The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-14

no special prayer is said by a person
when he makes the sign of the cross
on forehead, lips and heart at the
Gospel. ! have always been accus-
toned to say: MAY the Lord be in
my memory, on my lips and in my
heart that ! may worthily assist at
Thy Holy Gospel. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen" Is it proper to say
these words.
AS stated in the Question Box,
there are no set words to be recited
on this occasion, although pious per-
sons sometimes make use of the words
quoted above, or similar ones. The
custom doubtless arose from the
prayer which the priest says, bowed
low before the altar, before reading
the Gospel: MAY the Lord be in
my heart and on my lips, that worth
lily and decently may announce His
Gospel. Amen"
What qualities are requisite in a
person desiring to enter sisterhood?
The general requisite is holy vo-
cation, or a calling from God. This
call is made plain by God to those
whom He favors and invites to the
higher life. Each Sisterhood, more
over, has certain requirements which
prospective candidates are expected
to meet. AS Sisters are engaged in
many kinds of service, it is plain that
one must possess those qualities
which are needed in the special form
of work which one may be called up
on to perform. Good health is always
an essential.
Name a number of the Sisterhoods
and tell what each one does.
In the United States today there are
about 10 different congregations and
orders of women; hence it is not pos
sible in our limited space to even
name them all. In general, the vari-
GUS orders of Nuns. are engaged in
practically every form of religious
work; they carry out the corporal and
spiritual works of mercy as far as
their state will permit Hence, they
have schools, hospitals, orphanages,
homes for the aged, crippled and I'M
fortunate; they care for the Indian,
the negro and the Jap. A few of
these orders are the following. Sis
tiers of st. Francis, ST. Dominic, st.
Benedict, of Charity, st. Joseph, of
Providence, of the Visitation, Good
Shepherd, Notre Dame, Feliciar Sis
tiers, Presentation Nuns, Madames of
the Sacred Heart, Ursulines, Little
Sisters OF the Poor, ETC., ETC., etc.
Is there a Bencdctine Convent in
San Diego, Calf?
No
have lived in the same parish in
Minneapolis all my life, but at present
! am teaching out of town, being home
for the holidays and in the summer.
Which is my home parish and in
which one am a transient?
Your home parish is in Minneapolis,
where, properly speaking, you have
legal domicile Since you are in
the other parish during the greater
part OF the year, residence there for
that time constitutes questionable,
and hence in the country parish you
are transient. This distinction is
thus made by the Code of Canon Law,
Can. 3d.
What is the teaching of the Catholic
Church concerning Catholics who at
tend meetings in non-cathoIic
church?
If these meetings are of a purely
religious nature, Catholics should not
attend. Sometimes religious services
are held, such as a funeral, and nee
essarily some religious services are
connected with the ritualistic burial
service. Usually sermon is preach
ed. hymns are sung and prayers are
recited. For Catholics to attend the
burial service of non-Catholic friends
is quite proper, it being understood
of course, that no part is taken in the
service itself. Other meetings, such
as meetings to discuss civic questions,
patriotic celebrations, the meeting of
clubs and societies, in which no relig-
1ous service enters, can be conscien-
tiously attended by Catholics as well
as non-Catholics.
Ii one should attend non-Catholic
religious services for some good rea-
son, it is understood that he is there
merely in the capacity of an on-looker.
Who founded the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists?
There is a group of six American
Protestant sects which hold i'm com
mon belief in the near return of
Christ in person. The sects of Ad-
ventists are the outcome of a relig-
ious agitation begun by William Mil
Ter 07S11S49) in 1881. Miller held
that the world would end and Christ
would appear in person in 1843
When the year 1S43 passed and Christ
did not appear, a man named Snow, a
disciple of Miller, attempted to cor
rect Miller's, calculations and on
nounced that the world would end on
October %, 1914. His followers, in
fever of expectancy, put aside all
worldly occupation and awaited
Christ's coming, but, of course, were
again fooled One of the sects started
, UP by Miller is the Seventh Day Adj
ventist. They hold to the observ-
ance of the old Jewish Sabbath. They
believe the dead remain unconscious