The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-03


lis died martyr, she gave his body
an honorable burial. BY this act she
became known as 4 Christian. Her
father used all means at his disposal
to induce her TO return to organism.
When he did not succeed he handed
her over to the pagan prosecutors, who,
after many cruel torments, put her to
death towards the end of the third cen
fury. She is venerated on April 80.
Why is the name Florence given to
boys in baptism? Whence the devo-
ton to this name among the Irish?
The name Florence is the English
fOr the masculine names Of FlOrentius,
FlOrentinus and F1Orentianus. 1t is
also the English for the feminine
names Florentia and Florentina. 1t
has always been a favOrite name. not
only among the Irish, but in all Cath
Ollie countries. There are no less than
thirty saints of the name Florentius.
and sixteen Of the name FlOrentinus.
Among the female saints there are six
called Florentia and four Florentina.
May a Catholic receive Confirma-
zion before receiving First Commun-
ion?
1t is customary in this country that
q person receive solemn First Com
munon before receiving the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation. In some coun-
tries the custom is to administer the
Sacrament of Confirmation to chill
dren between their first and third
year but the method mentioned above
is the usage Of the United States.
If = person, not knowing that sin
is mortal WiIfuIIY conceaIs it in Con-
fession, is that sin forgiven?
Since the telling Of ones sins in
some manner or other is an essential
in confession. it is clear that when a
person wiIfully and deliberately con
Ceals sin that sin is not forgiven.
What should a person do who is
scrupuIous?
ScrupulOsity may really be called a
mental or a spiritual disease. Taken
in its general sense it indicates mere
ly the exact care which every serious
person takes in a matter Of great i'm
pOrtance. In its ordinary sense, how
ever, sCrupulOSity is an indication of
an overcharged spirit That is it
shows that a person is bent on find
ing sin where there is no sin at all,
and is SOrely disappointed at the dis
covery. A person who is scrupulOus
needs one thing, and that very badly,
and it is the virtue of humility. Such
n person ShOnld select q COnfeSSOr of
prudence and Judgment explain the
case thoroughly to him, and then
abide absolutely by his decision. Oc-
Ca8iOnally one finds a person who
leads Il most exemplary life, but who
is over scrupulOus. The only cure
for the mental distress OccasiOned
by such state is complete submits.
In other words, do exactly as you are
told and then forget about it.
How should we thank God for fav.
ors we have received through prayer?
One way is to show as much earn
eStnesS in returning thanks as one has
manifested in begging a favor. Pos
Sibly the majority of Catholic pray at
some time or other for particular
favor which they desire most anxious
al
jeCt Of their prayers many go on then
way like the lepers in the Gospel who
were cured by Our Lord utterly for
gctful of the benefit received. Ever
i'm human relations it is customary
for person to manifest signs Of graf
itude in proportion to the favor re
ccived or the Importance one attaches
to said favor. One of the surest
means of receiving future favors
among men is to he grateful for those
already enjoyed. The same rule hold!
good in spiritual matters. AS regards
the manner in which one should thanh
God, that is left to individual choice
Why does the priest speak Latin il
the Mass?
This question has often been eX
planned in various departments of thi
paper. Briefly, the Latin languag,
has been used by the Church from
the earliest ages. When Catholicism
began to spread throughout the worlt
Latin was the language of the people
nj cd hn,
ceremonies, placed them in Latin, an,
there they remained ever since crys
talized in Interchangeable form. Sine
Latin has ceased to be the Spoken
tongue of the nations the Church ha
seen fit to retain this language as tn
medium through which she speaks t
God for the people. There are man
other reasons why Latin is used i
the liturgy Of the Catholic Church
but these have often been explaine
elsewhere.
(a) Is there a st. Laura? (b) |
there a St. Benignus? (c) Why ar
noVices obliged to renounce their pal
ents, relatives and friends when NAL
ing their religious profession? I'd
Why are religious not PERMITTED t
visit their parents in case of serou
illness or death?
(a) There is st. Laura mentor
ed in Spanish martyrologies. She wa
widow and was martyr for he
Faith at the hands of the Saracens I
Cordova. Her feast is October l!