the observance of the Old
Law. The position of st. Peter is
plainly indicated by the aftermath of
st. Peters remarks: "All the multi
tude held their peace" Those who
spoke after ST. Peter merely confirmed
his opinion and suggested practical
remedies. Theirs was not to give au-
thoritative Judgment.
As the Jewish religion divine?
The Jewish religion was divinely
established because God gave His
Commandments to Moses and made
known His wishes to the patriarchs
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