{"collection":"scripture-revelation","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/gutenberg_14552/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/gutenberg_14552","id":"gutenberg_14552","license":"Public Domain (US)","rights_basis":"gutenberg_metadata_copyright_false","source":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14552","summary":null,"tags":["Category: Religion/Spirituality","Category: Teaching & Education","Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- English"],"text":"A CATECHISM OF\nCHRISTIAN DOCTRINE\n\n\nPrepared and Enjoined by Order of\nThe Third Plenary Council of Baltimore\n\n\nQUESTIONS NUMBERED TO AGREE WITH\n\"EXPLANATION OF THE BALTIMORE CATECHISM\"\n\n\nWITH PRAYERS AND HYMNS\n\n\nNo. 2\n\n{For Confirmation Classes}\n\n\n\n\nIMPRIMATUR\n\nNew York, April 6, 1885. John Cardinal McCloskey, Archbishop of New\nYork.\n\nBaltimore, April 6, 1885. \"The Catechism ordered by The Third Plenary\nCouncil of Baltimore, having been diligently compared and examined, is\nhereby approved.\"\n+ James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, Apostolic Delegate.\n\n\n\n\n{Transcriber's Note: This book is commonly known as \"The Baltimore\nCatechism No. 2\" and is part of a four volume e-text collection. See\nthe author's note to Baltimore Catechism No. 3 for the background and\npurpose of the series. This e-text collection is substantially based on\nfiles generously provided by http://www.catholic.net/ with some missing\nmaterial transcribed and added for this release. Transcriber's notes in\nthis series are placed within braces, and usually prefixed \"T.N.:\".}\n\n\n\n\nPRAYERS\n\n\nTHE LORD'S PRAYER\n\nOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name: Thy kingdom come;\nThy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily\nbread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass\nagainst us: and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.\nAmen.\n\n\nTHE ANGELICAL SALUTATION\n\nHail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou\namongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,\nMother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.\nAmen.\n\n\nTHE APOSTLES' CREED\n\nI believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and\nin Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy\nGhost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was\ncrucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day\nHe arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the\nright hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to\njudge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost the Holy\nCatholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the\nresurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.\n\n\nTHE CONFITEOR\n\nI confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed\nMichael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles\nPeter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in\nthought, word and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my\nmost grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech blessed Mary, ever Virgin,\nblessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy\nApostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray to the Lord our God\nfor me.\n\nMay the Almighty God have mercy on me, and forgive me my sins, and bring\nme to everlasting life. Amen.\n\nMay the Almighty and merciful Lord grant me pardon, absolution, and\nremission of all my sins. Amen.\n\n\nAN ACT OF FAITH\n\nO my God! I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine\nPersons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son\nbecame man, and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the\nliving and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy\nCatholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst\nneither deceive nor be deceived.\n\n\nAN ACT OF HOPE\n\nO my God! relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to\nobtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting,\nthrough the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.\n\n\nAN ACT OF LOVE\n\nO my God! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul,\nbecause Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as\nmyself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask\npardon of all whom I have injured.\n\n\nAN ACT OF CONTRITION\n\nO my God! I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all\nmy sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but\nmost of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all-good and\ndeserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace,\nto confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.\n\n\nTHE BLESSING BEFORE MEALS\n\n+ Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive\nfrom Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n\nGRACE AFTER MEALS\n\n+ We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest\nand reignest forever, and may the souls of the faithful departed\nthrough the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.\n\n\nTHE MANNER IN WHICH A LAY PERSON IS TO BAPTIZE IN CASE OF NECESSITY\n\nPour common water on the head or face of the person to be baptized, and\nsay while pouring it:\n\n\"I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the\nHoly Ghost.\"\n\nN.B. Any person of either sex who has reached the use of reason can\nbaptize in case of necessity, but the same person must say the words\nwhile pouring the water.\n\n\n\n\nCATECHISM\n\n\n\nLESSON FIRST\nON THE END OF MAN\n\n\n1. Q. Who made the world?\nA. God made the world.\n\n2. Q. Who is God?\nA. God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things.\n\n3. Q. What is man?\nA. Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image\nand likeness of God.\n\n4. Q. Is this likeness in the body or in the soul?\nA. This likeness is chiefly in the soul.\n\n5. Q. How is the soul like to God?\nA. The soul is like God because it is a spirit that will never die, and\nhas understanding and free will.\n\n6. Q. Why did God make you?\nA. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world,\nand to be happy with Him forever in the next.\n\n7. Q. Of which must we take more care, our soul or our body?\nA. We must take more care of our soul than of our body.\n\n8. Q. Why must we take more care of our soul than of our body?\nA. We must take more care of our soul than of our body, because in\nlosing our soul we lose God and everlasting happiness.\n\n9. Q. What must we do to save our souls?\nA. To save our souls we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity;\nthat is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our\nheart.\n\n10. Q. How shall we know the things which we are to believe?\nA. We shall know the things which we are to believe from the Catholic\nChurch, through which God speaks to us.\n\n11. Q. Where shall we find the chief truths which the Church teaches?\nA. We shall find the chief truths which the Church teaches in the\nApostles' Creed.\n\n12. Q. Say the Apostles' Creed.\nA. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth;\nand in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the\nHoly Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was\ncrucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell: the third day\nHe arose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at\nthe right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to\njudge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy\nCatholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the\nresurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.\n\n\n\nLESSON SECOND\nON GOD AND HIS PERFECTIONS\n\n\n13. Q. What is God?\nA. God is a spirit infinitely perfect.\n\n14. Q. Had God a beginning?\nA. God had no beginning; He always was and He always will be.\n\n15. Q. Where is God?\nA. God is everywhere.\n\n16. Q. If God is everywhere, why do we not see Him?\nA. We do not see God, because He is a pure spirit and cannot be seen\nwith bodily eyes.\n\n17. Q. Does God see us?\nA. God sees us and watches over us.\n\n18. Q. Does God know all things?\nA. God knows all things, even our most secret thoughts, words, and\nactions.\n\n19. Q. Can God do all things?\nA. God can do all things, and nothing is hard or impossible to Him.\n\n20. Q. Is God just, holy, and merciful?\nA. God is all just, all holy, all merciful, as He is infinitely perfect.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRD\nON THE UNITY AND TRINITY OF GOD\n\n\n21. Q. Is there but one God?\nA. Yes; there is but one God.\n\n22. Q. Why can there be but one God?\nA. There can be but one God, because God, being supreme and infinite,\ncannot have an equal.\n\n23. Q. How many Persons are there in God?\nA. In God there are three Divine Persons, really distinct, and equal in\nall things--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.\n\n24. Q. Is the Father God?\nA. The Father is God and the first Person of the Blessed Trinity.\n\n25. Q. Is the Son God?\nA. The Son is God and the second Person of the Blessed Trinity.\n\n26. Q. Is the Holy Ghost God?\nA. The Holy Ghost is God and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.\n\n27. Q. What do you mean by the Blessed Trinity?\nA. By the Blessed Trinity I mean one God in three Divine Persons.\n\n28. Q. Are the three Divine Persons equal in all things?\nA. The three Divine Persons are equal in all things.\n\n29. Q. Are the three Divine Persons one and the same God?\nA. The three Divine Persons are one and the same God, having one and the\nsame Divine nature and substance.\n\n30. Q. Can we fully understand how the three Divine Persons are one and\nthe same God?\nA. We cannot fully understand how the three Divine Persons are one and\nthe same God, because this is a mystery.\n\n31. Q. What is a mystery?\nA. A mystery is a truth which we cannot fully understand.\n\n\n\nLESSON FOURTH\nON CREATION\n\n\n32. Q. Who created heaven and earth, and all things?\nA. God created heaven and earth, and all things.\n\n33. Q. How did God create heaven and earth?\nA. God created heaven and earth from nothing by His word only; that is,\nby a single act of His all-powerful will.\n\n34. Q. Which are the chief creatures of God?\nA. The chief creatures of God are angels and men.\n\n35. Q. What are angels?\nA. Angels are pure spirits without a body, created to adore and enjoy\nGod in heaven.\n\n36. Q. Were the angels created for any other purpose?\nA. The angels were also created to assist before the throne of God and\nto minister unto Him; they have often been sent as messengers from God\nto man; and are also appointed our guardians.\n\n37. Q. Were the angels, as God created them, good and happy?\nA. The angels, as God created them, were good and happy.\n\n38. Q. Did all the angels remain good and happy?\nA. All the angels did not remain good and happy; many of them sinned and\nwere cast into hell, and these are called devils or bad angels.\n\n\n\nLESSON FIFTH\nON OUR FIRST PARENTS AND THE FALL\n\n\n39. Q. Who were the first man and woman?\nA. The first man and woman were Adam and Eve.\n\n40. Q. Were Adam and Eve innocent and holy when they came from the hand\nof God?\nA. Adam and Eve were innocent and holy when they came from the hand of\nGod.\n\n41. Q. Did God give any command to Adam and Eve?\nA. To try their obedience God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat of a\ncertain fruit which grew in the garden of Paradise.\n\n42. Q. Which were the chief blessings intended for Adam and Eve had they\nremained faithful to God?\nA. The chief blessings intended for Adam and Eve, had they remained\nfaithful to God, were a constant state of happiness in this life and\neverlasting glory in the next.\n\n43. Q. Did Adam and Eve remain faithful to God?\nA. Adam and Eve did not remain faithful to God; but broke His command by\neating the forbidden fruit.\n\n44. Q. What befell Adam and Eve on account of their sin?\nA. Adam and Eve, on account of their sin, lost innocence and holiness,\nand were doomed to sickness and death.\n\n45. Q. What evil befell us on account of the disobedience of our first\nparents?\nA. On account of the disobedience of our first parents, we all share in\ntheir sin and punishment, as we should have shared in their happiness if\nthey had remained faithful.\n\n46. Q. What other effects followed from the sin of our first parents?\nA. Our nature was corrupted by the sin of our first parents, which\ndarkened our understanding, weakened our will, and left in us a strong\ninclination to evil.\n\n47. Q. What is the sin called which we inherit from our first parents?\nA. The sin which we inherit from our first parents is called original\nsin.\n\n48. Q. Why is this sin called original?\nA. This sin is called original because it comes down to us from our\nfirst parents, and we are brought into the world with its guilt on our\nsoul.\n\n49. Q. Does this corruption of our nature remain in us after original\nsin is forgiven?\nA. This corruption of our nature and other punishments remain in us\nafter original sin is forgiven.\n\n50. Q. Was any one ever preserved from original sin?\nA. The Blessed Virgin Mary, through the merits of her Divine Son, was\npreserved free from the guilt of original sin, and this privilege is\ncalled her Immaculate Conception.\n\n\n\nLESSON SIXTH\nON SIN AND ITS KINDS\n\n\n51. Q. Is original sin the only kind of sin?\nA. Original sin is not the only kind of sin; there is another kind of\nsin, which we commit ourselves, called actual sin.\n\n52. Q. What is actual sin?\nA. Actual sin is any wilful thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to\nthe law of God.\n\n53. Q. How many kinds of actual sin are there?\nA. There are two kinds of actual sin--mortal and venial.\n\n54. Q. What is mortal sin?\nA. Mortal sin is a grievous offense against the law of God.\n\n55. Q. Why is this sin called mortal?\nA. This sin is called mortal because it deprives us of spiritual life,\nwhich is sanctifying grace, and brings everlasting death and damnation\non the soul.\n\n56. Q. How many things are necessary to make a sin mortal?\nA. To make a sin mortal three things are necessary: a grievous matter,\nsufficient reflection, and full consent of the will.\n\n57. Q. What is venial sin?\nA. Venial sin is a slight offense against the law of God in matters of\nless importance, or in matters of great importance it is an offense\ncommitted without sufficient reflection or full consent of the will.\n\n58. Q. Which are the effects of venial sin?\nA. The effects of venial sin are the lessening of the love of God in our\nheart, the making us less worthy of His help, and the weakening of the\npower to resist mortal sin.\n\n59. Q. Which are the chief sources of sin?\nA. The chief sources of sin are seven: Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger,\nGluttony, Envy, and Sloth; and they are commonly called capital sins.\n\n\n\nLESSON SEVENTH\nON THE INCARNATION AND REDEMPTION\n\n\n60. Q. Did God abandon man after he fell into sin?\nA. God did not abandon man after he fell into sin, but promised him a\nRedeemer, who was to satisfy for man's sin and reopen to him the gates\nof heaven.\n\n61. Q. Who is the Redeemer?\nA. Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of mankind.\n\n62. Q. What do you believe of Jesus Christ?\nA. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of\nthe Blessed Trinity, true God and true man.\n\n63. Q. Why is Jesus Christ true God?\nA. Jesus Christ is true God because He is the true and only Son of God\nthe Father.\n\n64. Q. Why is Jesus Christ true man?\nA. Jesus Christ is true man because He is the Son of the Blessed Virgin\nMary and has a body and soul like ours.\n\n65. Q. How many natures are there in Jesus Christ?\nA. In Jesus Christ there are two natures, the nature of God and the\nnature of man.\n\n66. Q. Is Jesus Christ more than one person?\nA. No, Jesus Christ is but one Divine Person.\n\n67. Q. Was Jesus Christ always God?\nA. Jesus Christ was always God, as He is the second Person of the\nBlessed Trinity, equal to His Father from all eternity.\n\n68. Q. Was Jesus Christ always man?\nA. Jesus Christ was not always man, but became man at the time of His\nIncarnation.\n\n69. Q. What do you mean by the Incarnation?\nA. By the Incarnation I mean that the Son of God was made man.\n\n70. Q. How was the Son of God made man?\nA. The Son of God was conceived and made man by the power of the Holy\nGhost, in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\n\n71. Q. Is the Blessed Virgin Mary truly the Mother of God?\nA. The Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God, because the same\nDivine Person who is the Son of God is also the Son of the Blessed\nVirgin Mary.\n\n72. Q. Did the Son of God become man immediately after the sin of our\nfirst parents?\nA. The Son of God did not become man immediately after the sin of our\nfirst parents, but was promised to them as a Redeemer.\n\n73. Q. How could they be saved who lived before the Son of God became\nman?\nA. They who lived before the Son of God became man could be saved by\nbelieving in a Redeemer to come, and by keeping the commandments.\n\n74. Q. On what day was the Son of God conceived and made man?\nA. The Son of God was conceived and made man on Annunciation day--the\nday on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary that\nshe was to be the Mother of God.\n\n75. Q. On what day was Christ born?\nA. Christ was born on Christmas day in a stable at Bethlehem, over\nnineteen hundred years ago.\n\n76. Q. How long did Christ live on earth?\nA. Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years, and led a most holy\nlife in poverty and suffering.\n\n77. Q. Why did Christ live so long on earth?\nA. Christ lived so long on earth to show us the way to heaven by His\nteachings and example.\n\n\n\nLESSON EIGHTH\nON OUR LORD'S PASSION, DEATH, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION\n\n\n78. Q. What did Jesus Christ suffer?\nA. Jesus Christ suffered a bloody sweat, a cruel scourging, was crowned\nwith thorns, and was crucified.\n\n79. Q. On what day did Christ die?\nA. Christ died on Good Friday.\n\n80. Q. Why do you call that day \"good\" on which Christ died so sorrowful\na death?\nA. We call that day \"good\" on which Christ died because by His death He\nshowed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing.\n\n81. Q. Where did Christ die?\nA. Christ died on Mount Calvary.\n\n82. Q. How did Christ die?\nA. Christ was nailed to the Cross and died on it between two thieves.\n\n83. Q. Why did Christ suffer and die?\nA. Christ suffered and died for our sins.\n\n84. Q. What lessons do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ?\nA. From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of\nsin, the hatred God bears to it, and the necessity of satisfying for it.\n\n85. Q. Where did Christ's soul go after His death?\nA. After Christ's death His soul descended into hell.\n\n86. Q. Did Christ's soul descend into the hell of the damned?\nA. The hell into which Christ's soul descended was not the hell of the\ndamned, but a place or state of rest called Limbo, where the souls of\nthe just were waiting for Him.\n\n87. Q. Why did Christ descend into Limbo?\nA. Christ descended into Limbo to preach to the souls who were in\nprison--that is, to announce to them the joyful tidings of their\nredemption.\n\n88. Q. Where was Christ's body while His soul was in Limbo?\nA. While Christ's soul was in Limbo His body was in the holy sepulchre.\n\n89. Q. On what day did Christ rise from the dead?\nA. Christ rose from the dead, glorious and immortal, on Easter Sunday,\nthe third day after His death.\n\n90. Q. How long did Christ stay on earth after His resurrection?\nA. Christ stayed on earth forty days after His resurrection to show that\nHe was truly risen from the dead, and to instruct His Apostles.\n\n91. Q. After Christ had remained forty days on earth whither did He go?\nA. After forty days Christ ascended into heaven, and the day on which He\nascended into heaven is called Ascension day.\n\n92. Q. Where is Christ in heaven?\nA. In heaven Christ sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.\n\n93. Q. What do you mean by saying that Christ sits at the right hand Of\nGod?\nA. When I say that Christ sits at the right hand of God I mean that\nChrist as God is equal to His Father in all things, and that as man He\nis in the highest place in heaven next to God.\n\n\n\nLESSON NINTH\nON THE HOLY GHOST AND HIS DESCENT UPON THE APOSTLES\n\n\n94. Q. Who is the Holy Ghost?\nA. The Holy Ghost is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.\n\n95. Q. From whom does the Holy Ghost proceed?\nA. The Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son.\n\n96. Q. Is the Holy Ghost equal to the Father and the Son?\nA. The Holy Ghost is equal to the Father and the Son, being the same\nLord and God as They are.\n\n97. Q. On what day did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles?\nA. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles ten days after the\nAscension of our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the\nApostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.\n\n98. Q. How did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles?\nA. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of\nfire.\n\n99. Q. Who sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles?\nA. Our Lord Jesus Christ sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles.\n\n100. Q. Why did Christ send the Holy Ghost?\nA. Christ sent the Holy Ghost to sanctify His Church, to enlighten and\nstrengthen the Apostles, and to enable them to preach the Gospel.\n\n101. Q. Will the Holy Ghost abide with the Church forever?\nA. The Holy Ghost will abide with the Church forever, and guide it in\nthe way of holiness and truth.\n\n\n\nLESSON TENTH\nON THE EFFECTS OF THE REDEMPTION\n\n\n102. Q. Which are the chief effects of the Redemption?\nA. The chief effects of the Redemption are two: The satisfaction of\nGod's justice by Christ's sufferings and death, and the gaining of grace\nfor men.\n\n103. Q. What do you mean by grace?\nA. By grace I mean a supernatural gift of God bestowed on us, through\nthe merits of Jesus Christ, for our salvation.\n\n104. Q. How many kinds of grace are there?\nA. There are two kinds of grace, sanctifying grace and actual grace.\n\n105. Q. What is sanctifying grace?\nA. Sanctifying grace is that grace which makes the soul holy and\npleasing to God.\n\n106. Q. What do you call those graces or gifts of God by which we\nbelieve in Him, hope in Him, and love Him?\nA. Those graces or gifts of God by which we believe in Him, and hope in\nHim, and love Him, are called the Divine virtues of Faith, Hope, and\nCharity.\n\n107. Q. What is Faith?\nA. Faith is a Divine virtue by which we firmly believe the truths which\nGod has revealed.\n\n108. Q. What is Hope?\nA. Hope is a Divine virtue by which we firmly trust that God will give\nus eternal life and the means to obtain it.\n\n109. Q. What is Charity?\nA. Charity is a Divine virtue by which we love God above all things for\nHis own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.\n\n110. Q. What is actual grace?\nA. Actual grace is that help of God which enlightens our mind and moves\nour will to shun evil and do good.\n\n111. Q. Is grace necessary to salvation?\nA. Grace is necessary to salvation, because without grace we can do\nnothing to merit heaven.\n\n112. Q. Can we resist the grace of God?\nA. We can and unfortunately often do resist the grace of God.\n\n113. Q. What is the grace of perseverance?\nA. The grace of perseverance is a particular gift of God which enables\nus to continue in the state of grace till death.\n\n\n\nLESSON ELEVENTH\nON THE CHURCH\n\n\n114. Q. Which are the means instituted by our Lord to enable men at all\ntimes to share in the fruits of the Redemption?\nA. The means instituted by our Lord to enable men at all times to share\nin the fruits of His Redemption are the Church and the Sacraments.\n\n115. Q. What is the Church?\nA. The Church is the congregation of all those who profess the faith of\nChrist, partake of the same Sacraments, and are governed by their lawful\npastors under one visible head.\n\n116. Q. Who is the invisible Head of the Church?\nA. Jesus Christ is the invisible Head of the Church.\n\n117. Q. Who is the visible Head of the Church?\nA. Our Holy Father the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the Vicar of Christ\non earth and the visible Head of the Church.\n\n118. Q. Why is the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, the visible Head of the\nChurch?\nA. The Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the visible Head of the Church\nbecause he is the successor of St. Peter, whom Christ made the chief of\nthe Apostles and the visible Head of the Church.\n\n119. Q. Who are the successors of the other Apostles?\nA. The successors of the other Apostles are the bishops of the Holy\nCatholic Church.\n\n120. Q. Why did Christ found the Church?\nA. Christ founded the Church to teach, govern, sanctify, and save all\nmen.\n\n121. Q. Are all bound to belong to the Church?\nA. All are bound to belong to the Church, and he who knows the Church to\nbe the true Church and remains out of it cannot be saved.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWELFTH\nON THE ATTRIBUTES AND MARKS OF THE CHURCH\n\n\n122. Q. Which are the attributes of the Church?\nA. The attributes of the Church are three: authority infallibility, and\nindefectibility.\n\n123. Q. What do you mean by the authority of the Church?\nA. By the authority of the Church I mean the right and power which the\nPope and the bishops, as the successors of the Apostles, have to teach\nand to govern the faithful.\n\n124. Q. What do you mean by the infallibility of the Church?\nA. By the infallibility of the Church I mean that the Church cannot err\nwhen it teaches a doctrine of faith or morals.\n\n125. Q. When does the Church teach infallibly?\nA. The Church teaches infallibly when it speaks through the Pope and the\nbishops, united in general council, or through the Pope alone when he\nproclaims to all the faithful a doctrine of faith or morals.\n\n126. Q. What do you mean by the indefectibility of the Church?\nA. By the indefectibility of the Church I mean that the Church, as\nChrist founded it, will last till the end of time.\n\n127. Q. In whom are these attributes found in their fullness?\nA. These attributes are found in their fullness in the Pope, the visible\nHead of the Church, whose infallible authority to teach bishops,\npriests, and people in matters of faith or morals will last till the end\nof the world.\n\n128. Q. Has the Church any marks by which it may be known?\nA. The Church has four marks by which it may be known: it is One; it is\nHoly; it is Catholic; it is Apostolic.\n\n129. Q. How is the Church One?\nA. The Church is One because all its members agree in one faith, are all\nin one communion, and are all under one Head.\n\n130. Q. How is the Church Holy?\nA. The Church is Holy because its founder, Jesus Christ, is holy;\nbecause it teaches a holy doctrine; invites all to a holy life; and\nbecause of the eminent holiness of so many thousands of its children.\n\n131. Q. How is the Church Catholic or universal?\nA. The Church is Catholic or universal because it subsists in all ages,\nteaches all nations, and maintains all truth.\n\n132. Q. How is the Church Apostolic?\nA. The Church is Apostolic because it was founded by Christ on His\nApostles, and is governed by their lawful successors, and because it has\nnever ceased, and never will cease, to teach their doctrine.\n\n133. Q. In which Church are these attributes and marks found?\nA. These attributes and marks are found in the Holy Roman Catholic\nChurch alone.\n\n134. Q. From whom does the Church derive its undying life and infallible\nauthority?\nA. The Church derives its undying life and infallible authority from the\nHoly Ghost, the spirit of truth, who abides with it forever.\n\n135. Q. By whom is the Church made and kept One, Holy, and Catholic?\nA. The Church is made and kept One, Holy, and Catholic by the Holy\nGhost, the spirit of love and holiness, who unites and sanctifies its\nmembers throughout the world.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTEENTH\nON THE SACRAMENTS IN GENERAL\n\n\n136. Q. What is a Sacrament?\nA. A Sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.\n\n137. Q. How many Sacraments are there?\nA. There are seven Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist,\nPenance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.\n\n138. Q. Whence have the Sacraments the power of giving grace?\nA. The Sacraments have the power of giving grace from the merits of\nJesus Christ.\n\n139. Q. What grace do the Sacraments give?\nA. Some of the Sacraments give sanctifying grace, and others increase it\nin our souls.\n\n140. Q. Which are the Sacraments that give sanctifying grace?\nA. The Sacraments that give sanctifying grace are Baptism and Penance;\nand they are called Sacraments of the dead.\n\n141. Q. Why are Baptism and Penance called Sacraments of the dead?\nA. Baptism and Penance are called Sacraments of the dead, because they\ntake away sin, which is the death of the soul, and give grace, which is\nits life.\n\n142. Q. Which are the Sacraments that increase sanctifying grace in our\nsoul?\nA. The Sacraments that increase sanctifying grace in our soul are:\nConfirmation, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and\nMatrimony; and they are called Sacraments of the living.\n\n143. Q. Why are Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Holy\nOrders, and Matrimony called Sacraments of the living?\nA. Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and\nMatrimony are called Sacraments of the living, because those who receive\nthem worthily are already living the life of grace.\n\n144. Q. What sin does he commit who receives the Sacraments of the\nliving in mortal sin?\nA. He who receives the Sacraments of the living in mortal sin commits a\nsacrilege, which is a great sin, because it is an abuse of a sacred\nthing.\n\n145. Q. Besides sanctifying grace do the Sacraments give any other\ngrace?\nA. Besides sanctifying grace the Sacraments give another grace, called\nsacramental.\n\n146. Q. What is sacramental grace?\nA. Sacramental grace is a special help which God gives, to attain the\nend for which He instituted each Sacrament.\n\n147. Q. Do the Sacraments always give grace?\nA. The Sacraments always give grace, if we receive them with the right\ndispositions.\n\n148. Q. Can we receive the Sacraments more than once?\nA. We can receive the Sacraments more than once, except Baptism,\nConfirmation, and Holy Orders.\n\n149. Q. Why can we not receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders\nmore than once?\nA. We cannot receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders more than\nonce, because they imprint a character in the soul.\n\n150. Q. What is the character which these Sacraments imprint in the\nsoul?\nA. The character which these Sacraments imprint in the soul is a\nspiritual mark which remains forever.\n\n151. Q. Does this character remain in the soul even after death?\nA. This character remains in the soul even after death: for the honor\nand glory of those who are saved; for the shame and punishment of those\nwho are lost.\n\n\n\nLESSON FOURTEENTH\nON BAPTISM\n\n\n152. Q. What is Baptism?\nA. Baptism is a Sacrament which cleanses us from original sin, makes us\nChristians, children of God, and heirs of heaven.\n\n153. Q. Are actual sins ever remitted by Baptism?\nA. Actual sins and all the punishment due to them are remitted by\nBaptism, if the person baptized be guilty of any.\n\n154. Q. Is Baptism necessary to salvation?\nA. Baptism is necessary to salvation, because without it we cannot enter\ninto the kingdom of heaven.\n\n155. Q. Who can administer Baptism?\nA. The priest is the ordinary minister of Baptism; but in case of\nnecessity any one who has the use of reason may baptize.\n\n156. Q. How is Baptism given?\nA. Whoever baptizes should pour water on the head of the person to be\nbaptized, and say, while pouring the water: I baptize thee in the name\nof the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\n\n157. Q. How many kinds of Baptism are there?\nA. There are three kinds of Baptism: Baptism of water, of desire, and of\nblood.\n\n158. Q. What is Baptism of water?\nA. Baptism of water is that which is given by pouring water on the head\nof the person to be baptized, and saying at the same time: I baptize\nthee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\n\n159. Q. What is Baptism of desire?\nA. Baptism of desire is an ardent wish to receive Baptism, and to do all\nthat God has ordained for our salvation.\n\n160. Q. What is Baptism of blood?\nA. Baptism of blood is the shedding of one's blood for the faith of\nChrist.\n\n161. Q. Is Baptism of desire or of blood sufficient to produce the\neffects of Baptism of water?\nA. Baptism of desire or of blood is sufficient to produce the effects of\nthe Baptism of water, if it is impossible to receive the Baptism of\nwater.\n\n162. Q. What do we promise in Baptism?\nA. In Baptism we promise to renounce the devil with all his works and\npomps.\n\n163. Q. Why is the name of a saint given in Baptism?\nA. The name of a saint is given in Baptism in order that the person\nbaptized may imitate his virtues and have him for a protector.\n\n164. Q. Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?\nA. Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may\npromise, in the name of the child, what the child itself would promise\nif it had the use of reason.\n\n165. Q. What is the obligation of a godfather and a godmother?\nA. The obligation of a godfather and a godmother is to instruct the\nchild in its religious duties, if the parents neglect to do so or die.\n\n\n\nLESSON FIFTEENTH\nON CONFIRMATION\n\n\n166. Q. What is Confirmation?\nA. Confirmation is a Sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost\nto make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.\n\n167. Q. Who administers Confirmation?\nA. The bishop is the ordinary minister of Confirmation.\n\n168. Q. How does the bishop give Confirmation?\nA. The bishop extends his hands over those who are to be confirmed,\nprays that they may receive the Holy Ghost, and anoints the forehead of\neach with holy chrism in the form of a cross.\n\n169. Q. What is holy chrism?\nA. Holy chrism is a mixture of olive-oil and balm, consecrated by the\nbishop.\n\n170. Q. What does the bishop say in anointing the person he confirms?\nA. In anointing the person he confirms the bishop says: I sign thee with\nthe sign of the cross, and I confirm thee with the chrism of salvation,\nin the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\n\n171. Q. What is meant by anointing the forehead with chrism in the form\nof a cross?\nA. By anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross is\nmeant, that the Christian who is confirmed must openly profess and\npractice his faith, never be ashamed of it, and rather die than deny it.\n\n172. Q. Why does the bishop give the person he confirms a slight blow on\nthe cheek?\nA. The bishop gives the person he confirms a slight blow on the cheek,\nto put him in mind that he must be ready to suffer everything, even\ndeath, for the sake of Christ.\n\n173. Q. To receive Confirmation worthily is it necessary to be in the\nstate of grace?\nA. To receive Confirmation worthily it is necessary to be in the state\nof grace.\n\n174. Q. What special preparation should be made to receive Confirmation?\nA. Persons of an age to learn should know the chief mysteries of faith\nand the duties of a Christian, and be instructed in the nature and\neffects of this Sacrament.\n\n175. Q. Is it a sin to neglect Confirmation?\nA. It is a sin to neglect Confirmation, especially in these evil days\nwhen faith and morals are exposed to so many and such violent\ntemptations.\n\n\n\nLESSON SIXTEENTH\nON THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE HOLY GHOST\n\n\n176. Q. Which are the effects of Confirmation?\nA. The effects of Confirmation are an increase of sanctifying grace, the\nstrengthening of our faith, and the gifts of the Holy Ghost.\n\n177. Q. Which are the gifts of the Holy Ghost?\nA. The gifts of the Holy Ghost are Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel,\nFortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord.\n\n178. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Fear of the Lord?\nA. We receive the gift of Fear of the Lord to fill us with a dread of\nsin.\n\n179. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Piety?\nA. We receive the gift of Piety to make us love God as a Father and obey\nHim because we love Him.\n\n180. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Knowledge?\nA. We receive the gift of Knowledge to enable us to discover the will of\nGod in all things.\n\n181. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Fortitude?\nA. We receive the gift of Fortitude to strengthen us to do the will of\nGod in all things.\n\n182. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Counsel?\nA. We receive the gift of Counsel to warn us of the deceits of the\ndevil, and of the dangers to salvation.\n\n183. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Understanding?\nA. We receive the gift of Understanding to enable us to know more\nclearly the mysteries of faith.\n\n184. Q. Why do we receive the gift of Wisdom?\nA. We receive the gift of Wisdom to give us a relish for the things of\nGod, and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and\nglory.\n\n185. Q. Which are the Beatitudes?\nA. The Beatitudes are:\n\n1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\n2. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land.\n3. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.\n4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall\n   be filled.\n5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.\n6. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.\n7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of\n   God.\n8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake, for theirs\n   is the kingdom of heaven.\n\n186. Q. Which are the twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost?\nA. The twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost are Charity, Joy, Peace,\nPatience, Benignity, Goodness, Long-suffering, Mildness, Faith, Modesty,\nContinency, and Chastity.\n\n\n\nLESSON SEVENTEENTH\nON THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE\n\n\n187. Q. What is the Sacrament of Penance?\nA. Penance is a Sacrament in which the sins committed after Baptism are\nforgiven.\n\n188. Q. How does the Sacrament of Penance remit sin, and restore to the\nsoul the friendship of God?\nA. The Sacrament of Penance remits sins and restores the friendship of\nGod to the soul by means of the absolution of the priest.\n\n189. Q. How do you know that the priest has the power of absolving from\nthe sins committed after Baptism?\nA. I know that the priest has the power of absolving from the sins\ncommitted after Baptism, because Jesus Christ granted that power to the\npriests of His Church when He said: \"Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose\nsins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; whose sins you shall\nretain, they are retained.\"\n\n190. Q. How do the priests of the Church exercise the power of forgiving\nsins?\nA. The priests of the Church exercise the power of forgiving sins by\nhearing the confession of sins, and granting pardon for them as\nministers of God and in His name.\n\n191. Q. What must we do to receive the Sacrament of Penance worthily?\nA. To receive the Sacrament of Penance worthily we must do five things:\n\n1. We must examine our conscience.\n2. We must have sorrow for our sins.\n3. We must make a firm resolution never more to offend God.\n4. We must confess our sins to the priest.\n5. We must accept the penance which the priest gives us.\n\n192. Q. What is the examination of conscience?\nA. The examination of conscience is an earnest effort to recall to mind\nall the sins we have committed since our last worthy confession.\n\n193. Q. How can we make a good examination of conscience?\nA. We can make a good examination of conscience by calling to memory the\ncommandments of God, the precepts of the Church, the seven capital sins,\nand the particular duties of our state in life, to find out the sins we\nhave committed.\n\n194. Q. What should we do before beginning the examination of\nconscience?\nA. Before beginning the examination of conscience we should pray to God\nto give us light to know our sins and grace to detest them.\n\n\n\nLESSON EIGHTEENTH\nON CONTRITION\n\n\n195. Q. What is contrition, or sorrow for sin?\nA. Contrition, or sorrow for sin, is a hatred of sin and a true grief of\nthe soul for having offended God, with a firm purpose of sinning no\nmore.\n\n196. Q. What kind of sorrow should we have for our sins?\nA. The sorrow we should have for our sins should be interior,\nsupernatural, universal, and sovereign.\n\n197. Q. What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be interior?\nA. When I say that our sorrow should be interior, I mean that it should\ncome from the heart, and not merely from the lips.\n\n198. Q. What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be\nsupernatural?\nA. When I say that our sorrow should be supernatural, I mean that it\nshould be prompted by the grace of God, and excited by motives which\nspring from faith, and not by merely natural motives.\n\n199. Q. What do you mean by saying that our sorrow should be universal?\nA. When I say that our sorrow should be universal, I mean that we should\nbe sorry for all our mortal sins without exception.\n\n200. Q. What do you mean when you say that our sorrow should be\nsovereign?\nA. When I say that our sorrow should be sovereign, I mean that we should\ngrieve more for having offended God than for any other evil that can\nbefall us.\n\n201. Q. Why should we be sorry for our sins?\nA. We should be sorry for our sins, because sin is the greatest of evils\nand an offense against God our Creator, Preserver, and Redeemer, and\nbecause it shuts us out of heaven and condemns us to the eternal pains\nof hell.\n\n202. Q. How many kinds of contrition are there?\nA. There are two kinds of contrition: perfect contrition and imperfect\ncontrition.\n\n203. Q. What is perfect contrition?\nA. Perfect contrition is that which fills us with sorrow and hatred for\nsin, because it offends God, who is infinitely good in Himself and\nworthy of all love.\n\n204. Q. What is imperfect contrition?\nA. Imperfect contrition is that by which we hate what offends God,\nbecause by it we lose heaven and deserve hell; or because sin is so\nhateful in itself.\n\n205. Q. Is imperfect contrition sufficient for a worthy confession?\nA. Imperfect contrition is sufficient for a worthy confession, but we\nshould endeavor to have perfect contrition.\n\n206. Q. What do you mean by a firm purpose of sinning no more?\nA. By a firm purpose of sinning no more I mean a fixed resolve not only\nto avoid all mortal sin, but also its near occasions.\n\n207. Q. What do you mean by the near occasions of sin?\nA. By the near occasions of sin I mean all the persons, places, and\nthings that may easily lead us into sin.\n\n\n\nLESSON NINETEENTH\nON CONFESSION\n\n\n208. Q. What is Confession?\nA. Confession is the telling of our sins to a duly authorized priest,\nfor the purpose of obtaining forgiveness.\n\n209. Q. What sins are we bound to confess?\nA. We are bound to confess all our mortal sins, but it is well also to\nconfess our venial sins.\n\n210. Q. Which are the chief qualities of a good Confession?\nA. The chief qualities of a good Confession are three: it must be\nhumble, sincere, and entire.\n\n211. Q. When is our Confession humble?\nA. Our Confession is humble, when we accuse our selves of our sins, with\na deep sense of shame and sorrow for having offended God.\n\n212. Q. When is our Confession sincere?\nA. Our Confession is sincere, when we tell our sins honestly and\ntruthfully, neither exaggerating nor excusing them.\n\n213. Q. When is our Confession entire?\nA. Our Confession is entire, when we tell the number and kinds of our\nsins and the circumstances which change their nature.\n\n214. Q. What should we do if we cannot remember the number of our sins?\nA. If we cannot remember the number of our sins, we should tell the\nnumber as nearly as possible, and say how often we may have sinned in a\nday, a week, or a month, and how long the habit or practice has lasted.\n\n215. Q. Is our Confession worthy if, without our fault, we forget to\nconfess a mortal sin?\nA. If without our fault we forget to confess a mortal sin, our\nConfession is worthy, and the sin is forgiven; but it must be told in\nConfession if it again comes to our mind.\n\n216. Q. Is it a grievous offense wilfully to conceal a mortal sin in\nConfession?\nA. It is a grievous offense wilfully to conceal a mortal sin in\nConfession, because we thereby tell a lie to the Holy Ghost, and make\nour Confession worthless.\n\n217. Q. What must he do who has wilfully concealed a mortal sin in\nConfession?\nA. He who has wilfully concealed a mortal sin in Confession must not\nonly confess it, but must also repeat all the sins he has committed\nsince his last worthy Confession.\n\n218. Q. Why does the priest give us a penance after Confession?\nA. The priest gives us a penance after Confession, that we may satisfy\nGod for the temporal punishment due to our sins.\n\n219. Q. Does not the Sacrament of Penance remit all punishment due to\nsin?\nA. The Sacrament of Penance remits the eternal punishment due to sin,\nbut it does not always remit the temporal punishment which God requires\nas satisfaction for our sins.\n\n220. Q. Why does God require a temporal punishment as a satisfaction for\nsin?\nA. God requires a temporal punishment as a satisfaction for sin, to\nteach us the great evil of sin and to prevent us from falling again.\n\n221. Q. Which are the chief means by which we satisfy God for the\ntemporal punishment due to sin?\nA. The chief means by which we satisfy God for the temporal punishment\ndue to sin are: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, all spiritual and corporal\nworks of mercy, and the patient suffering of the ills of life.\n\n222. Q. Which are the chief spiritual works of mercy?\nA. The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven: To admonish the sinner,\nto instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to comfort the\nsorrowful, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive all injuries, and to\npray for the living and the dead.\n\n223. Q. Which are the chief corporal works of mercy?\nA. The chief corporal works of mercy are seven: To feed the hungry, to\ngive drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to ransom the captive,\nto harbor the harborless, to visit the sick, and to bury the dead.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTIETH\nON THE MANNER OF MAKING A GOOD CONFESSION\n\n\n224. Q. What should we do on entering the confessional?\nA. On entering the confessional we should kneel, make the sign of the\nCross, and say to the priest, Bless me, Father; then add, I confess to\nAlmighty God and to you, Father, that I have sinned.\n\n225. Q. Which are the first things we should tell the priest in\nConfession?\nA. The first things we should tell the priest in Confession are the time\nof our last Confession, and whether we said the penance and went to Holy\nCommunion.\n\n226. Q. After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion what\nshould we do?\nA. After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion we should\nconfess all the mortal sins we have since committed, and all the venial\nsins we may wish to mention.\n\n227. Q. What must we do when the confessor asks us questions?\nA. When the confessor asks us questions we must answer them truthfully\nand clearly.\n\n228. Q. What should we do after telling our sins?\nA. After telling our sins we should listen with attention to the advice\nwhich the confessor may think proper to give.\n\n229. Q. How should we end our Confession?\nA. We should end our Confession by saying, I also accuse myself of all\nthe sins of my past life, telling, if we choose, one or several of our\npast sins.\n\n230. Q. What should we do while the priest is giving us absolution?\nA. While the priest is giving us absolution we should from our heart\nrenew the Act of Contrition.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-FIRST\nON INDULGENCES\n\n\n231. Q. What is an Indulgence?\nA. An Indulgence is the remission in whole or in part of the temporal\npunishment due to sin.\n\n232. Q. Is an Indulgence a pardon of sin, or a license to commit sin?\nA. An Indulgence is not a pardon of sin, nor a license to commit sin,\nand one who is in a state of mortal sin cannot gain an Indulgence.\n\n233. Q. How many kinds of Indulgences are there?\nA. There are two kinds of Indulgences--Plenary and Partial.\n\n234. Q. What is a Plenary Indulgence?\nA. A Plenary Indulgence is the full remission of the temporal punishment\ndue to sin.\n\n235. Q. What is a Partial Indulgence?\nA. A Partial Indulgence is the remission of a part of the temporal\npunishment due to sin.\n\n236. Q. How does the Church by means of Indulgences remit the temporal\npunishment due to sin?\nA. The Church by means of Indulgences remits the temporal punishment due\nto sin by applying to us the merits of Jesus Christ, and the\nsuperabundant satisfactions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the\nsaints; which merits and satisfactions are its spiritual treasury.\n\n237. Q. What must we do to gain an Indulgence?\nA. To gain an Indulgence we must be in the state of grace and perform\nthe works enjoined.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-SECOND\nON THE HOLY EUCHARIST\n\n\n238. Q. What is the Holy Eucharist?\nA. The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains the body and\nblood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances\nof bread and wine.\n\n239. Q. When did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist?\nA. Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night\nbefore He died.\n\n240. Q. Who were present when our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist?\nA. When our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist the twelve Apostles were\npresent.\n\n241. Q. How did our Lord institute the Holy Eucharist?\nA. Our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist by taking bread, blessing,\nbreaking, and giving to His Apostles, saying: Take ye and eat. This is\nMy body; and then by taking the cup of wine, blessing and giving it,\nsaying to them: Drink ye all of this. This is My blood which shall be\nshed for the remission of sins. Do this for a commemoration of Me.\n\n242. Q. What happened when our Lord said, This is My body; this is My\nblood?\nA. When our Lord said, This is My body, the substance of the bread was\nchanged into the substance of His body; when He said, This is My blood,\nthe substance of the wine was changed into the substance of His blood.\n\n243. Q. Is Jesus Christ whole and entire both under the form of bread\nand under the form of wine?\nA. Jesus Christ is whole and entire both under the form of bread and\nunder the form of wine.\n\n244. Q. Did anything remain of the bread and wine after their substance\nhad been changed into the substance of the body and blood of our Lord?\nA. After the substance of the bread and wine had been changed into the\nsubstance of the body and blood of our Lord there remained only the\nappearances of bread and wine.\n\n245. Q. What do you mean by the appearances of bread and wine?\nA. By the appearances of bread and wine I mean the figure, the color,\nthe taste, and whatever appears to the senses.\n\n246. Q. What is this change of the bread and wine into the body and\nblood of our Lord called?\nA. This change of the bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord\nis called Transubstantiation.\n\n247. Q. How was the substance of the bread and wine changed into the\nsubstance of the body and blood of Christ?\nA. The substance of the bread and wine was changed into the substance of\nthe body and blood of Christ by His almighty power.\n\n248. Q. Does this change of bread and wine into the body and blood of\nChrist continue to be made in the Church?\nA. This change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ\ncontinues to be made in the Church by Jesus Christ through the ministry\nof His priests.\n\n249. Q. When did Christ give His priests the power to change bread and\nwine into His body and blood?\nA. Christ gave His priests the power to change bread and wine into His\nbody and blood when He said to the Apostles, Do this in commemoration of\nMe.\n\n250. Q. How do the priests exercise this power of changing bread and\nwine into the body and blood of Christ?\nA. The priests exercise this power of changing bread and wine into the\nbody and blood of Christ through the words of consecration in the Mass,\nwhich are the words of Christ: This is My body; this is My blood.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-THIRD\nON THE ENDS FOR WHICH THE HOLY EUCHARIST WAS INSTITUTED\n\n\n251. Q. Why did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist?\nA. Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist--\n\n1. To unite us to Himself and to nourish our soul with His divine life.\n2. To increase sanctifying grace and all virtues in our soul.\n3. To lessen our evil inclinations.\n4. To be a pledge of everlasting life.\n5. To fit our bodies for a glorious resurrection.\n6. To continue the sacrifice of the Cross in His Church.\n\n252. Q. How are we united to Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist?\nA. We are united to Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist by means of Holy\nCommunion.\n\n253. Q. What is Holy Communion?\nA. Holy Communion is the receiving of the body and blood of Christ.\n\n254. Q. What is necessary to make a good Communion?\nA. To make a good Communion it is necessary to be in the state of\nsanctifying grace, to have a right intention, and to obey the laws of\nfasting. (See Q. 257.)\n\n255. Q. Does he who receives Communion in mortal sin receive the body\nand blood of Christ?\nA. He who receives Communion in mortal sin receives the body and blood\nof Christ, but does not receive His grace, and he commits a great\nsacrilege.\n\n256. Q. Is it enough to be free from mortal sin to receive plentifully\nthe graces of Holy Communion?\nA. To receive plentifully the graces of Holy Communion it is not enough\nto be free from mortal sin, but we should be free from all affection to\nvenial sin, and should make acts of faith, hope, and love.\n\n257. Q. What is the fast necessary for Holy Communion?\nA. The fast necessary for Holy Communion is to abstain from all food,\nbeverages, and alcoholic drinks for one hour before Holy Communion.\nWater may be taken at any time. The sick may take food, non-alcoholic\ndrinks, and any medicine up to Communion time.\n\n[This answer has been changed in the 1977 printing to bring it up to\ndate with the current rules.]\n\n258. Q. Is any one ever allowed to receive Holy Communion when not\nfasting?\nA. Any one in danger of death is allowed to receive Holy Communion when\nnot fasting or when it is necessary to save the Blessed Sacrament from\ninsult or injury.\n\n259. Q. When are we bound to receive Holy Communion?\nA. We are bound to receive Holy Communion, under pain of mortal sin,\nduring the Easter time and when in danger of death.\n\n260. Q. Is it well to receive Holy Communion often?\nA. It is well to receive Holy Communion often, as nothing is a greater\naid to a holy life than often to receive the Author of all grace and the\nSource of all good.\n\n261. Q. What should we do after Holy Communion?\nA. After Holy Communion we should spend some time in adoring our Lord,\nin thanking Him for the grace we have received, and in asking Him for\nthe blessings we need.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-FOURTH\nON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS\n\n\n262. Q. When and where are the bread and wine changed into the body and\nblood of Christ?\nA. The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at\nthe Consecration in the Mass.\n\n263. Q. What is the Mass?\nA. The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ.\n\n264. Q. What is a sacrifice?\nA. A sacrifice is the offering of an object by a priest to God alone,\nand the consuming of it to acknowledge that He is the Creator and Lord\nof all things.\n\n265. Q. Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?\nA. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross.\n\n266. Q. How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross?\nA. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross because the\noffering and the priest are the same--Christ our Blessed Lord; and the\nends for which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered are the same as\nthose of the sacrifice of the Cross.\n\n267. Q. What were the ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was\noffered?\nA. The ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered were: 1st,\nTo honor and glorify God; 2d, To thank Him for all the graces bestowed\non the whole world; 3d, To satisfy God's justice for the sins of men;\n4th, To obtain all graces and blessings.\n\n268. Q. Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the Cross and\nthe sacrifice of the Mass?\nA. Yes; the manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different. On\nthe Cross Christ really shed His blood and was really slain; in the Mass\nthere is no real shedding of blood nor real death, because Christ can\ndie no more; but the sacrifice of the Mass, through the separate\nconsecration of the bread and the wine, represents His death on the\nCross.\n\n269. Q. How should we assist at Mass?\nA. We should assist at Mass with great interior recollection and piety\nand with every outward mark of respect and devotion.\n\n270. Q. Which is the best manner of hearing Mass?\nA. The best manner of hearing Mass is to offer it to God with the priest\nfor the same purpose for which it is said, to meditate on Christ's\nsufferings and death, and to go to Holy Communion.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-FIFTH\nON EXTREME UNCTION AND HOLY ORDERS\n\n\n271. Q. What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?\nA. Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and\nprayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and\nsometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.\n\n272. Q. When should we receive Extreme Unction?\nA. We should receive Extreme Unction when we are in danger of death from\nsickness, or from a wound or accident.\n\n273. Q. Should we wait until we are in extreme danger before we receive\nExtreme Unction?\nA. We should not wait until we are in extreme danger before we receive\nExtreme Unction, but if possible we should receive it whilst we have the\nuse of our senses.\n\n274. Q. Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?\nA. The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, To comfort us in the pains\nof sickness and to strengthen us against temptation; 2d, To remit venial\nsins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, To restore us\nto health, when God sees fit.\n\n275. Q. What do you mean by the remains of sin?\nA. By the remains of sin I mean the inclination to evil and the weakness\nof the will which are the result of our sins, and which remain after our\nsins have been forgiven.\n\n276. Q. How should we receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?\nA. We should receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction in the state of\ngrace, and with lively faith and resignation to the will of God.\n\n277. Q. Who is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?\nA. The priest is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.\n\n278. Q. What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?\nA. Holy Orders is a Sacrament by which bishops, priests, and other\nministers of the Church are ordained and receive the power and grace to\nperform their sacred duties.\n\n279. Q. What is necessary to receive Holy Orders worthily?\nA. To receive Holy Orders worthily it is necessary to be in the state of\ngrace, to have the necessary knowledge and a divine call to this sacred\noffice.\n\n280. Q. How should Christians look upon the priests of the Church?\nA. Christians should look upon the priests of the Church as the\nmessengers of God and the dispensers of His mysteries.\n\n281. Q. Who can confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders?\nA. Bishops can confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-SIXTH\nON MATRIMONY\n\n\n282. Q. What is the Sacrament of Matrimony?\nA. The Sacrament of Matrimony is the Sacrament which unites a Christian\nman and woman in lawful marriage.\n\n283. Q. Can a Christian man and woman be united in lawful marriage in\nany other way than by the Sacrament of Matrimony?\nA. A Christian man and woman cannot be united in lawful marriage in any\nother way than by the Sacrament of Matrimony, because Christ raised\nmarriage to the dignity of a Sacrament.\n\n284. Q. Can the bond of Christian marriage be dissolved by any human\npower?\nA. The bond of Christian marriage cannot be dissolved by any human\npower.\n\n285. Q. Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony?\nA. The effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony are: 1st, To sanctify the\nlove of husband and wife; 2d, To give them grace to bear with each\nother's weaknesses; 3d, To enable them to bring up their children in the\nfear and love of God.\n\n286. Q. To receive the Sacrament of matrimony worthily is it necessary\nto be in the state of grace?\nA. To receive the Sacrament of Matrimony worthily it is necessary to be\nin the state of grace, and it is necessary also to comply with the laws\nof the Church.\n\n287. Q. Who has the right to make laws concerning the Sacrament of\nmarriage?\nA. The Church alone has the right to make laws concerning the Sacrament\nof marriage, though the state also has the right to make laws concerning\nthe civil effects of the marriage contract.\n\n288. Q. Does the Church forbid the marriage of Catholics with persons\nwho have a different religion or no religion at all?\nA. The Church does forbid the marriage of Catholics with persons who\nhave a different religion or no religion at all.\n\n289. Q. Why does the Church forbid the marriage of Catholics with\npersons who have a different religion or no religion at all?\nA. The Church forbids the marriage of Catholics with persons who have a\ndifferent religion or no religion at all, because such marriages\ngenerally lead to indifference, loss of faith, and to the neglect of the\nreligious education of the children.\n\n290. Q. Why do many marriages prove unhappy?\nA. Many marriages prove unhappy because they are entered into hastily\nand without worthy motives.\n\n291. Q. How should Christians prepare for a holy and happy marriage?\nA. Christians should prepare for a holy and happy marriage by receiving\nthe Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist; by begging God to grant\nthem a pure intention and to direct their choice; and by seeking the\nadvice of their parents and the blessing of their pastors.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-SEVENTH\nON THE SACRAMENTALS\n\n\n292. Q. What is a sacramental?\nA. A sacramental is anything set apart or blessed by the Church to\nexcite good thoughts and to increase devotion, and through these\nmovements of the heart to remit venial sin.\n\n293. Q. What is the difference between the Sacraments and the\nsacramentals?\nA. The difference between the Sacraments and the sacramentals is: 1st,\nThe Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and the sacramentals were\ninstituted by the Church; 2d, The Sacraments give grace of themselves\nwhen we place no obstacle in the way; the sacramentals excite in us\npious dispositions, by means of which we may obtain grace.\n\n294. Q. Which is the chief sacramental used in the Church?\nA. The chief sacramental used in the Church is the sign of the Cross.\n\n295. Q. How do we make the sign of the Cross?\nA. We make the sign of the Cross by putting the right hand to the\nforehead, then on the breast, and then to the left and right shoulders,\nsaying, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy\nGhost. Amen.\n\n296. Q. Why do we make the sign of the Cross?\nA. We make the sign of the Cross to show that we are Christians and to\nprofess our belief in the chief mysteries of our religion.\n\n297. Q. How is the sign of the Cross a profession of faith in the chief\nmysteries of our religion?\nA. The sign of the Cross is a profession of faith in the chief mysteries\nof our religion because it expresses the mysteries of the Unity and\nTrinity of God and of the Incarnation and death of our Lord.\n\n298. Q. How does the sign of the Cross express the mystery of the Unity\nand Trinity of God?\nA. The words, In the name, express the Unity of God; the words that\nfollow, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, express\nthe mystery of the Trinity.\n\n299. Q. How does the sign of the Cross express the mystery of the\nIncarnation and death of our Lord?\nA. The sign of the Cross expresses the mystery of the Incarnation by\nreminding us that the Son of God, having become man, suffered death on\nthe cross.\n\n300. Q. What other sacramental is in very frequent use?\nA. Another sacramental in very frequent use is holy water.\n\n301. Q. What is holy water?\nA. Holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer to beg\nGod's blessing on those who use it, and protection from the powers of\ndarkness.\n\n302. Q. Are there other sacramentals besides the sign of the Cross and\nholy water?\nA. Besides the sign of the Cross and holy water there are many other\nsacramentals, such as blessed candles, ashes, palms, crucifixes, images\nof the Blessed Virgin and of the saints, rosaries, and scapulars.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-EIGHTH\nON PRAYER\n\n\n303. Q. Is there any other means of obtaining God's grace than the\nSacraments?\nA. There is another means of obtaining God's grace, and it is prayer.\n\n304. Q. What is prayer?\nA. Prayer is the lifting up of our minds and hearts to God to adore Him,\nto thank Him for His benefits, to ask His forgiveness, and to beg of Him\nall the graces we need whether for soul or body.\n\n305. Q. Is prayer necessary to salvation?\nA. Prayer is necessary to salvation, and without it no one having the\nuse of reason can be saved.\n\n306. Q. At what particular times should we pray?\nA. We should pray particularly on Sundays and holydays, every morning\nand night, in all dangers, temptations, and afflictions.\n\n307. Q. How should we pray?\nA. We should pray: 1st, With attention; 2d, With a sense of our own\nhelplessness and dependence upon God; 3d, With a great desire for the\ngraces we beg of God; 4th, With trust in God's goodness; 5th, With\nperseverance.\n\n308. Q. Which are the prayers most recommended to us?\nA. The prayers most recommended to us are the Lord's Prayer, the Hail\nMary, the Apostles' Creed, the Confiteor, and the Acts of Faith, Hope,\nLove, and Contrition.\n\n309. Q. Are prayers said with distractions of any avail?\nA. Prayers said with wilful distractions are of no avail.\n\n\n\nLESSON TWENTY-NINTH\nON THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD\n\n\n310. Q. Is it enough to belong to God's Church in order to be saved?\nA. It is not enough to belong to the Church in order to be saved, but we\nmust also keep the Commandments of God and of the Church.\n\n311. Q. Which are the Commandments that contain the whole law of God?\nA. The Commandments which contain the whole law of God are these two:\n1st, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, with thy\nwhole soul, with thy whole strength, and with thy whole mind; 2d, Thou\nshalt love thy neighbor as thyself.\n\n312. Q. Why do these two Commandments of the love of God and of our\nneighbor contain the whole law of God?\nA. These two Commandments of the love of God and of our neighbor contain\nthe whole law of God because all the other Commandments are given either\nto help us to keep these two, or to direct us how to shun what is\nopposed to them.\n\n313. Q. Which are the Commandments of God?\nA. The Commandments of God are these ten.\n\n 1. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt,\n    out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before\n    Me. Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness\n    of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of\n    those things that are in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not\n    adore them, nor serve them.\n 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.\n 3. Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.\n 4. Honor thy father and thy mother.\n 5. Thou shalt not kill.\n 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n 7. Thou shalt not steal.\n 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.\n 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.\n10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.\n\n314. Q. Who gave the Ten Commandments?\nA. God Himself gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, and\nChrist our Lord confirmed them.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTIETH\nON THE FIRST COMMANDMENT\n\n\n315. Q. What is the first Commandment?\nA. The first Commandment is: I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt not have\nstrange gods before Me.\n\n316. Q. How does the first Commandment help us to keep the great\nCommandment of the love of God?\nA. The first Commandment helps us to keep the great Commandment of the\nlove of God because it commands us to adore God alone.\n\n317. Q. How do we adore God?\nA. We adore God by faith, hope, and charity, by prayer and sacrifice.\n\n318. Q. How may the first Commandment be broken?\nA. The first Commandment may be broken by giving to a creature the honor\nwhich belongs to God alone; by false worship; and by attributing to a\ncreature a perfection which belongs to God alone.\n\n319. Q. Do those who make use of spells and charms, or who believe in\ndreams, in mediums, spiritists, fortune-tellers, and the like, sin\nagainst the first Commandment?\nA. Those who make use of spells and charms, or who believe in dreams, in\nmediums, spiritists, fortunetellers and the like, sin against the first\nCommandment, because they attribute to creatures perfections which\nbelong to God alone.\n\n320. Q. Are sins against faith, hope and charity also sins against the\nfirst Commandment?\nA. Sins against faith, hope, and charity are also sins against the first\nCommandment.\n\n321. Q. How does a person sin against faith?\nA. A person sins against faith: 1st, by not trying to know what God has\ntaught; 2d, by refusing to believe all that God has taught; 3d, by\nneglecting to profess his belief in what God has taught.\n\n322. Q. How do we fail to try to know what God has taught?\nA. We fail to try to know what God has taught by neglecting to learn the\nChristian doctrine.\n\n323. Q. Who are they who do not believe all that God has taught?\nA. They who do not believe all that God has taught are the heretics and\ninfidels.\n\n324. Q. Who are they who neglect to profess their belief in what God has\ntaught?\nA. They who neglect to profess their belief in what God has taught are\nall those who fail to acknowledge the true Church in which they really\nbelieve.\n\n325. Q. Can they who fail to profess their faith in the true Church in\nwhich they believe expect to be saved while in that state?\nA. They who fail to profess their faith in the true Church in which they\nbelieve cannot expect to be saved while in that state, for Christ has\nsaid: \"Whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My\nFather who is in heaven.\"\n\n326. Q. Are we obliged to make open profession of our faith?\nA. We are obliged to make open profession of our faith as often as God's\nhonor, our neighbor's spiritual good, or our own requires it.\n\"Whosoever,\" says Christ, \"shall confess Me before men, I will also\nconfess him before My Father who is in heaven.\"\n\n327. Q. Which are the sins against hope?\nA. The sins against hope are presumption and despair.\n\n328. Q. What is presumption?\nA. Presumption is a rash expectation of salvation without making proper\nuse of the necessary means to obtain it.\n\n329. Q. What is despair?\nA. Despair is the loss of hope in God's mercy.\n\n330. Q. How do we sin against the love of God?\nA. We sin against the love of God by all sin, but particularly by mortal\nsin.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-FIRST\nTHE FIRST COMMANDMENT--ON THE HONOR AND INVOCATION OF SAINTS\n\n\n331. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid the honoring of the saints?\nA. The first Commandment does not forbid the honoring of the saints, but\nrather approves of it; because by honoring the saints, who are the\nchosen friends of God, we honor God Himself.\n\n332. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid us to pray to the saints?\nA. The first Commandment does not forbid us to pray to the saints.\n\n333. Q. What do we mean by praying to the saints?\nA. By praying to the saints we mean the asking of their help and\nprayers.\n\n334. Q. How do we know that the saints hear us?\nA. We know that the saints hear us, because they are with God, who makes\nour prayers known to them.\n\n335. Q. Why do we believe that the saints will help us?\nA. We believe that the saints will help us because both they and we are\nmembers of the same Church, and they love us as their brethren.\n\n336. Q. How are the saints and we members of the same Church?\nA. The saints and we are members of the same Church, because the Church\nin heaven and the Church on earth are one and the same Church, and all\nits members are in communion with one another.\n\n337. Q. What is the communion of the members of the Church called?\nA. The communion of the members of the Church is called the communion of\nsaints.\n\n338. Q. What does the communion of saints mean?\nA. The communion of saints means the union which exists between the\nmembers of the Church on earth with one another, and with the blessed in\nheaven and with the suffering souls in purgatory.\n\n339. Q. What benefits are derived from the communion of saints?\nA. The following benefits are derived from the communion of saints:--the\nfaithful on earth assist one another by their prayers and good works,\nand they are aided by the intercession of the saints in heaven, while\nboth the saints in heaven and the faithful on earth help the souls in\npurgatory.\n\n340. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid us to honor relics?\nA. The first Commandment does not forbid us to honor relics, because\nrelics are the bodies of the saints, or objects directly connected with\nthem or with our Lord.\n\n341. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid the making of images?\nA. The first Commandment does forbid the making of images if they are\nmade to be adored as gods, but it does not forbid the making of them to\nput us in mind of Jesus Christ, His Blessed Mother, and the saints.\n\n342. Q. Is it right to show respect to the pictures and images of Christ\nand His saints?\nA. It is right to show respect to the pictures and images of Christ and\nHis saints, because they are the representations and memorials of them.\n\n343. Q. Is it allowed to pray to the crucifix or to the images and\nrelics of the saints?\nA. It is not allowed to pray to the crucifix or images and relics of the\nsaints, for they have no life, nor power to help us, nor sense to hear\nus.\n\n344. Q. Why do we pray before the crucifix and the images and relics of\nthe saints?\nA. We pray before the crucifix and images and relics of the saints\nbecause they enliven our devotion by exciting pious affections and\ndesires, and by reminding us of Christ and of the saints, that we may\nimitate their virtues.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-SECOND\nFROM THE SECOND TO THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT\n\n\n345. Q. What is the second Commandment?\nA. The second Commandment is: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord\nthy God in vain.\n\n346. Q. What are we commanded by the second Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the second Commandment to speak with reverence of\nGod and of the saints, and of all holy things, and to keep our lawful\noaths and vows.\n\n347. Q. What is an oath?\nA. An oath is the calling upon God to witness the truth of what we say.\n\n348. Q. When may we take an oath?\nA. We may take an oath when it is ordered by lawful authority or\nrequired for God's honor or for our own or our neighbor's good.\n\n349. Q. What is necessary to make an oath lawful?\nA. To make an oath lawful it is necessary that what we swear to, be\ntrue, and that there be a sufficient cause for taking an oath.\n\n350. Q. What is a vow?\nA. A vow is a deliberate promise made to God to do something that is\npleasing to Him.\n\n351. Q. Is it a sin not to fulfill our vows?\nA. Not to fulfill our vows is a sin, mortal or venial, according to the\nnature of the vow and the intention we had in making it.\n\n352. Q. What is forbidden by the second Commandment?\nA. The second Commandment forbids all false, rash, unjust, and\nunnecessary oaths, blasphemy, cursing, and profane words.\n\n353. Q. What is the third Commandment?\nA. The third Commandment is: Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.\n\n354. Q. What are we commanded by the third Commandment?\nA. By the third Commandment we are commanded to keep holy the Lord's day\nand the holydays of obligation, on which we are to give our time to the\nservice and worship of God.\n\n355. Q. How are we to worship God on Sundays and holydays of obligation?\nA. We are to worship God on Sundays and holydays of obligation by\nhearing Mass, by prayer, and by other good works.\n\n356. Q. Are the Sabbath day and the Sunday the same?\nA. The Sabbath day and the Sunday are not the same. The Sabbath is the\nseventh day of the week, and is the day which was kept holy in the Old\nLaw; the Sunday is the first day of the week, and is the day which is\nkept holy in the New Law.\n\n357. Q. Why does the Church command us to keep the Sunday holy instead\nof the Sabbath?\nA. The Church commands us to keep the Sunday holy instead of the Sabbath\nbecause on Sunday Christ rose from the dead, and on Sunday He sent the\nHoly Ghost upon the Apostles.\n\n358. Q. What is forbidden by the third Commandment?\nA. The third Commandment forbids all unnecessary servile work and\nwhatever else may hinder the due observance of the Lord's day.\n\n359. Q. What are servile works?\nA. Servile works are those which require labor rather of body than of\nmind.\n\n360. Q. Are servile works on Sunday ever lawful?\nA. Servile works are lawful on Sunday when the honor of God, the good of\nour neighbor, or necessity requires them.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-THIRD\nFROM THE FOURTH TO THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT\n\n\n361. Q. What is the fourth Commandment?\nA. The fourth Commandment is: Honor thy father and thy mother.\n\n362. Q. What are we commanded by the fourth Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the fourth Commandment to honor, love, and obey\nour parents in all that is not sin.\n\n363. Q. Are we bound to honor and obey others than our parents?\nA. We are also bound to honor and obey our bishops, pastors,\nmagistrates, teachers, and other lawful superiors.\n\n364. Q. Have parents and superiors any duties towards those who are\nunder their charge?\nA. It is the duty of parents and superiors to take good care of all\nunder their charge and give them proper direction and example.\n\n365. Q. What is forbidden by the fourth Commandment?\nA. The fourth Commandment forbids all disobedience, contempt, and\nstubbornness towards our parents or lawful superiors.\n\n366. Q. What is the fifth Commandment?\nA. The fifth Commandment is: Thou shalt not kill.\n\n367. Q. What are we commanded by the fifth Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the fifth Commandment to live in peace and union\nwith our neighbor, to respect his rights, to seek his spiritual and\nbodily welfare, and to take proper care of our own life and health.\n\n368. Q. What is forbidden by the fifth Commandment?\nA. The fifth Commandment forbids all wilful murder, fighting, anger,\nhatred, revenge, and bad example.\n\n369. Q. What is the sixth Commandment?\nA. The sixth Commandment is: Thou shalt not commit adultery.\n\n370. Q. What are we commanded by the sixth Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the sixth Commandment to be pure in thought and\nmodest in all our looks, words, and actions.\n\n371. Q. What is forbidden by the sixth Commandment?\nA. The sixth commandment forbids all unchaste freedom with another's\nwife or husband; also all immodesty with ourselves or others in looks,\ndress, words, or actions.\n\n372. Q. Does the sixth Commandment forbid the reading of bad and\nimmodest books and newspapers?\nA. The sixth Commandment does forbid the reading of bad and immodest\nbooks and newspapers.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-FOURTH\nFROM THE SEVENTH TO THE END OF THE TENTH COMMANDMENT\n\n\n373. Q. What is the seventh Commandment?\nA. The seventh Commandment is: Thou shalt not steal.\n\n374. Q. What are we commanded by the seventh Commandment?\nA. By the seventh Commandment we are commanded to give to all men what\nbelongs to them and to respect their property.\n\n375. Q. What is forbidden by the seventh Commandment?\nA. The seventh Commandment forbids all unjust taking or keeping what\nbelongs to another.\n\n376. Q. Are we bound to restore ill-gotten goods?\nA. We are bound to restore ill-gotten goods, or the value of them, as\nfar as we are able; otherwise we cannot be forgiven.\n\n377. Q. Are we obliged to repair the damage we have unjustly caused?\nA. We are bound to repair the damage we have unjustly caused.\n\n378. Q. What is the eighth Commandment?\nA. The eighth Commandment is: Thou shalt not bear false witness against\nthy neighbor.\n\n379. Q. What are we commanded by the eighth Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the eighth Commandment to speak the truth in all\nthings and to be careful of the honor and reputation of every one.\n\n380. Q. What is forbidden by the eighth Commandment?\nA. The eighth Commandment forbids all rash judgments, backbiting,\nslanders, and lies.\n\n381. Q. What must they do who have lied about their neighbor and\nseriously injured his character?\nA. They who have lied about their neighbor and seriously injured his\ncharacter must repair the injury done as far as they are able, otherwise\nthey will not be forgiven.\n\n382. Q. What is the ninth Commandment?\nA. The ninth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.\n\n383. Q. What are we commanded by the ninth Commandment?\nA. We are commanded by the ninth Commandment to keep ourselves pure in\nthought and desire.\n\n384. Q. What is forbidden by the ninth Commandment?\nA. The ninth Commandment forbids unchaste thoughts, desires of another's\nwife or husband, and all other unlawful impure thoughts and desires.\n\n385. Q. Are impure thoughts and desires always sins?\nA. Impure thoughts and desires are always sins, unless they displease us\nand we try to banish them.\n\n386. Q. What is the tenth Commandment?\nA. The tenth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.\n\n387. Q. What are we commanded by the tenth Commandment?\nA. By the tenth Commandment we are commanded to be content with what we\nhave, and to rejoice in our neighbor's welfare.\n\n388. Q. What is forbidden by the tenth Commandment?\nA. The tenth Commandment forbids all desires to take or keep wrongfully\nwhat belongs to another.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-FIFTH\nON THE FIRST AND SECOND COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH\n\n\n389. Q. Which are the chief commandments of the Church?\nA. The chief commandments of the Church are six:\n\n1. To hear Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation.\n2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed.\n3. To confess at least once a year.\n4. To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time.\n5. To contribute to the support of our pastors.\n6. Not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us\n   within the third degree of kindred, nor privately without witnesses,\n   nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.\n\n390. Q. Is it a mortal sin not to hear Mass on a Sunday or a holyday of\nobligation?\nA. It is a mortal sin not to hear Mass on a Sunday or a holyday of\nobligation, unless we are excused for a serious reason. They also commit\na mortal sin who, having others under their charge, hinder them from\nhearing Mass, without a sufficient reason.\n\n391. Q. Why were holydays instituted by the Church?\nA. Holydays were instituted by the Church to recall to our minds the\ngreat mysteries of religion and the virtues and rewards of the saints.\n\n392. Q. How should we keep the holydays of obligation?\nA. We should keep the holydays of obligation as we should keep the\nSunday.\n\n393. Q. What do you mean by fast-days?\nA. By fast-days I mean days on which we are allowed but one full meal.\n\n394. Q. What do you mean by days of abstinence?\nA. By days of abstinence I mean days on which we are forbidden to eat\nflesh-meat, but are allowed the usual number of meals.\n\n395. Q. Why does the Church command us to fast and abstain?\nA. The Church commands us to fast and abstain, in order that we may\nmortify our passions and satisfy for our sins.\n\n396. Q. Why does the Church command us to abstain from flesh-meat on\nFridays?\nA. The Church commands us to abstain from flesh-meat on Fridays, in\nhonor of the day on which our Saviour died.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-SIXTH\nON THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH\n\n\n397. Q. What is meant by the command of confessing at least once a year?\nA. By the command of confessing at least once a year is meant that we\nare obliged, under pain of mortal sin, to go to confession within the\nyear.\n\n398. Q. Should we confess only once a year?\nA. We should confess frequently, if we wish to lead a good life.\n\n399. Q. Should children go to Confession?\nA. Children should go to Confession when they are old enough to commit\nsin, which is commonly about the age of seven years.\n\n400. Q. What sin does he commit who neglects to receive Communion during\nthe Easter time?\nA. He who neglects to receive Communion during the Easter time commits a\nmortal sin.\n\n401. Q. What is the Easter time?\nA. The Easter time is, in this country, the time between the first\nSunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday.\n\n402. Q. Are we obliged to contribute to the support of our pastors?\nA. We are obliged to contribute to the support of our pastors, and to\nbear our share in the expenses of the church and school.\n\n403. Q. What is the meaning of the commandment not to marry within the\nthird degree of kindred?\nA. The meaning of the commandment not to marry within the third degree\nof kindred is that no one is allowed to marry another within the third\ndegree of blood relationship.\n\n404. Q. What is the meaning of the command not to marry privately?\nA. The command not to marry privately means that none should marry\nwithout the blessing of God's priests or without witnesses.\n\n405. Q. What is the meaning of the precept not to solemnize marriage at\nforbidden times?\nA. The meaning of the precept not to solemnize marriage at forbidden\ntimes is that during Lent and Advent the marriage ceremony should not be\nperformed with pomp or a nuptial Mass.\n\n406. Q. What is the nuptial Mass?\nA. A nuptial Mass is a Mass appointed by the Church to invoke a special\nblessing upon the married couple.\n\n407. Q. Should Catholics be married at a nuptial Mass?\nA. Catholics should be married at a nuptial Mass, because they thereby\nshow greater reverence for the holy Sacrament and bring richer blessings\nupon their wedded life.\n\n\n\nLESSON THIRTY-SEVENTH\nON THE LAST JUDGMENT AND THE RESURRECTION, HELL, PURGATORY, AND HEAVEN\n\n\n408. Q. When will Christ judge us?\nA. Christ will judge us immediately after our death, and on the last\nday.\n\n409. Q. What is the judgment called which we have to undergo immediately\nafter death?\nA. The judgment we have to undergo immediately after death is called the\nParticular Judgment.\n\n410. Q. What is the judgment called which all men have to undergo on the\nlast day?\nA. The judgment which all men have to undergo on the last day is called\nthe General Judgment.\n\n411. Q. Why does Christ judge men immediately after death?\nA. Christ judges men immediately after death to reward or punish them\naccording to their deeds.\n\n412. Q. What are the rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls\nafter the Particular Judgment?\nA. The rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the\nParticular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.\n\n413. Q. What is Hell?\nA. Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned, and in which they\nare deprived of the sight of God for all eternity, and are in dreadful\ntorments.\n\n414. Q. What is Purgatory?\nA. Purgatory is a state in which those suffer for a time who die guilty\nof venial sins, or without having satisfied for the punishment due to\ntheir sins.\n\n415. Q. Can the faithful on earth help the souls in Purgatory?\nA. The faithful on earth can help the souls in Purgatory by their\nprayers, fasts, alms-deeds; by indulgences, and by having Masses said\nfor them.\n\n416. Q. If every one is judged immediately after death, what need is\nthere of a General Judgment?\nA. There is need of a General Judgment, though every one is judged\nimmediately after death, that the providence of God, which, on earth,\noften permits the good to suffer and the wicked to prosper, may in the\nend appear just before all men.\n\n417. Q. Will our bodies share in the reward or punishment of our souls?\nA. Our bodies will share in the reward or punishment of our souls,\nbecause through the resurrection they will again be united to them.\n\n418. Q. In what state will the bodies of the just rise?\nA. The bodies of the just will rise glorious and immortal.\n\n419. Q. Will the bodies of the damned also rise?\nA. The bodies of the damned will also rise, but they will be condemned\nto eternal punishment.\n\n420. Q. What is Heaven?\nA. Heaven is the state of everlasting life in which we see God face to\nface, are made like unto Him in glory, and enjoy eternal happiness.\n\n421. Q. What words should we bear always in mind?\nA. We should bear always in mind these words of our Lord and Saviour\nJesus Christ: \"What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and\nsuffer the loss of his own soul, or what exchange shall a man give for\nhis soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with\nHis angels; and then will He render to every man according to his\nworks.\"\n\n\n\n\nMORNING PRAYERS\n\n\nAs soon as you awake, think of God. Make the Sign of the Cross and say:\n\n+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\nAmen.\n\nThen dress quickly and kneel down. Now say the Our Father, the Hail\nMary, the Apostles' Creed, the Confiteor and the Acts of Faith, Hope,\nLove and Contrition which you have probably memorized. If you do not\nknow them by heart you will find them on pages 2-4.\n\nThen if you have time also say the following prayers:\n\nTO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.\nMy Lady, and my Mother, remember I am thine; protect and defend me as\nthy property and possession.\n\nTO SAINT JOSEPH.\nSaint Joseph, model and patron of those who love the Sacred Heart of\nJesus, pray for us.\n\nTO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.\nAngel of God, my guardian dear,\nTo whom His love commits me here,\nEver this day be at my side,\nTo light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.\n\nGod bless Papa and Mamma. God bless Brothers and Sisters, and all my\nfriends. God bless me, and make me a good child.\n\nFOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED.\nEternal rest give unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon\nthem. May they rest in peace. Amen.\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was\nin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.\n\nMake the Sign of the Cross.\n\n\n\nEVENING PRAYERS\n\n\nNever go to bed without thanking God for all the benefits you have\nreceived during the day and during your whole life. Kneel down. Make the\nSign of the Cross. Then say the Our Father, Hail Mary, the Apostles'\nCreed, the Confiteor, and Glory be.\n\nNow think how you have acted during the day. Are there any big sins on\nyour soul? Any little sins? Try to tell Jesus how sorry you are for all\nyour sins, and say the Act of Contrition (page 4).\n\nJesus, Mary, Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul.\nJesus, Mary, Joseph, assist me in my last agony.\nJesus, Mary, Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you.\nO my God, bless my father, mother, and all my relatives and friends.\nMay the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest\nin peace. Amen.\n\nBless yourself with holy water.\n\n+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.\nAmen.\n\n\n\nPRAYERS FOR MASS\n\n\n[The Mass prayers are an arrangement of those contained in Father Finn's\n\"Prayer Book for Catholic Youth\" (also known as Father Finn's Boys' and\nGirls' Prayer Book). They follow closely in simplified language the\nspirit and liturgy of the \"Ordinary of the Mass,\" so that children will\nbecome readily accustomed to using the Church's own prayers and follow\nthe priest at the altar. The rubrics when to sit, stand or kneel at Low\nMass are given.\n\nIf it is found desirable to have the children recite prayers aloud and\nin unison at Mass, certain parts suitable for this purpose are marked\nwith an asterisk (*).]\n\n\nRemember that the church is the house of God, where the living God\ndwells. And where God is, His holy angels too are present. In church,\ntherefore, be reverent and modest in your behavior, and always be in\ntime. When you enter, bless yourself with holy water and go quietly to\nyour seat, genuflect on your right knee and enter the pew.\n\n\nPRAYER BEFORE MASS\n\nO my God, I am only a child; help me to be attentive, and to pray with\nall my heart during this holy Mass.\n\nThe priest comes out to begin Mass.\n\nStand\n\nThe priest carries in his hands the chalice, covered with a cloth. The\npriest goes up to the middle of the altar, and sets down the chalice.\nThen he goes to the right side and opens the book.\n\nAfter that he comes down to the foot of the altar, and makes the Sign of\nthe Cross.\n\n\nTHE MASS OF THE CATECHUMENS\n(From the Beginning to the Offertory)\n\nKneel\n\n*In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.\n*I will go in to the altar of God, to God Who gives joy to my youth.\n*Judge me, O God. Keep me safe from all evil.\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost.\nAs it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.\nAmen.\nI will go in to the altar of God.\nTo God Who gives joy to my youth.\n\nHere the priest makes the Sign of the Cross.\n\nOur help is in the name of the Lord.\nWho made heaven and earth.\n\nThe priest, bowing down, says the Confiteor. Then the altar-boys bow and\nsay it after him. Read it as on p. 2.\n\nThe priest goes up to the altar and says:\n\nO Lord, we beg You, by the goodness of Your saints whose relics are\nhere, and of all Your saints, to forgive us all our sins.\n\n\nTHE INTROIT AND KYRIE ELEISON\n\nThe priest goes to the right side of the altar and reads from the book.\nThen going back to the middle of the altar he says the Kyrie Eleison.\n\n\nTHE GLORIA\n\nGlory be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We\npraise You. We bless You. We glorify You. We give You thanks for Your\ngreat glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord\nGod, Son of the Father, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy\non us. You only, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, are most high in\nthe Glory of God the Father. Amen.\n\nThe priest turns to the people and says:\n\nThe Lord be with you.\nAnd with your spirit.\n\n\nTHE COLLECT\n\nThe priest goes to the right side of the altar and reads from the book.\n\n*Let us pray: Let Your grace and pity guide our hearts, we beg You, O\nLord. For without You we cannot please You. Through Our Lord, Jesus\nChrist, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy\nGhost, world without end. Amen.\n\n\nTHE EPISTLE\n\nThe Epistle is a letter. Most of these letters were written by Saint\nPaul. The priest now reads one of these. You may read the following:\n\nDear children: Be happy, be good, be brave; agree with one another, and\nbe at peace. The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, God's love, and the\nwisdom of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.\n\nThanks be to God.\n\nThe altar-boy carries the book to the left side of the altar. The priest\nbows at the middle of the altar and says a prayer.\n\n\nTHE GOSPEL\n\nThe priest goes to the left and reads from the book.\n\nStand\n\nWhile Jesus was speaking to the people, mothers brought their children\nto Him, that He might bless them. The disciples told them not to bother\nJesus. But Jesus said, \"Suffer the little children to come to Me and\nforbid them not. For of such is the kingdom of heaven.\" And Jesus\nblessed the children.\n\nPraise be to You, O Christ.\n\nSit\n\nThe priest now turns back to the middle of the altar and says the Creed.\nYou also say it (see page 2).\n\n\nTHE MASS OF THE FAITHFUL\n(From the Offertory to the Communion)\n\n\nTHE OFFERING OF THE HOST\n\nThe priest takes the cloth off the chalice. Then he holds up a small\ngold plate on which is the bread, called the host.\n\n*Take, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this spotless host which\nI, Your unworthy servant, offer to You for my many sins and for all who\nserve You, living and dead. May it help them and me to gain eternal\nlife.\n\nThe priest goes to the right side of the altar. He pours wine and water\ninto the chalice. Then the priest goes back to the middle of the altar\nand raises the chalice.\n\n\nTHE OFFERING OF THE CHALICE\n\n*We offer You, O Lord, this chalice. May it help us and all the world to\ngain eternal life. Amen.\n\nThe priest goes to the right side of the altar to wash his hands.\n\nReturning to the middle of the altar, the priest bows down and says some\nprayers. Then he turns to the people and says the Orate Fratres.\n\nNow the priest prays in a low voice and then in a louder voice he says\nthe Preface:\n\nTruly, it is right and just that we should at all times and in all\nplaces give thanks to You, O holy Lord, Father almighty, Who, with Your\nonly Son and the Holy Ghost are one God, one Lord. All the angels daily\npraise You, singing with one voice:\n\n\n*THE SANCTUS\n\nHoly, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts.\nHeaven and earth are full of Your glory.\nHosanna in the highest.\n\nThe bell is rung three times.\n\nKneel\n\n\nTHE CANON\n\n[Note,--By a Decree of the Church (Aug. 4, 1922), the prayers during the\nCanon, i.e. from the Sanctus to the Pater Noster, must be said in\nsilence.]\n\nThe priest bows low and kisses the altar.\n\nO most merciful Father, we pray You, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our\nLord, to take and bless these gifts. We offer them to You for Your holy\nCatholic Church, for our Pope and Bishop and for all those in the\nCatholic Faith.\n\n\nPRAYER FOR THE LIVING\n\nBe mindful, O Lord, of Your servants (name those for whom you wish to\npray especially), and all who are now hearing this Mass. Hear, O Lord,\nthe prayers they are offering for themselves, their friends and their\nfamilies.\n\n\nTHE CONSECRATION OF THE HOST\n\nThe priest now bends low over the host and says:\n\n    THIS IS MY BODY\n\nAt these words, the bread is changed into the body of Our Lord. The bell\nrings. The priest kneels and then raises the Sacred Body of Our Lord.\nNow look at the Sacred Host and say: My Lord and my God. Then bow your\nhead as the priest kneels again.\n\n\nTHE CONSECRATION OF THE WINE\n\nThe priest bends over the chalice and says:\n\n    THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD\n\nAt these words, the wine becomes the Precious Blood of Our Lord. The\nbell rings. The priest kneels and then raises the chalice. Now the\npriest continues to pray silently. Look at the chalice and say: Jesus in\nthe Blessed Sacrament, have mercy on us.\n\nThe priest kneels. The bell rings again. The priest prays silently.\n\n\nPRAYER FOR THE DEAD\n\nRemember also, O Lord, Your servants (here name dead relatives and\nfriends) who have gone before us with the sign of faith and sleep the\nsleep of peace.\n\nNow the priest says the \"Pater Noster.\" Say the \"Our Father.\"\n\nSoon after the priest strikes his breast and says the \"Agnus Dei.\"\n\n\nTHE PRIEST'S COMMUNION\n\nThe priest after saying some prayers silently, takes the Sacred Host and\npaten in his left hand and striking his breast with the right hand says\n(the bell rings three times):\n\n*O Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. Say but\nthe word and my soul shall be healed.\n\nThe priest bows down and receives the Body of Our Lord. He remains in\nprayer for a short time. Then he uncovers the chalice and drinks the\nSacred Blood of Our Lord.\n\n\nTHE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE\n\nThe priest now opens the tabernacle and takes out the Blessed Sacrament\nto give holy communion to the people. Turning to the people and holding\nthe ciborium in his left hand, he lifts up a Sacred Host to the people\nin his right hand. Now say with the priest three times:\n\n\"Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter my soul; say but the word\nand my soul shall be healed.\"\n\n\nAFTER THE COMMUNION\n\nHaving replaced the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle, the priest\nafter taking water and wine, covers the chalice and goes to the right\nside of the altar to read from the book. Then going back to the middle\nhe turns to the people and says:\n\nThe Lord be with you.\nAnd with your spirit.\n\nThen the priest again goes to the right side of the altar and reads:\n\n\nTHE PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION\n\n*Let us pray: We have been filled with Your gifts, O Lord. Grant that\nthey may make us clean and strong. May the gift of this divine Sacrament\nkeep us pure, O Lord. Through the help of the Blessed Virgin, of St.\nJoseph, of Sts. Peter and Paul and all the saints, may it free us from\nall evil.\n\nThe priest goes back to the middle of the altar and turning to the\npeople says:\n\nThe Lord be with you.\nAnd with your spirit.\n\nGo, the Mass is ended.\nThanks be to God.\n\n\nTHE BLESSING\n\nThe priest bows down and says a prayer. Then turning to the people he\nblesses them saying:\n\nMay almighty God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless you. Amen.\n\nThe priest goes to the left side of the altar.\n\nStand\n\nThe Lord be with you.\nAnd with your spirit.\n\n\nTHE LAST GOSPEL\n\nThe priest makes a cross on forehead, lips, and breast, and says the\nGospel of St. John.\n\nRemain standing until the priest has left the sanctuary or kneels down\nto say the prayers after Mass.\n\n\n\nTHE RIGHT MANNER OF CONFESSING\n\n\n[From Father Finn's Prayer Book for Catholic Youth.]\n\n\nPRAYER BEFORE EXAMINING YOUR CONSCIENCE\n\nO Holy Spirit, help me to know all my sins. Help me to remember that\nJesus died for me. Help me to make a good confession and I promise that\nI will try never to sin again.\n\nNow think of your sins.\n\n\nPRAYER BEFORE ENTERING THE CONFESSIONAL\n\nO God, I am very sorry for all my sins. I promise that I will try to be\ngood and never again to hurt You by sin. Dear Jesus, help me. Mother of\nGod, pray that I may please Your Son by true sorrow for my sins.\n\nWhen your turn comes, go into the confession box. Make the Sign of the\nCross and wait till the priest opens the little door. Say what you have\nbeen taught to say. Or you may say this:\n\nBless me, Father, for I have sinned. It is (say how long) since my last\nconfession. Since then I have committed these sins.\n\nNow tell all your sins and how many times you committed each. If there\nis something you don't know how to tell, just say, \"Please help me,\nFather,\" and the priest will help you. After you have told all your\nsins, say what you have been taught to say. Or you may say:\n\nThat is all, Father.\n\nIn case you have no big sins to confess, it is well to end your\nconfession with: \"In my past life I sinned through anger or impurity\"\n(or some sin that you know you did and that you are sorry for).\n\nThe priest tells you what prayers to say for a penance. Then he tells\nyou to say the Act of Contrition. When you come out, kneel down near the\naltar. Say your penance at once. Then thank God for being so good to\nyou.\n\n\n\nCOMMUNION PRAYERS\n\n\nACTS BEFORE COMMUNION\n\nAct of Faith. Jesus Christ, my Sovereign Lord, I firmly believe that\nThou art really present in the Holy Eucharist, and that it is Thy body,\nThy blood, Thy soul, and Thy divinity that I shall receive in that\nAdorable Sacrament.\n\nAct of Hope. Thou hast said, O my God, that those hoping in Thee shall\nnever be confounded. I place all my confidence in Thy promises, and I\nhope that, having nourished myself with Thy body on earth, I shall have\nthe happiness of seeing and possessing Thee eternally in heaven.\n\nAct of Love. O my divine Jesus, Who hast so loved me as to nourish me\nwith Thy adorable flesh, I love Thee with all my heart and above all\nthings; I wish to live and die in Thy holy love.\n\nAct of Humility. My Saviour and my God, Thou art all sanctity. I am not\nworthy that Thou shouldst enter my heart; yet, speak but the word and my\nsoul shall be healed.\n\nAct of Desire. My soul desires Thee, O my God! Thou art its joy and\nhappiness. Come, O divine Jesus, come into my heart; it desires ardently\nto receive Thee.\n\n\nACTS AFTER COMMUNION\n\nAct of Adoration. I adore Thee, O Jesus, as the Lamb of God immolated\nfor the salvation of mankind. I join in the profound adoration which the\nangels and saints pay to Thee in heaven.\n\nAct of Thanksgiving. Lord, Thou hast looked on my unworthiness. I was\nsick, and Thou hast healed me. I was poor, and Thou hast bestowed upon\nme Thy numberless benefits. How shall I be able to thank Thee, O my\nLord, for all Thy favors? I will invoke Thy holy name, and eternally\nsing Thy mercies.\n\nAct of Offering. What can I offer Thee, O my God, for the grace of\nhaving given Thyself to me? I consecrate to Thy glory my body, my soul,\nand all that I possess! Dispose of me according to Thy holy will.\n\nAct of Petition. My divine Redeemer, Thou hast taken possession of me.\nDo not let the enemy of my salvation ravish the precious treasure I bear\nin my heart. Preserve me from all sin, and defend me against temptation,\nthat I may persevere until death in the practice of Thy holy law. Amen.\n\n\n\nTHE ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN\n\n\nTHE FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERIES\n(Assigned for Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year, the Sundays of\nAdvent, and after Epiphany until Lent.)\n\nFirst Mystery. The Annunciation.\nSecond Mystery. The Visitation.\nThird Mystery. The Nativity.\nFourth Mystery. The Presentation.\nFifth Mystery. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.\n\n\nTHE FIVE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES\n(For Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the year, and Sundays in Lent.)\n\nFirst Mystery. The Prayer and Bloody Sweat of our blessed Saviour in the\nGarden.\nSecond Mystery. The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar.\nThird Mystery. The Crowning of Jesus with Thorns.\nFourth Mystery. Jesus Carrying His Cross.\nFifth Mystery. The Crucifixion.\n\n\nTHE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES\n(For Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the year, and Sundays after\nEaster until after Advent.)\n\nFirst Mystery. The Resurrection.\nSecond Mystery. The Ascension.\nThird Mystery. The Descent of the Holy Ghost.\nFourth Mystery. The Assumption.\nFifth Mystery. The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin.\n\n\n\nTHE STATIONS OF THE CROSS\n\n\nA plenary indulgence can be gained each time one makes the Stations,\nsubject to the usual conditions.\n\nTo make the Stations and gain the indulgences, no special prayer is\nrequired. We have but to begin at the first Station and go around to the\nlast, thinking devoutly of the Passion and Death of Christ.\n\n\n\nHYMNS\n\n\nCome, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest\n\n1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,\nAnd in our hearts take up Thy rest;\nCome with Thy grace and heavenly aid\n|| To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. ||\n\n2. O Comforter, to Thee we cry,\nThou heavenly Gift of God most high,\nThou Fount of life and Fire of love,\n|| And sweet Anointing from above. ||\n\n3. Praise we the Father and the Son,\nAnd Holy Spirit with them One;\nAnd may the Son on us bestow\n|| The gifts that from the Spirit flow. ||\n\n\nO Salutaris\n\n1. O Salutaris Hostia!\n  Quae coeli pandis ostium:\nBella premunt hostilia,\n  Da robur, fer auxilium.\n\n2. Uni trinoque Domino\n  Sit sempiterna gloria,\nQui vitam sine termino\n  Nobis donet in Patria. Amen.\n\n\nTantum Ergo\n\n1. Tantum ergo Sacramentum\n  Veneremur cernui;\nEt antiquum documentum\n  Novo cedat ritui;\nPraestet fides supplementum\n  Sensuum defectui.\n\n2. Genitori, Genitoque\n  Laus et jubilatio,\nSalus, honor, virtus quoque\n  Sit et benedictio;\nProcedenti ab utroque\n  Compar sit laudatio. Amen.\n\nV. Panem de coelo praestitisti eis,\nR. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.\n\n\nAdeste Fideles\n\n1. Adeste, fideles,\nLaeti triumphantes;\nVenite, venite in Bethlehem;\nNatum videte\nRegem Angelorum,\nVenite, adoremus,\nVenite, adoremus,\nVenite, adoremus Dominum.\n\n2. Deum de Deo,\nLumen de lumine,\nGestant puellae viscera;\nDeum verum,\nGenitum non factum,\nVenite, etc.\n\n3. Cantet nunc Io!\nChorus Angelorum;\nCantet nunc aula coelestium.\nGloria\nIn excelsis Deo,\nVenite, etc.\n\n4. Ergo, qui natus\nDie hodierna,\nJesu! tibi sit gloria,\nPatris aeterni\nVerbum caro factum,\nVenite, etc.\n\n\nJesus, My Lord, My God\n(REV. F. W. FABER)\n\n1. Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all!\n  How can I love Thee as I ought?\nAnd how revere this wondrous gift,\n  So far surpassing hope or thought?\n\nCHORUS.--Sweet Sacrament! we Thee adore,\nOh, make us love Thee more and more,\nOh, make us love Thee more and more.\n\n2. Had I but Mary's sinless heart\n  To love Thee with, my dearest King,\nOh, with what bursts of fervent praise\n  Thy goodness, Jesus, would I sing!\n\n\nTo Jesus' Heart All Burning\n(REV. A. J. CHRISTIE, S.J.)\n\n1. To Jesus' Heart, all burning\n  With fervent love for men,\nMy heart with fondest yearning\n  Shall raise the joyful strain.\n\nCHORUS.--While ages course along,\nBlest be with loudest song\n|| The Sacred Heart of Jesus\nBy every heart and tongued. ||\n\n2. O Heart for me on fire\n  With love no man can speak,\nMy yet untold desire\n  God gives me for Thy sake.\n\n3. Too true I have forsaken\n  Thy flock by wilful sin;\nYet now let me be taken\n  Back to Thy fold again.\n\n\nJesus, Gentlest Saviour\n(REV. F. W. FABER)\n\n1. Jesus, gentlest Saviour!\n  God of might and power;\nThou Thyself art dwelling\n  In us at this hour.\nNature cannot hold Thee,\n  Heav'n is all too strait\nFor Thine endless glory,\n  And Thy royal state.\n\n2. Out beyond the shining\n  Of the farthest star,\nThou art ever stretching\n  Infinitely far.\nYet the hearts of children\n  Hold what worlds cannot,\nAnd the God of wonders\n  Loves the lowly spot.\n\n\nJesus! Saviour of My Soul\n\n1. Jesus! Saviour of my soul,\n  Let me to Thy refuge fly,\nWhile the nearer waters roll,\n  While the tempest still is nigh.\n\nCHORUS.--Hide me, O my Saviour, hide\n  Till the storm of life is past;\nSafe into Thy haven guide,\n  O receive my soul at last.\nJesus! Saviour of my soul,\n  Let me to Thy refuge fly;\nAve, Ave, Jesus mild,\n  Deign to hear Thy lowly child.\n\n2. Other refuge have I none,\n  Hangs my helpless soul on Thee,\nLeave, oh, leave me not alone,\n  Still support and strengthen me.\n\n\nJesus, the Very Thought of Thee\n(REV. E. CASWALL)\n\n1. Jesus, the very thought of Thee\n  With rapture fills my breast;\nBut sweeter far Thy Face to see,\n  And in Thy presence rest.\n\n2. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,\n  Nor can the mem'ry find\nA sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,\n  O Saviour of mankind!\n\n3. Jesus, our only joy be Thou,\n  As Thou our prize wilt be;\nO Jesus, be our glory now\n  And through eternity.\n\n\nWhat Happiness Can Equal Mine?\n(REV. F. W. FABER)\n\n1. What happiness can equal mine?\n  I've found the object of my love:\nMy Jesus dear, my King Divine,\n  Is come to me from heav'n above;\nHe chose my heart for His abode,\n  He there becomes my daily bread;\nThere on me flows His healing blood;\n  There with His flesh my soul is fed.\n\nCHORUS.--What happiness can equal mine?\n  I've found the object of my love:\nMy Jesus dear, my King Divine,\n  Is come to me from heav'n above.\n\n2. I am my love's, and He is mine:\n  In me He dwells, in Him I live;\nWhat greater treasures could I find?\n  And could, ye heavens, a greater give?\nO sacred banquet, heav'nly feast!\n  O overflowing source of grace,\nWhere God the food, and man, the guest,\n  Meet and unite in sweet embrace!\n\n\nThe Love of Jesus\n\n1. O the priceless love of Jesus:\n  O the strength of grace divine;\nAll His gifts are showered upon me,\n  All His blessings may be mine.\nHe is throned in Heavenly glory\n  Where no sin nor death can be;\nYet He loves me in this darkness,\n  Yet He does not turn from me.\n\n2. I am blind, and poor, and wretched,\n  By temptations sorely tried;\nYet His watchful care abounding\n  Keeps me ever at His side.\nHe is God and King Eternal,\n  Higher than all height can be;\nYet His Heart is with me always,\n  Yet He stoopeth down to me.\n\n\nHoly God, We Praise Thy Name\n(REV. C. WALWORTH)\n\n1. Holy God, we praise Thy name,\n  Lord of all, we bow before Thee!\nAll on earth Thy sceptre claim,\n  All in heav'n above adore Thee.\n|| Infinite Thy vast domain,\nEverlasting is Thy name. ||\n\n2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn,\n  Angel choirs above are raising!\nCherubim and Seraphim,\n  In unceasing chorus praising.\n|| Fill the heavens with sweet accord;\n  Holy! Holy! Holy Lord. ||\n\n\nHail, Heavenly Queen!\n\n1. Hail, heavenly Queen! Hail, foamy ocean star!\nO be our guide, diffuse thy beams afar;\nHail, Mother of God! above all virgins blest,\nHail, happy gate of heav'n's eternal rest.\n\nCHORUS.--Hail foamy ocean star! Hail, heav'nly Queen!\n|| O be our guide to endless joys unseen. ||\n\n2. \"Hail, full of grace,\" with Gabriel we repeat;\nThee, Queen of heav'n, from him we learn to greet;\nThen give us peace which heav'n alone can give,\nAnd dead thro' Eve, thro' Mary let us live.\n\n\nMother Dear, Oh, Pray for Me\n\n1. Mother dear, oh, pray for me,\n  Whilst far from heav'n and thee\nI wander in a fragile bark,\n  O'er life's tempestuous sea;\nO Virgin Mother, from thy throne,\n  So bright in bliss above,\nProtect thy child and cheer my path,\n  With thy sweet smile of love.\n\nCHORUS.--Mother dear, remember me,\n  And never cease thy care,\nTill in heaven eternally\n  Thy love and bliss I share.\n\n2. Mother dear, oh, pray for me,\n  Should pleasure's siren lay\nE'er tempt thy child to wander far\n  From virtue's path away;\nWhen thorns beset life's devious way,\n  And darkling waters flow,\nThen, Mary, aid thy weeping child,\n  Thyself a mother show.\n\n\nOra Pro Me\n\n1. Ave Maria! bright and pure,\n  Hear, O hear me when I pray,\nPains and pleasures try the pilgrim\n  On his long and dreary way.\nFears and perils are around me,\nAve Maria! bright and pure,\n  Ore pro me, ora pro me.\n\n2. Ave Maria! Queen of Heaven,\n  Teach, O teach me to obey,\nLead me on, tho' fierce temptations\n  Stand and meet me in the way.\nWhen I fail and faint, my Mother,\nAve Maria! bright and pure,\n  Ora pro me, ora pro me.\n\n\nI'll Sing a Hymn to Mary\n(REV. FR. WYSE)\n\nI'll sing a hymn to Mary,\n  The Mother of my God,\nThe Virgin of all Virgins,\n  Of David's royal blood.\nOh, teach me, holy Mary\n  A loving song to frame,\nWhen wicked men blaspheme thee\n  To love and bless thy name.\n\nWhen troubles dark afflict me\n  In sorrow and in care,\nThy light doth ever guide me\n  O beauteous Morning Star.\nLo, I'll be ever ready\n  Thy goodly help to claim,\nWhen wicked men blaspheme thee\n  I'll love and bless thy name.\n\n\nDaily, Daily Sing to Mary\n\n1. Daily, daily sing to Mary\n  Sing, my soul, her praises due;\nAll her feasts, her actions worship,\n  With the heart's devotion true.\nLost in wond'ring contemplation,\n  Be her majesty confess'd;\nCall her Mother, call her Virgin,\n  Happy Mother, Virgin blest.\n\n2. She is mighty to deliver;\n  Call her, trust her lovingly;\nWhen the tempest rages round thee,\n  She will calm the troubled sea.\nGifts of heaven she has given,\n  Noble Lady, to our race;\nShe the Queen who decks her subject,\n  With the light of God's own grace.\n\n\nHymn to St. Joseph\n\n1. With grateful hearts we breathe to-day\n  The tender accents of our love.\nWe carol forth a little lay\n  To thee, great saint in heaven above.\n\nCHORUS.--O Joseph dear, from thy bright throne,\n  Incline thine ear unto our prayer.\nAnd o'er us all as o'er thine own,\n  Extend thy fond paternal care,\nAnd o'er us all as o'er thine own,\n  Extend thy fond paternal care,\nExtend thy fond paternal care.\n\n2. More favored than earth's greatest king.\n  Thou wert the guardian of that Child,\nAround whose crib full choirs did sing,\n  With cadenced voices soft and mild.\n\n\nDear Guardian of Mary\n(REV. F. W. FABER)\n\n1. Dear Guardian of Mary! dear nurse of her child!\nLife's ways are full weary, the desert is wild;\nBleak sands are all round us, no home can we see;\nSweet Spouse of our Lady! we lean upon thee.\n\n2. For thou to the pilgrim art father and guide,\nAnd Jesus and Mary felt safe at thy side;\nAh! blessed Saint Joseph, how safe should I be,\nSweet Spouse of our Lady! if thou wert with me.\n\n\nDear Angel, Ever at My Side\n(REV. F. W. FABER)\n\n1. Dear Angel, ever at my side,\n  How loving must thou be,\nTo leave thy home in heaven to guide\n  A little child like me.\n\n2. Thy beautiful and shining face\n  I see not, though so near;\nThe sweetness of thy soft, low voice\n  I am too deaf to hear.\n\n\nHymn at the Communion\n\nO Lord, I am not worthy\n  That Thou shouldst come to me,\nBut speak the words of comfort,\n  My spirit healed shall be.\n\nAnd humbly I'll receive Thee,\n  The bridegroom of my soul,\nNo more by sin to grieve Thee,\n  Or fly Thy sweet control.","title":"A catechism of Christian doctrine, no. 2 : for confirmation classes","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":21267}