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485. Who is a "duly authorized" priest? 486. How can a dumb man make his confession? 487. What can one do who cannot remember his sins in confession? 488. How can persons whose language the priest cannot understand confess if they are in danger of death? 489. Is it wrong to accuse ourselves of sins we have not committed? 490. Why is it foolish to conceal sins in confession? 491. How were the ancient Christian churches divided? 492. How did the early Christians do penance? 493. Explain the temporal and eternal punishment for sin. 494. Is your confession worthless if you forget to say your penance? 495. What is Lent? 496. What is almsgiving? 497. How can we distinguish between spiritual and corporal works of mercy? 498. When are we obliged to admonish the sinner? 499. What were the Crusades? 500. Why were they commenced? 501. How many Crusades were there? 502. How long did they last? 503. Why were those who took part in these expeditions called Crusaders? 504. What is a pilgrim? 505. How have we been relieved from doing many of the works of mercy ourselves? 506. Who are religious? 507. What is a hermit? 508. What is a general confession? 509. When and why should we make it? 510. Who are scrupulous persons?

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511. When is it well to add to our confession a sin of our past life? 512. What duties does the priest perform in the confessional? 513. Show how he is judge, father, teacher, and physician. 514. Why is it well to confess always to the same priest? 515. Can you have half your sins forgiven? 516. When will perfect contrition blot out mortal sin?

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517. How does God reward us for good works done in a state of mortal sin? 518. Is it easy to gain a plenary indulgence? Why? 519. What works are generally enjoined for indulgences? 520. What does praying for a "person's intention" mean? 521. How can we have the intention of gaining an indulgence? 522. What does "an indulgence of 40 days," etc., mean? 523. Why did the early Christians do more severe penance than we do? 524. Are indulgences attached to anything but prayers?

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525. What does "Eucharist" mean? 526. What is the difference between Holy Eucharist and Holy Communion? 527. What did Our Lord do at the marriage in Cana? 528. Is Our Lord's body in the Holy Eucharist living or dead? 529. How do you know you receive both the body and the blood of Our Lord under the appearance of bread alone? 530. Why does the Church not give the Holy Eucharist to the people under the appearance of wine also? 531. Could it do so? Did it ever do it? 532. How long does Our Lord remain in the Holy Communion? 533. What is the ciborium? 534. At what part of the Mass are the words of consecration said? 535. What are the parts of the Mass? 536. What is the sacristy? 537. What does the priest prepare for Mass? 538. What is the chalice? 539. What is the paten? 540. What is the purificator? 541. What is the pall? 542. What is the host? 543. Where does the priest get the host? 544. What are the different vestments used at Mass called? 545. What do they signify? 546. What is the "Offertory" in the Mass? 547. When does the "Canon" of the Mass begin? 548. What is the "Elevation" in the Mass? 549. Where does the priest get the Blessed Sacrament he gives to the people? 550. What is the tabernacle? 551. What is Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament? 552. What is the monstrance used at Benediction? 553. Why should we be anxious to attend Benediction? 554. What is the cope? 555. What is the humeral, or Benediction veil? 556. Why does the priest wear vestments? 557. What do their colors signify? 558. Can Holy Communion be given in the afternoon? 559. What is the Holy Eucharist called when received by a person who is not fasting? 560. Can the priest say Mass in the evening? Why? 561. Why does the priest genuflect, etc., during Mass?

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562. What should we do if we break our fast before Holy Communion? 563. When is Holy Communion called the "Viaticum"? 564. Who offered the first Sacrifice of the Holy Mass?

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565. When is the Holy Eucharist a sacrifice? 566. When a Sacrament? 567. What was the temple of the Pantheon in Rome? 568. Who are pagans, idolaters, heathens? 569. How many kinds of sacrifice had the Israelites? 570. How is the Mass a sacrifice? 571. What is the league of the Sacred Heart? 572. Why was it established? 573. What was the origin of offering the priest money for celebrating Mass for your intention? 574. What is the sin of simony? 575. Why is it so called? 576. How are the fruits of the Mass divided? 577. What is a spiritual Communion? 578. How is it made?

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579. What does "unction" mean? 580. How often in their lives are Catholics anointed? 581. Is it called Extreme Unction even when the person recovers after receiving it? 582. What parts of the body are anointed in Extreme Unction? 583. When should the priest be sent for in cases of sickness? 584. What should you do if the sick Catholic does not wish or refuses to see the priest? 585. How is sickness a benefit to some? 586. What Sacraments are never given in the Church? 587. What things should you prepare when the priest is coming to give the Viaticum or Extreme Unction in your house? 588. How is the Blessed Sacrament carried to the sick in Catholic countries? 589. Who are the "other ministers of the Church," besides bishops and priests? 590. What is the tonsure? 591. Of what does the tonsure remind the priest? 592. What are the duties and privileges of these other ministers of the Church? 593. How many kinds of Masses are there? 594. Do they differ in value, one being better than another? 595. Who is meant by the "celebrant" of the Mass? 596. What does the "master of ceremonies" do? 597. What is a Requiem Mass? 598. Why is it so called? 599. What is Vespers? 600. Is it a mortal sin to be willingly absent from Vespers? 601. Will Vespers take the place of Mass on Sundays for those who do not attend Mass? 602. Who are cardinals? 603. What are their duties? 604. Who is a monsignor? 605. Who is a vicar general? 606. What is a diocese? 607. What is a parish? 608. Does "rector" and "pastor" mean the same? 609. What do we mean by "Suffragan Bishops"? 610. What is the pallium? 611. Who can wear it?

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612. When are persons lawfully married? 613. When was marriage first instituted? 614. What sin is it to marry unlawfully? 615. What are "impediments to marriage"? 616. What things should persons tell the priest when they are making arrangements for marriage? 617. Can persons marry invalidly without knowing it? 618. What evils follow divorce? 619. Why should children study? 620. What is meant by the "civil effects of marriage"? 621. What are the chief evils of "mixed marriage"? 622. What is a "mixed marriage"? 623. When are motives for marriage "worthy"? 624. How should persons make a choice for marriage? 625. How are parents sometimes guilty of injustice to their children in case of marriage? 626. What is holy oil? 627. When is it blessed? 628. Can a priest bless it in case of necessity? 629. How many kinds of holy oil are there? 630. For what are they used? 631. In the administration of what Sacraments is oil used? 632. Can persons receive the Sacrament of Matrimony more than once? 633. Where and at what time of the day should Catholics be married? 634. What is balm? 635. Was there any Sacrament of Matrimony before the time of Our Lord? 636. Were the people of the Old Law validly married? 637. How did their marriage differ from Christian marriage?

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638. Can the Church change the number of sacramentals? Why? 639. Why is it necessary to bless yourself properly? 640. When are candles blessed in the Church? 641. Of what do candles on the altar remind us? 642. When are ashes blessed in the Church? 643. Of what do they remind us? 644. Of what do the palms remind us? 645. What is the difference between a cross and a crucifix? 646. What is the Rosary? 647. How do we say the beads? 648. What is meant by "Mysteries of the Rosary"? 649. How many Mysteries of the Rosary are there? 650. How are they divided? 651. Name the different Mysteries of the Rosary. 652. What is the Magnificat? 653. Who baptized Our Lord? 654. Was the baptism of John the Baptist a Sacrament? Why? 655. To whom did Our Lord give an example by His hidden or private life? 656. What did the Church do for slaves? 657. What do the letters "I.N.R.I." over the Cross mean? 658. Did Our Lord claim to be king of the Jews? 659. Why was Our Lord put to death? 660. With whom did the Blessed Virgin live after the death of Our Lord? 661. Who was St. John the Evangelist? 662. What is the Apocalypse? 663. About how long did the Blessed Virgin live on earth after the Ascension of Our Lord? 664. What is meant by the "Assumption" of the Blessed Virgin? 665. What proof have we of it? 666. On what days are the different Mysteries of the Rosary said? 667. What does "I.H.S." with a cross over it mean? 668. What is the scapular, and why do we wear it? 669. What is the brown scapular called? 670. How many kinds of scapular are there? 671. What are the "seven dolors" of the Blessed Virgin? Name them. 672. What are the seven dolor beads? 673. What are "religious orders"? 674. What vows do the members of religious orders take? 675. Why were religious orders founded? 676. Why are there different kinds of religious orders?

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677. How many kinds of prayer are there? 678. What is "meditation"? 679. What should we do before praying? 680. What do you know of St. Monica? 681. Of St. Augustine? 682. Why does God not always grant our prayers? 683. If prayer is necessary for salvation, how can infants be saved who die without having prayed?

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684. Were people obliged to keep the Commandments before the time of Moses? 685. How many kinds of laws had the Israelites? 686. When were these laws abolished? 687. How were the Commandments given to Moses? 688. What was manna? 689. What is the difference between the Commandments of God and the commandments of the Church? 690. What does "love thy neighbor as thyself" mean?

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691. How did the Israelites come to worship false gods? 692. How do we sometimes worship strange gods? 693. What are "fortune tellers"? 694. Why is going to fortune tellers a sin? 695. What are spells, charms? 696. Are medals, scapulars, etc., worn about us charms? 697. What are dreams? 698. Did God ever use them to make known His will? 699. Why does He not use them now? 700. What are mediums and spiritists? 701. How do bad Catholics do injury to the Church? 702. Why did the Christian religion spread so rapidly? 703. Who are atheists, deists, infidels, heretics, apostates, and schismatics? 704. Are all religions equally true? 705. Why is presumption a great sin? 706. How are we frequently presumptuous? 707. Are heretics Christians?

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708. What help does God give us to save our souls? 709. How do we honor God by praying to the saints? 710. What is a relic? 711. Have we any relics of Our Lord's body? Why? 712. Why does the Catholic religion suit all classes of persons? 713. Why are there so many kinds of Protestants? 714. Does the Bible contain all the truths of our religion? 715. How did God honor the relics of saints? Give an example. 716. When did the Jewish religion cease to be the true religion?

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717. Is it a sin to use the words of Scripture in a bad sense? 718. What is a perjurer? 719. Why was John the Baptist put to death? 720. Why is it sinful to be a member of a secret society? 721. When is an oath rash? 722. What is the difference between blasphemy and cursing? 723. Can we blaspheme by action? 724. Tell what happened to Julian the Apostate. 725. Are there any holy days not of obligation? 726. How is the Sunday well kept? 727. What is a real Catholic newspaper? 728. What books should be found in every Catholic family? 729. What is meant by the Old Law? 730. What by the New? 731. Are we bound to keep an unlawful oath?

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732. What do we mean by "magistrates"? 733. What should we remember when we are unjustly punished? 734. How does suffering make us more like to Our Lord and His Blessed Mother? 735. Why did the Blessed Virgin suffer so many trials upon earth? 736. What is contempt? 737. What is stubbornness? 738. Why is suicide a mortal sin? 739. What is revenge? 740. Why should we be most careful about the Sixth Commandment? 741. Why should we guard against bad reading? 742. Why should we seek advice?

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743. In how many ways may we violate the Seventh Commandment? 744. Why is it unkind and ungrateful not to pay our debts? 745. Is the receiver of stolen goods as bad as the thief? 746. In how many ways may we share in the sin of another? 747. If you bought an article not knowing that it was stolen, would you be obliged to give it up to its owner? 748. What must you do with anything you find? 749. What must you do if you have lost or destroyed the article you stole? 750. Can we always make restitution by giving to the poor? 751. Is it a sin to delay making restitution? 752. What must a person do who cannot restore? 753. What will excuse us for telling another's faults? 754. How can you know when you have injured the character of another? 755. What is detraction? 756. What is calumny? 757. What is slander? 758. How can you make reparation for injuring another's character? 759. Are you bound to do so? 760. What is "rash judgment"? 761. What is backbiting? 762. Is it sinful to listen to backbiting, slander, etc? 763. Why is it wrong to tell another's secrets or read another's letters? 764. What does "covet" mean?

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765. What is meant by a "serious reason" for missing Mass? 766. What excuse do some give for not hearing Mass? 767. Why is it wrong to come late for Mass? 768. On what day do we keep a saint's feast? 769. What is the "divine office"? 770. How is it divided? 771. Who are excused from fasting? 772. Who are obliged to abstain from flesh-meat on fast-days and days of abstinence? 773. Is every fast-day a day of abstinence?

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774. Why should we go to confession even when we have not committed sin since our last confession? 775. When is Trinity Sunday? 776. How was the Holy Land divided? 777. Who were the "Levites" in the Old Law? 778. What were "first fruits" and tithes in the Old Law? 779. Why was Cain's sacrifice displeasing to God? 780. What relations are within the third degree of kindred? 781. What is a "dispensation" granted by the Church? 782. What is meant by the "natural law"? 783. When can we obey the laws that the State makes with regard to marriage? 784. What is "excommunication"? 785. What effect has it? 786. Who are excluded from Christian burial? 787. How does the Church show its displeasure when Catholics marry persons not Catholics? 788. How should persons prepare for marriage? 789. Are women ever allowed in the Church with their heads uncovered? 790. Can the priest say a "nuptial Mass" for a husband or wife after their death?

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791. Where will the particular judgment be held? 792. How will it take place? 793. Will the sentence given at the particular judgment be changed at the general judgment? 794. How can we daily prepare for judgment? 795. Who will be judged at the general judgment? 796. How will the general judgment take place? 797. What do we mean by the "pain of loss"? 798. What by the "pain of sense" that the damned suffer? 799. Why can we not imagine the sufferings of Hell? 800. How does the fire of Hell differ from our fire? 801. Will there be a Purgatory after the general judgment? 802. Why must there be a Purgatory now? 803. If God loves those in Purgatory, why does He punish them? 804. Why do we show respect to the bodies of the dead? 805. What does "faithful departed" mean? 806. What does "rest in peace" mean? 807. What does "seeing God face to face" mean, if God has no face? 808. What is the beatific vision? 809. Of what does our happiness in Heaven consist? 810. How long will Purgatory last?

GENERAL INDEX

A QUESTION Absolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Acolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Actual grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Adoration of the Magi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Advice necessary and useful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Agony in the garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Alb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Alms to the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Almsgiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Altar boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Altars and altar stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Amice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Ancient Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Angelus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Angelical Salutation Anger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Annunciation Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Apocalypse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Apostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Apostolicity of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Apparitions of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Archbishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Ark of Noe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Ark of the Covenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Ascension of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Atheist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Attributes of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 12, title Attrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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