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Show 4 44-4- : FOR (ALTO 10 Id : -f444-f-f4-f-f-f-f-f-f44-f 44 Rev. James H. O'Donnell. 1 The rules of his parish. 2 The chief truths of our holy religion. reli-gion. 3 How to bless himself properly and reverently. 4 That the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. 5 That God will render to every man according to his works. 6 That the influence of good example is far-reaching. 7 That the theological virtues are Faith, Hope and Charity. 8 That the Eminent Good Works are Alms-deeds, Prayer and Fasting. 9 That the Evangelical Counsels are Voluntary Poverty, Perpetual Chastity and Obedience. 10 That the four Cardinal Virtues are Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance. Tem-perance. ( 11 That it is improper to gaze about in church while the Sacred Mysteries are being celebrated. 12 That if late at Mass, he should enter the church and take his seat as nnioOtr o c rvf-iuciViln 13 That it is proper to rent a sitting in church and pay for it regularly. 14 That to absent one's self from the Holy Sacrifices of the Mass on Sundays or Holy Days of obligation without sufficient suf-ficient reason is a grievous sin; and that grievous or mortal sin makes the soul an enemy of God. ir That the sacraments are channels of Divine grace, instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ, and are seven in number, viz: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders and Matrimony. 16 That the seven Deadly or Capital Sins are Pride, CovetousneEts, Lust, Anger, An-ger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. 17 That the virtues contrary to these are Humanity, Liberality, Chastity, Meekness, Temperance, Brctnerly Love and Diligence. IS The Ten Commandments of God and the six Precepts of the Church: 19 Some pious aspirations and ejaculations ejac-ulations to utter from time to time, especially es-pecially in moments of temptation. 20 "The Angelus," a beautiful prayer j recited three times daily in honor of our i Immaculate Mother. 21 Soma prayers to be said before and after meals: that gratitude for benefits received should prompt him to i be faithful to this exercise. 22 The Lord's Prayer, the Angelical Salutation or "Hail Mary," the Apostles' Apos-tles' Creed, the Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity and Contrition and the Con-fiteor. Con-fiteor. 23 That the four last things to be remembered re-membered are Death, Judgment, ! Heaven and Hell. "In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. 24 That the seven gifls of the Holy Ghost are Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel. Fortitude. Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord. I 2,r That the sins which cry to Heaven for Vengeance are Wilful Murder, the I sins of Sodom, Oppression cf the Poor 1 and Defrauding Laborers of their ! Wages. 26 That the Sacred Scriptures arc -.he inspired Word of God., and are worthy of our profoundtst respect and reverence. rever-ence. 27 That honesty is the bes.t "pol icy'' in spiritual as in temporal matters: mat-ters: but that "policy" should be syn-I syn-I onymous w ith conviction, enlightened and strengthened by conscience. 2S That the Ten Commandments are reducible to two, and that upon these "depend the whole law and the prophets." pro-phets." 29 That marriages are not solemnized solemn-ized from the first Sunday of Advent until after the Epiphany, and from Ash Wednesday until Low Sunday; that Ii)v Sunday is the first Sunday after Easter. SO How to say "Xo" with emphasis when asked to transgress the laws of God, or of the Church, or of the land. 31 How to say "Yes" promptly and cheerfully when invited to ass.st in any good work, as the bestowal of alms, visiting the sick, teaching in the Sunday school, etc. Thn 1ntiec of too ., that if a superior, he should lie just and merciful to those under him. If a s-ubordinate, that he should faithfully faith-fully discharge his allotted duties; that diligence, honesty, sobriety and veracity verac-ity be his chief traits. 33 That the twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost are Charity, Joy, Peace, Pa tience, Benignity, Godliness, Longanimity, Longan-imity, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Continence Conti-nence and Chastity. 34 That the secret organization most hostile to the Catholic church is "Tf" mm, .v -M. composed principally of Orangemen and Freemasons. 35 That the corporal works of mercy-are mercy-are seven; to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to harbor travelers, to ransom prisoners, to visit the sick and bury the dead. 36 That the seven spiritual works of mercy are to give good counsel, to instruct in-struct the ignorant, to admonish sinners, sin-ners, to comfort the afflicted, to pardon injuries, to bear wrongs patiently, to pray for the living and the dead. 37 That there are nine ways of becoming be-coming accessory to another's crimes; by counsel, by command, by consent, by provocation, by praise and flattery, by concealment, by partaking, by silence, si-lence, by defense of ill done. 3S That the six sins against the Holy Ghost are despair of salvation, presumption pre-sumption of God's mercy without amendment of life, to impugn the known truths in matters of faith and religion, envy at another's spiritual good, obstinacy in sin, final impeni-twice. impeni-twice. 39 That any person, man, woman or child, not only may, but should, baptize an, infant in danger of death, when a priest cannot be summoned in time; that in such cases a certain order of precedence should be-observed, namely, a woman, must not baptize if a man be present. The person who best understands under-stands how to perform the ceremony should be chosen. Fathers and mothers should not baptize their own children if it can be avoided. 40 That in order that baptism may be valid the" cerememy must be performed per-formed as follows: While pouring common com-mon water on the head or face of the infant, pronounce the words, "I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." 41 That there are six week days in the year when he is obliged to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of Mass, unless legitimately prevented: Xew Year's day, the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord; Ascension Day, or the Thursday Thurs-day forty days after Easter; the Assumption As-sumption of the Blessed Virgin, August 15; All Saints' day. Xovember 1; the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin. December 8: the Xativitv of our Lord, or Christmas, December 25. 42 That good books and papers are necessary adjuncts to every Catholic home. 43 That, save in case of necessity, he should not leave the church before the sermon, or after the Communion, but that he should remain until after the priest has left the sanctuary. 44 That in these days it is necessary to be equipped with the weapons that always successfully repel the attacks of Ignorance, Infidelity and Indifferentism, namely, firm faith, knowledge of the Church's history and doctrine, and holiness holi-ness in life. 45 That we Catholics have behind us nearly 2,000 years of glorious history; that the history of the church is the hlStOrV Of tTlO U-0-M from tlin hnnm. ning of the Christian era. 46 That the Catholic name is inseparably insep-arably connected with the early, intermediate inter-mediate and present history of this republic. re-public. 47 That the loyalty of Catholics to the institutions of this land is questioned ques-tioned only by those who are themselves disloyal. 4S That the footprints of Catholic discoverers and explorers, many of whom were priests, are clearly visible everywhere. 4D That the Catholic church is the greatest moral force in the world today, to-day, the uncompromising foe of anarchy, an-archy, the unflinching: champion of the oppressed. 50 That the above forty-nine "things" do not constitute the sum of what every Catholic should know. |