The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-05-03

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pho are alloDed medicine be-
fore recesUing Holy Commun-
ION t0hdt is included IN meda-
cine? HoU sick must they be?
A. II is required that such
person consult q priest be-
fore receiving Holy Commun-
ion in such instances. Any
doubts about the details he
will solve, but the general rule
is that any specific medication
for sickness (even aspirin for
headache) is permitted, liquid
or solid. II is permitted at
any time before reception OF
Holy Communion = it is the
only one Of these privileges
that does not have a specified
time limit. Sickness may re-
fer to anything of such sever
ity as to make the use of medi-
cation reasonable; one need
not be confined to bed.
@, Is 1t a serious SIN for q
mother to dlLolU q child to
Iiue his otVn life? Does the
child haze on obligation to
break daUdy, especially a tter
marriage? Does he commit sin
by doing so?
A. One of the most sacred
rights Of man is the right to
freedom in choosing and in pur-
suing his vocation. A mother or
father who interferes with
son or daughters right to
choose his vocation is guilty of
serious sin. Advice and guild
ance is a part of the parents
duty but the ultimate decision
must be- the free choice of the
son or daughter. Also after the
career. marriage, religious state
has been entered upon the par
ents are quilts of serious sin if
they interfere with the son or
daughter in following that
state. In Genesis (2:24) and in
the words of Christ Matthew
1850 we have a warning
against parents interference
with their children's marriage:
For this cause a man shall
leave his father and mother,
and cleave to his wife. and the
two shall become one flesh
What therefore God has joined
together, let no man put
asunder." The child who fails
to recognize this new life and
his proper obligation to his
marriage partner also sins ser
iously. In particular cases, of
course, only the confessor could
tell the individual parent or
child the presence or the de-
gree of guilt.
@. Ny toife and both haze
to lUork on Sunday and her
hours are from $50 am. I'M
tai 800 pm. In our parish
the first Mass makes ii too
late for us TO hear the Whole
Mass or TO 90 TO Holy Com
munion and get to ioork on
time. What should zoe do IN
such q case?
A. If II is not possible to
make some other arrangement
about working hours then il
is excusable to leave before
Mass is over. If you leave be-
fore the Communion of the
Mass, however, you do not
hear Mass. If you check the
yellow pages of your phone
book you will find list of
churches (p, 116) which have
Mass al 500 or $50 am. and
one which has an evening
Mass on Sunday at 500 pm.
for just such emergencies
First you should check with
your pastor and if there is nc
possibility of having Mass in
your parish earlier ask his
permission TO attend one OF
these Masses where you car
stay throughout and receive
Holy Communion. For more
particular advice ask your con
fessor.
Q. Is there a ST. Blanche?
ST. Carmen? Kay?
A. ST. Blanche was the holy
mother of st. Louis TX oI
France. She has never beer
formally declared a saint by
the Church but the same name
in Latin is Candida tmeanins
white) and there are severa
saints of that name, including
one whose feast day is Sep
tember 4th. The Italian form
Biancha is also used as il
Gwen, the Welch equivalent
There is no ST. Carmen Iistet
in the lives of the saints. i
may be derived from Carmel
if so it would be in honor o
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Ka,
is a variation of Caius an,
would come from st. Caius
pope and martyr who died il
296 AID, whose feast is KEEP
on April 22nd. II may ais,
be nickname for Catherin,
or Katherine.