The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-19
Does a priest face the same way as
a lay person when buried?

Does a priest face the same way as
lay person when buried?
The rubric of the Church DEGREES
that the body of Christian be
brought into the church and placed
before the altar. The body of priest
is placed so that the head faces to-
wards the altar. while that of lay
man has the feet towards the altar.
Is it true chat Martin Luther ended
his life by hanging himself to a bed
post?
There does not seem to be authen-
tic testimony to prove this assertion
which is sometimes made.
What is the usual offering for a
Requiem Mass?
Consult your pastor for information
as to the custom of your diocese.
Is it proper for Catholic proprie-
tor to operate moving pictures on days
like Ash Wednesday and Good Fri.
day?
IL certainly would be more proper
not to operate them on such DAYS.
There is movement throughout the
country to have places of business and
amusement closed during the three
houfs between noon and three P. M.
on COCO Friday. There is no decision
OF the Church commanding this, how
ever.
What is burse?
A burse is two square pieces of lin
en- or other material Joined together
ON three sides and opening on one
side to admit the corporal which is
Kept therein. The burse is the color
OF the Vestments of the Mass and it
Is placed on top of the chalice, except
when the chalice is in USE A burse
is also certain amount of money do
mated to a college or other institution
Tor the purpose of having the interest
therefrom used for some good or pious
purpose. Thus, during the education
al campaign in this diocese a number
OF persons donated burses to the value
terest on these burses will be used to
educate student for the priesthood.
The real worth of such burse con.
slsts in the fact that it's value is
something permanent; that is, the in.
terest continues in perpetuity and the
good accomplished extends indefinite
ly.
If one has committed a mortal sin
and then confessed it will he have to
suffer for it hereafter?
When person truly confesses
mortal sin and received absolution for
1t, the guilt and the eternal punish
ment are taken away. There still re-
mains Il temporal punishment to be
undergone, however, and this must be
removed either in this life or in the
hereafter.
DO priests have to go to confession
In their own parish?
No.
Why does the Church bless palms
on Palm Sunday?
In remembrance of Christ's fri
umphal entrance into Jerusalem when
the populace met Him and strewed
palms before Him as He proceeded
through the streets Of the city. Palms
when blessed are kept by the faithful
IN their homes as pious sacramentals,
or objects blessed by the Church.
Palms are preserved in the churches,
and the following year they are
buried and thus produce the ashes
USED on Ash Wednesday. ... -,.-
What estate did the late Pope Leo
leave and to whom was it bequeathed?
Pope Leo XIII was of noble family
and man of wealth in his own name.
Hence he may have possessed pri-
vate estate. The custom for all
Popes and Bishops is to will their Of
ticial estates to their successors,
since these goods belong to the
Church and not to the individual.
May person who has lived in
Catholic family for some years join
the Church without further instruc-
ticn?
A person who desires to enter the
Church should take a course of in
struction from a priest. Merely liv-
ing in Catholic family and observ-
ing their conduct, even when this is
exemplary, would scarcely be suffi.
Gent to impart the information nee
essary for one who desires to en-
brace Catholicity with all it's doctrines,
practices and commandments. The
length of instruction required from a
priest will depend on the amount of
information and the good dispositions
which one possesses.
is it a sin Of pride to imagine
oneself doing what he knows he is
not capable Of?
1t may be pride, or it may be mere
ly the result of ambition or of an
exalted imagination.
Viii good works prompted by a nat.
nrally good disposition be rewarded,
or must they be opposed to our bad
incInations to be meritorious?
Good works proceeding from good
disposition and from natural motive
will merit natural reward. In or
der to acquire a supernatural reward