Part 33

42. What is a creed? 43. Who were the Apostles? 44. Were the Apostles bishops or priests? 45. How do you know? 46. Who were the disciples of Our Lord? 47. Why did the Apostles make the creed? 48. How many articles or parts in the Apostles' Creed? 49. What does "Creator" mean? 50. By what names is Our Lord called? 51. How many sons had God the Father? 52. Why do we say "died" instead of "was killed"? 53. Why do we say "He was buried"? 54. Is Limbo the same as Purgatory? Why? 55. Who were in Limbo at the time Our Lord was crucified? 56. Name some good men who lived before Christ. 57. Did Our Lord's body descend into Limbo? 58. Was Our Lord three full days in the holy sepulchre? 59. How can you prove they could not put Our Lord to death unless He permitted it? 60. Why do we say "right hand of God" when God has no hands? 61. What do you mean by "judge the living and the dead"? 62. Who are "the living"? 63. Who are "the dead" mentioned here? 64. What are ghosts? 65. Are there any? 66. What do you mean by the "Church Militant"? 67. Who are its members? 68. Who are the enemies of our salvation? 69. Why does the devil wish to keep us out of Heaven? 70. What do we mean when we say "the world" is one of our spiritual enemies? 71. Have all the saints their bodies in Heaven? 72. Who are in Heaven in their bodies at present? 73. What is meant by our "concupiscence"? 74. Which tempts us most to sin, our soul or our body? Why? 75. Why did God leave concupiscence in us? 76. What do we mean by "the Church Suffering"? 77. Who are its members? 78. Why are souls in Purgatory? 79. What do you mean by "the Church Triumphant"? 80. Who are its members? 81. Are there any saints in Heaven whose names we do not know? 82. Who are saints? 83. What is the difference between a saint and an angel? 84. Why does the Church canonize holy persons? 85. Does canonization make the person a saint? 86. How does the Church canonize a saint? 87. Explain the "communion of saints." 88. What is the difference between beatification and canonization? 89. How is the resurrection of the body possible? 90. What is death? 91. What does "life everlasting" mean? 92. How many fathers had Our Lord? Who were they? 93. How many mothers had He? 94. Of what religion was Pontius Pilate? 95. Are all in Heaven saints?

The Confiteor and Acts

96. In how many ways can we sin? 97. What should we think of when we say the Confiteor? 98. What is the substance of the "act of faith"? 99. Why do we find different acts of faith? 100. What is the substance of the "act of hope"? 101. What is the substance of the "act of love"? 102. Do an "act of love" and an "act of charity" mean the same? 103. How do you show that they are the same? 104. What makes us help others? 105. How may we be charitable to our neighbor? 106. What is the substance of the "act of contrition"? 107. What does "grace" at meals mean? 108. Why should we say grace at meals? 109. Why should we be content with our food? 110. Is the Apostles' Creed an act of faith? 111. Did John the Baptist institute the Sacrament of Baptism? 112. In giving Baptism, can one pour the water and another say the words?

CATECHISM

Lesson 1

113. What is a catechism? 114. What does our Catechism contain? 115. Why should we learn the Catechism? 116. What do we mean by the "end of man"? 117. For what end was man created? 118. In what respect are all men equal? 119. What is "woman"? 120. In the first question, what does "world" mean? 121. What is a creature? 122. Is every invisible thing a spirit? 123. Of what use is reason to us? 124. What makes man different from all other animals? 125. Have any brute animals reason? 126. How do you know brute animals have not reason? 127. Can we learn all truths by our reason alone? 128. What is revelation? 129. What is "free will" in man? 130. Have brute animals "free will"? 131. Why is it necessary for us to know God? 132. What does "worship" mean? 133. How do we know when we love God above all? 134. Does the Apostles' Creed contain all the truths we must believe? 135. Name some truths not mentioned in it. 136. Is a tree a creature?

Lesson 2

137. What is a spirit? 138. What does "infinite" mean? 139. Why does God watch over us? 140. Why is it necessary for God to watch over us? 141. Why must God be "just" as well as "merciful"?

Lesson 3

142. What does "supreme" mean? 143. When are two persons said to be equal? 144. From whom does authority come? 145. Is there any difference in the ages of God the Father and God the Son? 146. Do first, second, and third in the Blessed Trinity mean that one person was before the other? 147. Why must we believe mysteries? 148. Must we understand everything we believe?

Lesson 4

149. How may the things God created be classed? 150. Why did God create angels? 151. If angels have no bodies, how can they appear? 152. Are the angels all equal in dignity? 153. How many classes of angels are there? 154. What did the Archangel Michael do? 155. What did the Archangel Gabriel do? 156. Who gave the angels their names? 157. What are the duties of the angels? 158. What does our angel guardian do for us? 159. How do you know that the angels offer our prayers and good works to God? 160. Give a short history of Tobias. 161. What do we mean by "Jacob's ladder"? 162. Are there other guardian angels besides the guardian angels of persons? 163. Name some persons to whom angels appeared. 164. Were angels ever sent to punish men? 165. If God watches over us, why should angels guard us? 166. What was the devil's name before he was cast out of Heaven? 167. Why was he cast out? 168. Is the Blessed Virgin only a creature? Why?

Lesson 5

169. How did God create Eve? 170. What relation was Eve to Adam? 171. Were Adam and Eve created at the same time? 172. What was the "Garden of Paradise"? 173. How did Adam commit his first sin? 174. How was Eve tempted to disobey God? 175. In what way do we sometimes imitate Eve's conduct? 176. Why does the devil tempt us? 177. What were the effects of Adam's sin? 178. Why do we suffer for the sin of our first parents? 179. What did Adam lose by his sin? 180. What do you mean when you say Adam's will was weakened by sin? 181. Can we always overcome temptation if we wish? 182. Why was the Blessed Virgin preserved from Original Sin?

Lesson 6

183. How is sin divided? 184. In what ways can we commit actual sin? 185. What is a sin of omission? Give an example. 186. How is Heaven a reward? 187. How can we merit it? 188. Are all religions equally good? Why? 189. What do you mean by a person's "vocation"? 190. How are we to know our vocation? 191. How should parents act with regard to their children's vocation? 192. When is a soul said to be dead? 193. How can we judge whether a thing is sinful or not? 194. What is a material sin? 195. Why is it wrong to judge others guilty of sin? 196. Why does venial sin lessen the love of God in our hearts? 197. Why are pride, covetousness, etc., called "capital sins"? 198. What is meant by our "predominant" or "ruling" sin? 199. What is pride? 200. Why should we take care of our bodies? 201. What sins follow pride? 202. What is covetousness? 203. What sins follow covetousness? 204. What is lust? 205. What sins follow lust? 206. What is gluttony? 207. What kind of sin is drunkenness? 208. How can we commit gluttony by eating? 209. How can we commit gluttony by drinking? 210. What sins does the drunkard commit? 211. What three great sins should you always guard against? 212. Why are drunkenness, dishonesty, and impurity so dangerous? 213. What is envy? 214. How do we commit the sin of sloth? 215. How can we best destroy sin in our souls? 216. Should we cease striving to be good, if we seem to be making no improvement? Why?

Lesson 7

217. What does "incarnation" mean? 218. What does "redemption" mean? 219. Who are slaves? 220. How were we in slavery by the sin of Adam? 221. What price did Our Lord pay to redeem us? 222. Did Our Lord leave us any means of being redeemed more than once? 223. What does "abandon" mean? 224. Has Heaven really gates? 225. What are the "gates of Heaven"? 226. Is Our Lord now in Heaven as God or as man? 227. Who was Our Lord's foster-father? 228. What is a foster-father? 229. How many years from the time Adam sinned till the Redeemer came? 230. Why did God allow so long a time to pass before redeeming us? 231. What was the Deluge? 232. When and why did God send it? 233. Who were saved from the Deluge? How? 234. What animals did Noe have in the Ark? 235. What were the "clean animals"? Name some. 236. Why did he have more "clean" than "unclean" animals? 237. How long did Noe spend in making the Ark? 238. How old was Adam when he died? 239. Who was the oldest man? 240. What was his age? 241. How did the Deluge come upon the earth? 242. How long did the Ark float upon the waters? 243. How did Noe learn that the waters were going down? 244. What was the condition of men before the coming of Our Lord? 245. When and to whom did God promise the Redeemer? 246. What did the prophets foretell about Christ? 247. Why was the Redeemer not welcomed by all when He came? 248. What day of the year is Annunciation Day? 249. How could the good people of the Old Law be saved by the merits of Christ, when Christ was not yet born? 250. In what kind of a stable was Our Lord born? 251. Why did the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph go to Bethlehem before the birth of Our Lord? 252. Who were the Magi? 253. What brought them to Bethlehem? 254. Why did King Herod wish to find the Infant Jesus? 255. On what feast do we commemorate the adoration of the Magi? 256. At what time of the year is the Epiphany? 257. What is the feast of "Holy Innocents"? 258. When does it come? 259. Give a short history of Our Lord's life. 260. What do we mean by His "hidden life"? 261. What do we mean by His "public life"? 262. How old was Our Lord when He began His public life? 263. What do we know of Our Lord's hidden life? 264. Why did He lead a hidden life for so many years? 265. Does "mankind" mean men or women? 266. Had Our Lord any brothers or sisters? 267. What did the Angel Gabriel say at the Annunciation?

Lesson 8

268. What do you mean by Our Lord's "Passion"? 269. When did it begin and when did it end? 270. Give an account of Our Lord's Passion. 271. Where was Gethsemani or the Garden of Olives? 272. Who went into it with Our Lord? 273. What did Our Lord do in this garden? 274. What else happened there? 275. What caused Our Lord's sufferings in the garden? 276. Why could Christ's body suffer greater pain than ours? 277. What do we mean by the "agony in the garden"? 278. Who betrayed Our Lord? 279. How did the Jews act unjustly in the trial of Our Lord? 280. What was the "scourging at the pillar"? 281. What was the "crowning with thorns"? 282. What happened at the death of Our Lord? 283. Where was Calvary? 284. Why were no criminals put to death in Jerusalem? 285. How was the temple of Jerusalem divided? 286. What was the "Holy of Holies"? 287. What was the "Ark of the Covenant," and what did it contain? 288. Of what were the ark and its contents figures? 289. What was the veil of the temple? 290. Why was this veil rent asunder at the death of Our Lord? 291. What does Calvary mean? 292. Why was Our Lord crucified between thieves? 293. Why do we call one of these the "penitent thief"? 294. Why did Christ suffer more than was necessary? 295. What is a sepulchre? 296. How was Our Lord buried? 297. What did the Jews count the beginning and the end of their day? 298. Was the Jewish religion ever the true religion? 299. What is a miracle? 300. What does a miracle prove? 301. What miracles did Our Lord perform? 302. What was His greatest? 303. What are the qualities of a glorified body? 304. Show that Our Lord's body had all these qualities. 305. What was the "Transfiguration of Our Lord"? Describe it. 306. Who were present at it? 307. What happened on the way to Emmaus? 308. What benefit is derived from Thomas the Apostle doubting the resurrection of Our Lord? 309. Will all who rise on the last day have glorified bodies? 310. What does the "stigmata of Our Lord" mean? 311. Did anyone ever have it? 312. Was Our Lord visible to everyone during the forty days after His resurrection? 313. About how many times and to whom did He appear during the forty days? 314. Describe Our Lord's Ascension. 315. Did Christ always live at Bethlehem?

Lesson 9

316. Did the Holy Ghost ever appear? 317. When and under what forms? 318. What does Whitsunday mean? 319. What does Pentecost mean? 320. What effect did the coming of the Holy Ghost have upon the Apostles? 321. How many temples had the Jews? 322. What was a "synagogue"? 323. What was done in the synagogues? 324. How did the synagogues differ from the temple? 325. What did the feast of the Pasch or Passover commemorate? 326. Give a short history of Moses. 327. How did the Israelites come to be in Egypt? 328. Give an account of their sufferings in Egypt. 329. How were they delivered or liberated? 330. Give a short account of Joseph and his family. 331. Why did Joseph's brothers wish to put him to death? 332. What did they do to hide their crime? 333. What did the King of Egypt dream? 334. What did his dream mean? 335. What do we learn from the life of Joseph in Egypt? 336. How was Moses saved on the bank of the Nile? 337. What was the "burning bush" that Moses saw? 338. Why did God command Moses to remove his shoes before coming to the "burning bush"? 339. Who went with Moses to deliver the Israelites? 340. What signs did God give to Moses to show King Pharao? 341. What did the king's magicians do? 342. What were "the ten plagues of Egypt"? 343. Describe each plague. 344. Why did God send them? 345. What was the "Paschal Lamb"? 346. Of what was it a figure? 347. What happened to the Israelites and Egyptians at the Red Sea? 348. How long were the Israelites in the desert? 349. What was the "manna"? 350. Why were the Israelites so long in the desert? 351. What do you mean by the "gift of tongues"? 352. Why did God perform more miracles in the first ages of the Church than now? 353. How and where was St. Peter put to death? 354. How did the other Apostles die? 355. St. Paul? 356. What did the Apostles prove by suffering death for their faith?

Lesson 10

357. What do we mean by an effect? 358. What does "supernatural" mean? 359. What is merit? 360. What is a virtue? 361. What is a vice? 362. Does habit excuse us for the sins committed through it? 363. When will habit excuse us for the sin? 364. Why do we believe revealed truths? 365. Who is our neighbor? 366. What example did Our Lord give to explain this? 367. How do we love our neighbor as ourselves? 368. Why should we love our neighbor? 369. Can we merit the grace of perseverance?

Lesson 11

370. When did men begin to speak different languages? 371. Who were the prophets? 372. Give a short history of religion before the time of Christ. 373. What are the chief works of the Church? 374. Why are our churches holy? 375. What are the catacombs, and why were they made? 376. What are altar stones? 377. Why are relics placed in them? 378. How many general persecutions of the Church were there? 379. Tell what you know of these persecutions. 380. What lessons do we learn from the sufferings of the early Christians? 381. Who are "lawful pastors"? 382. Could anyone be Pope without being Bishop of Rome? 383. What does "vicar" mean? 384. Why are Catholics called Roman? 385. How could a Protestant be saved?

Lesson 12

386. What is an attribute? 387. What is authority? 388. Why is it sinful to resist lawful authority? 389. What does "cathedra" mean? 390. Why is the bishop's church called cathedral? 391. How do we know when the Pope speaks "ex cathedra"? 392. What is required that the Pope may so speak? 393. Is the Pope infallible in everything he says? 394. What do you mean by "faith and morals"? 395. How many Popes from St. Peter to Pius XI? 396. Why should we have the greatest respect for the opinions of the Holy Father on any subject? 397. Why must the Pope sometimes speak on political matters? 398. Can the Pope commit sin? 399. What do we mean by the "temporal power" of the Pope? 400. How did he acquire it, and how did he lose it? 401. Why has he need of it? 402. How is the "temporal power" useful to the Church? 403. What is "Peter's pence"? 404. Does the Church change its doctrines? 405. How can you show that the Church is one in government and doctrine? 406. What is the hierarchy of the Church? 407. Could a person be a Catholic and not believe all the Church teaches? 408. Why are Protestants so called? 409. Why does the Church use Latin as its language? 410. Why does the Church define some truths? 411. Does the Church by defining truths make new doctrines? 412. Give a short history of Luther. 413. Why was he cut off from the true Church? 414. Why did many follow him? 415. How did the first Protestants act towards the Church? 416. What foolish excuses do some give for not becoming Catholics? 417. Why must the true Church be visible? 418. Who are heathens? 419. Who were the "publicans" mentioned by Our Lord?

Lesson 13

420. What three things are necessary to make a Sacrament? 421. What is the outward sign in Baptism? 422. Why is water used in Baptism? 423. What is the outward sign in Confirmation? 424. Why is oil used in Confirmation? 425. What is the use of the outward sign in the Sacraments? 426. In what ways does the life of the soul resemble the life of the body? 427. What does a "Sacrament of the dead" mean? 428. In what ways can we commit sacrilege? 429. What is the sacramental grace given in Penance? 430. What are the "right dispositions" for Penance, for Holy Eucharist? 431. What is conditional Baptism, and when is it given? 432. Can all the Sacraments be given conditionally? 433. What is the outward sign in Matrimony? 434. Can a bishop give all the Sacraments? 435. Can a priest? 436. Can a person receive all the Sacraments? 437. Can any of the Sacraments be given to the dead?

Lesson 14

438. What is an heir? 439. Why is the Bible called the Old and New Testament? 440. What does the Old Testament contain? 441. What does the New Testament show? 442. What is the difference between Baptism and Penance in the remission of the guilt and punishment? 443. Could a person gain an indulgence immediately after Baptism? Why? 444. What does the "temporal punishment" for sin mean? 445. Where will persons go who have never sinned and who die without Baptism? 446. What do we mean by "the ordinary minister" of a Sacrament? 447. Can you baptize an infant when its parents are unwilling? 448. What is private Baptism? 449. How is it given? 450. What ceremonies are used in solemn Baptism? 451. What do they signify? 452. What is the baptistery? 453. What do we mean by the "pomps" of the devil? 454. What is martyrdom? 455. Who are catechumens? 456. What is necessary that persons may be really martyrs? 457. What is meant by "patron saint"? 458. On what day is a saint's feast kept by the Church? 459. What does "sponsors" mean? Who are sponsors by proxy? 460. With whom do godparents contract relationship? 461. What names should be given in Baptism?

Lesson 15

462. What does balm in the chrism signify? 463. Why should we be proud of the Catholic religion? 464. When are we required to profess our religion?

Lesson 16

465. Why is the devil wiser than we are? 466. Who made the Beatitudes? 467. Where did Our Lord generally preach? 468. What do the Beatitudes teach? 469. How is a person "poor in spirit"? 470. How can the rich be "poor in spirit"? 471. Explain the other Beatitudes.

Lesson 17

472. How does the institution of Penance show the goodness of Our Lord? 473. What is absolution? 474. How do you know Our Lord could forgive sins? 475. How does the power to forgive sins imply the obligation of going to confession? 476. How do we prepare for confession? 477. What is the best method of examining our conscience? 478. What is the most important part of the Sacrament of Penance? 479. What kind of sorrow should we have for our sins? 480. When should you say the penance given in confession?

Lesson 18

481. When is our contrition perfect? 482. What is attrition? 483. How many kinds of occasions of sin are there? 484. Why must we avoid occasions of sin?

Lesson 19