The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-21


sQuestiOn and Answer" care The Gath
Is it true that when our Blessed
Lady appeared to ST. Simon Stock
with the scapular of Mt. Carmel, she
promised to the saint that any one
who wore it would never see hell fire?
There is a pious tradition, we'll es-
tablished as to its main features, but
still not devoid of some doubt, that
the Blessed Virgin appeared to st.
Simon Stock and made some such
promise. At the time st. Simon was
the general of the Carmeiite order
which was suffering from much per-
secutiOn. The members OF the order
offered special prayers to the Blessed
VIRGIN: the tradition states that she
aDueared to st. Simon with scapular
in her hand and said: Take this
scapular Of thy order as a badge OF
nv confraternity and for thee and for
all CarmeliteS a special sign or grace;
whoever dies in this garment, will rot
suffer everlasting fire. 1t is sign Of
salvation. a safeguard in dangers, q
pIedge of peace and OF the covenant.
Directly this pledge would refer to the
members Of the Carmelite order; in
directly it was a promise to all VINO
from devotion to the Blessed Virgin
would wear her sCapular, as true
Christians, until death. If one out
RACES God by a life Of sin, he is not
faithful to the scapular, but dishonors
the badge of the blessed Virgin.
Why is it that one priest will
assist at the wedding of a couple in
the house, while another priest refuses
the same favor for poor couple?
If the same priest consented TO as
sist at mixed wedding Of a rich per
son in the latter's house, and then re-
fused to do the same in the instance
OF a DOOR man, there might be some
weight to your argument. not against
the Church. but against the particular
priest. But the case YOU instance
does not concern the same priest, but
two priests, one Of whom refuses, and
the other consents. to assist at
mixed marriage in the residence of
the parties to be married. The law
of the Church does not forbid the
priest to go to a private residence and
assist at the wedding, neither does it
command him 10 go. The matter is
left to the judgment of the priest, who
must weigh all the circumstances Of
the case Usually poverty or riches
OF the couples has nothing to do with
the matter.
Does the scapuIar medal still carry
the same induIgences as the scapuIar
itself?
Yes: but you understand that enc
must first be enrolled in the scapular
by one who has the faculty Of confer
ring the scapular. If you are not en-
rolled in the scapular, you are not
qualified to wear the scapular medal.
If two unbaptized non-Catholics are
married by a Justice of the peace, and
one party wishes to become a Cath
oIic, will their marriage be valid, or
may they separate?
This is the case considered by the
APOSTLE St. Paul in his epistle, and
the apostle gives the solution to the
case Such marriage is valid con
tract unless there is present some i'm
Hediment Of the natural or divine law;
but it is not a sacrament, for the par
Ianon ('hpiS-
tians. If one of the parties becomes
a Catholic. and the other party con
SCENTS to live with him in peace and
without insult to the true religion,
their marriage becomes a valid sacra-
ment: if the unbaptiZed party refuses
TO live with the Christian, or refuses
20 live with him in peace and without
Contumely to the true religion, the
baptized party is free to marry again.
But the baptized party may not pre-
sumo the unWillingness of the one
who refuses to be baptized; he must
interrOgate the other party as to his
Willingness in the matter. When these
interrOgatiOns have been made, and
it is evident that the pagan party will
not agree to live in peace, the Church
will pronounce judgment and free She
Christian party from any further OBJ
legations in the matter.
Are Grace, Geraldine and AdelIa
saints names?
There are five saints by the name
of Grace. One was a holy woman OF
Cornwall, England. Her feast day is
celebrated on September q. Gerald
inc is the feminine of Gerald, of whom
there are eight saints. One was 6
Bishop of Mayo, and his feast falls
on March 10. Adelia is shortened
form of Cordelia, which in turn is {
corruption Of the name of Cordula
st. Cordela was martyred virgin O
Cologne, whose feast falls on October
%.
Can one receive the sacrament o
mstrimony before confirmation?
Confirmation ordinarily is given t.
a child at the time of his first Com
munion. Where this has not beer
done it is still possible for a person
to receive the sacrament of matrimon.
before receiving Confirmation.