*411 Q. Why does Christ judge men immediately after death? A. Christ judges men immediately after death to reward or punish them according to their deeds.

412 Q. What are the rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the Particular Judgment? A. The rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the Particular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.

413 Q. What is Hell? A. Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned, and in which they are deprived of the sight of God for all eternity, and are in dreadful torments.

"Deprived of the sight of God." This is called the pain of loss, while the other sufferings the damned endure are called the pain of sense—that is, of the senses. The pain of loss causes the unfortunate souls more torment than all their other sufferings; for as we are created for God alone, the loss of Him—our last end—is the most dreadful evil that can befall us. This the damned realize, and know that their souls will be tortured by a perpetual yearning never to be satisfied. This is aggravated by the thought of how easily they might have been saved, and how foolishly they threw away their happiness and lost all for some miserable pleasure or gratification, so quickly ended.

Besides this remorse, they suffer most frightful torments in all their senses. The worst sufferings you could imagine would not be as bad as the sufferings of the damned really are; for Hell must be the opposite of Heaven, and since we cannot, as St. Paul says, imagine the happiness of Heaven, neither can we imagine the misery of Hell. Sometimes you will find frightful descriptions of Hell in religious books that tell of the horrible sights, awful sounds, disgusting stenches, and excruciating pains the lost souls endure. Now, all these descriptions are given rather to make people think of the torments of Hell than as an accurate account of them. No matter how terrible the description may be, it is never as bad as the reality. We know that the damned are continually tormented in all their senses, but just in what way we do not know. We know that there is fire in Hell, but it is entirely different from our fire; it neither gives light nor consumes what it burns, and it causes greater pain than the fire of earth, for it affects both body and soul. We know that the damned will never see God and there will never be an end to their torments. Now, all this is contained in the following: Hell is the absence of everything good and the presence of everything evil, and it will last forever. Now, a priest coming out to preach on Hell would not say to the people: "Hell is the absence of everything good and the presence of everything evil, and it will last forever," and then step down from the altar and say no more. He must give a fuller explanation to those who are unable to think for themselves. He must point out some of the evils present in Hell and some of the good things absent, and thus teach the people how to meditate on these dreadful truths. If, then, you bear in mind that there is nothing good in Hell and it will last forever, and often think of these two points, you will have a holy fear of the woeful place and a deep sorrow for your sins which expose you to the danger of suffering its torments.

It should be enough, therefore, for you to remember: there is nothing good in Hell, and it will last forever. Think of anything good you please and it cannot be found in Hell. Is light good? Yes. Then it is not in Hell. Is hope good? Yes. Then it is not in Hell. Is true friendship good? Yes. Then it is not in Hell. There the damned hate one another. There the poor sufferers curse forever those who led them into sin. Hence, persons should try to bring back to a good life everyone they may have led into sin or scandalized by bad example.

414 Q. What is Purgatory? A. Purgatory is the state in which those suffer for a time who die guilty of venial sins, or without having satisfied for the punishment due to their sins.

"Punishment"—that is, temporal punishment, already explained to you. After the general judgment there will be Heaven and Hell, but no Purgatory, for there will be no men living or dying upon the earth in its present condition to go there. All will be dead and judged and sent to their final abodes. Those in Purgatory are the friends of God; and knowing Him as they do now, they would not go into His holy presence with the slightest stain upon their souls; still they are anxious for their Purgatory to be ended that they may be with God. They suffer, we are told, the same pains of sense as the damned; but they suffer willingly, for they know that it is making them more pleasing to God, and that one day it will all be over and He will receive them into Heaven. Their salvation is sure, and that thought makes them happy. If, therefore, you believe any of your friends are in Purgatory, you should help them all you can, and try by your prayers and good works to shorten their time of suffering. They will help you—though they cannot help themselves—by their prayers. And oh, when they are admitted into Heaven, how they will pray for those that have helped them out of Purgatory! If you do this great charity, God will, when you die, put in some good person's heart to pray for you while you suffer in Purgatory. There must be a Purgatory, for one who dies with the slightest stain of sin upon his soul cannot enter Heaven, and yet God would not send him to Hell for so small a sin. But why does God punish those He loves? Why does He not forgive everything? He punishes because He is infinitely just and true. He warned them that if they did certain things they would be punished; and they did them, and God must keep His promise. Moreover He is just, and must give to everyone exactly what he deserves.

*415 Q. Can the faithful on earth help the souls in Purgatory? A. The faithful on earth can help the souls in Purgatory by their prayers, fasts, almsdeeds; by indulgences, and by having Masses said for them.

*416 Q. If everyone is judged immediately after death, what need is there of a general judgment? A. There is need of a general judgment, though everyone is judged immediately after death, that the providence of God, which, on earth, often permits the good to suffer and the wicked to prosper, may in the end appear just before all men.

"Providence of God." Sometimes here on earth we see a good man always in want, out of employment, sickly, unsuccessful in all his undertakings, while his neighbor, who is a very bad man, is wealthy and prosperous, and seems to have every pleasure. Why this is so we cannot understand now, but God's reason for it will be made known to us on the Day of Judgment. Sometimes the wicked do good actions here on earth—help the poor, or contribute to some charity, for instance; and as God on account of their wickedness cannot reward them in the next world, He rewards them chiefly in this world by temporal goods and pleasures. For all their good deeds they get their reward in this world, and for the evil their punishment in the next. The good man who suffers gets all his reward in the next world, that even his sufferings here atone partly for the evil he has done.

A second reason for a general judgment is to show the crimes of sinners and the justice of their punishment; also that the saints may have all their good works made known before the world and receive the glory they deserve. On earth these saints were sometimes considered fools and treated as criminals, falsely accused, etc., and now the whole truth will stand out before the world. But above all, the general judgment is for the honor and glory of Our Lord. At His first coming into the world He was poor and weak; many would not believe Him the Son of God, and insulted Him as an impostor. He was falsely accused, treated shamefully, and was put to death, many believing Him guilty of some crime. Now He will appear before all as He really is—their Lord and Master, their Creator and Judge. How they will tremble to look upon Him whom they have crucified! How all those who have denied Him, blasphemed Him, persecuted His Church, and the like, will fear when they see Him there as Judge! How they will realize the terrible mistake worldlings made!

417 Q. Will our bodies share in the reward or punishment of our souls? A. Our bodies will share in the reward or punishment of our souls, because through the Resurrection they will again be united to them.

*418 Q. In what state will the bodies of the just rise? A. The bodies of the just will rise glorious and immortal.

We honor the dead body and treat it with great respect because it was the dwelling place of the soul and was often nourished with the Sacraments; also because it will rise in glory and be united with the soul in the presence of God forever. For these reasons we use incense and holy water when the body is to be buried, and even bless the ground in which it is laid. "Faithful departed" means all those who died in a state of grace and who are in Heaven or Purgatory. They may be in Purgatory, and so we pray for them. We pray that they may "rest in peace"—that is be in Heaven, where they will have no sufferings.

*419 Q. Will the bodies of the damned also rise? A. The bodies of the damned will also rise, but they will be condemned to eternal punishment.

420 Q. What is Heaven? A. Heaven is the state of everlasting life in which we see God face to face, are made like unto Him in glory, and enjoy eternal happiness.

The most delightful place we could possibly imagine as Heaven would not be near what it really is. Everything that is good is there and forever, and we shall never tire of its joys. All the pleasures and beauties of earth are as nothing compared with Heaven; and though we think we can imagine its beauty and happiness now, we shall see how far we have been from the real truth if ever we reach this heavenly home.

"God face to face"—that is, as He is. We shall not see Him with the eyes of the body, but of the soul. That we may see with our natural eyes, two things are necessary: first, an object to look at, and secondly, light to see it. Now, to see God in Heaven we need a special light, which is called the "light of glory." God Himself gives us this light and thus enables us to see Him as He is. This beautiful vision of God in Heaven is called the "beatific vision," and thus our whole life in Heaven—our joy and happiness—consists in the enjoyment of the beatific vision.

*421 Q. What words should we bear always in mind? A. We should bear always in mind these words of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: "What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul, or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels: and then will He render to every man according to his works."

What does it benefit the poor creatures in Hell to have been rich, or beautiful, or learned, or powerful? If they had been good, it was all that was necessary to escape all their sufferings. Is there anything on earth that they would not give to be released? Why, then, did they sell their souls for so little while on earth? The present is the only time you have to merit Heaven and escape Hell. The past you cannot recall, and of the future you are not sure. Then use the present well and decide daily whether you wish to be in Heaven or in Hell.

NOTE—Wherever in the foregoing pages explanations have been omitted after certain questions or answers it is because the matter they contain has been explained in some preceding question, or is to be explained in some following question, or is clear enough in itself without explanation. The explanations of such questions or answers can be easily found by referring to the index.



QUESTIONS ON THE EXPLANATIONS

The Lord's Prayer

1. Who made the Lord's Prayer? 2. Why do we say "our" and not "my" Father? 3. Why do we call God "Father"? 4. What person of the Blessed Trinity is meant by "Father" in the Lord's Prayer? 5. Was God called "Father" before the time of Our Lord? Why? 6. Why do we say "Who art in Heaven," if God is everywhere? 7. What does "hallowed" mean? 8. What do we ask for by "Thy kingdom come"? 9. What does "Thy kingdom" mean here? 10. Who do God's will in Heaven? 11. What do we ask for by "our daily bread"? 12. Why do we say "daily"? 13. What do "trespasses" mean? 14. What do we mean by "as we forgive those who trespass against us"? 15. What example did Our Lord give? 16. What is temptation? 17. Does God tempt us to sin? 18. Is it a sin to be tempted? 19. Are there any tempters besides the devil? 20. Should we seek temptation? 21. What does "Amen" mean? 22. What does "Christian" mean? 23. What makes us Christian? 24. What does "doctrine" mean?

The Angelical Salutation

25. How many parts in the Hail Mary? 26. What part did the Angel Gabriel make? 27. When did he make it? 28. How did Mary know what the angel's words meant? 29. What part of the Hail Mary did St. Elizabeth make? 30. Who was St. Elizabeth's son? 31. Why is Mary called "blessed amongst women"? 32. What part of the Hail Mary did the Church make? 33. What does "hail" mean? 34. Why do we say "full of grace"? 35. Why is Mary called "holy"? 36. Why do we need Mary's prayer at the hour of death? 37. What is the Angelus? 38. What does "the Word" mean? 39. What does "made flesh" mean in the third part of the Angelus? 40. What is the Litany of the Blessed Virgin? 41. Are there other litanies besides the Litany of the Blessed Virgin?

The Apostles' Creed

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?

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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

B

Backbiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Bad company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Bad example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Baptism of blood and desire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Baptism in case of necessity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Baptism of St. John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Beads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Bearing wrongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Beatific vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Beatification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Beatitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Benefits of the Sacrament of Penance . . . . . Lesson 17, title Biretta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Birth of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Bishop of Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Blasphemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Blessed Sacrament carried to the sick . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Bloody sweat of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Body of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Body of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Breaking the fast for Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Burial of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Burning bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

C

Cain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 11, title Cain's sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Call of Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Calumny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Calvary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Candles, why used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Canonization of saints . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Canonical penance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Capital sins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Caravansary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cardinals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Carrying stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Catacombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Catechumens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Catechism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 1, title Cathedral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Catholic books and newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Catholicity of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Causes of unhappy marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Celebrant of Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Census-taking in olden times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Chalice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Changing water into wine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Character in Baptism, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Charitable institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Charity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Act of Love Charms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Chasuble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Choice of persons in marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Church, Militant, Triumphant, Suffering . . The Apostles' Creed Church instituted by Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Ciborium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Cincture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Cities of ancient times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Color of the vestments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Communion of saints . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Commandments of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 29, title Concealing sins in confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Concupiscence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Condition of the world before Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Confession necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Confessor's duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Confusion of tongues . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 11, title Consecrated ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Consecration in the Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Contempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Contrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Converts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Cope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Coronation of the Blessed Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Corporal works of mercy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Covetousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Creation of Adam and Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Crowning with thorns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Crucifixion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Crucifix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Cruelty of the Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Crusades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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Danger of living in sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Day of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Days of abstinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Dead body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Dead souls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Death of St. John the Baptist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Definition of Dogma of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Degrees of kindred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Deist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Deliverance of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Deluge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Descent of the Holy Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Despair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Detraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Devil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Diocese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Disciples on the way to Emmaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dishonest persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Dispensations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Disrespect to parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Distraction at prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Divine Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Division of the Holy Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Divorce or separation in marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Doubt of Thomas the Apostle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Dress at weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Dress of the hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Drunkenness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Duty to parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

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Egyptian bondage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Elevation in the Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 End of man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 1, title Envy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Epiphany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 36, title Equality among all men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Eternity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Evils of divorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Evil effects of scandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Examination of conscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Example of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Ex cathedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Excommunication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Excuses for not embracing the true religion . . . . . . . . 324 Excuses for not attending Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Extreme Unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 25, title Extreme Unction, to whom it can be given . . . Lesson 25, title

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Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Faithful departed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Fall of the angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Fall of Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 False worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Fast-days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Feasts of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Feasts of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Final perseverance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Finding of Our Lord in the Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 First Protestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Flight into Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Forgiveness of sins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Forgiveness of injuries . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord's Prayer Fortune tellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Foster-father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fraternal correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Free will in man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Frequent Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Fruits of the Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

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Gates of Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 General confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Gift of tongues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Gladiators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 25, title Glorified bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Gluttony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 God, our Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord's Prayer Gods of the pagans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Golden calf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Gratitude to benefactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Guardian angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Hasty marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Heaven a reward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Heirs of Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Hell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Help to salvation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Heretics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Herod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hidden life of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 History of the Israelites in Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Holy days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Holy Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Holy Innocents' feast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Holy of holies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Holy oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Holy Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Holy Sepulchre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Holy water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Holiness of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Honoring the saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 How to meditate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Human sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Humeral, or Benediction veil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

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"I.H.S." with a cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Images in the churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Immaculate Conception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Impediments to marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Impurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Incarnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 7, title Indefectibility of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Indifferentism in religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Indulgences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Infallibility of the Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Infidel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Injuring the character of others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 "I.N.R.I." on the Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Instinct of animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Intention at Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Intention of the Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Intention to gain indulgences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Jacob, father of the twelve tribes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Jacob's vision and the ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Jehova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord's Prayer John the Evangelist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Joseph in Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Journey of the Israelites in the desert . . . . . . . . . . 97 Judgment, particular and general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Julian the Apostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Justice of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Kinds of indulgences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Kinds of Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Kinds of scapulars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Kingdom of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord's Prayer Knowledge of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Late-coming to Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Latin language in the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Lawful marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Laws made by the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Laws of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 29, title League of the Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Lent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Levites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Life of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Life of the Blessed Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Limbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Litanies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Angelical Salutation Lives of the early Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Lost time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Louise Lateau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Love of our neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Lucifer or Satan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Lust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Luther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Magi or Wise Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Magistrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Mahomet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Maniple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Manna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Manner of confessing our sins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Manner of examining our conscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Manner of giving absolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Marks of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Marriage at Cana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Marriage before a Protestant minister . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Master of Ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Meaning of forty days' indulgence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Meditation or mental prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Mercy of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Merit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Minister of Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Ministers of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Minor Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Miracles, true and false . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Mixed marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Molech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Monks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Monsignor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Murder of infants or abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mysteries of the Rosary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

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Names in Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Names of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Natural state of man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Necessary servile works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Necessity of religious instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Noe's Ark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Nuns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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Oath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Obedience to parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Observance of Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Occasion of sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Offertory in the Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Offering called "stipend" for Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Ostensorium or monstrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Outward signs of the Sacraments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Pall for the chalice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Pallium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Palms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Pantheon in Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Parts of the Divine Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Parts of the Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Pasch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Paschal lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passage of the Red Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Passion of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Passover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 17, title Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Paten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Patron saint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Payment of debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Penance given in confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Penitent thief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Penitents of the early ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Pentecost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Perfection of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Persecution of the Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Persons excluded from Christian burial . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Peter's pence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Pharao's dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Pilgrim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Plagues of Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Plenary indulgence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Poor in the true Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Pope in politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Preaching of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Predominant sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Preparation for confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Presence of God at our prayers . . . . . . . . . . . . Confiteor Presentation in the temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Preservation of creatures by God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Presumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Priests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Pride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Promise of the Redeemer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Proof of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin . . . . . . . 302 Prophets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 11, title Providence of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Public life of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Public profession of faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Purgatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Purificator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Purpose of amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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Qualities of a good prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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Rash judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Reading bad books or papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Reading good books or papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Reading the letters of others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Real presence in the Holy Eucharist . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Receiving stolen goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Rector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Redeemer promised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Redemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 7, title Relics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Religious orders and communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Respect at Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Respect in church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 "Rest in peace" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Restitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Resurrection of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Resurrection of the body . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Rosary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

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Sabbath of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sacramental grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Sacramentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Sacraments in which oil is used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Sacraments of the dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Sacraments of the living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Sacred Heart of Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Sacrilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Apostles' Creed Salvation out of the Catholic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Sanctifying grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Saracens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Scandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Scapulars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Schismatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Scourging at the pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Scrupulous persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Secret societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Seven dolors of the Blessed Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Seven dolor beads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Sickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Sign of the Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Simony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Sin, Original, actual, mortal, venial . . . . . . . . Lesson 6 Sins against faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Slander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Slavery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 7, title Sloth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Soul like to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Soul, importance of saving one's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Spells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Spiritual Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Spiritual life resembles bodily life . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Spiritual works of mercy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Sponsors by proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Spread of the Protestant religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 St. Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 St. Joseph's Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 St. Monica and St. Augustine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 St. Patrick's Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Stable at Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 State laws for marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Stealing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Stigmata of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Stole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Strange gods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Sub-deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Sufferings of the damned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Supernatural gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Temple of Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Temporal power of the Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Temporal punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Temptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord's Prayer Testament, Old and New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Thanksgiving after Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Things prepared for Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Things prepared for Viaticum and Extreme Unction . . . . . . 277 Time given to God's service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Time valuable in youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Tithes and first-fruits in the Old Law . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Tobias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Tonsure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Tower of Babel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson 11, title Transfiguration of Our Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Transubstantiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Two natures in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Unity of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Unworthy Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Use of sacramentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Using the sayings of Holy Scripture in a profane sense . . . 340

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Veil of the temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Vespers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Vestments, their names and signification . . . . . . . . . . 250 Viaticum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Vicar general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Virtue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Visibility of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Visible and invisible head of the Church . . . . . . . . . . 116 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin . . . The Angelical Salutation Vocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Vow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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Warning against impostors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Ways of sharing in another's sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Whitsunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Who offered sacrifice in ancient times . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Who cannot be sponsors at Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Why children should study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Why God does not always grant our prayers . . . . . . . . . 307 Why holy days were instituted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Why sickness is sometimes sent . . . . . . . . Lesson 25, title Why there are different religious orders . . . . . . . . . . 302 Woman with issue of blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Works necessary to gain indulgences . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Worship of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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