The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-02
What saint recited 1000 Hail

Faleonieri of Florence. st. Margaret
of Hungary, a Dominican nun VINO
died in 1892, was another Saint VINO
was in the habit of reciting 1000 Hail
Mary's every day She Frustrated
herself TO the ground after eacn
prayer.
Can an unbaptized divorced man be I
married to q Catholic girl, PROVIDED
he be baptized in the Catholic Cnurcn!
A lawfully married man or woman,
who has been divorced, whether bap- |
tized or not, cannot marry a Cathollc
during the life of the first partner.
At the same time, various circum-
stances may enter into such case,
and a particular problem OF TINS klnd
cannot be solved without laying bare
all the circumstances.
Is il a mortal sin for a person re-
ceivinq Holy Communion to accident
ally touch the Sacred Host with ones
teeth?
If this happened through pure acci-
dent there is no sin. 1t would be SIN
ful however. if it occurred through
negligence or deliberate fault.
/ What is the meaning of Sim Fem?
We have seen various explanations
of the expression, but that when
seems to be usually accepted is, we
ourselves" Practically speaking, i'll
is Celtic adaptation of the American
Monroe Doctrine.
When does priest say his first
Mass?
A priest says his first Mass the day
he is ordained The Mass is cele-
brated coiointly by the Bishop VINO or
siains and the priests who are or
dained by him. This is the priest S
first Mass. But as this Mass is Of
fered conformity with others, people
ordinarily do not speak OF it as the
priests first Mass.
have lost my scapular medal. viii
il be necessary to have the new one
blessed before | can gain the indui-
oences of the scapular?
Yes.
Is there any truth in the clipping
from the London "-Tit Bits" "At the
recent ceremonies in connection with
the canonization of Joan of Arc there
were eighty cinematograph operators.
For this privilege 10000 pounds were
paid to the Pope?
The fact that the item concerning
the Pope appeared in an English pa
per. and especially in such sheet
as Tit Bits" is sufficient to condemn
it as untrustwOrthy. No account OF
abe canonization of st. Joan of Arc
which we have read makes any ref
erence to the presence of any cine
matograph operators in st. Peters
on the occasion, much less Of eighty
The Holy See has an official photo
grapher-at least there is a photo
grapher who may be SO designated.
1t is possible that he was present at
1he canonization and took some pic
lures No one else is allowed to carry
a camera into st. Peters, visitors
must check their cameras before they
may enter. This policy is mentioned
10 show how improbable is the state
ment of the English paper. But a
few days ago, we read on very reliable
authority that the Holy Father APP
peared for the first time in the movies
when the delegation of the Knights
of Columbus visited him.
Is dying person allowed to select
the church from which he is to be
buried.
All are permitted, unless they are
expressly forbidden by law, to select
1he church of their funeral and the
cemetery of their burial" This is
the law of the Church. If you father
expressed the desire to be buried from
a certain church, no one had the right
TO deny him that wish. 1t must OF
course be personal election and your
pastor has the right to demand proof
If that proof is forthcoming, he has
no authority to deny the request OF
the dead man.
Would God ever permit our de.
ceased friends and relatives to ap
pear to us and ask the help of oul
prayers.
There is nothing impossible in The
supposition; it is certainly within thu
power of God to allow souls to return
to earth in order to accomplish som'
good work of charity or mercy. W.
have of course no right to deman'
such an extraordinary intervention
from God, and the evidence support
ing such an intervention must be wei
Substantiated before it will be &C
copied There should be no need o
the appearance of deceased relative
and friends to elicit our prayers. Cath
Ollie faith and piety dictate that W
pray for them constantly and hav
Masses said for their repose Yo
remember that our Lord related hoy
when God was asked to send specia
messenger to earth to warn certai
negligent souls, He replied: THE
have Moses and the prophets" w
have the teaching of God and of tn
Church; there is no need, or ther
should be no need, of any special me
senger from Heaven When God d
sSres to send message to earth Il
usually employs the Angels He ma