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Le Frav^oii, at hii Frintiof Offict, No. 9, Layal Street. 1838. LtBS Hi'* f Wa ?f *l i^V J .. i it *^ —.^4 :^ >•. .' f* » \ \ ^ ^ \ I ^ • \ .' • If 8 d E "h: L ,7."^ff" ' •^^ \ .:. '^ >• ,r*. ^■ ? ^-fc* ■tax JOSEPH OCTAVIUS PLE3SIS, Catholic Bishop of Quebec %c. jfc* • -" '■'■';■• ' ' '';.'■'', :•• ■ #v . ^ XJntil the new Edition of the Large Quebec Catechism be prepared^ We approve and authorize the follow- ing Abridgment, asthe only one which shall be allowed to be taught to chil- dren in the public Instructions of this Diocese^ from the date hereof. Given at Quebec, this 22nd.' July, 1817. l{( J. O. Catholic Bishop of Quebec. »:l^ '^ M ■^^!f'^ f^ I \ .A..'-"*"" 't i I. * '»* . 4* • \ ' t^ »■ ^ / ".i ; ■* ' - ^^^C«l •i^-^^'.-^.vv i\c ct4:ji^U^4- "?l;.A.1^t>; I hi i*/U?l •\ , -K v./ (;• THi Hr i f*' r;>*f ; '*'«T'' ,vr 1 . .^1*7 ff ^ hn d,"^* MV* 1 ytintf 'V ..^ V i -* *iw/%/ .M: i^H > vk i# ■•4' 5} ff'tf''; ■m V H'-'t '•^'Kl^'l >'■r^ ~,ji '*"■, t ff^ * J>*^'-XJ!iHL ru'U\/>irt'^riQ ti? y*' •1^' ' I « ^ »f : #* V^** ^ ' *-V" v^ K f •?•£:%.; .'v I ? vt?>--^:^':".?:' ^^ 4. Give us this day our daity br^ad. * : 5. And forgive us ' « our trespasses, as we / fojgive tnem that tres- ^ pass against us. 6. And, lead us not into temptation. ' 7. But deliver US frdtn «y11* Amen« P \i ATER Noster ^ui «s in coelis. 1. 8anctific6tar no- men tuum. 2. Adveniat rdgnufti tuum. 3. Fiat voluntas tud, sicQt in ccelo et in teil'4. 4. PaAem nostrum quotidianoai da nobis hodi^. 5. Et dinbitre notiii» debita nosltr , sictit et nos dimtLtSjiiius debitor ribus nostris. 6. Et fie nds induenn in tentatioii^rn. 7. Sed liti^ iiOi 4 malo. Amen, CHRISTIAN The Angelical Salutation^ ■f."4-.- Hail Mary, full of grace, our Lord is with thee : blesned urt thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sin- ners, now and at the hour of our death. A- men. VE, ]!^Iaria, grati4 A plena, Dominus tecum : bcnedicta tu in mulieri- • bus, et benedictus fruc- tus ventris tui, Je^s. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis pec- catoribus, nunc et inbo- rn mortis nostrac. ^ Amen. / *" ' * !• JL believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. -; ,„ 2. And in Jesus Christ, his only Sou our Lord. 3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary. 4. Suflfered under Pon- tius Pilate, was crucifi- ed, dead and burled. 5. He descended into hell, the third day he rose again from the dead. 6. >He ascended into heaven, sits at the right band of God^ tb« Father Almighty. , ,. The Jposiles* Creed, r 1. Vy'REDO in Deum Patrem Omnipotentem, Creatorem coeli et ter- tse. 2. Et in Jesum Chris- tum Filium ejus unicum, Dominum nostrum. 3. Qui conceptus fst de Spiritu Sancto, natiis ex Marid, Vifiglne. 4. Passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, n^orr tuus et sepultus. 5. Descendit ad infe- terti^ die ros resurre< xit a mortuis. , ^^^^ 6 Ascendit ad coelds, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris OmnipotentiSf . •'<■ « ■ •iV;;,;-/^ • * 1 ^4 • ;j 1* « • * •' ';' ♦ * *• * < i V / ^_^ f 1 % f '.-/ .Si- t . • p ( , \: '■n: A t w » " A. / V '0-'[ ,.* ' » 1 c #01 vi .^ PRAYBRI* T 7. Prom thence hei 7. Ind^ ventunis est .•hall come to judge the I judicare vivos et mor- tuos. 8. Credo in Spiritual Sanctum. 9. Sanctam Ecclesiam CatholicUm, Sanctoruni Conimunionem. f- • ''^ 10. Remissionem pec- catorum. ^^ ,-, /",,w 11. Carnis resurrecti* onem. . , 12. Vitam aternW. Amen. V liviuff and the dead; 8. J believe in the Ho- ly GhoNt. 0. The holy Catholic Church, the Communi- ,on of Saints. ' ": 10. The forgiveness of ■ln«» 1. lU The resurrection of the body. 12. And the life ever- laitlng. Amen. The Confiteor. «>; ,\ ' X Confess to Almigh- ty God) to the blessed Mary ever virgin, to blessed Michael the Ar- changel , to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy i^Oitles Petei> & Paul, ind to all the Saints, (and to you, Father,) that I have grievously linnid in thought, >vord k dtfudf 4hrough my fettlt) through my fault, through my exceeding. Sreat ft^ult. Therefore I eMfch the blessed Mary ever virgin, blee- Ifd Michaal the Ar- v-ZONriTEOR Deo Om- nipotenti, beats Marias Hemper virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo^ beato Joanni Baptistae, Sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, et omnibua Sanctis, (& tibi. Pater,) quia peccavi niiuis cogi- tatlone, verbo et opere^ me^ culpit, ir.oji culpi, . me{^ maxima culpsi. I- deu precor beatam Ma- riam semper Virginem^ beatum Michaelem Ar« changelum, beatum Jo;r annem fiaptistam, Sanc- toi Apostoioii Petrum et I:' «• '» '■ ,7' 8 chanKoljblessed John the BaptiBt,theholyApo8tle8 Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, (and you. Father,) td pray to the Lord our God for me. May the Almighty God have mercy on us, and forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlus- tinff life. Amen. May the Almighty and merci fulLordgive uspar- CHRISTIAN Paulum,et omnes .Sanc- t08,(et te, Pater,) orare pro me ad Dominum * Deum uostrum. Misereatur nostri Qm- nipoteni Deus, et, di- missis peccatis nostris, perducat nos ad vitaid seternam. Amen. Indulgentiam, abso- lutionem & remisaionem * 'I peccatorum nostrorum tribuat nobis Omnipo- don, absolution, and re- 1 tens et mi^ericors Do mission of ouifsins. 'Amen, minus. Amen. , , , An Act of Adoration. ^ ^ "^ O My Oodj I adore thee and acknow- ledge thee for my Creator and sove- reign Lord^ and the absolute Matstsr of all things, n \:-:^,'^-:&^j:2i: ....y*.:'i^^^< ,, : ■'.■,;;• • ' '■• :4»T'''iW': 'JV *fci'yj.ii' ^^ -^^' of Faith. " '%air-b«s'5t O My God, I firmly believe all tb^^t the holy Cadiolic Church believes and t^aches^ because tbou, who art truth itself: hast revealed it. .« \ v , ^,^v ^y::t-'^-An Act oj Hope^ ^'^-^•^'^m,-J- My God, relying upon thy pro- < ^i J y I- ■■■./■,...■:..•- ' ■■1 . low- '> )ve- 9t«r w .Ay,; 1^^ < -^ 'V ;|£'^;..: ■ rO' PRAYCSB. .0 misfs and upon Ibe merits of my Sa- vio(ir, 1 hope with a firm confidefioe« that (hou wilt grant me g^race to obser- ve (hy commandments in this worlds and to be rewarded in the next. ^' An Act of Love or Charity. ' O My Qod, whp art worthy of all love, for thy infinite per&ctions, 1 love thee with my whole heart, '^nd I love my neighbour as myself for the love of thee. : An Act of Contrition. O My God, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee, because thou art infinitely good and infinhely amiable, and because sin is displeasing to thee; pardon me through the merits of Je»is Christ i|^y Saviour; I propose, with the help of thy holy grac«, never more to offend tbee» »nd to do penance, i^ . ^^ . ; An Act of Thanksgiving, ^^t^'^ O My God, I thank tl^ for all the ^ good I have received from thee, parti* cularly for having created and redeemed hie by thy Son, and mad^ n^e a child of thy Ohurch. , ^ ,^,.^->-^-^-- ^-•,^., -.^^ i^:i^^O>V lO \ , CHRISTIATIf -imm/^M.Jn Act of Oblation. . My God, 1 have received all from tint e ; to thee I offer my thoughts^ v.'ords^ and actions^ my life and all that I posssr^Sj and 1 desire to employ it 111 thy service alone. ^ , An Act of Humiliij/i O my God, who resistest the proud and givest grace to ths humble^ keep down the motions of pride that arise in my sonl and teach me to despise nivseiC who am hut dust and ashes. ' ' i An Act of Demand, , , O My God, infinite source of all good, give me what is necessary for the lire and health of the body, but espe- oiaily grace to do thy holy will in iall things. Lord. Amen. Through Jesus-Christ Ouc ^t »\ 4^, ' ^ The ten Commandments of God* * - Am the Lord tiiy God who brought thee out of the Land of Egypt^ out of the house of bondasre. 1J > ■ V tf.. < f H« '» FR1YER8. %t 1. Thou ahalt not have strangfc gods before me; thou shall not make to thy- seU'a graven thing, nor the hkeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth below, nor of ihirgs that arc in the vvat(*rs urder the earth : thou slialt not adore nor worship them : ^I am the Lord ihy God, i^trong, jealous, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me : and shewing mercy to thousands of those that love nie^ and keep my command- ments. >.- "K-'o, ^1 rr^'^^:^;i ...oa,:^,,'.^^ ;..? ^-. :^:: ,. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of Ihc Lord (hy God in vuifi : lor the l^ord will not hold him gniltlc^s that shuU take his name in vain. 3. Remember to keep holy the SatiM- 4. Honour thy Father and thy Mother. "■ ^ . ; 5. Thou shalt not kill. ^ ' -»^*^ *"' 6, Thou shalt not commit adultery. . 7i Thou s^halt not hteal. ,.„,a,.^^.; :> 8, Thou shalt not bear {aide witneis igain»t thy neighbour. ' f * 18 CHRISTIAN 9. Thou slksilt not eoval thy neigh- bour's wife. 10. Thou shalt jnot covet thy neigh- bour's goods« Exod. ch. 20th, t J i 1 S< . K •■ I, v.) . ■(.■■ The seven Commandments of the f st^^^r Church, are : , .. 1. X o keep holy the festival days com- manded. ...... .,.>av^.; *.;^,-- , ,.■ ,^ '• % To hear ofiass^ on Sundays and Holydays, if^n ;^:-: iv..,i\v m ■ r %-r-:- ^^5.- •.^^• 3. To confess our sins^ at least once a year, j--^^ '■■■-, -■■■■- .:--^— .->■ 4. Humbly to receive our Creator, at least at Easter time. ,,. v5. To fast during Lent, Vigils com- mandedy and Ember days. ^r^ it 6i To abstain from nesh meat, all Fridays and Saturdays. 7. To pay tythcs to our Pastors. : In honour of the Holy Trinity, vXloria Patri, et ri- lio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erai in princi- pio, etnunc, et semper, et in saxHila saeculer^m. Amen. VfLORY be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the be- ginning, is now-, and {-: ever shall be, M^orld wihout end. ^^ . ) y ',.. t 'I !i ■IK -v ■•;%. t PRAY&RS. ' A prayer to ike Holy Virgin, S •fi. UB tuum prsesidm \ confugimus, Saneta Dei Genitrix : nostras de- precationes nedespicias in necei^itatibua ; sed 2Lpericulis cunctis libe- ra nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et bfeasdicta. VV K fly to thy patro- nage, O Holy Mother of God, despise not our prayers in our neoes- gities ; but deliver ua always from all dangers , O glorious and blessed [Virgin. Amen. > >'. Amen. f A prayer to our Guardian An^el. :,ft.r.i'-; ./Ilngele Dei, qui cus- tos es mei, me tibi com- missum pietate superna, liodi^ illumina, custo- di| rege et gubema. Aneit. v/ Angel of God, tp whose holy care I am committed, enlighten, defend) and keep me this day from aH sin and danger^ Aoiettw , 5£.y;j^.4S-,v. £NEi>xciTE« Bomi- l£NEI>XCITE, nus. Nos et eaquae su- mus sumpturi benedicat dextera Christi. In no- mine Fatris, &c. Grace before meat. B 1> ,5' i (j: ^v-'V: .Gi^MU^ tibi gratias, Omnipolens Deus, pro universis beneficiifrtuis ; iE9«^iifi, O Lord,aBd these thy gifts, which of thy bounty we are about to receive rthroughCllrist Our Lord. Amen. In the name of the I Father, &c. Grace aftermeat, ./ ' i: , - Tf E give thee thanks, O Almighty God, for jail thy benefits; who 'I 14 ; Ahridgmcnl of qui TiFis et regnas in •xcnla saeculonim. Aoipn. In nomine Patrisi &c. liT<^stand rei^nest.w^orld withont end. Amen. In the name of the Father, &c. A prayer for the Dead* JO iDEUUM anim», per misericord iam Dei re- qaiescant in pace. i«; t> Amen. •?-.. -'»{iy-:^iH ^i) 'if, iVj.AT the departed souls of the Faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. ABRIDGMENT ..^i^^'- m . N-'" ;i(t OF THE CATECHISM, t* ' Note — For children, and even for adults of little capacity, the questions preceded by this sign*may suffice. The other questions are not above the capa- city of children in general, who arepre^- paring either for their first Communion; or for Confirmation, whether they caii read or not, * ^^-| PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS. ' Q- Are you a Christian ? A. Yes, by the grace of God. - ^^; Q. l^y what were you nada aChrii-l' tiaii ? ■J«' if- >• . f ' ^i I' A i ysM ^:. ■-'«■.■■;, i. i M: h the Catechism^ 15 A. By Baptism. * Q. What is the mark of a Christian? A. The sign of the Cross. ^ ♦ Q, Make the sign of the Cross ' A. t In the name of the Father, & of theSon, & of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 'CHAPTER THE FIRST. & Of the Mysteries.' T^-^f HAT do you meain by the word Mysteiy ? ^:-€k.:k: v.;v,T/.^ut: i^v:^. H:}:^ :4^:y^-;.„v'-- A. By the word Mystery, I mean a truth that we do not comprehend, but which nevertheless we are obliged to believe, because God lias revealed it, Q. Which are the principal Mysteries of our Religion ? vj|A. The principal Mysteries of our Religion are the Mysteries of the Holy Trinity^ of the Incarnation^ and of the Redemption. ♦ Q. What is tlie Mystery of the Holy Trinity? = * : V...- A. One Grod in three persons. Father, Son, anid Holy Ghost. *- ♦ Q. What is the Mystery of the la- cam ttion? f 4 • ■ ■. .> i| ■'(:: .& ■i::-H ^r >♦ ;, «»>^.' . ' ( ^ % If-. /i6 Ahridgmeni &f A. The Son of God mAd6 man for us. ♦ Q. What is fhe Mystery of the Redemption ? A. Jeisus Ghrmt icrucrfted Jbr us. Q. Where arc those Mysiteries to be found ? ';■■ .r'-^• - "^-^-■■. -^ . .. t ^- A. In the Creed or Synobol of the Apostles. ' ' ' ' '^ ■ ■■'•-1^ f CHAPTER THE SECOxVOr. Of the Apostles* Creed* h pr * 'Q. SiAY th« Apottles* Creeds ? ; : In English^ IirLatfn. ^-^t/ I believe in Godj. G'^e^fo in Detim^ &43.— »-pa^6 (5^ Hi I &c.— pftg^ & ty Q» What mean the woitds i beUen^e? - A, Ttoey w^an : I hoW fw l;ert»iii, I »m f4illy per»Eiad«d> I am eiiti¥«fy convinced. ^-^^ -..^ . . Q' At HiCH is the first article of the Apostles' Creed? ■.y: v..,:T..:i>^ s^^.^' ^^^' A. I believe in God, the Paiher M- mighty. Creator of heaven and earth,.^ * Q. What is God? --^^^r^^^ ■'.'.-•a ;»l? 'i4 .i.-jm--^:.- I. V the Cat9chi$m. 1% • A. God is a Spirit infinitely perfects * Q* Can there be many Gods^ ojt many spirits infinitely perfect ? , A, No ; there can be but one alone, ♦ Q. Where is God? A, God is every where ; he fills hea* ven and earth. Q« Why do you say, /6eKere in God the Father? A. To shew that the first person in God is called the Father. , Q. Are tbereseveral persons in God ? A« Yes ; ia God there are three per- sonsj the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. * Q. Is each of these three persons, God? A. Yes ; each of these three persons is God. - * Q> Are these three persons equal in all things? A. Yes ; they are equal in all things. ♦ Q, There are therefore three Gods ? A. No ; the three diTine persons make only one and the same God. ♦Q. How so? 18 Abridgment of A. Because they have but ane and the same divine nature. * Q. How is the mystery of one only God in three persons^ Father^ Son« and Holy Ghost, called ? , A. It is called the Mystery of the Holy Trinity, Q, Why is God called Almighty, in the first article of the Creed ? A. Bec&;i8e nothing is impossible to Himi * Q. DoesGod see and know all things? A. Yes; God sees and knows all things, even the most hidden thoughts of our heart. "* Q. Has God always been and will he always be? A, Yes ; for God is eternal. Q. Why do you call him Creator of heaven and earth ? A. Because he created and made all things out of nothing ; and because hd is the absolute master thereof, * Q. Is it God vvho created you and brought you into the world ? A^ Yes; it is God who created me and brought me into the world. K < the CatechUm. 19 K in # of "k • Q Why did God create you ? A. Tbat 1 might know, love and serve him^ and thereby obtain everlai- ting life. __ ARTlCLB2t Q* What do you understand by the second article of the Creeds And in Je- 8U8' Christ, his only Son, our Lord? A. I understand thereby, that God the Father, has begotten, from alleter«!t nity, an only Son^ who is equal to him in all things. Q. Is the Son of God also called the Divine Word, and the second person ofthe Holy Trinity? A. Yes; he is. Q. Is God the Son^ ofthe same na* ture, as God the Patter? A. Yes ; he is consubstantial to the Father, that is to say» of one and the same substance with him. Q. How is the Son of <^od made man^ called ? A« He is called Jej^us-Christ our Lord. .^Q. Is Jesus-Christ only man ? Bt * ■.' 20 Ahridffmeni of 4. No; he» is Ood and man together* * Q. There are therefore two natures in Je&us-'Christ ? A. Yes ; there is the divine^ and the human nature. Q. Are there two .persons in Jesus- Ofarist ? A« No; thereis but one person^ which is that of the Son of God^ or the second person of the Holy Trinity. Q, Was Jesus-Christ always man ? A^ No ; it was about four thousand years after the creation of the world t)Kiit ibe Son of Ood^ who existed from all etemitji was .made man and called Jesus. Q. What is meant by being made man ? A. iTbe Hii|aiik|g isj tli^t he took a bo4y aiicl SQul iik^ pursi Q, Why iv^s the Son of God niade man ? A,. Tq re4«ep(i us. Q. From what has he redeerped us ? 4* ^rP'R etfiraaJ d^ipnpation^ to wMch we werie j^l^Qntjeinfied % the disobe- dience jifoiir^rstlF^ather Adam« < ir. es be ' is- cb nd I? nd rid )m led ide ka ide ■A. ich be- ? ^' < the Catechism, 2^1 S. How is the Mystery of I he Son od^ made man for us^ called ? A, It is called the Mj/siery of the Incarnation. Article 3. Q« fT HAT 18 meant by the third ar- ticle of the Symbol^ Who was conceited hf the Holy Ghost, born of the Firgin Mary? A. By the third article is meant^ that Jesua-Christ was conceived by the ope- ration of the Holy Ghost in the wotnb of a Virgin^ named Mary^ and that of her he was born into the world* • Q, On what day was Jesus-Christ born? ^ A« He was born on Ghrittmas day. Q. How long did Christ remain visi-^ ble on earth? At About thirty-three years. * ♦ QI^ What did Jesus-Christ do upon earth ? A. .He taught men to had a koly life, and by his merits, procured them grace to that ^ffecli * * > '■ ■ "i 88 Abridgment of Article 4. Q* \Vhich is the foarth article of the Creed ? A. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, toas crucified, dead and buried, * Q. What did Jesus-Christ suffer ? A» He was insulted^ despised^ scour- ^ ged, crowned with thorns^ and abandoned by all men. Q. What do ybii mean hy Pontiun Pilate? A. Such was the name of the Gover- nor of Judea^ under whom Jesus-Christ •uftered. ♦ Q. Why do you add fFas crucrficd dead and buried ? A. Because Jesus-Christ was nailed to a Crofis^ upon whicli he expired^ a;id was afterwards laid in the tomb. • Q. What is death ? At Death is the separation of the soul from the body* * ii. On what day did J^sus-Christ •uflfer death? A. On Good-Pridayi »^ - • Q« How is the Mystery of the c! m I« i; K -*' the CcUechif^m* SS of JeBus-Christ upon the Cross, for uf, called ? -A. The Mystery of the Redemption^ Article 5. Q» fT HAT do you mean by (Iip fifth tfrticleof the Greedy He descended into , Hell? ^ A. { mean that the soul of Jesut- Cin'k^ after his deaths descended into tliHt place of rest called Limbo, where the souls of the Just, who had ^lied from the Ci'eation of the worici, were detained. Q. Why did Jesus-Christ descend to Limbo ? . A. To announce io them their de« livery^ which was the fruit of his suf- ferings and death. Q . Why do you add. The third day he, rose again from the dead ? A. Because Jesus-Christ rose again, and came living out of the grave/tbe third day after his death. Q. What is meant by the word Re^ surrection? A. The reunion of the soul with ihii body. 24 Abridgment of * Q, On what day did our Lord rise from the dead ? :,. -^ A. , On Easter-day. "tv '*^ '■■- ■ Article 6. Q* iVhat is signified by the sixth article of the Creed, He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty ? ^ A. It signifies, that Jesus-Christ, af- ter his Resurrection, ascended into hea- ven in body and soul to reign glorious- ly, at the right hand of his Father ; that is to say, to hold, as man, the first place near him* * Q. On what day did Jesus-Christ ascend to heaven ? > >-r - > A. On Ascension day^ forty days af- ter his Resurrection. * Q* Where is Jesus-Christ at present? ^ A. Jesus-Christ, as God, is every where ; as man, he is in heaven, and in the Blessed Sacrament. r ,*- ?* - Q. What does Jesus-Christ do in heaven? ^' ry;< i^%^'^'wt -}a . .i-^', .c;; A. Jesus-Christ, in heaven, as man, adores God the Father, and intercedes -4* I** 'f * "^^ t;.'. •*• '^■rtm l^ *«r ■^ . ■->♦ ■ I ) the Catechism^ 25 for us ; as God, he sends us from, 1 hence his Holy Spirit and his graeea. w>; Q. On what day did Jeswas-Christ .* send, in a particuJar manner, the Holy Ghost, to hi*^ C hurch ? A. On Whii-Stinday, the tenth day after his Ascension. ' Article? / 'f * Q- As Jesus -Christ to come again upon earth ? ^ r / , : A, Yes; Jesns-Chrii^t will come upon earth, at the and of the world, for the General J udgrnent, as we learn from the seventh article of the Creed, From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead* ^ ^^^ ^ * Q. Js the General Judgment the only one we shall have to undergo ? A. No ; it will be preceded by the Particular Judgment. > ^ ^ v^ * Q. When will the Particular Judg- ment take place? A» Immediately after death. \ ' ; Q. When sliall we die ? :%;J A. When it will please God, : f ; ■ ii^i.Xt' j:: t ?.v.i..r -;v.:. S6 Abridgment of * Q. What will beeome of our after death? ^* i; */ A. It will return into dust. ' Q. And what will become of our A. It will immediately appear be- fore God to be judged. Q. Upon what will it be judged ? A. Upon the- good or evil it shall have done^ while in this life. ' Q, What will become of the soul after the Particuliar Judgment? A. It will go either to heaven^ or to hellj or to purgatory^ according to its merits. . >■;,;:,.--{-:. ---»-. - • C -^- ' - m ■ . _._ Article 8«:,.,,^v,,r Q* fTHAT do you mean by the eighth article of the Greedy I believe in the Holy Ghost ? A. By this article we are taught to believe^ that in God^ besides the Fa- rther and the Son, there is a third per- . son called the Holy Ghost. * Q. Is the Holy Ghost God^ as well as the Father and the Son ? A. Yes ; he is equal to them in alj things* > j^ 4' ■r •» JL: the Catechism. 27 '{-•• J^ Article 9. Q- Say the ninth article of the Creed. A» The Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints. § I. ♦ Q. What is Ihe Catholic Church ? A« The Catholic Church is the So- ciety of the Faithful, united together by the profession, of the same faith, the participation of the same Sacraments, and the submission to the same lawful Pastors. I Q. Where is that Socjety which you call the Church, to be fouiid? A. Wherever there are Catholics. ♦ Q, Who established the Church? A» Jesus-Christ, who is the invisible head thereof. Q. Who enlightens and governs it ? A. The Holy Ghost. :. u,^ ♦ Q. Who are its lawful Pasitors? ! A. The Pope, the Bishops, and the Priests, who have received their ordi-* nation and mission from them. Q. What do you mean by our Holy Father the Pope ? ■■fi.7 ■'* . >! m:, ':> I ,Xiji%" w wmkmm SB Abridgmei^i of A. By the Pbpt^ I mean the Bishop of Rome, the first of Bishops^ the Sue- « cessiHr of Saint Ptotif r, the centre of * CiifhoAic miity> and the vhible head of the Church. * Q. Are there many Catholic Churches? A. No;thefe is but one Catholic Ctmtdk, which IB the Roman Churchy Mt of #hkh#hfere isno salvation. Q. Whoft i« t^ be thought of those societies caltil)^ thenrselres Churches^ that do ncyt ppoless the same faith with us^ nor submit to the same Pastors ? A« They are bat human institutions/ which only serve to mislead men^ and can never conduct them to God* §. 3. . Q. What do you mean by the Cant" munian df Saints ? i^ I mean the communication that exists amongst all the members of the Catholic Ctorch. Q. In what does that communica- tion or eommuiEiioti consist ? A« The Commufiion of ^ints con- sists in thia« that Ail the spiritual advan- tages of the Church are common to all the Faithful. K -x>k;:' >*^ V" y ■■!• v.%' V ■ the CcAfithism^ Q, Do we camqftvnicatf^ ivith the Saints in Heaven ? -. A, Yes ; wc beseecb IbeqA Co iofftr- ced« for us with God, Q« Are we in communion with t)ie souls in P«ii:gatory ? A. Yes ; we oflfer up our pn^ers, our good works, and the Holy Sa^rificic of the Maas to God for their delivery. * Q. Wh^t is Parg?itQry ? A. Purgatory is a place of punish- ment^, where some souls 8,uffer for n ti- me, before they can enter Paradise, Abtiole to. Qf fT HAT do you m^n by the tenth article of thjp. Crae(^ 7%e forgim«es» of Sins ? ^# A. I mean that Jesus^Chnst bas gi- ven to his Church the power of remit- ting sins. ,- •§,. IV. •:-,:.. * Q. What is Sin? A, A disobedi^ce to God« Q. Are there several kinds of Sinn? A. Yes; original and ^ctuai Sin/ * Q% What is original Sin ? 7 ./•• Ki-»-' ■ SO - Abridgment of A. Original Sin is that which we bring with ns into the viorid, and of which we became guilty by the diso- b( dience of our first Parents. • Q. How is original Sin remitted ? A. liy the Sacrament of Baptism. Q. Does 3aptism remit original Sin only ? r ■ ■:>.- ^.■ ... --'--r-^-:-:' A. It remits besides^ all the actual Sins committed before its reception^ I* Q. What is actual Sin ? ' A. That which we commit by our own free will. Q. How are actual Sins^ committed after Baptism^ done away ? -.r'^r A. By the Sacrament of t^enance. * Q< Are all actual Sins the same? A. Ho; solne kill the soul by de- priving it of sanctifying grace^ and are called mortal Sins; there are others which only weaken, but do not destroy sanctifying grace; and these are called venial Sins. Q. How naany mortal Sins are ne- cessary to deserve Hell ? ^^^ItT ^ A. One only. :.-■> r'.. ^•.(* L B I* &: v*^ '■ir' ', -U' 4: \. ••■ .:v' T' :-*", '• B^ ^. ^:. the Cateehiitni SX §.% Q.flow many Capital Sins are there ? A. There are seyen^ to wit. Pride, Avarice, Luxury, Envy, Gluttony, Anger and Sloth. Q. Why are they called Capital? A« Because they are the source of all other Sins. , Q. What is Pride ?, A, Pride is an inordinate esteem of ourselves, which leads us to dispise othersa , * ^ Q. What is Avarice ? A. Avarice is an inordinate love of earthly things. ^ v ^t ;. Q. What is Luxury f A. Luxury is an inordinate love 6f carnal pleasures. Q. What is Envy ? ' ^ ' ^ ' A, Envy is a sadness at another's good, n..... .-;.::......>..: .^.:,,/ : V- .^ W.:: Q. What is Gluttony? ^' - A. Gluttony is an inordinate loye of eating and drinking, " Q. How is the sin of Gluttony most frequently committed ? . -■^- '".,i ,' .' ' ..»:'V"4 ■ -AagaalMUMkMI SS jttnrSigimsnt (if A, By the immoderate use of intoxi-^ eating liquors ; this is what is cfiClied the »f n of BrmJecnness. Q» W%iit me(if>» sboutd be taken to avotd ^ sio of BrunlMnness I A. Two principal ones : Ist^ Never to go irik> a lavern 'Witiimit necessity. 2d. Tc take ho ifll%«ica4ii««7 liquors^ between meals* Q. W hat is Angtr ? A\ Anger 19 a violent motion o-f the soulj urging^ us te seek reven^. Q. What is aiolh ? A« Sloth i% a v^il^ufiiary di#Hfee of la-* bouf, and a wMfut negte<5t of the duties of our calliqg,^ AETici.c n, Q. fT HAT is signified^ by the eleventh article of the Creed, The, Reswrection of the body? A. It signj6i(^s tbiMv at the^odof tfe^ wprldb all the dead will iarise to appear at the general JudgmeuK Q^ Why* will tbe dea.d rise again ? A. To receive in , their bodies* the reward of their good works or the punishment of their sins* the CaUcki9tn4 33 i*' tir ■ Articlb is. Q. lT HAT IS the everlasting life, ex- pressed in the last article of the Creed ? A. It if a life which will never end. Q. Will this life be happy or uohappy? A. It will be infinitely h^ppy in hea- ven : or infinitely unhappy in I)ell^ * Q. What is Heaven? A* Heaven is a place of hjiss^ where, soeiag and loving God^ we shall enjoy eternal happiness, * Q. Who ^re thpy who go to Heaven ? A. They who have not offended (Jp4; or who, aft^r having offended hJm> have dpne penance. *Q. Wh^tisHdl? ^ Ai Hell is a place pf torments^ where the wicked shall be eternally punished ^ith devils^ and damned souls. ^ * Q. Who are the wicked, wlio go to Hell? »% A. They who die in mortal sin. CHAPTER THE THIRD. :- The Commandments, * Q. ^T^HAT qi^st we do io obtain Heaven ? c an abridgment of the. 34 Abridgment of A. We must keep the Command- ments of God and of the Church* Article 1» Of the Commandments of God. * Q* JnLow many are the Command- ments of God ? A. Ten. * Q. Saj i\\e ten Commandments. — Seepage 10 * Q. Give me ten Commandments, A* An abridgment of the ten Com- mandments, ifi contained in these few words : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God withthy whole heart, andthy neigh* pour as thyself, for the love of God. Q. Say the first Commandmentt A. I am the Lord thy God Jhou shalt not have strange Gods before met Q. What are we commanded by the first precept of the Decalogue ? A, We are commanded, 1st, to be- lieve in God. — 2d. To hope in him. — 3d. To love him with all our heart.— 4th. To adore him alone% ■fii- the Catechism, 35 ' Q. By vrhat virtue do we believe ia Goil T A, By the virtue ofFaith< ♦ Q. Hywhatvirtuedo wehopein God? A, By the virtue of Hope. * Q. Which is the virtue that makes us love God with all our heart? A, The virtue of Charity. ^ Q. How are those three virtues called? A. They are called Theological vir- tueH« * Q. Make an act of t<^aith. A, Act of Faith.— O my God, I believe, &c. see page 8. * Q. Make an act of Hope. A. Act of Hope. — O my God, relying upon, &c. seepage 8. * Q# Make an act of Charity. • A, Act of Charity._0 tny God, viho art, &c. seepage 9« ^ Q. Make also an act of Adoration. A. Act of Adoration. — O my God, I adore thee, &c, seepage 8. * Q. Is it lawful to adore any thing beiides God ? c2 » as the friends of God* Q. lanbt the invocation of the Saints injurioQsto the mediation of Jesus- Christ ? , A. No/ by no mearis; because it is always through J. C. that the prayers of the Saints and ours are presented to God. * Q* Is it lawful to honour the Re- licks and Images of the Saints ? A. Yea ; and tbia has always been practised ia the Catholic Church. Q, What advantage do we derive from honouiring the Relicks and images ef th^ Saints ? At The principal advantage is thid, that the pMence of then* Relfcks and ImiEiges eieites us to imitate their virtues. §• 3. Q. Say the second Commandmenlw A. Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. >.# e t/ie Catechism* 37 Q. What are we ibrbiddeo by the second Commandment ? A. We are forbidden to make r^b^ unjust^ or false Oaths. Q» What is an Oath ? . ■ 4. An Oath is an act of religion, by which God is called to witness the truth of what is affirmed or promised, Q. WUeo is an Oath rash ? A. An Oath is rash, when made lighdy, withodt necessity, and for things of Utile importance. * Q. What precaution should we take against swearing rashly ? A. Never to swear, but when re- quired by a lawful superior. Q. When is an Oath unjust ? A, An Oath is unjust when it is taken to do an unlawful toi ng. Q. Is he who binds himself by an Qath to steal, to kill, or to beat another, obliged to keep his Oath ? A. No, by nomeans ;ihe would eom- mit a new sin by accomplishing it. Q« When lis an -Oath false ? A. An Oath is false, when the per- son who takes itj knows liiQ t)& against iMilMtMiitta 38 Abridgment of the truth ; and this is what is called^ a Jalse Oath or Perjury. * Q. Is a false Oath, a great sin ? A. Yes; it is an enormous crime? Qt What is Blasphemy ? A, An injurious word against God, or the Saints, or against holy thiiigs. Q. Is it a grievous sin to pronounce certain words known in vulgar langua- ge by the name of Oaths ? A. Many of these Oaths are but in- decent words ; many are criminal, and border upon Blasphemy. All may become scandalous by their circum- stances ; wherefore all good Christians should abstain from uttering them, Q. What is a Vow? . A. A Vow is a promise made to God, to honour him, or his Saints, by some pious action. * Q. Are we obliged to accomplish our Vows ? A, Yes ; otherwise we should sin, * Q. WJhat precaution should we take to avoid making Vows rashly P A. Never to make any, without consulting our Confessors. ^ the Catechism, 39 §-3. Q. Say the third Commandment. A. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. Q. To what are we obliged by the third Commandment? A. To sanctify the Sundays by prayer, g^ood works, and holy repose4 §. 4. Q. Say the fourth Commandment, A. Honour thy Father and thy Mother* Q. What are we obliged to by the fourth Commandment? A. We are commanded thereby, to honour our Superiors, particularly our father and mother. Q. In what does the honour we owe to our father and mother consist ? A. It consists in loving, respecting, obeying and assisting them in their necessities. Q. Why is it added^ That thou mayest live long in the land, ^c, ? A. Because God has attached a particular blessing to the accomplish* meat of this precept. 4iO Ahridgm^t of Q. Are we obliged to honour the King, tnA to accon^plish in teitipoi*al ^ing&> the orders that tomt from him or his representatives ? A. Yes ; and (his obligation is a (>art of Christian morality. ^Q. What do me owe to our Ectle- sii(6t{cti1 Superiors ? A. We owe them respect, love and obedi^ce in what concerns religion and Ovation. §. 5. ^Q. Say the fifth Commandment. A. Thou shcAt not kill, Q. What is foi^bidden by the fifth Commandmeift ? A. We are forbidden to kill, b^t, ill treat, or lieVn^tise out lieighbdur^ or, evefi, €0 ha^e the tntefiCian of «6 Q. WU&t ils iiiealnt by g'ivilig fioanw ' dal to our neighbour ? 'A. l^he drftM^ing him ii^b evil, or the liihd^rbgbifh frbm doing good. ■\\^ ■ - 5. €• ■ Q. Say the sixth Commandment* A* Th^u shall mi commit MuUery, > V or 'y^ the Catechism. 41 Q. What are we forbidden by the sixth Cotnmandment ? A^ All kinds of lewdness and immo- desty on ones-self or others, ■§. 7. Q. Say the seventh Commandment. A. Thou shall not steAL Q. What is forbidden by the sevetlih Commandment? A. To take away, or retainlKiju^tly the goods of our neighbonr ; or to do him any injustice. Q. What is he obliged to who 'has caused any damage to his neighbour? A, He is obliged to make restitution? ' *-S- ■ Q. Say the eighth Commandment, A. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Q. What is forbidden by the eighth Commandment ? Ai It forbids to lie, to bear iaise wit- ness against our neighbour, to judge rashly, to insult or defame him by slander or calumny. 43 Abridgment of §. 9. Q. Say the ninth Commandment« A. Thou shall not covet thy neigh- bour's wife» Q. What is forbidden by the ninth Commandment ? A. To consent to any unclean thou- ghts or lustful desires of the flesh. §. 10. Q. Say the tenth Commandment. A. Thou shall not covet thy neigh^ - hour's goods* Q. What is forbidden by the tenth Commandment ? A, All desires of our neighbour's goods. Q. 4 Who are they that are most ex- posed to transgress, the tenth Com- mandment ? A. They who are jealous of the cre- dit and prosperity of others. Articles. 0/ the Commandments of the Church. • Q; A RE aU Christians obliged to ob' serve the Commandments of the Church? A. Yes ; because according to the doctrineof J.C. hethat will not hear ; / < the Catechism. . 43 • the Church, roust be considered as a healhen and a publican, ' Q. Who made the Gonimandmenls ofthfe Church? A. The body of the Chief Pastorst * Q, How many principal Command- ments of the Church are (here t A, Thereareseven^towit, «ecp. 13. §,1.^ Q. Say the first Commandment of the Church. A. To keep holy the Festival dayn commanded* Q. What is enjoined us by the first Commandment of (he Church ? A, We are bound to sanctify the Feasts of obligation, in the sarnenpan- ner, as we are obh'ged to sanctify the Sundays. Q. Say the second Commandment of the Church. A. To h'Car Mass, on Sundays and holy days of obligation. h ^ ^^ v Q. Whatis prescribed by the second Commandment of the Church? f^- A. To assist^ on Sundays and Holy- < -^ ., -i •.,- r ii, : i 44 Abridgment of days of obligation^ at Mass, aiid parti- cularly at the Parochial or Parish Mass. > S. Q. Say the third Commaodment of the Church. A. To confess our sins, at least once a year. Q. What is coaimmiided by the third precept of the Church ? A. By this precept aJl the Faithfully when arrived at th6 age of discretion^ are bound to confiessiheir sifti^ M least once a year. , Q. Say ttibeifourtb Cema^uadment of the Cfaarcb. [$c« A. To receive the bkssedSdcrreme^, at Easiter iime^ Q. What is commanded .by the fourth precept of fhe Church ? A. \st. To 'Communicate^ at least once every year^ with sultabk disposi- iions. «^S^, To make ^is ^communion during Easter-fovtaight^ and in ^the Parish dborch. ■'-, '-^ t';. r/\ '^t 5i/ Q«ISay;tfae^fifth Gommandment of the Churc^i. the CatcchiBfn. 45 of A. To keep Lent, Ember da^, ^c. Q. What are we commanded by .the fifth Gommandment of the Church ? A. To fast three days in each Em- ber week^ the Vigik of certain Feasts^ and every during Leat^ except the Sundays. §. 6. Q. Say the sixth Commandment of the Church. A. To abstain fiom flesh meat, on Fridays and Saturdays. Q. What id commanded by the sixth Commandment of the Church ? A« To abstain from flesh meat^ all the Fridays and Satiirdctys of the year^ with the Sundays in Lent> Saitit Mark's day> and the three Rogation days. Q. Is there the same obligalion to absti^in from flesh meat on Saturdays as on F ridayi« : A. Yes; except the Saturdays bet- ween Christmas andCandlemali/ ^ ., d^^ ^ -.^.^ A. To pay tythes and dues faith- Jvlbf to the Church* ; Q. What is the sense of the seventh Commandment of the Church ? - A. That the Faithful are obliged to pay tythes/ oblations and other autho- rized, dues to defray the expency of divine worship^ and maintain their pastors. * Q. Do the Commandments of the i 1 1 s n K.- iit itm the Catechiifits 47 to o- of Church oblige under pain of mortal sin? A. Yes ; and this ou2^h* to strike ter- rorintothe heartsof all those Christians^ who observe them bacii/. CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Of Prayers. # Q. Are we in need of any help to observe the Commandments ? A, Yes; we need the grace of God. Q. How may we obtain the g'race of God? ; • * A. By Prayer. * Q. What is Prayer ? s A. Prayer is an elevation of our heart and mind to God^ to pay him our homage and to beg of him what we stand in need of. ^ . .. . .^^t & ' * Q* When we recite a form of prayer without attention and devotion^ do we pray ? A« No ; this is not praying ; because then neither the hearty nor mind is elevated to God, nor do we ask any thingofhim. ; ./ . iJiJai^ii ' iTi^ i.JTifc'...'.-^ ■*.-T..i-i«-.,H^ _ 48 Abridgment 9/\ f Article I. , > * Q* Tt HiCH js the most excelte^nt of all prayors? .A. The Pater Nosier, or the Lord's Prayer, taught us hy J. C. himself, "Q* &iy the Lord's Prayer. ■.Tli£ngli|h. In Latin. Pater No^ter ^e. Our Father, &c. page 5. Q, To whom do we speak, when w« say. Our Father ? A. To God. '-^'^ * Q. Why do we call God, OMrF««fter? A. Because he is the Creator of all things, the Father of all mea, and p»r- ticalarly of Good Christians. Q. Why do we add, wko art m hm^ ven, whereas God is every whei'e ? *- ^ A. Because we consider heaven to be, in a particular manner, Ibe throne of bfs glory, .w. - §. 1. Q. "Whet do we ask of God, when we say. Hallowed be thy name ? f /^^ ' A. By this we beg that God may be , known, served and adored by the wfaola world ; and that his name may be pro- nounced with the greatest respect. :' > -'. the Caieehism. 49 f 2. ; ^ Q. What do we a»k of God in \h\n petHion, Thy Kingdom come? , A. In this petition we be^ that Go4 ntay reign in our hearts in this life by hJH holy ^race» and we with h^ni for- ever in Heaven. '^ > §. 3; Q What do we ask by these wordi^ Thy wUl be done an earth ms it is in henven? j A By this we beg that Gpd jvfQ^ld grant us grace to obey him here on - tarth) «Mi the Saints and Aiigeia do in heaven. . / ; ^0- What ^o you ask. vjrheiiTycNiiEiy, Give us this day aur daily kread? : ! > - A. By this pfetition we beg of God to supply pur wants of each day, both for soul ftnf\ body. §. 5. Q. What do we ask by theae words, Amtformve us our tre^pa^ses ?:^ A. Wjo beg of Gad tb^rel^]^: ' ba VV^onU be pleased io grfint us the pardon «C all our jiins, - ii >.i %<' iS?' ftO Abridgment of Q. Why do you add. As we forgive them thai trespass against us? A. We consent thereby, that God would refuse to pardon nn, if we do not pardon others the injuries they may have done us. i § 6. Q. What do we ask by this petition. And lead us not into temptation ? A. By this we beg of God to pre- •erve us from temptations, or give ui strength to overcome them. §.7. Q. What ,do we beg, in fine, by these words, But deliver us front evil ? A. We pray, that God would dehvcr us from all evil, particulcriy from that of sin and clernal death. I .-: . ArT1CLb2. The Angelical Salutation. Q. 1I7 HY do we pray so often to the Blessed Virgin ? ^ ^^ ' A. Because she is the most powerful protectress we have in Heaven. Q. Should we have as much confi- denoa in her as in Jesus^Christ ? ■-.A ':' ^: i^J'kj:^:^'Ji^l''-y^' the CatechisfH, 51 A. No ; because Jesus-Christ is God, and the Blessed Virgin is not. Q. Does she offer our prayers to God through herself? A. No ; she can only offer them through Jesiis-Christ who is the only Mediator between God and man. Q. By what prayer does the Church ordinarily invoke tne Blessed Virgin? A, By the Angelica! Salutation, cal^* led also the Ave, Maria, or Hail, Mary. ^ Q. Say the Angelical Salutation. , In Knglish. In Latin. Hail, Mary, &c. i Ave, Maria, ^c. page 6. |p£tge 6. Q. How many parts are ther4 in the Angelical Salutation ^ * A. Three. Q. Which is the first part of the Angelical Salutation ? A. The words by which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mystery of the Incarnation: » Hail,JuU of grace, the Lord is with thee* $» 2. A . Q. Which is the second part of the Angelical Salutation ? da 5i Abridgment of A. The ^ordsofSt. Elizabeth, when she received the visit of the Blessed Vir- g4i^> ; Blessed art thou among women, ^ blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus* §3. Q; Whieh is the third part of the Anfferieal Salutation ? ' A. The words whioh were added by the piety of the Parthfiit and af)proved blr the Church ; Holy Mary Mother of God, pnty for us sinners, now and at the k&ur of our death. Q. Why da you call the Virgin Mdry, Motlier of Qod ? .A^, Because fihecouceivcd and brought forth Jesus-Christy the Son of God, and second person of the Holy Trinity. AliTltLE 3. ' The Rosary. Q. li^HAT is the Rosary ? A The ttosary or Hsalter of the Blea- sed Virgjn^ is a prayer chiefly composed oif one: hundred aud ^fty Hail Marys^ Of, klow is the Rosary divided ? A. Into fifteen parts. Q« Wfadt dM8 eaeh ptrt contnin i the Catechism* 53 A. One Pater Noster, or Our Father, with ten Ave Marias or Hail Marys, to which k added the Oloria Patri Or Glory be to the Father, S^c, Q What is ihe Chapdet or T3eads of the Blessed Virgin? A. It iiK the third part of the Rosary, or fiftv Hail Marys. Q. What preceiles the fifly Huil Marys ? A. The Sign of Ihe Cross, the Creed or / believe in God, three Hail Marys and the Gloria Patri. Q. Why three Hail Marys f A To honour the relation of Uie Holy Virgin withlhe three persona. of the Blessed Trinity. Q. Is there any virtue in the number of Our Fathers, hail Marys I 64 Abridgment of . Q. What particular advantage m found in the Beads, A. It is of great service to persoas .who cannot read. Q. How is the Beads concluded ? A. By the prayer Sub tuum prcesi- dium, or We fly to thy patronage, ^c* page 13. . . ' CHAPTER THE FIFTH. "^ Exercise of a Christian Ldfcm ^ ' Article 1. Q* VT HAT should a Christian do eve- ry day of his life ? • * A* If he wishes to lead a holy life^ he must every day, r l*** On awakingin the morning, make upon himself the Sign of the Cross and say, O my God, I ojffer thee my heart. 2^. Having cloathed himself modestly, he should kneel down and say his mor- ning prayers. 3^. Hear Mass, if he can convenient- ly. ' •• • ' • ■•:-^— - • -..-.. 4^ Apply himiielf to the affairs of hit, calling. _.*ji.^»-ifaB*i«i..-/ the Calechi9m» ii ' 5^. Take his meals with sobriety and temperance^ saving Grace, page 13, before and after meat. >6^. Help the poor according to his means. 7^* Examine his conscience and say evening prayers at the proper hour, and, as much as possible, v^ith the whole fa* roily. [actions ?3 Q. How ought he to sanctify his A, By offering them to God. Q. What is he to do in the troubles and contradictions of life? A. He should suffer them with patien« ce in e> r ;ion of his sins, and unite them to uie sufferings of Jesus^Christ* Q. What should be do in time of temptation ? A. Recommend himself to God, and avoid such discourses and objects fts might entice him to evil. Q. If he fears that he has fallen in- to mortel sins, what should he do ? A. Humblehimself immediately, ben^ pardon of God, and go to Confession, AS soon as possible. ' Q. What conduct should he parsut I 1 h ^ Abridgment cf wilb respect to amusement and plea- sures ? A. Ndt to ihdofge more in tbeni ii^an (hey are necessary and innocent. Article 2, Q' ^ dAT ought aChrisli^rt to do 6n Sund>i YS arid Mbly-days ? . A. He oiight to abstain from all ser- vile works, fro^n [Jay, from journeys, on account of bis teinporai affkirt^; he ought to assist at the Parish M^ss, at Vesper^, and at the C hristUn instruc- tion given on those days», 0. What is it expedient for him to ib eV^J7 mottth ? . AV T6 confess his sins, arid'corrilriU- nlcai^ a(^cfordirig; to the advice Qt his Confessor* . - ''^ l^ke^ wrori^ partitlilar review KStmls conscience, ri\ order to prepat^ himself for tbd jl^jischal 6r Sl^ster d>m- iniibiori. , . Q, H^ mm m cob4 Wt cfvii^ tea i^ririg'jK^ tirn of sickness > .>f<^ W(f iliduM receive our sickriesii with resigpatiop to the Willof t^od; "KHV the Catechkmt £7 and if it be dang^erous* prepare oureel* v^s reliig^iotisly for death . Q What should we do when one o{ our friends or relations is dangerously sick? A. We should exhort him to settle his adaiis^ send for a Priest, and receit ve the last Sacraments. JSSi .■^-»;,j., -r t nfiil I X, ..J CUAt TER I Hh: SIXTH. Of the SacrametitSm * * Q* l^HAT is a Sacrament ? ^ •/ A. A ^'acrement is a sensible or out? ward Si^n in^^tituted by Our Lord Je^ ftu&-i hrist^ in order to sanctify ua, Q* Why do yoit say that a Sacra- ment is a sensible Srgii» ^ A, 1( is a Sign, because it signifies the g^ace it producer in us; and ii is sensible or ontward> because it fail^ under the observation of our ^enses^ ^ Q. Bow many Sacraments has Je- sus-C hrist instituu d ? A. Seven ; to vvit, Bdplism, Confir- fhation, Mucharist^ penance, Extrenw Vnclion, Holif Order an4 Matrimony , ' ■■ ' "' - ■ > ■ - ,^ ■ ■ I .ir\, ■ •',, ■. ; ■ ' J"*-. ' ■' >*'.■■; ■ ■■-■:■■ . , » t. 6i Abridgmimtof raents more tban once ? A. Yes ; all, except Baptism^ Con*' firination and Orders. • Q. Which are the Sacramenis. that must be received in the state of Gmce'f A. Allex'*'^pt Baptism & Penance. ♦ Q. Wha; ^ould follow, if the other SacrHHif nts were received in the state of mortal sin? A. The guilt of Sacrilege. Q What is a Sacrilege. A. The profanation of a holy thin^; and the more holy the thing is, the greater is the Sacrilege. < i_*;. Article i. « 0/ Baptism* • Q. What is Baptism? ''' A» Bi^ptism is a Sacrament which washes away original sin and makes us C hristians and children of God and of his Church* Q, May all persons baptize ? " A, Yes; in case of absolute necessity. • Q. How is Baptism given ? - - , ' JLb By pouring water on the head of tl^e persoti that is to be bsiptized^ 8ay-> ] '*, « the Catechism. 59 it)g at the same time : I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost Amen. ArtuleS ■ Of Confirmation. * Q- fr HAT is Confirmation ? , A Coutirrnation is a Sacrament Tvhicb gives the Holy Ghost^ with tb» abundance of his graces. * Q Who is the Holy Ghost? A The third person of the Blessed Trinity, (a) * Q. Why is the Holy Ghost given to us in the Sacrament of Confinnation? A. To make us perfect Christian. * Q How does Contirmatiou make us perfect Christians? A t^y giving us strength to confess Jesiis-Chriftt. * Q In what does the confessing of Jesus Christ consist? A. In declaring openly forhim^ and for the holy nnaxuns he has left us. * Q. Does Jpsus-Christ require us to .. urn » ' I iMii I . .1 ■ I II ■ I J i « " (a) TheTCit of this Chapttier is only proper for perfcooi, ,«d>out to receWe tht tecrameijt of Confirmation . i I 40 JOnridjpnenL of declare ouisel ves in this manner ? A. Yes;for he jays( in ihc Go^pel^ that, at the 4i»y of Jiu1g.iiient^ he will lh( r hII those isho fehntt have ackriow- led^rd him bt^tixne 4C^#n ; and that he \k\\\ dr'ny those who e»hall have denied huQ anu'his doctriiie. Q By wMn \^ the Sacrament of Confiifnation administered ? A. By the Bishop . Q« Wiittt ceremonies arc usril in the administration ofthis Sacramei i? A, 'ihe 'BijHbo|i prays for those he •confirms, lays his hands npoii them and duoints their foreheads wUh holy . Chrism, in the for(n of a cross. Q. What does the laying or. of the Bishop':^ bands signify ? A. It signifies that the Holy Ghost came to r^^side in the sonis of those wlio receive tliis Sacrament with ^uUa« bie dbposfiiaiis. Q. What IB hdy Chrism? ^ \ At Ho]y Chrism is a ^composition of ^l-ftftd balm^ ^ousecrated by thtb Bis^* bop on ia:4U^,jQp(;JH<^ , , i Q. Are there not other ceremonTCi used in the adininktrution of this Sa- crament? . . , A. Yes ; the Bis-hop gire« the per- sons he ccMifif ms a slight stroke on (lie cheek f^Viy'ui^ : Peace be with ihee* Q, Why does he do so ? A. Topnt USUI miiul^lhfit, after the example of JesiisX'brist, we fikould patientty endure all sorts of in juries. ^ Qp Whatarethq necessary quafifi- calionih for tbe reception of thi^ Sacra- ment? A. We should have* 1^. A sufficient knowledge of the Mysteries of our Rdijgiiin ; 2^. Be in the state of saucti« fyin^ grace, and 3"". Have a great dc* «ir«to rfCdive the Uoiv Gho^t Q Would it be a sin not to receive COAvfiftt^alion ? A% Ye#; if it were through neglect, conlompty or an atJaebment to sin, *. Q« IsUiM^t' any particular rnoiive that should jnnuce us to receive tjic Sacna- men t .^f'Cooli nDatiou wortiu Ly ? .^ , A. ¥.«s^; and thi» tnottve is^ becaiiise w#:C(M^.i^«iveiibMtmpe. Vi.r /^ i ,1 M Abridgment of Article 3. Of the Eucharist, (a) (a) Tbe Eucharist h placed heracrampnt that contains really a»'d «rnly ihr Body and Blood, ^o\\\ and Divinily of Onr Lord Jesus-Clirisl, Ui.der the iunn8 .of bread and wine. • Q. How does the Sacrament of the Eucharist become the body and bloud of Christ? ' A. By the words of consecration, which the Priest pronounces. • Q, What is the etfecl of those words? A By the words of consecration, the bread is changed into the true body, and the wine into the true blood of Jesus-Christ. ' • Q, How is this change called ? A. It is called Transubstantiation, that is to say, the change of one tub-' attncd into anotbor* t\e Catethimm. 6S *Q, Does any thing remain bf the bread and >vine, after the consecralion? A. No ; there rertiains nothing but the formn Hnd appoarances. Q. W hot (1o you means by forms or appearances? A. I nDian thereby what falls under onr senses, as the figure^ the coulour, the taste, &c. * Q Ifl there any thing nader th^^ form of bread, but iho bcwly of J^siis-rhrist? A* Yes ; there is alsf» his blood, to- gether with his soul .and d for having given himself to us. Q. What ought to be the conclusi- on of that thanksgiving ? A. An entire oblation of ourselves lo our Lord. They, who cannot read, may make use of the following prayer. * Prayer after Communion. ^' It is true then, O Redeemer of eg €i I tM 9t as Jbridgm^if '^ numkkid, that thou dwellest within " me^ and that I am in possession of ''thy body and bloody soul and divini- " ty. Receive, O Lord my most pro- " found adoration, ivhich I unite with '' thosethattheAngel^sandSaintsrender V thee in Heaven, O ! what love, what 'Vgratitude can ever equal the favouF *' bestowed on me ! Accept, divine Je- '' BUS, the offering of all 1 have, and all '' 1 am : dispose thereof according to thy good pleasure, and grant me grace never to displease thee/' Q. What must be thought of those who ^ out of the Church immediately after having received the Holy Com- munion, without performing this duty ? A. They must be thought to be ei- ther sick, or called away, by some ur- gent duty of religion or charity ; other- ^iise they would be guilty of a great irreverence. Q. How should we pass the day, on which, we have had the happiness to communicate ? l A. tVe should pass it in retirement ; ofibpn raitte tqp <>ur hearts to God ; pay. thin th£ Catechum» 6% if possible^ a visit to the Blesaed Soj-* crament^ in the afternoon, and remeniff ber, with gratitude andlove^hefavour received that day. ■M*"^''" Article 5« Of Penance. * Q- fT HAT is Penance ? A. Penance is a Sacrament which re* rnits the sins committed after Baptism. * Q. Where the Sacrament oC P(8|- nance received? A» It is received in the place whertti we confess, that is to say, commonly at the Confessional. Q. What is to be done, in order to receive the Sacrament of Penance i A. We should confess all our sins with sorrow, to a Priest duly authori- sed ; and beg pardon of God, with the resolution of satisfying for them. Of Absolution. * Q. Po we receive the Sacrament of Penance asoften as ^egotpConfbsnoiit A. No ; we onlyreeeiveit^ w>lle»thf '-i^:,- ■-.'-•t'-^'t' -. "f ■••T^ V^ ' ^r " ji-. i ... 4,-Jr„^w I ) 70 Abridgment pf Priest^ ^ives us Absolution* • Q What is Absolution ? A. The pardon of sins granted by the Priest, in the name of Jesus-Christ, Q. Does not the Priest grant us par- don of our sins, eye y time we go to confession ? At No ; sometimes he thinks it ne- cessary to defer absolution, in order to be the better assured to the dispositions of the penitent. Q. "What should a penitent do, when the Confessor with holds absolution ? A. He ought to submit to that delay with humility ; remove the cause there-^ of, and prepare himself better for another time. ' §. 2. Of Confession* ♦ Q. What is Confession ? A. ' Confession is a declaration of our .sins made to the Priest^ in order to receive absolution. Q. What qualities should this decla- ration have ? [entire, : A^ )t sihouldbe humble^ 3iiicere and '^J the Catechism. ' 71 Q. In Avhat docs the humility of Confession consist ? A. In declaring our sins with great confusion, for having offended God, Q. In what does the sincerity of Confession consist ? A. In declaring our sins simply, as they are known to us, without exag- geration or exc(|se. Q. In what does the integrity of Confession consist ? A. In declaring all the mortal sins we may have commited, as far as we can remember them, after a serious exawiination. Q. Should we also declare the num- Vir of times we may have committed each sin ? A, Yes. Q. Would it not be enough to say, I have committed this sin ojien, 8om(s* times, many times ? A. No ; this would not be-an entire Confession. ^ Q. Must wedeclare thecircumstancefl of our sins? ' ' *'' A. Yei ; when they change the na- ; 7? Ahridgintni of ture of the sin, or notably aggraTai^ tfc e malice thereof (^. Give an example of a circum- itance that changes the species of sin ? A, The steahng cf a holy ressel h not only a theft^ but likewise a <^acri lege. Q. Give an example of a circum- stance which notably aggravates the maike of sin? A. Should I have spoken ill of my neighbour from reveiige, the sin is greater than if vneiely for the sake of talking. ^ ♦ Q\ Would it be a great evil to con- ceal a mortal sin in Confession, or some mortal circumstance of a sin ? A, Yes ; it would render the Con- fession null and sacrilegious^ * Q*, What is he obliged to do who has made such a Confession ? Ar To begin it again^ and to accase himself particularly of the crime com- mittee^ by concealiiig such a sin^ or ' such a circumstance. . Q. Should we heeome guilty; if through a negligent examinatioa of our not €€ »i. . -^ i the Cattehiim. 73 our conscience^ a mortal sin^ or some notable circumstance were forgotten T A. Yes ; we should become guilty. Of Examination of Conscience. Q. How should we prepare ourselves for the examination of our consi- liences ? A. By the sentiments expressed in the following prayer, made for persona who cannot read. ♦ Prayer before the Examination of Conscience, '• " Behold me, O Lord ! at thy feet ; '* in order to declare unto thee, in the '' person of thy minister, all the sin^ " of which 1 am guilty. Grant me gra- " ce to know them, nnd to confess theni '^ all with sincerity, and to detest them '* with all my heart. Amen." * Q. How are vie to examine ourselves,? A. By bringingto mind our ihoughti^ words, actions and omissions* » Q. How may we know whether wp have offended Godj^ bjr our thougjiti, words> actions or omissions^ .74 Abridgment of A. By comparing them with the Commandments of God and of the Church. Q, Give me an example. A. By despising my parents^ I sin in thought against |he fourth Com- mandment of God ; by holding indecent conversation^ 1 sin in words against the sixth ( ommundment ; by tsiking what belongs to another pirson, I sin by ac- tion against the seventh Commandment; by not hearing Mass on a Holy, day, I sin by omissipn against tha second Commandment of the Church. Q Should we examine ourselves upon any qther points ? A. Yes it is proper to examine our- selves upon the capital sins, upon our habits and passions ; upon the duties of our calling ; and upon the places and persons we have frequented. Q. What length ot time should we employ in the examination of our cons- cience, before Confession ? A. As much as we would employ in preparing for and inportant affair. ' Q, Hoyf should we finish tbe Exa^ )9 is the Catechisms 75 mination of conscience? • A. By an Act of Contrition. Q. Make an Act of Contritiont A. O my God! 1 am heartily sorrj^ &c. see page 9. Of Contrition. * Q In order to obtain pardon in the Sacramant of penance is it sufficient^ to declare oin' sins to the Pri( st ? A. No ; besides this, we must abso* lutly have Contritiont ♦Q. What is Conirition? A. An inward sorrow and regret for having sinned against God^ with a firm resolution never more to offend him« Q Is it enough to repeat one or more acts of ( ontrition^ in order to have this sorrow ? A. No; Contrition must proceed from the heart ; for i| must be interior. Q. Can we produce of ourselves that sorrow in our heart? A. No; it is a gift of God, which we must humbly beg of him, and which x^n come from no otiher source* « • 76 Ahridgment of Q. Would (hat Cootrition.be suffioieht Tvhich proceeds from anorrow for having offended God, on account of the diiho- your, or tennporal loss which enaiies ^ A No ; that would be altogether a wordly sorrow ; whereas the Contrition which procures the pardon of sin be iupernaturaL Q On what motives ought our Con- trition to be grounded ? A. On the foHowing ; F. The in- finite goodness of God, which we have offended. 2^. The benefits of God, & our own ingratitude. 3^. The passion and death of Jeaus-Christ, of which our sinsare the cause. 4^. Hell, that wehave merited, and Heaven that we have lost, Q, Ought our sorrow to be great for baviog ottended God I A. Sin being the greateetof all eyik, ouFsorrow, for having cuiir^mitted it, should be the greateftt of all sorrows^ and thUi i^ the reason why Contrition should be sovereign* % Q. I9 it enough to detest only a part iofmr moft^kl sins B . Ai TSiCb; bicftUie Contrition ought to h% universal. * Q. May we limit the resolution ef not offending' God^ to some days vr months? , A. No ; we must be reaclv^d never more to oflfend him. $. 6. Exertise for Conftsisim. * Q. When the time of Confession m come^ what are we to do ? A. Kneel down by the Confessor^ so at not to look him in the face^ mak« th^ sign of the Cross^ and say : In English. In Latin. ]6le88 me^ Father, Benedic mihi. Pa- fori have sinned, ter, quia peccavL I Confess to Al- Conjiteor Deo onh' mighty Godl^ &c. nipotenti, '^c* As far as, Through As far as^ Med etd- Wy fault, page 7, \pd. — page 7. •"Q, What is to be done afterwardfif A. Declare how long it is since you were I at Confession last ; whether you received absolution the last time ; and whether you have performed the pe^^ nance imposed on you.ThtQaouimenad ^ ^^rt^gmeni of A- VVe should 8»v <• I " self mor-over T/ " ' '"'?'" '"7- " Fatlur." *^^ "^J""' my ghostly Q How sliorild We rpr..iV» *u nionitjonsofoor(nil 7 *''® "<^- A iv """^ ' otifessor ? •". VVe should receive «l.„~ •• «npm in prncfice • and wi/h f ? P"* to .he '»'"ance h^iloJiS Th^r'T /n. '" English. •' w Mew o«r ac. of f^'T> ^« ^^""'d re- ur thaiikfulntfss^ after having received absolution ? A. They who cannot read, may say. the following prayer^ as often as they desire. ♦ Prayer after Confession^ ** I am no longer thy enemy, O my '' God ! By the virtue of the Sacrament *' which 1 have just received, thou hast " healed the wounds of my soul ; ihou '' hast received me into thy favour ; *' thou hast revived the merits of my good worka, which were dead through sin, and ihtKi hast changed *' the eternal damnation, which my sins '' deserved^ Grant me, O God, the gift "of perseverance in thy service. Ah ! "let me rather die a thousand deaths " than ofTeud thee again." §. 6. Of Satisfaction, -r • Q. What is Satisfaction ? A. A reparation we owe to God and our neighbour for the injury Qt wrong donf ihem by tin* Q4 How can we satisfy God? A» We satisfy God, l^, by the paiiia t€ it .^. E I 90 Jbridgmeni tf and afflictions of this life^ when we ac- cept them with patience and resignation. 2^, By the practice of satisfactory works, such as prayers^ fasting, and alms deedsi 3^. And prihcipally, by the faithful ac- complishment of the penance enjoined by the Confessor Q Can we of ourselves satisfy the divine Justice? A, No ; Jesus-Christ only, our Sove- reign Mediator, can render our satis- factions meritorious by otferingthem to God the Father. Q. How can we satisfy our neighbour? A, By repairingthe wrong donehim in his person.his goods or his honour. Q, What are Indulgences ? A. We undertand by Indulgences the remission of the temporal punish- ment due to sin, after the guilt is remit- ted, granted by the Cliurch to her chil- dren. Q, What is to be done, in order to jeceive an Indulgence? A. We must be in the state of grace, and faithfiilly accomplish the condi- tions upon which it is gr&iited by the Pope orby the Bisluypv V^ the CdtccMshi* 61 Article 5« Of Extreme-unction, * Q. ?T HAT is Exlreme-unctlon ? • A, Extreme-unction isf a Sacrament ifistitiitea by J.C. for the spiritual and bodily ease ot the sick* Q. At what time is this Sacrament to be received ? A. When we are in daiiger of death BysTcKness; but we should not wait till the last moment. Article 6, Of Orders* •Q^. fTHAT is understood by Holy Orders? A; Holy Orders is a Sacrament which {^ves power to perform the clerical fdncticns^ and grace to perform tlxem T^drthily. Article 7. Of Matrimony. ^ Q. fT HAT if Matrimony ? M MatrimoDyii} a Sacrament which """ '*■' I'—i " ' mm\ t mimuimn m i,»mnm mi i *m n , . „M .i M | |n im ■■■■ » «, » ,«» , , i n n r m , of Fe- bruary, — St. Matthias, The first Sunday after the 13^h. of March, — St, Joseph, First Patron of the Country The first Sunday in May,— S.S. Philip and James. The first Sunday after the SOlb.of June, — St. John the Baptist. The first Sunday after the 16th. of July, — St. James. The first Sunday after the 23d. of July, — St. Ann. The first Sunday after the 6th. of Au- gust, — St. Lawrence, The first Sunday after the 15tb. of Au- jpust, — St. Bartholpmew. Tfe first Sunday after the 33d, pf A"- gust^-— St. JUewis. i i ■I' •JWi I mlw WW I iiiiiiilipiilli''' ' rr< 86 Abridgfnent of The second Sunday in September, — the Nativity of the B. V. M. The first Sunday after the 16th.— St. Matthew. The first Sunday after the 23d.— St. Michael. The first Sunday after the 24th. Octo- ber, — St. Simon & St. Jiide. The last Sunday of Nov. — St. Andrew. The Sunday before the Conception, — St. i^>ancis Xavier, second Patron of n he Country. The Sunday before Christmas-day, — St. Thomas. Particular Feasts falling on the Sundays, X HE third Sunday after Easter^ — The Holy Familyof Jesus, Mary^ Joseph. The second Sunday in July,— The De- dication of the Cathedral Church and other Churches of the DiocesSe The first Sunday after the I4th. of Au- gu8t,-The Assumption of the B. V. M. The first Sunday ia October, — The Holy Rosary. The nearest Sunday to the SSd« of Oc- hi I to] Tl Tl 1^1 2o| Tl I the Catechism. 87 tober,-The Feast of ourjjady of Victory. The first Sunday after Ail Saints day^- The Patronal Feasts of the Parishes. Fastinq Days. 1^ Ai'i' the days in Lent^ except Sundays. 2^, The Ember-days, or The Wednesdays, Fridays^ and Satur- days next following. The first Sunday of Lent: Whit-Sunday : The 14th. September, or the Exalta- tion of the Holy Gross, And the 13th. of December or the third Sunday of Advent. 3®. The following Eves or Vigils, Of Christmas-day. Of Whitsunday. Of St. John the Baptist. Of S. S. Peter and Paul. Of St. Lawrence. Of the Assumption of the B, V. M. Of St. Matthew. Of S. S, Simon and Jude. Of All Saints* Of Stt Andrew. 1 '■■ '""nm ii ' '* ■—■'*' «>' HWi i ii m i nn ii iii>ii| n twi 'n)i»rw>HMWiWiin"iwii>wi « 88 Abridgment 6f N\ IT.— If any of thesd Vigih fall upon a Sunday, the fast day is to be kept upon thd Saturday befbre# ^ When the solemnity of a Peast is translated to the Sunday, the fast day is kept dn the Saturday, the eve of thact Solemnity. JU B^j^ of Abstinence from flesh meat, though not Jastst I. A.^^ Sundays, in Lent. 8. St. Mark's day, unless it falls in fias- ter-week ; for, in this case, both the aibstinence and procession to be observed on that day, aretransfered to the monday after Low-Sunday. 3. Rogation days, being the three days before Ascension day. 4. All Fridays throMghout the year. 3. All Saturdays> except from Christ- mas day, till the solemnity of the Purification. AT, JB — If Christmas-day fall on Friday or Saturday^ it* is not kept with absti- nence from ffesh. the Catechism. 89 J Advent. . JL HE first Sunday o^ Advent is always that which either falls on St. Andreio's Day, or the next to it, either before or after ; that is, from the 27th. of No^ mmber, to the Sd. of December in- clusively. The Time in which the Church forbids the solemnizing of Marriage. X HE solemnizing of Marriage is for- bidden from the First Sunday of Ad-^ vent, until Epiphany inclusively, and from the beginning otLent, until Low- Sunday inclusively. At all other times, it may be solemnized. The manner of lay persons baptizing an Infant in case of danger of death. Take common water, pour it on the head of the child, and when you are pouring it, say the following words ; / baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Gho^t. ■■•■-tr'S'i^i^- ••?•■•'-'•' i I I' i 80 AbridgmefU of NECESSARY RULES FOR A CHUISTIAN. JL ou must often examine yoyr Uioughts, words, and actions^ speciality after much business/ speaking,. &c. tbat you may discern and ameqdyoiir fi^ulitf. Hold your peace in such things 'liis belong not to you, and whfere yobfr speech is not for (he honour of God^ and the good of your neighbour. Often call tomind yourlife past, and yrhat Our Saviour suffered for you jn ,every'hour of hik "'' ^ - 'Yoii must live as though you had nothing, and yet possessed all things: and Ireme^ber, that meat, dripk^ and cloafhs, are a Christian's riches. .' '. Offer yourxself entirely to God : and though yon have nbthltig to requite his favobf s wHh/but yoiJrfself, yoii wiU>be ^rnforted^ when you consider that^e gives all, that gives fiim^elf* ^ /The^AposUes left their poor boats and wtSj andreceivedi for ihn^ a ii(ips)t km- ple rewaid. Tf^he poor w:idQw^aLve.orily two mit^s^ and her ol^fation was (tr^- r 4 ltf% ' i the Catechism^ 61 ferred before thpseof the richest persohn ' He easily parts With all tbitigs, who always considers thajl be mu^t die, and )be taken from them. In miblic Assemblies^ use no extra- Yag^nt or unqsual gestures ; but in all ^thin||;8, observe a grea,t modesty and ^discretibn. — > Iq all things, desire and pr fer that n^hich conducetb most lo i^ : and glory of God ; 9Ucb as to - afflicted, reconcile such as i rii^nqe, visite the sick> and vuch as are in i prison, and relieve thcpoori ,J^ever go to bed with any disquiet on yoi^rniindj but endeavour (opacify your ^ conscience by Confession or an act of Contrition. Every month, at least, confess your BinSj often make acts of Contrition, and j di^ily use Aspirations, or ejaculatory 2 prayers ; so that you may prevent the : deceits of (he DeviL FINIS. f rvicc H Q tthe ,kK. a£ var fiHt^i t'-i IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 SKfi I.I 1.25 S ^ I I 40 2.5 12.0 18 L4 IIIIII.6 A" O V] V2 # 7 -^ Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRcET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4303 ^ r s ' :wim^.~r-^'^Ty:%vu^'\ \- 11 i:' .•b ■*■ V^. 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