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 ▼ T E have seen and examined the present edition of the 
 ibridgmcnt of the Quebec'^ Catechism, ind we authorize the 
 se thereof, conformably to the Mandate of His Lordship 
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PRAYERS, 
 
 Vo be taaght to chililmi in tbt;ir mother tongno at leaat. 
 
 The Sii^n of the Cross. 
 
 f In the name oftlu- 
 'ather, and of the 
 Jon, and of the Holy 
 [host. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 f In nomine Patris, 
 et Filii, et Spirit(ls 
 Sancti. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 The Lord's Pratjer, 
 UR Father, who art \^ 4.ter nosier, qui 
 
 In heaven. 
 
 1. Hallowed be thy 
 lame. 
 
 2. Thy kingdom 
 ;ome. 
 
 3. Thy will be done 
 m earth, as it is in 
 leaven. 
 
 4. Give us this day 
 mr daily bread. 
 
 6. And forgive us 
 
 es in cffilis. 
 
 1. Sanctificetur no- 
 men tuum. 
 
 2. Adveniatregnum 
 tuum. 
 
 3. Fiat voluntas tua, 
 sicut in coelo et in 
 terr^. 
 
 4. Panem nostrum 
 quotidianum de nobis 
 nuQie. 
 
 5. Et dimitte nobis 
 
 A 2 
 
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 6 
 
 CHRISTIAN 
 
 our trespasses, as we 
 forgive them that tres- 
 pass against us. 
 
 6. And lead us not 
 into temptation. 
 
 7. But deliver us 
 from evil. Amen. 
 
 debita nostra, sicut et 
 nos dimitiimus debito- 
 ribus uoslris. 
 
 6. Et ne nos inducas 
 in tentalionem. 
 
 7. Sed libera nos i 
 malo. Amen. 
 
 The Jlngelkal Sulniation. 
 
 XX AIL Mary, full of' Ave, Maria, gratis 
 grace, the Lord is with plena, Dominus tecum: 
 thee : blessed are thou benedicta tu in mu- 
 amongst women, and lieribus, et benedictus 
 blessed is the fruit of fructus ventris tui Je- 
 thv womb, Jesus. | sus. 
 
 Holy Mary, Mother Sancta Maria, Ma- 
 of God, pray for us ter Dei, ora pro nobis 
 sinners, now and at peccatoribus, nunc et 
 the hour of our death, in hora mortis ncstrae. 
 Amen. I Amen. 
 
 The ^^postles^ Creed, 
 
 1. J believe in God, 
 the Father Almighty, 
 creator of heaven and 
 earth. 
 
 2. And in Jesus- 
 Christ his only Son 
 our T.nrd. 
 
 1. vyREDo in Deum 
 Patrem omnipotentem, 
 crealorem ctjeli et ter- 
 ras. 
 
 2. Et in JesumChris- 
 tum F ilium ejus uni- 
 cum. D 
 
 trum. 
 
 nrmniim nns- 
 
 iivin^ 
 
 poly 
 
 9. ' 
 lie ch 
 nunio 
 
 10. 
 3f sins 
 
 11. 
 ion ol 
 
 12. 
 irlasti; 
 
•a, sicut et 
 
 lus debito^ 
 
 s. 
 
 los inducas 
 
 em. 
 
 )era nos i 
 
 en. 
 
 I, 
 
 ria, gratis 
 nus tecum: 
 tu in mu- 
 benedictus 
 ris tui Je- 
 
 /Taria, Ma- 
 i pro nobis 
 s, nunc et 
 'tis ncstrae. 
 
 in Deum 
 lipotentem, 
 :tjeli et ter- 
 
 jsumChris- 
 I ejus uni- 
 
 iniim nns- 
 
 PRAVERS. 
 
 3. Who was con- 
 ceived by the Holy 
 Ghost, born of the Vir- 
 gin Mary. 
 
 4. Suffered under 
 Pontius Pilate, was 
 cruciiied, dead and 
 buried. 
 
 5 He descended in- 
 to hell, the third day 
 he rose again from the 
 dead. 
 
 6. He ascended into 
 heaven, sits at the 
 right hand of God, 
 the Father Almighty. 
 
 7. From thence he 
 shall come to judge the 
 living and the. dead. 
 
 8. I believe in the 
 Holy Ghost. 
 
 9. The holy catho- 
 lic church, the com- 
 nunion of saints. 
 
 10. The forgiveness 
 f sins. 
 
 11. The resurrec- 
 ion of the body. 
 
 12. And the life ev- 
 dasting. Amen: 
 
 3. Qui conceptus est 
 de Spiritu Sancio, na- 
 tus ex iVIariu Virgine, 
 
 4. Passus sub Pon- 
 tio Pilato, crucifixus, 
 mortuus et sepultus. 
 
 5. Descendit ad in- 
 feros, tenia die resur- 
 rex it a mortuis. 
 
 6. Ascendit ad coe- 
 los, sedet ad dexteram 
 Dei Patris omnipoten- 
 tis. 
 
 7. Ind^ venturus est 
 judicare vivos et mor- 
 tuos. 
 
 8. Credo in Spiri- 
 tum Sanctum. - 
 
 9. Sanctam ecclesi- 
 am catholicam, sanc- 
 torum communionem. 
 
 10. Remissionem 
 peccatorum. 
 
 11. Carnis resurrec- 
 tionem. 
 
 i ca: V i%.aii.i CCiCi iiafij^ 
 
 Amen. 
 
8 
 
 CHRISTIAN 
 
 The Confileor. 
 
 I CONFESS to Almigh- 
 ty God, to blessed 
 Mary, ever virgin, to 
 blessed Michael the 
 archangel, to blessed 
 John the Baptist, to 
 the holy apostles Pe- 
 ter and Paul, and to 
 all the saints, (and to 
 you, father,) that I 
 have grievously sin- 
 ned in thought, word 
 and deed, through inyl 
 fault, through my f:udt,j 
 through my exceeding 
 great Vault. Therefore j 
 I beseech blessed Ma-i 
 ry, ever virgin, blessed 
 Michael the archan- 
 gel, blessed John the 
 Baptist, the holy apos- 
 tles ^ eter and Paul, 
 and all the saints, (and 
 you, father,) to pray 
 to the Lord our God 
 
 for me. 
 
 May the Almighty 
 
 God have mercy on 
 
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 ^ oNFiTEOR Deo om- 
 nipotent!, beatae Marias 
 semper virgini, beato 
 Michaeli archangelo, 
 beatn Joanni Baptistae, 
 Sanctis apostolis Petro 
 et Paulo, et omnibus 
 Sanctis, (et tibi, pa- 
 ter,) quia peccavi mmis 
 cogitatione,verbo et o- 
 
 pere, mea culpa, me^ 
 culpa,mea maxima cul- 
 pa. Ideo precor bea- 
 tam jMariam semper 
 I virginem, beatum Mi- 
 jchaelem archangelum, 
 beaium JoannemBap- 
 tistam, sanctos apos- 
 toles Petrum et Pau- 
 lum, et omnes sanctos, 
 (et te, pater,) orare 
 pro me ad Dominum 
 Deum nostrum. 
 
 jus, for 
 land b 
 {lasting 
 
 Ma^ 
 andm 
 us pai 
 and r 
 sins. 
 
 Misereatur nostrl 
 
 omnipotens ueu», 
 
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 i;ii 
 
PRAYERS. 
 
 d 
 
 I Deoom- 
 atae Marias 
 ini, beato 
 rchangelo, 
 
 I Baptistae, 
 tolls Petro 
 : omnibus 
 
 tibi, pa- 
 :cavi nimis 
 i^erbo et o- 
 ulpa, me^ 
 iaxima cul- 
 irecor bea- 
 
 II semper 
 iatum Mi- 
 :liangelum, 
 nnem Bap- 
 ctos apos- 
 im et Pau- 
 ses sanctos, 
 ter,) orare 
 
 Dominum 
 rum. 
 
 jus, forgive us our sins, 
 land bring us to ever- 
 I lasting life. Amen. 
 
 May the Almighty 
 and merciful Lord give 
 us pardon, absolution, 
 and remission of our 
 sins. Amen. 
 
 dimissis peccatis no8- 
 tris, perducat nos ad 
 vitani aeternam. A- 
 men. 
 
 Indulgentiam, abso- 
 lutionem et remissio- 
 nem peccatorum nos- 
 trorum tribuat nobis 
 omnipotens et miseri- 
 cors Dominus. A- 
 men. 
 
 Act of Adoration, 
 
 My God ; I adore thee and acknowledge 
 thee for my creator and sovereign Lord, and 
 the absolute master of all things. 
 
 Act of Faith, 
 
 My God, I firmly believe all that the 
 loly Catholic church believes and teaches, 
 )ecause thou, who art truth itself, have re- 
 pealed it. 
 
 Act of Hope, I 
 
 My God, relying upon thy promises and 
 itur nostrlJpo^ ^^ merits of my Saviour, I hope with a 
 
 •r^ _ ^xlirm pnnfirlpnr»p- i\\u\ thou wilt orant mft firracie 
 
 
10 
 
 CHRISTIAN 
 
 to observe thy commandments in this worlds 
 and to be rewarded in the next. 
 
 lions, 
 desire 
 
 Jlct of Love or Charity » 
 
 O My God, who art worthy of all love, forlO IV 
 thy infinite perfections, I love thee with my Igivest 
 whole heart, and I love my heighbour as my- Imotioi 
 self for the love of thee. Imysell 
 
 Act of Contriiioiu 
 
 O 
 
 My God, i am heartily sorry for having 
 offended thee, because thou art infmitel}' good 
 and infinitely amiable, because sin is displeas- 
 ing t':^ thee ; pardon me through the merits of 
 Jes .^ Christ, my Saviour ; I propose, with 
 the help of thy holy grace never more to of- 
 fend thee, and to do penance. 
 
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 md h( 
 
 \o do 1 
 
 ^esus ( 
 
 Act of Thanksgiving, 
 
 O 
 
 My God, I thank thee for all the good I 
 have received from thee, particularly for hav- 
 ing created, and redeemed me by thy Son, 
 and made me a child of thy church. 
 
 Act of Oblation, 
 
 O My God, I have received all from thee \ 
 iu luce i oner my liiougiils, words, and ac- 
 
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his world 
 
 PRAYERS. 
 
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 tions, my life, and all that I possess, and I 
 desire to employ it in thy service alone. 
 
 *^ct of Humility, 
 
 1 love, fori O My God, who resistest the proud and 
 e with mylgivest grace to the humble, suppress in me all 
 ur as my- |niotions of pride, and teach me to despise^ 
 Imyself, who am but dust ?nd ashes. 
 
 ^ct of Demand, 
 
 for having [Lf My God, infinite source of all good, 
 litel}' goodfei^e me whatever is necessary for the life 
 5 displeas- pnd health of the body, but especially grace 
 ; merits of to do thy holy will in all things, through 
 lose, with I esus Christ Our Lord. Amen. 
 Lore to of- 
 
 The Ten Commandments of God. 
 
 AM the Lord thy God who brought thee 
 
 ut of the Land of Egypt, out of the house of 
 
 ondage. 
 
 ]. Thou shalt not have strange gods before 
 
 e : thou shalt not make to thyself a graven 
 
 ing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in 
 
 leaven above, or in the earth below, nor of 
 
 om thee • f *"§s that are in the waters under the earth ; 
 
 he good I 
 ly for hav- 
 r thy Son, 
 
 >. and 
 
 ac- 
 
 .r^.--^ nautili tk\j\. ckxjiKJixD iiui vvursiiiu liicin ', i aDl 
 
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 ChristiaK 
 
 
 the Lord thy God, strong, 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 me, and keep my command- 
 ments. 
 
 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 
 thy God, in vain : for the Lord will not hold 
 him guiltless that shall take his name in vain. 
 
 3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath 
 day. 
 
 4. Honor thy Father and thy Mother. 
 6. Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 7. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against 
 thy neighbour. 
 
 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 
 wife. 
 
 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 
 goods. Exod, ch, 20 /A. 
 
 The Seven Commandments of the ^ 
 Church* 
 
 L To keep holy all festivals of obligation. 
 
 2. To hear mass, on Sundays and Holy- 
 days. 
 
 3. To confess our sins, at least once a year 
 4^ Worthilv to receive the holv Eucharist 
 
 about Easter. 
 
PRAYERS. 
 
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 I, visiting 
 lildren, to 
 them that 
 )usands of 
 3ommand- 
 
 f the Lord 
 I not hold 
 le in vain. 
 5 Sabbath 
 
 ther. 
 
 y- 
 
 ess against 
 eighbour's 
 eighbour's 
 
 ■ the * 
 
 ligation, 
 and Holy- 
 
 [ice a year. 
 Kucharist 
 
 5. To fast Lent, Ember days and Vigils 
 commanded. 
 
 6. To abstain from flesh meat, all Fridays 
 and Saturdays. 
 
 7. To pay tythes to our Pastors. 
 
 In honor of the Holy Trinity, 
 
 G 
 
 LORiA Patri, et Fi- 
 lio, et Spiritui Sancto. 
 Sicut erat in princi- 
 pio,et nunc, et semper, 
 et in saecula saeculo- 
 rum. Amen. 
 
 CxLORY be to the Fa- 
 ther, and to the Son, 
 and to the Holy Ghost. 
 -^ s it was in the be- 
 ginning, is now, and 
 ever shall be, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 ^ pra2jer to the Holy Virgin, 
 
 • 
 
 Sub tuum. presidium! We fly to thy patro- 
 confugimus,sancta Dei nage,0 holy Mother of 
 Genitrix: nostras de-,God: despise not our 
 precationes ne despi- 1 prayers incur necessi- 
 cms m necessitatibus ; ties ; but deliver us al- 
 sed a periculis cunctis ways from all dangers, 
 libera nos semper, ' O glorious and blessed 
 Virgo gloriosa et be- Virgin. Amen, 
 nedicta. Amen. 
 
 
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 CHRlSTIAJtJ' 
 
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 A prmjer to our Guardian ^ngeL 
 
 Angele Dei,qui cus- 
 tos es mei, me tibi 
 commissum pietate su- 
 perna, hodie illuirina, 
 custodi, rege etguber- 
 na. Amen. 
 
 O Angel of God, to 
 v/hose holy care I am 
 committed, enlighten, 
 defend and keep me 
 this day from all sin 
 and danger. Amen. 
 
 Grace before meat. 
 
 j3e^edicite, Domi- 
 
 nus. Nos et ea quae 
 
 sumus sumpturi bene- 
 
 dicat dextera Christi. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 In nomine Patris, &c. 
 
 JlJless us, O Lord, 
 and these thy gifts, 
 which of thy bounty we 
 are about to receive : 
 through Christ Our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 In the name of the 
 Father, &c. 
 
 Grace after meal. 
 
 Agimus tibi gratias, 
 Omnipotens Deus, pro 
 universis beneficiis tu- 
 is ; qui vivis et regnas 
 in saicula saeculorum. 
 Amen. 
 
 In nomine Patris, 
 
 W E give thee thanks, 
 O Almighty God, for 
 all thy benefits ; who 
 livest and reignest, 
 world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 In the name of the 
 r ainer, ooc. 
 
i^RAYERS. 
 
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 God, to 
 :are I am 
 enlighten, 
 keep me 
 m all sin 
 
 Amen. 
 
 A prayer f 01' the dead. 
 
 O Lord, 
 ;hy gifts, 
 ounty we 
 
 receive : 
 rist Our 
 a. 
 ne of the 
 
 le thanks, 
 God, for 
 fits ; who 
 reignest, 
 Dut end. 
 
 ne of the 
 
 J}^ iDELiuM animae,per 
 misericordiam Dei re- 
 quiescant in pace. 
 
 Amen. 
 
 iVIay the souls of 
 the faithful departed, 
 dirough the mercy of 
 God, rest in peace. 
 Amen. 
 
 R. Et concepit de Spi- 
 ritu Sancto. 
 
 
 
 The Angelus Domini. 
 
 r. Angelus Domini ^- The Angel of the 
 nuntipvit Marias. Lord declared unto 
 
 Mary. 
 R. And she conceived 
 
 of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Hail^ Mary, fyc, 
 V. Behold the hand- 
 maid of the Lord : 
 R. Be it done unto me 
 
 according to thy 
 
 word. 
 
 Hail, Mary, Sfc. 
 V. And the Word was 
 
 made flesh ; 
 R. And dwelt among 
 
 us. 
 
 HaU, Mary, $fc. 
 V Pray for us, O Holy 
 
 Mother of God. 
 R. That we may be 
 
 made worthy of the 
 
 proinises of Chnst 
 
 V. Ecc^ ancilla Domi- 
 ni. 
 
 R. Fiat mihi secundum 
 verbum tuum. 
 Ave, Maria, 8fc. 
 
 V. Et Verbum caro 
 factum est. 
 
 R. Et habitavit in no- 
 bis. 
 Ave, Maria, 8fc. 
 
 V. Ora,pro nobis Sanc- 
 ta Dei Genitrix. 
 
 R. Ut digni efiieia- 
 mur promissionibus 
 
16 
 
 CHRISTIAN PRAYER!^. 
 
 Oremus. 
 
 fjTRATiAM tuam quae- 
 sumus, Domine, men- 
 tibus nostris infunde, 
 ut, qui angelo nunti- 
 ante, Christi Filii tui 
 Incarnationem cogno- 
 vimus, per passionem 
 ejus et crucem ad 
 resurrectionis gloriam 
 perducamur : Per e- 
 umdem Christum Do- 
 minum nostrum. 
 
 ». Amen. 
 
 Let us praV. 
 
 Jt^oiTR forth, we be- 
 seech thee, O Lord, 
 thy grace unto our 
 hearts, that we, to 
 whom the Incarnation 
 of Christ, thy Son, was 
 made known by the 
 message of an angel, 
 may, by his passion 
 and crossj be brought 
 to the glory of his re- 
 surrection : Throug-h 
 the same Christ Our 
 Lord. 
 R. Amen. 
 
 he forehe 
 
 houlders 
 
 lame of i 
 
 mfthe Hoi 
 
 *o; 
 
praV. 
 
 I, we be- 
 
 O Lord, 
 
 unto our 
 
 t we, to 
 
 icarnation 
 
 r Son, was 
 
 n by the 
 
 an angel, 
 
 s passion 
 
 e brought 
 
 of his re- 
 
 Throug-h 
 
 hrist Our 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF THE CATECHISM. 
 
 — @©© — ' 
 
 Note.— For children, ard even for adults of little capacity 
 the questions preceded by this sign • may suffice. The other 
 questions are not above the capacity of children in o-eneral 
 who are preparing- either for their first communion^ or for 
 Confirmation, whether they can read or not. 
 
 PRELlJVimARY QUESTIOiNS. 
 
 *Q. Are you a christian ? 
 
 A. Yes, by the grace of God. 
 
 Q. By what were you made a christian '? 
 
 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. fin the name of the Father, and of the 
 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 ■k*T^^i-^^S'^ ^^*^® ^^oss is'made by puttino- the ri<xht hnn^ ♦ 
 
 he forehead ; then to the breast ; Ven to Ve left° and ri.h't 
 
 houlders; saying, while the haidis to the forehead JnfL 
 
 mne of the Father ; while to the breast, ZdofTesJJ^ 
 
 Adding, Amen, ""'■ ---^i"- , *^"u m^j. uaost, to the left : 
 
 2b 
 
13 
 
 ABRIDGEMEirr OF 
 
 CHAPTER THE FIRST. 
 
 Of th^ mysteries. 
 
 Q. W HAT do you iiic^an by the word my$*\ 
 tery ? 
 
 A. By the word mystery y I mean a truth 
 that we do not comprehend, but which never- 
 theless we are obliged to believe, because 
 God has revealed it. I 
 
 Q. Which are the principal mysteries ofl 
 our religion ? [ 
 
 A. The principal mysteries of our religion 
 are those of the Holy Trinity, of the Incarna- 
 tion, and of the Redemption. 
 *Q. What is the mystery of the Holy Trini- 
 ty '? 
 « A. One God in three persons, Father, Son, 
 
 and Holy Ghost. 
 *Q. What is the mystery of the Incarnation 1 
 
 A. The Son of God made man for us. 
 *Q. What is the mystery of the Redemption ''^ 
 
 A. Jesus Christ crucified for us. 
 
 Q. Where are those mysteries to be found 1| 
 
 A» In the Creed or Symbol of the Apostlesj 
 
 CHAPTER THE SECOND. 
 
 y^ /» • 7 
 
 • 7 « •"V 
 
 uj me jjposues ureea* 
 *Q. Say the Apostles' Creed. 
 
word mys- 
 
 ean a truth 
 lich never- 
 e, because 
 
 ysteries of 
 
 )ur religion 
 le Incarna- 
 
 "oly Trini- 
 
 ather, Son, 
 
 icarnation 1 
 for us. 
 ademption 1 
 
 ) be found 1 
 e Apostles. 
 
 TH£ CATECHISM. 
 
 In Englith. 
 
 I believe in 
 &c. — page 6. 
 
 God, 
 
 In Latin. 
 
 Credo in 
 8fc, — page 6. 
 
 19 
 
 Deum^ 
 
 Q. What means the word / believe 7 
 A. It means : 1 hold for certain, I am fully 
 persuaded, I am entirely convinced. 
 
 Article 1. 
 
 Q. Which is the first article of the Apos- 
 tles' Creed ? 
 
 A. / believe in God, in Father Mmighty, 
 creator of heaven and earth, 
 *Q. What is God ? 
 
 A.' God is a spirit infinitely perfect. 
 *Q. Can there be many Gods, or many spi- 
 rits infinitely perfect ? 
 
 A. No ; there can be but one alone. 
 
 Q. Where is God ? 
 
 A.God is everywhere; he fills heaven 
 and earth. 
 
 Q. Why do you say, / believe in God the 
 Father 7 
 
 A. To shew that the first person in God is 
 called the Father. 
 
 Q. Are there several persons in God ? 
 
 A. Yes ; in God there are three persons, 
 the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 
 
90 
 
 ABRIDGEMENT OF 
 
 *Q. U each of these three persons, God ? 
 A. Yes ; each of these three persons is 
 God. 
 
 •Q. Are these three persons equal in all 
 things 7 
 
 A. Yes ; they are equal in all things. 
 *Q. There are therefore three Gods 7 
 
 A. No ; the three divine persons are only 
 one and the same God. 
 *Q. How so 7 
 
 A. Because they have but one 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 Tri- 
 nity, 
 
 Q. Why is God, in the fi u article of the 
 Creed, called Almighty 7 
 
 A. Because nothing is impossible to Him. 
 *Q. Does God 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 al- 
 ways be ? 
 
 A. Yes ; for he is eternal. 
 
 Q. Why do you call him creator of heaven 
 and earth 1 
 
 A. .Because he created and made all things 
 out of nothing : and because he is the obso- 
 lute master thereof! 
 
 brougl 
 A. ^ 
 
 brougl 
 
 *Q. ^ 
 
 A. ^j 
 lim, ai 
 
 )le of 1 
 y Son, 
 A.I 
 en, fr 
 jqual t 
 Q. Ii 
 iVord, 
 Trinity 
 A.l 
 Q. L 
 od th 
 A.H 
 hat is 
 vith hi 
 Q.H 
 d? 
 A. H 
 *Q. Is 
 
 A. IN 
 
 5( 
 
s, God 7 
 persons is 
 
 [ual in all 
 
 s 
 
 ings. 
 dsl 
 IS are only 
 
 i the same 
 
 ily God in 
 oly Ghost, 
 
 Hohj Tri- 
 
 :le of the 
 
 ! to Him. 
 lings ? 
 ill things, 
 ir heart, 
 will he al- 
 
 of heaven 
 all things 
 
 'THE CATECHISM. 
 
 21 
 
 *Q. Was it God that created you and 
 brought you into the world ? 
 
 A. Yes ; it was God that created me and 
 brought me into the world. 
 *Q. Why did God create you ? 
 A. That 1 might know, love, and serve 
 lim, and thereby obtain everlasting life. 
 
 Article 2. 
 
 *Q. W HAT do you mean by the second arti- 
 cle of the Creed, Jlnd in Jesus Christ, 'lis on- 
 y Son, our Lord ? 
 
 A. I mean that God the Father has begot- 
 en, from all eternity, an only Son, who is 
 jqual to him in all thjngs. 
 
 Q. Is the Son of God also called the Divine 
 i^ord, and the second person of the Holy 
 Trinity ? 
 
 A. Yes ; he is. 
 
 Q. Is God the Son of the same nature as 
 
 od the Father? 
 
 A.^ Yes ; he is consubstantial to the Father, 
 hat is to say, of one and the same substance 
 vith him. 
 
 Q. How is the Son of God made man call- 
 d? 
 
 A. He is called Jesus Christ Our Lord, 
 *Q. Is Jesus Christ only man 1 
 A. ^0 ; he is both God and m&n, 
 
^ 
 
 ABRIDGEMENT OF 
 
 *Q. There are therefore two natures in Je- 
 isus Christ 1 
 
 A. Yes ; there is the divine and the hu-| 
 man nature. 
 
 Q. Are there two persons in Jesus Christ! 
 
 A. No ; there is but one person, w^hich is] 
 that of the Son of God, or the second per 
 son of the Holy Trinity. 
 
 Q. Was Jesus Christ always man ? 
 
 A. JVo; it was about four thousand year 
 after the creation of the world that the Son o 
 God, who existed from all eternity, was mad 
 man and called Jesus. 
 
 Q. What is meant by heia^ made man 7 
 
 A. The mutiiiiiij^ is, that he took a bod; 
 and soul like ours. 
 
 Q. Why was the Son of God made man 
 
 A. To redeem us. 
 
 Q. From what did he redeem us ? 
 
 A. From eternal damnation, to which w^ 
 were all condemned by the disobedience o 
 our first Father Adam. 
 
 Q. How is the mystery of the Son of God 
 made man for us, called 1 
 
 A. It is called the mystery of the Incarna 
 iron. 
 
 Article 3. 
 
 Q. W HAT is meant by the third article of thlvhc 
 Symbol, Who laas conceived by the Holy Ghost 
 born of the Virgin Mary ? 
 
 / - 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 2d 
 
 tures in Je- 
 
 I 
 
 md the hu-l 
 
 i;us Christ 11 
 n, which isl 
 lecond per{ 
 
 in? 
 isand years 
 t the Son ol 
 ^, was made 
 
 e man 7 
 took a bod] 
 
 A. By the third article is meant, that Jesus 
 hrist was conceived by the operation of the 
 oly Ghost in the womb of a Virgin, named 
 ary, and that of her he was born into the 
 
 orld. 
 
 *Q. On what day was Jesus Christ born ? 
 A. He was born on Christmas day. 
 Q. How long did Christ remain visible on 
 
 arth ? 
 A. About thirty-three years. 
 
 *Q. What did Jesus Christ do upon earth? 
 A. He taught mankind to lead a holy life, 
 
 nd by his merits, procured them grace to 
 hat effect. 
 
 nade man _ 
 
 Article 4. 
 
 ^ ' 1 • I. fc- Which is the fourth article of the 
 
 3 which W|nj.gg^ J 
 
 bedience o x. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, teas crw 
 njied, dead and buried. 
 *Q. What did Jesus Christ suffer ? 
 A. He was insulted, despised, scourged, 
 crowned with thorns, and abandoned by all 
 nen. 
 Q. Who was Pontius Pilate ? 
 A. He was the Governor of Judea, under 
 irticle of th( vhom Jesus Christ suffered. 
 
 Son of God 
 he Incarna 
 
 Holy Ghost 
 
 *Q. Why do you add, was crucified, dead 
 ind buried ? 
 
24 
 
 ABRIDGEMENT OP 
 
 
 A. Because Jesus Christ was nailed to a 
 cross, upon which he expired, and was after- 
 wards laid in the tomb. 
 *=Q. What is death 7 
 A. Death is the separation of the soul from 
 the body. 
 *Q. On what day did Jesus Christ suffer 
 death 7 
 
 A. On Good Friday. 
 *Q. How is the mystery of the death of 
 Christ upon the cross, for us, called 7 
 A. The mystery of the Redemption* 
 
 Article 5. 
 
 Q. T? HAT do you mean by the fifth article 
 of the Creed, He descended into kelL 
 
 A. I mean that the soul of Jesus Christ, 
 after his death, descended into that place of 
 rest called Limbo, where the souls of the 
 just, who had died since the creation of the 
 world, were detained. 
 
 Q. Why did Jesus Christ descend to Lim- 
 bo 7 
 
 A. To announce to them their delivery, 
 which was the fruit of his sufferings and death. 
 
 Q. Why do you add. The third day he rose 
 again from the dead 1 
 
 A. Because Jesus Christ rose again, and 
 came living out of the grave, the third day af- 
 ter his death. 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 25 
 
 lailed to a 
 was after- 
 
 soul from 
 ist suffer 
 
 Q. What is meant by the word resiarec- 
 lion ? 
 
 A. The reunion of the soul with the body. 
 *Q. On what day did our Lord rise form the 
 dead? 
 
 A. On Easter-Sunday. 
 
 death of 
 
 n 
 
 fth article 
 
 /. 
 
 us Christ, 
 
 it place of 
 
 lis of the 
 
 tion of the 
 
 id to Lim* 
 
 • delivery, 
 and death. 
 lay he rose 
 
 igain, and 
 ird day af- 
 
 Article 6. 
 
 Q, W HAT is meant by the sixth article of 
 the Creed, He ascended into heaven, sits at 
 the right hand of God, the Father Jlmighty ? , . 
 
 A. It signifies, that Jesus Christ, after his 
 resurrection, ascended into heaven in body 
 and soul, to reign gloriously 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 
 into heaven ? 
 
 A. On Ascension day, the fortieth after 
 his resurrection. 
 *Q. Where is Jesus Christ at present 1 
 
 A. Jesus Christ, as God, is every where ; 
 as man, he is in heaven, and in the Blessed 
 Sacrament. 
 
 Q. What does Jesus Christ do in heaven ? 
 
 A. Jesus Christ, in heaven, as man, adores 
 God the Father, and intercedes for us ; as 
 
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26 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 God, he sends us from thence his Holy Spi- 
 rit and his graces. 
 
 Q. On what day did Jesus Christ send, in 
 a particular manner, the Holy Ghost to his 
 church ? 
 
 ^ A. On Whit-Sunday, the tenth day after 
 his Ascension. 
 
 Article 7. 
 
 *Q. Is Jesus Christ to come again upon! 
 earth ? 
 
 A. Yes ; Jesus Christ will come upon earth, 
 at the end of the world, for the general judg-, 
 ment, as we learn from the seventh article of| 
 the Creed, From thence he shall come to judge 
 the living and the dead, 
 
 *Q. Is the general judgment the only one 
 we shall have to undergo ? 
 
 A. No ; it will be preceded by the particu- 
 lar judgment. 
 
 *Q. When will the particular judgment take 
 place ? 
 
 A. Immediately after death. 
 Q. When shall we die ? 
 A. When it will please God. 
 *Q. What will become of our body after 
 death ? 
 
 A. It will return into dust. 
 
 Q. 
 
 articl 
 Ghos 
 A. 
 that i] 
 there 
 Ghosi 
 
 Fathe 
 A. 
 
 Q. 1^ 
 A. 
 
 *{/ OUWi 
 
I m 
 
 THE CATECHISM. 
 
 Holy Spi- 
 
 St send, in 
 yhost to his 
 
 day after 
 
 27 
 
 Q. And what will become of our soul '? 
 
 A. It will immediately appear before bod 
 to be judged. 
 
 Q. On what will it be judged '?' 
 
 A. On the good or evil itWl have done 
 while m this life. 
 
 Q. What will become of the soul after the 
 particular judgment ? 
 
 A. It will go either to heaven, or to hell, 
 or to purgatory, according to its merits. 
 
 gam upon. 
 
 jpon earth, 
 eral judg- 
 h article of 
 me to judge 
 
 /;■ 
 
 Article 8. 
 
 Q. What do you mean bv the eiffhtC 
 gS?°' *e Cre'ed, Ibelie/eintheEi^ 
 
 A. By this article we are taught to believe 
 only one| J^^t m God, besides the Father and the Son! 
 
 Ghost '' ^ ^^""^ ^^''''" ""'^^^^^ *^^ ^^^y 
 
 vl ^'^^ ?^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^' 3s ^ell as the 
 t ather and the Son ? 
 
 A. Yes ; he is equal to them in all things. 
 
 le particu-j 
 ;ment take 
 
 ody after 
 
 Article 9. 
 
 ^A 'i^I ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^"^^^ ^^ *^® Creed. 
 ,./•?:• : ^^^^ catholic church, the communion 
 
 i 0/ SUtiUS, 
 
28 
 
 ABRIDGMENT Of 
 
 § 1. 
 
 *Q. What is the catholic church ? 
 
 A. The cathoHc church is the society of 
 the faithful, united together by the profession 
 of the same faiih, the participation of the same 
 sacraments, and the submission to the same 
 lawful pastors. 
 
 Q. Where is that society to be found which 
 you call the church ? 
 
 A. Wherever there are catholics. 
 *Q. Who established the church 7 
 
 A. Jesus Christ, who is the invisible head 
 thereof. 
 
 Q. Who enlio:htens and governs it 1 
 
 A. The Ho!y^ Ghost. 
 *Q. Who are its lawful pastors ? 
 
 A. The pope, the bishops, and the priests, 
 who have received their ordination and mis- 
 sion from them. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by our holy father 
 the pope 1 
 
 A. By the pope, I mean the bishop of 
 Rome, the first of bishops, the successor of 
 Saint Peter, the centre of catholic unity, and 
 the visible head of the church. 
 *Q. Are there many catholic churches? 
 
 A. No ; there is but one catholic church, 
 which is the roman church, out of which 
 there is no salvation. 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 29 
 
 Q. What IS to be thought of those societies 
 caUmg themselves churches, that do not pro- 
 fess the same faith with us, nor submit to the 
 same pastors ? 
 
 A. They are but human institutions, which 
 only serve to mislead men, and can never 
 conduct them to God. 
 
 § 2. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by the communion 
 oj saints, 
 
 A. I mean the communication that exists 
 among all the members of the catholic 
 church. 
 
 Q. In what does that communication or 
 communion consist. 
 
 A. The communion of saints consists in 
 this, that all the spiritual advantages of the 
 church are common to all the faithful. 
 
 Q. Do we communicate with the saints in 
 heaven ? 
 
 A. Yes; we beseech then to intercede 
 for us with God. 
 
 Q. Are we in communion with the souls in 
 purgatory? 
 
 A. Yes ; we offer up our prayers, our good 
 works, and the holy sacrifice of the mass to 
 <joa tor their delivery. 
 *Q. What is purgatory ? 
 A, Purgatory il a V^ace of punishment, 
 
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30 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OP 
 
 where some souls suffer for a time, before 
 they can enter paradise. 
 
 Article 10. 
 
 Q. W HAT do you mean by the tenth 
 article of the Creed, The forgiveness of sins 1 
 
 A. I mean that Jesus Christ has given to 
 his church the power of remitting sins. 
 
 §1- 
 
 ^Q. What is sin ? 
 
 A. A disobedience to God. 
 
 ^'Q. Are there several kinds of sins ? 
 
 A. Yes ; original and actual sin. 
 
 Q. What is original sin? 
 
 # 
 
 igina 
 
 sin is that which we bring 
 with us into the w^orld, and of which we 
 became guilty by the disobedience of our first 
 parents. 
 *Q. How is original sin remitted? 
 A. By the sacrament of Baptism. 
 Q. Does Baptism remit original sin only?' 
 A. It also remits all the actual sins com- 
 mitted before its reception. 
 *Q. VV hat is actual sin ? 
 
 A. That which we commit by our ow^n free 
 win. 
 
 
 Baptism, forgiven ? 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 31 
 
 A. By the sacrament of Penance. 
 *Q. Are all actual sins the same ? 
 
 A. iVo ; some kill the soul by depriving it 
 of sanctifying grace, and are called mortal 
 sins ; others merely weaken, but do not de- 
 stroy sanctifying grace, and are called venial 
 sins. 
 
 Q. How many mortal sins are necessary to 
 deserve hell ? 
 
 A. One only. 
 
 § 2. 
 
 Q. How many capital sins are there 1 
 
 A. There are seven. Pride, Avarice, Lux- 
 ury, Envy, Gluttony, Jlnger, and Sloih, 
 
 Q. Why are they called ca/)«7a/ ? , 
 A.Because they are the source ofalf othersins. 
 
 Q. What is Pride 7 
 
 A. Pride is an inordinate esteem of our- 
 selves, which leads us to despise others. 
 
 Q. What \s Avarice 1 
 
 A. Avarice is an inordinate love of earthly 
 things. 
 
 Q. What is Luxury 1 
 
 A. Luxury is an inordinate love of carnal 
 pleasures. 
 
 Q. What is Envy ? 
 
 A. Envy is a sadness at another's good. 
 
 Q. W hat is Gluttony ? 
 
 or drinking. 
 
32 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 Q. How is the sin of Gluttony most fre- 
 quently committed ? 
 
 A. By immoderate use of intoxicating 
 quors ; this is what is called Drunkenness. IL 
 
 Q. What means should be taken to avoid 
 the sin of Drunkenness ? 
 
 A. Two principal ones : 1st.— JVever to go 
 into a tavern without necessity ; 2nd.— -To 
 take no intoxicating liquors between meals. 
 
 Q. What is ^nger ? 
 
 A. Jnger is a violent motion of the soul j 
 urgmg us to seek revenge. 
 
 Q. What is Sloth ? 
 
 A. Slolh is a voluntary dislike of labour 
 and a wilful neglect of the duties of our call' 
 
 mo" 
 
 ing. 
 
 Article 11. 
 
 i ^V ^^^^ l^ signified by the eleventh arti- 
 cle of the Creed, The resurrection of the body 9 
 A. It signifies that, at the end of the world, 
 all the dead will rise to appear at the general 
 judgment. ^ 
 
 Q. Why will the dead arise again 'J 
 
 A. To receive in their bodies the reward 
 
 ol their good works or the punishment of their 
 
 sins* 
 
 A. 
 
 God a 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 S3 
 
 Q. 
 
 w 
 
 HAT IS 
 
 Article 12. 
 
 life everlasting, expressed 
 
 the last article ot the Creed ? 
 A. It is a life which will 
 
 in 
 
 never em 
 
 Q. Will this life be happy or imhnppv ? 
 A, Jt will be jiifinitely hapr y in h 
 infinitely unhappy in hell. 
 
 eaven, or 
 
 Q. What is H 
 
 eaven 
 
 f the son! ■• ^' ^f'f^}^ '^ ''^ P'^^^e of bliss, where, see- 
 I tnesoul,|in^ and lovino' God. wp «}.nii o..,-.,. '„..!, 
 
 lappiness. 
 
 enjoy eternal 
 
 *Q. Who'are those who go to Heaven '? 
 A. Those who have not offended God 
 who, after ha * 
 penance 
 
 or 
 
 ving offended him, have done 
 
 ■Q. What is hell 7 
 
 A. Hell is a place of torments, where the 
 
 wicked shall be eternall 
 
 * 
 
 Q. Who are ih 
 
 y punished with devils. 
 
 A Those who d 
 
 e wicked, who 2:0 to hell ? 
 
 le in mortal sin. 
 
 CHAPTER THE THIRD. 
 
 The Commandmerits. 
 
 *Q. W HAT must we do to obtain Heaven '? 
 A. We must keep the Commandments of 
 Uoa and ol the church. 
 
34 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 Article 1, 
 
 Of the Commandments of God. 
 
 *Q. -How many are the Commandments 
 of God ? 
 A. Ten. 
 
 *Q. Say the ten Commandments. — See page 
 11. 
 
 *Q. Give me an abridgment of the ten 
 Commandments. 
 
 A. An abridgment of the ten Command- 
 ments is contained in these few words ; Thou 
 shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole 
 heart, and thy neighbour as thyself for the 
 love of God, 
 
 §4. 
 
 Q. Say the first Commandment. 
 
 A. / am the Lord thy God, thou shall not 
 have strange Gods before me. 
 
 Q. What are we commanded by the first 
 precept of the Decalogue? 
 
 A. We are commanded : 1st— To believe 
 in God ; 2nd— To hope in him ; 3rd— To 
 love him with all our heart ; 4th — To adore 
 him alone. 
 
 Q. By what virtue do we believe in God 1 
 
 A. Bv the virtue of Faith. 
 *Q. By what virtue do we hope in God 7 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 35 
 
 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 virtues. 
 
 *Q. Make an act of Faith. 
 
 A. Act of Faith— O my God, I believe, 
 &c — see page 9. 
 *Q. JVlake an act of Hope. 
 
 A. Act of Hope : — O my God, relying 
 upon, Sic-^see page 9. 
 *Q. Make an act of Charity. 
 
 A. Act of Charity :— O my God, who art, 
 &,c — sec page 1 0. 
 *Q. Make also an act of Adoration. 
 
 A. Act of Adoration :— O my God, I adore 
 thee, &LG — see page 9. 
 
 *Q. Is it lawful to adore anything besides 
 God? 
 
 A. No ; to God alone the supreme ho- 
 mage of our hearts and minds is due. 
 
 Q. Dp we not adore the saints ? 
 
 A. No ; we only revere and invoke them, 
 as the friends of God. 
 
 Q. Is not the invocation of the saints inju- 
 rious to the mediation of Jesus Christ 1 
 
 A. No, by no means ; because it is alw^ays 
 through J. C. that the prayers ol the saints 
 and ours are presented to God. 
 
3d 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OE^ 
 
 *Q. Is it lawful to honor the relicks andj 
 images ol" the saints ? 
 
 A. Yes ; and this has always been prac- 
 tised in the catholic church. 
 
 Q. What avantages do we derive from 
 honoring the relicks and images of the saints l| 
 
 A. The principal avantage is that the pre- 
 sence of their relicks and images excites us| 
 to imitate their virtues. 
 
 §2. 
 
 Q. Saj^ the second Commandment ? 
 
 A. Tfwu shall not take the name of the 
 Lord thy God in vain, 
 
 Q. ^^ hat we are forbidden by the second 
 Commandment ? 
 
 A, We are forbidden to make rash, unjust 
 or false oaths. 
 
 Q. What is an oath ? 
 
 A. An cath is an act of religion, by which 
 God is called to witness the truth of what is 
 affirmed or promised. 
 
 Q. When is an oath rash ? 
 
 A. An oath is rash, when made lightly, 
 without necessity, and for things of little im- 
 portance. 
 
 *Q. What precaution should w^e take against 
 swearing rashly 7 
 
 A. Never to swear, but when required by a 
 lawful superior, 
 
 Q. When i^ an oath uniust ? 
 
*rHE CATECHISM. 
 
 37 
 
 A. An oath 
 
 IS 
 
 n oath IS unjust when 
 an unlawful thing. 
 
 Q. Is he who binds himself by an oath to 
 steal, to kill, or to beat another, obliged to 
 keep h.s oath ? 
 
 A. A'o, by no means ; he would commit a 
 new sin by accomplishiig it. 
 
 Q. When is an oath lalse ? 
 
 A. An oath is false, when the person who 
 takes it, knows it lo be contrary to truth • 
 and this is what is called a false oath or per- 
 \jury. ' 
 
 *Q. Is a false oath a ^reat sin ? 
 
 A. Yes ; it is an enormous crime. 
 
 Q. What is blasphemy 7 
 
 A. An injurious word against God, or the 
 samts, or against holy things. 
 
 Q. Is It a grievous sin to'pronounce certain 
 words known in vulgar language by the name 
 of oaths ? o o J 
 
 A. Many of these oaths are but indecent 
 words; many are criminal, and border upon 
 bJasphemy ; all may become scandalous ow- 
 ing to circumstances ; wherefore all ^ood 
 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 oblige to accomplish our vows ? 
 A. Yes ; otherwise we should sin. 
 
 D 
 
38 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 *Q. What precaution should we take to avoid 
 making vows rashly 7 
 
 A. Never to make any without consulting 
 our confessor. 
 
 § 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, 
 good works, and holy repose. 
 
 §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 our 
 mother. 
 
 Q. In what does the honour we owe to our 
 father and mother consist ? 
 
 A. It consists in loving, respecting, obey- 
 ing and assisting them in their necessities. 
 
 Q. Is there any blessing attached to the 
 accompli:, Imei ■■ of this precept 7 
 
 A. Ye:^. -y /d has attached a particular 
 blessing to -e children who honour their father 
 and moihe^. 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 39 
 
 ke 10 avoid 
 
 consulting 
 
 bbuih-duy. 
 f the third 
 
 )y prayer, 
 
 t, 
 
 ther, 
 
 the fourth 
 
 to honour g 
 er and our 
 
 )we to our 
 
 ing, obey- 
 ^ssities. 
 led to the 
 
 particular 
 iheir father 
 
 Q. Are we obliged to honour the king, and 
 to accoiTiplish in tempor-al matters his orders 
 or those of his representatives ? 
 
 A. Yi^s ; and this obligation is a part of 
 christian morality. 
 
 Q. Wh.t do we owe to our ecclesiastical 
 superiors ? 
 
 A. We owe them respect, love and obe- 
 dience in what concerns religion and salva- 
 tion. 
 
 § 5. 
 
 Q. Say the fifth Commandment ? 
 
 A, Thou shall not kill, 
 
 Q. Wh:U is forbidden by the fifth Com- 
 mandment ? 
 
 A. We are forbidden to kill, beat, ill treat, 
 or scandalise our neighbour, or, even, to 
 have the intention of so doing. 
 
 Q. What is meant by giving scandal to our 
 neighbour ? 
 
 ^ A. The drawing of him into evil, or the 
 hindering of him from doing good. 
 
 §5. 
 
 Q. Say the sixth Commandment ? 
 
 A. Thou shall not commil adultery, 
 
 Q. What are we forbidden by the sixth 
 Commandment ? 
 
 A. All kinds of lewdness and immodesty 
 with oneself or others. 
 
40 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 § 7. 
 
 Q. Say the seventh Commandment. 
 A. Thou shall nol sleal. 
 
 Q. What is roibidden by the seventh Com- 
 mandment 7 
 
 A. To take away, or retain unjustly thei 
 goods of our neighbour ; or to do him any 
 mjustice. "^ 
 
 Q. What is he obh'ged to who has caused 
 any damage to his neighbour ? 
 A. He is obliged to make restitution. 
 
 § 8. 
 
 Q. Say the eight Commandment. 
 A. Thou shall nol bear false witness against 
 thy neighbour, 
 
 Q. What is forbidden by the eight Com^ 
 mandment ? 
 
 A. It is forbidden to he, to bear false wit^ 
 ness against our neighbour, to judge rashly, 
 to msult or defame him by slander or ca- 
 lumny. 
 
 § 9. 
 
 Q. Say the ninth Commandment. 
 A. Thou shall not covet thy neighbour's loife, 
 . Q. What is forbidden by the ninth Com- 
 mandment ? 
 
 % \* y^^ consent to any unchaste thouc^hts or 
 lustful desires of the flesh. 
 
 the C 
 A. 
 
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 dered 
 
 Q. 
 
 Ichurcl 
 A. 
 
 *Q. : 
 
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 A. ' 
 
 [church 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
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 § 10. 
 
 lent. 
 
 Q. Say the tenth Commandment. 
 
 i^enth Com- 1 ^' ^^^^^ ^^"^^ '^^ot covet thy neighbour's 
 goods, 
 
 Q. What is forbidden by the tenth Com 
 mandment ? 
 
 A. All desires of our neighbour's goods. 
 
 Q. Who are they that are most exposed to 
 transgress the tenth Commandment 1 
 
 A. They who are jealous of the credit and 
 prosperity of others. 
 
 njustly the! 
 lo him any 
 
 las caused! 
 ition. 
 
 ess against 
 ght Corn- 
 false wit- 
 ge rashly, 
 er or ca- 
 
 our^s toife, 
 rith Com- 
 
 loughts or 
 
 Article 7. 
 Of the Commandments of the church, 
 
 Q. Are all christians obliged io observe 
 the Commandments of the church ? 
 
 A. Yes : because Christ declares that he 
 that will not hear the church, is to be consi- 
 dered as a heathen and as a publican. 
 
 Q. Who made the Commandments of the 
 church ? 
 
 ^A. The body of the chief pastors. 
 *Q. How many principal Commandments of 
 the church are there ? 
 A. They are seven, see page 12, 
 
 §^. 
 Commandment of the 
 
 [church. 
 
 £*J liiC ill 51 
 
 d2 
 
42 
 
 ABRIDGMEXT OF 
 
 A. To keep holy allfeUivah of obligalion. 
 
 W. What IS enjoined us by the first Com- 
 mandment of the church ? 
 
 A. We are bound to sanctify the feasts of 
 obligation, in the same manner, as we are 
 to sanctify the Sundays. 
 
 §2. 
 
 Q. Say the second Commandment of the 
 church. 
 
 A. To hear ^ mass, on Sundays and holy- 
 days. -" ^ ^ 
 
 Q. What is commanded by the second! 
 Commandment of church ? 
 
 A. To asssist, on Sundays and holy-days of 
 obligation, at mass, and particularly at the 
 parochial mass. , ' 
 
 §3. 
 
 Q. Say the third Commandment of the 
 church. 
 
 Q. What IS commanded by the third pre- 
 cept of the church? ^ 
 
 A. By this precept all the faithful, whenl 
 arrived at the age of discretion, a e bound to 
 confess their sins, at least once a year. 
 
 §4. 
 
 Q. Say the fourth Commandment of the 
 church. I 
 
 A. 
 
 friday 
 the su 
 on th( 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 43 
 
 A. 1st. To receive the blessed Eucharist 
 at least once a year, with suitable dispositions. 
 ~H I ° v^*''',""' " "i"^'^'^^'" Palm-Sunday 
 churct."''" '^' '"'' '" °"<^'^ °"« Parish 
 
 § 5. 
 
 ch?rch^'^' '^^ ''''"''' ^^""""''ndment of the 
 
 mLIi^"'^ ''"'' ''"'*."-^«^* '""^ '''^'■/s com. 
 
 Q. What are we commanded by the fifth 
 Commandment of the church. 
 
 A. To fast three days in each ember vveek 
 on the eve of certain festivals, and every day 
 during lent, except Sundays. ^ ^ 
 
 § 6. 
 ch?rci?^ *^ ''''"' Co^raantliient of the 
 
 «uf ;«LC ^""" •^"' ""'' "" •^"''«^* 
 
 n>a?d,;r;t"or,heThSf '^ *^ ^'""^ ^°-. 
 
 A. i o abstain from flesh meat, on all the 
 ♦u^ *" J '"" f^-y--^jo luiuugnoui me vear, on 
 the Sundays m lent, on Saint Mark's day, and 
 on the three Rogation days. ^ 
 
44 
 
 ABRIDGMENT 6^ 
 
 Q. Is it obligatory to abstain from flesh 
 meat on Saturdays as on fridays ? 
 
 A. Yes ; except the Saturdays between i 
 Christmas and Candlemas, when the use of| 
 flesh meat is permitted. 
 
 Q. Has not the solemnity of Christmas some 
 privilege in this respect ? 
 
 A. Yes ; it is always lawful to use flesh 
 meat on Christmas day, even when this fes- 
 tival falls upon friday or Saturday. 
 
 Q. Is abstinence from flesh meat com- 
 manded on fast days ? 
 
 A. Yes ; always. 
 
 Q. What are we to think of those who 
 seldom or never fast ; who use flesh meat 
 in lent, and on Saturdays throughout the year ? 
 
 A. We are to presume that they act from 
 reasons of health or poverty ; and that they 
 have consulted their pastors on this head ; 
 otherwise they would be very guilty. 
 
 Q. Say the seventh Commandment of the 
 church. 
 
 A. To pay tythes to our pastors, 
 
 Q. What is the meaning of the seventh 
 
 Commandment of the church ? 
 A. That the faithful are obliged to pay 
 
 tythes, off*erings and other authorised dii 
 
 defray the 
 
 
 maintain their 
 
 expenses of divine worship, and to 
 pastors. 
 
stmas some 
 
 THE CATECHISM. 
 
 4» 
 
 *Q. Do the Commandments of the church 
 obhge under pain of mortal sin ? 
 
 A. Yes ; and this ought to strike terror into 
 the hearts of all those christians, who observe 
 them ill. 
 
 CHAPTER THE FOURTH. 
 
 O/i prayer, 
 
 Q. JJo we stand in need of any assistance 
 to observe the Commanaments 7 
 A. Yes ; we stand in need of the grace of 
 
 Q. How may we obtain the grace of God 1 
 
 A. By prayer. 
 *Q. VVhat is prajer 7 
 
 A. Prayer is an elevation of our heart and 
 
 mind to God, to render to him our homage 
 
 and to beg him that of which we stand in need, 
 
 *Q. Do we really pray when we recite a 
 
 lorm of prayer without attention and devotion 7 
 
 A. No ; because then neither the heart nor 
 the mmd is elevated to God, nor do we ask 
 any thing of him. 
 
 Article I, 
 
 :-VT 
 
 *Q. ^\ HiCH is the most excellent of all 
 prayers. 
 
46 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 
 A. The Paler nusler, or the Lord's prayerJreiVn 
 
 Jirht us hv Chrl^sf hlmcpir I Y 
 
 page 5. 
 
 taught us by Christ himself. 
 Q. Say the Lord's prayer. 
 
 In enirlish. In latin. 
 
 Our Father, &.c.— Pater nosier. <^c.J 
 
 pugc 6. 
 
 Q. To whom do we speak when we say 
 Onr falher ? ^ 
 
 a1 1^0 God. 
 
 Q. Why do we call God, Our father 7 
 
 A. Because he is the Creator of all things, 
 the Father of all men, and particularly ol 
 good christians. 
 
 Q. Why do we add, irho art in heaven, 
 whereas God is every where ? 
 
 A. Because we consider heaven to be, in 
 a particular manner, the throne of his glory. 
 
 § 1. 
 
 Q. What do we ask of God, when we say; 
 Halloived be thy name 7 
 
 A. By this we beg that God may be known- 
 served and adored by all men, and that his 
 name may be always pronounced with the 
 greatest respect 
 
 A 
 
 § 2. 
 
 Thy 
 
 and V 
 
 Q. 
 
 will b 
 A. 
 
 us gr; 
 saints 
 
 Q. 
 
 us thi 
 A. 
 
 ply ot 
 body. 
 
 Q. 
 
 orgiv 
 A. 
 
 to gra 
 
 Q. 
 
 that t 
 A. 
 
 refuse 
 the in 
 
 Q. What do we ask of God in this petition, 
 
 come 7 I Q. 
 
 petition we beg that God m^i^kadu 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 >rd's prayerJreign in our hearts in this life by h 
 
 41 
 
 IS grace, 
 
 In lalin. 
 
 osier. <^c.— I 
 ben we say 
 
 ^ather ? 
 )f all things 
 ticularly ol 
 
 ' in heaven 
 
 m to be, in 
 f his glory. 
 
 and we with him for ever in heaven 
 
 § 3. 
 
 What do we ask by these words, Thy 
 will be done on earth as it is in heaven ? 
 
 A. By this we beg that God would grant 
 us grace to obey him here on earth, as the 
 saints and anorels do in heaven. 
 
 len we say; 
 
 r be known 
 md that his 
 id with the 
 
 bis petition 
 t God may 
 
 §4. 
 
 Q. What do we ask, when we say, Give 
 us this day our daily bread. 
 
 A. By this petition we beg of God to sup- 
 ply our wants of each day, both for soul and 
 body. 
 
 § 5. 
 
 Q. What do we ask by these words, ^nd 
 forgive ns our li^cspasscs. 
 
 A. We beg of God that he would be pleased 
 to grant us pardon of our sins. 
 
 Q. Why do you add, ^ds ice forgive them 
 that trespass against us. 
 
 A. We thereby consent that God would 
 refuse to pardon us, if we do not pardon others 
 the injuries they may have done us. 
 
 § 6. 
 
 Q. What do we ask by his petition, Jlnd 
 lead us not into temptation. 
 
46 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OP 
 
 A. By this we beg of God to preserve usl 
 from temptations, or give us strenght to over- 
 come them. 
 
 § 7. 
 
 Q. What do we beg, in fine, by these 
 words, But deliver lis from evil ? 
 
 A. We pray that God would deliver us 
 from all evil, and particularly IVom that of sini 
 and eternal death. 
 
 Article 2. 
 The Jlngelical Salutation, 
 
 9' ^ ^^ ^0 we so often pray to the bles- 
 sed Virgin ? 
 
 A. Because she is the most powerful pro- 
 tectress we have in heaven. 
 
 Q. Should we have as much confidence in 
 her as in Christ ? 
 
 A. No ; because Christ is God, while thel 
 blessed Virgin is but a mere creature. I 
 
 Q. Does she offer our prayers to God 
 through herself? 
 
 A. JVo ; she can only offer them through' 
 Christ, who only is the mediator between 
 God and men. 
 
 Q. By what prayers does the church ordi- 
 narily invoke the blessed Virgin ? 
 
TttE CATECIflSat, 
 
 49 
 
 A. By the Angelical Salutation, called also 
 the Jloe, Maria, or Hail, Mary. 
 *Q. Say the Angelical Salutation. 
 
 In en:5lish. 
 
 Hail, Mary, Le- 
 page 6. 
 
 In latin. 
 
 ^ve. Marl:.... Sfc — 
 page 6. 
 
 Q. How many parts are there in the Ange- 
 lical Salutation ? 
 A. Three. 
 
 § 1- 
 
 Q. Which is the first part of the Angelical 
 Salutation ? 
 
 A. The words by which the Angel Gabriel 
 announced to the Blusseu Virgin Mary the 
 mystery of the Incarnation :— Hail, full of 
 grace, the Lord is with thee, 
 
 § 2. 
 
 Q. Which IS the second part of the Ange- 
 lical Salutation 1 
 
 A. 'i^he words spoken by St. Elizabeth, 
 when visited by the Blessed Virgin :— Blessed 
 art thou among ivomen, and blessed is the fruit 
 of thy tvomb, Jesus, 
 
 § 3. 
 
 Q. Which is the third part of the Angelical 
 Salutation ? 
 
 A. The words added by the piety of the 
 faithful and approved by the church^—^<>/|y 
 
50 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 fn^i: ?,f^"'^'^^ conceived and brought 
 forth Christ, the Son of God, and second 
 person of the Holy Trinity. 
 
 Article 3. 
 The Rosary, 
 
 Q. What is the Rosary ? 
 
 A. The Rosary or Psaher of the Blessed 
 Virgin IS a prayer chiefly composed of one 
 hundred and filty Hail Marys, 
 
 Q. How is the Rosary divided ? 
 
 A. Into fifteen parts. 
 
 Q. What does each part contain ? 
 
 A. One Pater JYoster or Our Father, with 
 ten ^yg Marias or Hail M.injs^ to which is 
 added the Gloria Patri, or Glory be to the 
 Father, 8fc. - 
 
 Q. What is the Chaplet or Beads of the 
 Blessed Virgin ? 
 
 .,^- J^js the third part of the Rosary, or 
 fifty Hail Marys. 
 
 Q. How do you commence the Chaplet 1 
 A. By the Sign of the Cross, the Creed, 
 
THE catp:chism. 
 
 51 
 
 ^l I believe in God, three Hail Marys, and 
 the Gloria PalrL ^ ' 
 
 Q. Why these three Hail Marys ? 
 
 A. To honour the relation of the Holv 
 
 Q. Is there any virtue in the number of Our 
 leathers, Hnl Marys, or Gloria Patris which 
 constitute the Beads ? 
 
 th.^* ^'"J; ^^^ ^^^"^^ ^^"^'^^^ ^^1 ^ts virtue from 
 S '^™ fervour with which it is re- 
 
 Q. Is it not useless so often to recite the 
 same prayers ? ^ 
 
 ^.^A. No ; provided the heart join with the 
 the^BeTdtl ^'''''"^'' ^^y^rii^Se is found in 
 
 not'^;ead' "^^'^^^ '^'^'''' ^"^ ^^^'^ ^^^ ^^^- 
 Q. How is the Beads concluded -? 
 
 /i-r/7 f t^ P'^^^' *^^^ ^"^^ poiBsidium, or 
 fre fly to Ihy patronage, §-c.— page 13. 
 
 CHAPTER THE FIFTH. 
 Article 1. 
 
 every 
 
52 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 • A. If he wishes to lead a holy life, he must 
 every day : 
 
 1°- On awaking in the morning, make upon 
 himself the sign of the cross and say, my 
 God, I offer thee my heart. 
 
 2«- Having cloathed himself modestly, he 
 should kneel down and say his morning 
 prayers. 
 
 3°- Hear mass, if he can conveniently. 
 4°- Apply himself to the affairs of his call- 
 ing. 
 
 5°- Take his meals with sobriety and tem- 
 perance, saying Grace, page 14, before and 
 after meat. 
 
 Q"- Help the poor according to his means. 
 
 T' Examine his conscience and say even- 
 ing prayers at a proper hour, and, as much as 
 possible, with the whole family. 
 
 Q. How ought he to sanctify his actions ? 
 
 A. By offering them up to God. 
 
 Q. What is he to do in the troubles and 
 contradictions of life ? 
 
 A. He should suffer them wnth patience in 
 atonement for his sins, and unite them with 
 the sufferings of Christ. 
 
 Q. What should he do in the time of temp- 
 tation ? 
 
 A. Recommend himself to God, and avoid 
 such discourses and objects as may entice 
 him to evil, 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 53 
 
 Q. If he fears that he has fallen into mortal 
 sins, what should he do ? 
 
 A. Humble himself immediately, beg par- 
 don of God, and go to confession, as soon as 
 possible. 
 
 Q. What conduct should he pursue with 
 respect to amusements 7 
 
 A. Not to indulge more in them than they 
 are necessary and innocent. 
 
 Article 2. 
 
 Q. W HAT ought a christian to do on sun- 
 days and holy-days? 
 
 A. He ought to abstain from all servile 
 works, from amusements, from journeys on 
 account of his temporal affairs ; and to assist 
 at the parish mass, at vespers, and at the 
 christian instructions given on those days. 
 
 Q. What is it expedient for him to do every 
 month 7 
 
 A. To confess his sins, and receive the holy 
 communion according to the advice of his 
 confessor. 
 Q. What should he do on every year 7 
 A. To review his conscience, in order to 
 prepare for the paschal or easter commu- 
 nion. 
 
 Q. How should we conduct ourselves du- 
 ring the time of sickness ? 
 
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54 
 
 ABRi^OMENT O^ 
 
 A. We should receive our sickness with 
 resignation to the will of God ; and if it be 
 dangerous, prepare ourselves religiously for 
 death. 
 
 Q. What should we do when one of our 
 friends or relations is dangerously ill 1 
 
 A. We should exhort him to ^etde his tem- 
 poral affairs, sent for a priest, and receive 
 ♦he last sacraments. 
 
 CHAPTER THE SIXTH. 
 
 Of the sacraments^ 
 
 *Q. W HAT is a sacrament 1 
 
 A. A sacrament is a sensible or outward 
 sign instituted by Our Lord Jesus-Christ, in 
 order to sanctify us* 
 
 Q. Why do you say that a sacrament is a 
 sensible sign ? 
 
 A. It is a sign, because it signifies the grace 
 it produces in us ; and it is sensible or out- 
 ward, because it is perceptible to our senses. 
 ^'Q. How many sacraments has Jesus-Christ 
 instituted ? 
 
 A. Seven : Baptism, Confirmation, Eucha- 
 rist, Penance, Extreme-Unction, Holy Orders 
 and Matrimony. 
 
 Q. Can we receive the same sacriaments 
 more than once ? 
 
less with 
 d if it be 
 iously for 
 
 ne of our 
 
 ; his tem- 
 receive 
 
 tn& CAt^emsM. 
 
 85 
 
 outward 
 Uhrist, in 
 
 nent is a 
 
 the grace 
 ! or out^ 
 
 IV senses. 
 US-Christ 
 
 z, Eucha- 
 hj Orders 
 
 icriaments 
 
 A. Yes, all, except Baptism, Confirmatioh 
 and Holy Orders.^ 
 
 *Q. Which are* the sacrarrients that must 
 be received in the state of grace 1 
 
 A. All, except Baptism and Penance. 
 *Q. What would be the consequence if we 
 received the other sacraments in the state of 
 mortal sin 1 
 
 A. We could commit as many sacrileges. 
 
 Q. What is a sacrilege ? 
 
 A. The profanation of a holy thing ; and 
 the more holy the thing is, the greater is the 
 sacrilege* 
 
 Article U 
 Of Baptism^ 
 
 *Q. Wh.at is Baptism 1 
 
 A. Baptism is a sacrament which takes 
 avi^ay original sin and makes us christians and 
 children of God and of his church. 
 
 Q. Can all persons baptize 1 
 
 A. Yes ; in the case of absolute necessity^ 
 *Q. How is Baptism given 7 
 
 A. By pouring Water on the hiead of the 
 person to be baptised) saying at the same 
 time, / baptize thee in the name of the Father^ 
 mid (^ the Son, and of tht Holy Ghosts 
 
 ! 
 
 • 
 
56 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 Article 1L 
 Of Confijirrnation. 
 
 *Q. tVhat is Confirmation 1 
 A. Confirmation is a sacrament which im- 
 parts the Holy Ghost, with the abundance of 
 his graces. 
 *Q. Who is the Holy Ghost ? 
 A. The third person of the Holy Trini- 
 ty, (a) 
 *Q. Why is the Holy Ghost imparted to us 
 in the sacrament of Confirmation 7 
 
 A. To make us perfect christians. 
 *Q. How does Confirmation make us perfect 
 christians ? 
 
 A. By giving us strenght to confess Christ. 
 *Q. In what does the confessing of Christ 
 consist 7 
 
 A. In openly declaring for himy and for the 
 maxims of his holy law. 
 
 *Q. Does Christ require of us to declare for 
 him in this manner ? 
 
 A. Yes ; for he says in the Gospel, that at 
 the day of Judgment, he will acknowledge 
 before his heavenly Father all those who shall 
 have acknowledged him before men ; but that 
 
 (rt) The fpst of this arlicin in only proper for perions 
 ceire the sacrament of Confirmation. 
 
 about to 
 
 receire 
 
irhich im- 
 ndance of 
 
 oly Trini- 
 'ted to us 
 
 us perfect 
 
 ss Christ, 
 of Christ 
 
 nd for the 
 
 eclare for 
 
 el, that at 
 nowledge 
 who shall 
 ; but that 
 
 I 1 - — 
 
 cons about to 
 
 THE CATECHISM. 
 
 61 
 
 he will deny those who shall have denied him 
 and his doctrine. 
 
 Q. By whom is the sacrament of Confir- 
 mation administered 7 
 
 A. By the Bishop. 
 
 Q. What cerem ies are used in the admi- 
 nistration of thi' -ament ? 
 
 A. The Bisho ^.rays for those he confirms, 
 lays his hands on them, anoints their fore- 
 heads with holy chrism, in the form of a 
 cross. 
 
 Q. What does the laying on of the Bishop's 
 hands signify 7 
 
 A. It signifies that the Holy Ghost comes 
 to reside in the souls of those who receive 
 this sacrament with suitable dispositions. 
 
 Q. What is holy chrism 7 
 
 A. Holy chrism is a composition of oil and 
 balm, consecrated by the Bishop on Maunday 
 or Holy Thursday. 
 
 Q. Are there no other ceremonies used in 
 the administration of this sacrament ? 
 
 A. Yes ; the Bishop gives the person he 
 confirms a slight stroke on the cheek, saying; 
 Peace he icitli thee, 
 
 Q. Why does he do so 7 
 
 A. To put us in mind that, after the exam- 
 ple of Christ, we should patiently endure all 
 sorts of injuries. 
 
 *0- Whnt arp tVip nppp«)sarv nnalifications 
 -v — - -- — J ~i 
 
 for the reception ol this sacrament 7 
 
 
 
58 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 A. We should have ; 1st. A sufficient know- 
 ledge of the mysteries of religion ; 2nd. Be 
 m the state of sanctifying grace; and 3rd J 
 Have a great desire to receive the Hofy Ghost. 
 
 Q. Would it be a sin not to receive the 
 sacrament of Confirmation ? 
 
 A. Yes ; if it were through neglect, con' 
 
 tempt, or any attachment to sin. . 
 
 *Q. Is there any particular motive that 
 
 sliould induce us to receive the sacrament of 
 
 Confirmation worthily ? 
 
 A. Yes ; and this motive is, because we 
 can receive it but once. 
 
 Article 3. 
 [Of the Eucharist (a) 
 
 sal^am^n?., i^h'I'^'n ,'* ^^^"^^ ^^''' ^^^ "''«"^« 'he order of the 
 
 § I. 
 
 Of the Eucharist in general. 
 
 *Q. What is the Eucharist 7 
 A. The Eucharist is a sacrament that con- 
 tarns really and trufy the Body and Blood. 
 Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 ""^er^the forms of bread and wine. 
 ; Q. How does the sacrament of the Eucha- 
 rist become the body and blood of Christ ? 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 59 
 
 cient know-l 
 ; 2nd. Bel 
 ; and 3rd, 
 ^oly Ghost.| 
 eceive the 
 
 gleet, con* I 
 
 fiotive that 
 icrament ofl 
 
 3cause we 
 
 e order of the 
 ists who would 
 
 that con- 
 id Blood, 
 us Christ, 
 
 e Eucha- 
 :hnst 1 
 
 A. By the words of consecration, which 
 (he priest pronounces. 
 *Q. What is the effect of those words 1 
 
 A. By the words of consecration, the bread 
 IS changed into the true body, and the wine 
 I into the true blood of Christ. 
 
 A. How is the change called ? 
 
 A, It IS called Transsubstantiation, that is, 
 the change of one substance into another. 
 
 *Q. Does anything of the bread and wine 
 remain after the consecration ? 
 
 A. JVo ; there remains nothing but the 
 forms and appearances. 
 
 Q. What do you mean by forms or appear- 
 ances ? ^ 
 
 A. I mean thereby what falls under our 
 senses, as the figure, colour, taste, &c. 
 *Q. Is there anything but the body of Jesus 
 Christ under the form of bread ? 
 
 A. There is also his blood, together with 
 his soul and divinity ; in a word, the whole 
 person of Jesus Christ. 
 *Q. And under the form of wine 7 
 A. The whole person of Jesus Christ is 
 there likewise. 
 
 *Q. When the Host is divided, under what 
 part is Christ 1 
 
 A. He is whole and entire under each part. 
 ^ Q. When a part only of the Host, or one 
 form is received, is Chri.st received wholly 1 
 
60 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OP 
 
 A. Yes ; because Christ is whole under 
 each form, and under each part of the forms. 
 *Q. Should we adore the body and blood of 
 Christ in the Eucharist ? 
 
 A, Yes ; by all means, because the body 
 and blood of Jesus Christ are inseparably 
 united to his divinity. 
 
 §3. 
 
 Of the Mass. 
 
 « 
 
 *Q. W HERE is the sacrament of the Eu- 
 charist operated ? 
 
 A. At the holy mass. 
 *Q. What is the mass ? 
 
 A. The mass is the oblation of the body and 
 blood of Christ, made to God by the Priest. 
 
 Q. What should principally occupy us dur- 
 ing the mass. 
 
 A. We should offer Christ to the Holy 
 Trinity with the same intentions as he offers 
 himself. 
 
 Q. Which are those intentions 7 
 
 A. They are : 1st. To adore God ; 2nd. 
 To appease his wrath ; 3rd. To implore his 
 graces ; 4th. To thank him for all his benefits 
 and blessings. 
 
 Q. How may we assist profitably at mass, 
 by the help ol these four points ? 
 
 A. 1st. From the beginning of the mass to 
 the gospel, by adoring God, and acknowledg- 
 
 ing ou 
 the go 
 wrath 
 our sii 
 munioi 
 grace ; 
 of the 
 blessir 
 hearin 
 such a 
 
 A. ' 
 
 Eucha 
 
 Q. 
 
 Comm 
 A. ( 
 
 When 
 and ar( 
 of our 
 accord 
 church 
 death. 
 
 *Q. ^ 
 
 accom] 
 
 A. ^J 
 of graci 
 
 f\t vtartr 
 
)le under 
 the forms. 
 1 blood of 
 
 ! the body 
 iseparably 
 
 f the Eu- 
 
 ! body and 
 he Priest, 
 py usdur- 
 
 the Holy 
 ; he offers 
 
 lod ; 2nd. 
 iplore his 
 is benefits 
 
 f at mass, 
 
 le mass to 
 inowledg- 
 
 THE CATECHISM. 
 
 61 
 
 )ng our nothingness before him ; 2"' From 
 the gospel to the elevation, by appeasing his 
 wrath by humbling ourselves on account of 
 our sins ; 3°- From the elevation to the com- 
 munion, by praying for the help of divine 
 grace ; 4°* From the communion to the end 
 of the mass, by returning thanks for all the 
 blessings we have received. This method of 
 hearing mass is particularly recommended to 
 such as cannot read. 
 
 § 3. 
 
 Of Communion, 
 
 *Q. What is meant by Communion ? 
 A. The receiving of the sacrament of the 
 Eucharist. 
 
 Q. When are we obliged to receive the 
 Communion 7 
 
 A. On three principal occasions : P. 
 When we have attained the age of discretion, 
 and are sufficiently prepared, in the opinion 
 of our pastors ; 2°- Every year at Easter, 
 according to the fourth commandment of the 
 church ; 3°- When we are in danger of 
 death. 
 
 *Q. What dispositions of the soul should 
 accompany us to the holy communion ? 
 
 A. The first disposition is to be in the state 
 of grace ; the second is lo have a great desire 
 
 
 F 
 
I 
 
 «t 
 
 abridcMknt OE* 
 
 *Q. What is understood by bein«' in the 
 state of grace ? 
 
 A. Not to have our conscience burthened 
 with any mortal sin. 
 
 *Q. llwe received (he blessed Ki.charist in 
 the state of mortal sin, would we really receive 
 Jesus-Christ ? 
 
 A. Yes ; but we would profane his body 
 and blood. 
 
 Q. What dispositions of the body should 
 we bring to the holy comn union ? 
 
 A. !"• We should be decently and mo- 
 destly dressed ; 2"- We should neit'ier have 
 eati n or drunk from midnight, unless we are 
 to receive the blessed sacrament by way of 
 Viaticum. 
 
 Q. May we receive the blessed Eucharist 
 at any other time than at niass ? 
 
 A. ♦^ e should not without some reason. 
 
 Q. How should we occupy ourselves during 
 the mass, at which we are to receive 1 
 
 A. We should occupy ourselves with the 
 pious sentiments expressed in the following 
 prayer, which may be repeated several times 
 by those who cannot read. 
 
 m 
 
 Prayer before Communion. 
 
 " Divine Jesus ! although thou art not 
 " visible to the eyes of my body, I believe 
 " that it is thyself, thou art about to 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 inS' in the 
 burthened 
 
 I'charist in 
 \\y receive 
 
 his body 
 cly should 
 
 and mo- 
 it'ier have 
 ss we are 
 )y w ay of 
 
 Eucharist 
 
 e reason. 
 ves dunng 
 e? 
 
 with the 
 
 following 
 
 ^ral times 
 
 ! art not 
 [ believe 
 ibout to 
 
 "give me. Alas ! I nm very unworthy of so 
 " great a favour, iiftei having dishonoured 
 " thee so often ; but ihy infiiiiie goodness over- 
 " comes my rebellious heart, makes me weep 
 " over my sins, and fills me wiih love for thee, 
 " and with ihe most jirtleni desire of receiving 
 " thee. Come theri, Saviour of the world, 
 " puiify me from all its stains, and establish 
 ** thy throne therein l<)r ever." 
 
 Q. What is to b- done after communion ? 
 
 A. A quarter of an hour, at least, should 
 be spent in returning thanks to God, for hav- 
 ing given himself to us. 
 
 Q. How should we conclude this thanks- 
 giving ? 
 
 A. By an entire oblation of ourselves to 
 our Lord. They who cannot read, may make 
 use of the following prayer. 
 
 * Prayer after Communion. 
 
 " It is tru^ O Redeemer of mankind, that 
 " thou dwellest within me, and that I am in 
 " possession of thy body and blood, soul and 
 "divinity. Accept, O'l.ord, my most pro- 
 " found adoration, which I unite with those 
 •* that the Angels and -aints render thee in 
 ** Heaven. O ! what love, what gratitude can 
 " ever equal the favour uhich thou hast be- 
 
 \ 
 
 
64 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 Offering of all I have, and of all I am : dij 
 pose thereof according to thy good pleasure, 
 and grant me grace never to offend thee 
 " more. ' | 
 
 Q. What are we to think of those who J 
 out of the church immediately after havinJ 
 received the holy communion, without havin^o 
 performed this duty ? ^ 
 
 A. We are to suppose that they are sicj 
 or called away by some urgent duty of reli- 
 gion or charity ; otherwise they would be 
 guilty of a great irreverence. 
 
 Q. How should we pass the day on which 
 we have had the happiness of receiving ^ 
 
 A. We should pass it in retirement; fre-i 
 quently raise up our he'arts to God ; pay if 
 possible, a visit to the Blessed Sacramenl in' 
 the afternoon, and remember with gratitude 
 and love, the favour received on that day. 
 
 Article 5. 
 Of Penance. 
 
 *Q. VVh.4t is Penance ? 
 A. Penance is a sacrament which remits 
 ^^^ sinsxommitted after Baptism. 
 
 receivedY^'^ '' ^^' sacrament of Penance 
 A. It is received in the place where we 
 
 K» _., 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 65 
 
 I am : dis-l 
 5d pleasure,! 
 offend theel 
 
 •se who goi 
 fter having! 
 lout having! 
 
 )y are sicd 
 
 iiy of reh-I 
 
 would be 
 
 ' on which! 
 ving? 
 nent ; fre- 
 
 1 ; pay, ifl 
 :'ament, in 
 
 i gratitude! 
 at day. 
 
 ih remits 
 
 Penance 
 
 here we 
 
 confess, that is to say, commonly at the Con-, 
 fessionnal. 
 
 Q. What are we to do, in order worthily 
 to receive the sacrament of Penance ? 
 
 A. We should confess all our sins with sor- 
 row, to an approved priest ; and beg pardon 
 of God, with the resolution of satisfying. 
 
 § 1- 
 
 Of M solution, 
 
 *Q. Do we receive the sacrament of Penance 
 as often as we go to confession ? 
 
 A. No ; we dnly receive it when the priest 
 gives us absolution. 
 *Q. What is absolution ? 
 
 A. The pardon of sins, granted by the 
 priest in the name of Christ. 
 
 Q. Does not the priest grant us pardon of 
 our sins, every time we go to confession. 
 
 A. No ; sometimes he thinks it necessary 
 to defer absolution, in order to be the better 
 assured of the dispositions of the penitent. 
 
 Q. What should a penitent do, when the 
 confessor witholds absolution ? 
 
 A. He should submit to that delay with hu- 
 mility, remove the cause thereof, and prepare 
 himself better for another time. 
 
 f2 
 
ee 
 
 ABRIDGMENT QF 
 
 Sins 
 
 Of Confession. 
 
 *Q. What is confession ? 
 A. Conlession is the declaration of o\ 
 made to the priest, in order to receive abso- 
 lution. 
 
 Q. What qualities should this declaration 
 have ? 
 
 A. It should be humble, sincere and entire. 
 Q. In what does the humility of confession 
 consist ? 
 
 Q. In declaring our sins with great confu- 
 sion, for having offended God. 
 
 Q. In what does the sincerity of confession 
 consist ? 
 
 A. In declaring our sins candidly as they 
 are known to us, without exaggeration or ex- 
 cuse. 
 
 Q. In what does the integrity of confession 
 consist ? 
 
 A. In declaring all the mortal sins we may 
 have committed, as far as we can remember 
 them after a serious examination. 
 ; Q. Should we also declare the number oi 
 times we may have committed each sin ? 
 
 A. Yes. 
 
 Q. Would it not be enouffh to «nv. T have 
 committed this sin often, ^sometimes, many 
 times, fyc, ? 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 67 
 
 of our sins 
 eive abso- 
 
 leclaration 
 
 md entire, 
 confession 
 
 ?at confu- 
 
 :onfession 
 
 \y as they 
 on or ex- 
 
 onfession 
 
 s we may 
 em ember 
 
 umber ol 
 sin ? 
 
 v T hovra 
 
 7 9 ^ :=•--. T-_- 
 
 !s, many 
 
 A. No ; this would not be an entire con- 
 fession. 
 
 Q. Must we also declare the circumstances 
 of our sins ? 
 
 A, Yes ; when they change the nature of 
 the sin, or notably aggravate the malice there- 
 of. 
 
 Q. Give an example of a circumstance that 
 changes the species oi sin. 
 
 A. The stealing of a holy vessel is not only 
 a theft, but likewise a sacrilege. 
 
 Q. Give an example of a circumstance 
 which notably aggravates the malice of sin. 
 
 A. To speak ill of my neighbour from a 
 motive of revenge, the sin is greater than to 
 speak ill of him merely for the sake of talking. 
 *Q. Would it be a great evil to conceal in 
 confession, a mortal sin or some mortal cir- 
 cumstance of a sin ? 
 
 A. Yes ; it would render the confession 
 null and sacrilegious. 
 
 *Q. What is he obliged to do who has made 
 such a confession ? 
 
 A. To recommence it, and to accuse him- 
 self particularly of the crime committed by 
 concealing such a sin, or such a circumstance. 
 
 Q. Would we become guilty, if through a 
 negligent examination of our conscience a 
 
68 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 mortal sin, or some notable circumstance were 
 forgotten ? 
 A. Yes ; we would become guilty. 
 
 §3. 
 
 Of examination of conscience, 
 
 Q. How should we prepare to examine our 
 conscience '? 
 
 A. By the sentiments expressed in the fol- 
 lowing prayer, composed for those persons 
 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 sins of which I am guilty. 
 Gr?nt me grace to know them, and to con- 
 fess them all with sincerity, and to detest 
 
 jj them with all my heart. Amen." 
 *Q. How are we to examine our conscience 1 
 A. By bringing to mind our thoughts, 
 
 words, actions and omissions. 
 *Q. How may we know whether we have 
 
 offended God, by our thoughts, words, actions 
 
 or omissions 1 
 A. By comparing them with the command- 
 
 ii 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 t( 
 
 iiiciits ui vjuq anu o[ ine cnuicn. 
 
 Q. Give me an instance of this. 
 
 A. By despising my parents, 1 sin in thought, 
 
ance were 
 
 amine our 
 
 in the fol- 
 5 persons 
 
 n 
 
 , in order 
 on of thy 
 .m guilty, 
 id to con- 
 to detest 
 
 isciencel 
 thoughts, 
 
 we have 
 s, actions 
 
 ommand- 
 
 n thought, 
 
 THE CATECHISM. 
 
 69 
 
 against the fourth commandment of God ; by 
 holding indecent conversation, I si-n in words 
 against the sixth commandment : by taking 
 what belongs to another person, I sin by ac- 
 tion against the seventh commandment ; by 
 not hearing mass on a holy-day of obligation, 
 I sin by omission against the second com- 
 mandment of the church. 
 
 Q. Should we examine our concience on 
 any other points 1 
 
 A. Yes ; it is proper to examine our con- 
 science on the capital sins, on our habits and 
 passions, on the duty of our calling, and on 
 the places and persons we have frequented. 
 
 Q. What length of time should we employ 
 in the examination of our conscience, before 
 confession ? 
 
 A. As much as we would reasonably em- 
 ploy in preparing for an important affair. 
 
 Q. How should we finish the examination 
 of conscience 7 
 
 A. By an act of contrition. 
 
 Q. Make an act of contrition. 
 
 A. O my God ! I am heartily sorry, &c.^ — 
 seepage 10. 
 
 §1. 
 
 Of contrition, 
 *Q. In order to obtain pardon in the sacra- 
 
7Q 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OF 
 
 ment of Permnce is it sufficient to declare our 
 sins to the priest ? 
 
 A. No ; we must moreover indispensablv 
 
 nave contrition. ^ 
 
 *Q. What is contrition ? 
 
 A. A sorrow and regret for having offen- 
 
 ded God, with a firm resolution never more 
 
 to oitend him. 
 
 Q* Is it enou.o^h to repeat one or more acts 
 ot Contrition, in order to believe that we have 
 this sorrow ? 
 
 A. No ; Contrition must proceed from the 
 neart ; for it must be inferior, 
 
 Q Can we of ourselves produce that sor- 
 row m our heart ? 
 
 A. No ; it is a gift of God, which we must 
 humbly beg of him, and which can come 
 irom no other source, 
 
 Q. Would that Contrition be sufficient 
 which proceeds from a sorrow for havin«- of- 
 tended God, on account of the dishonour, or 
 temporal loss vvhic'i ensues ? 
 
 A. No ; it would be m ^rely a wordly sor- 
 row ; whereas the C jnt-ition which procures 
 the pardon of sin ought to be siipernaluraL 
 
 i^. On what motives ojght our contrition to 
 oe grounded ? 
 
 A. On the following : 1- The infinite 
 goodness of God whom we have offended; 
 ^ . ihe benefits of God, and our own inora- 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 71 
 
 II 
 
 titude '; 3"- The passion and death of Jesus- 
 Christ, of which our sins are the cause • 4°- 
 Hell that we have merited, and Heaven 'that 
 we have lost. 
 
 Q. Should our sorro\v for having offended 
 God be very great ? 
 
 A. Sin being the greatest of all evils, our 
 sorrow for having committed it, should be the 
 greatest of all sorrows, and this is the reason 
 why contriiion ought to be socerei^n, 
 
 *Q. Is it enough to detest only a part of our 
 mortal sins ? 
 
 A. No ; because Contrition ought to be 
 unwersiiL 
 
 *Q. May we limit the resolution of not of- 
 fending (jod, to some days or months ^. 
 
 A. No ; we must be resolved never more 
 to offend him. 
 
 § 5. 
 Exercise of Confession, 
 
 *Q. When the time of Confession is come 
 what are we to do 7 
 
 A. To kneel down by our confessor so as 
 not to look at him in the face, make the sign 
 
 o, niAU, hay « 
 
 
V2 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OP 
 
 In english. 
 
 Bless me, Father, 
 for I have sinned. 
 
 I confess to Almigh- 
 ty God, &c. 
 
 Jls far as Through 
 my [diuh,— page 8. 
 
 In latin, 
 
 Benedic fnihi, PateA 
 quia peccavL 
 
 Conjiteor Deo omiih 
 poienti, 8rc, 
 
 As far as, Med cuU 
 P^y —page 8. 
 
 *Q. What are we afterwards to do ? 
 A. We must declare how long it is since 
 we wei e at <ionfession last ; whether we re- 
 ceived absolution ; and whether we have per- 
 formed the penance imposed on us. Then 
 we commence our confession, saying at each 
 article, I accuse myself of, 8rc. 
 *Q. The accusation of sins bein^ ended 
 what are we to say ? ^ ' 
 
 A. We would say : « I accuse myself 
 « moreover of many other sins which I do not 
 a at this present time, remember, and of 
 
 those of my whole life ; for which I beg 
 
 pardon of God, and of you, my ghostly fa- 
 
 tner, penance and absolution." 
 
 Q. How should we receive the admonitions 
 ot our confessor ? 
 
 A. We should receive them with much 
 respect, and with a desire to reduce them to 
 practise : with submission to the penance he 
 imposes ; and then finish the Confiteor. 
 
 (( 
 
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THE CATECHISM. 
 
 73 
 
 In eng-lish. 
 
 In latin. 
 
 Med culpd, fyc. 
 
 Through mp fault, fyc. 
 
 Q. If the confessor thinks proper to grant 
 us absolution, what are we to do ? 
 
 A. While he is giving it, we should renew 
 our act of contrition, then retire ; thank God 
 for the grace just received, and perform, as 
 soon as possible, the penance enjoined. 
 
 Q. In what terms should we express to 
 God our thankfulness for having received ab- 
 solution 1 
 
 A. They who cannot read, may say the 
 following prayer, as often as they chose. 
 
 Prayer after Confession, 
 
 it 
 
 (t 
 
 (( 
 
 a 
 
 (( 
 {( 
 (( 
 i( 
 
 "" I am no longer thy enemy, O my God ! 
 By the virtue of the sacrament which I 
 have just received, thou hast healed the 
 wounds of my soul ; thou hast received me 
 into thy favour ; thou hast revived the me- 
 rits of my good works, which were dead 
 through sin, and thou hast changed in a 
 teniporal punishment the eternal damnation, 
 which my sins deserved. Grant me, O 
 God, the gift of perseverance in thy service. 
 Ah ! rather let me die a thousand deaths 
 than oft'end thee again." 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 
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 I ■ i ii i fafe. i i iiMiMll^B w&lJlMi r M . 
 
I i 
 
 74 
 
 ABRIDGMENT OP 
 
 § 6. 
 
 Of Satisfaction. 
 
 *Q. What is Satisfaction ? 
 A. It is a reparation we owe to God anJ 
 
 Q. How can we satisfy God '? 
 
 afflt'tioL'oMf ,t"''' r by the pains and, 
 whh nl,- ¥^' '^'^^'^ ^e accept them 
 
 with patience and resignaton ; 2° Bv the 
 performance of satisfactory works, as prayers 
 Cf%T} "''"^' ^° ^^d principXyyT; 
 
 iuSice^ ^^ °^ ourselves satisfy the divine 
 A. No ; Christ only, our sovereign media- 
 
 bv'or'''°t'" °" ^^tisfactions me,ritorious 
 by offei'ing them to God his Father. 
 
 y. How can we satisfy our neighbour 1 
 nef^^n ^. repairing the wrong done him in his 
 Pei son, his goods or his honor. 
 
 A R I'i*^ ^°" ""^^^ ^y ^indulgences ? 
 ^.^.'f.Ai ^"™'gences we mean the remission, 
 granted by he church, of the temporal punish- 
 
 n'^^u!" ""' ^f'^*- *e guilt is remitted, 
 an Mulgence' "' '" '^"' '" °'''^^^ *° ""^^'^ 
 
THE CATECHISM. 
 
 75 
 
 A. We must be in a state of grace, and 
 faithfully accomplish the conditions on which 
 it is granted by the Pope or by the Bishop. 
 
 Article 5. 
 Of Extreme-unction. 
 
 *Q. What is Extreme-unction ? 
 A. Extreme-unction is a sacrament institu- 
 ted by J. C. for the spiritual and bodily ease 
 of the sick. 
 
 Q. At what time is this sacrament to be re- 
 ceived ? 
 
 A. When we are in danger of death by 
 sickness ; but we should not wait till the last 
 moment. 
 
 Article 6. 
 Of Holy Orders, 
 
 *Q! What is understood by Holy Or- 
 ders ? 
 
 A. Holy Orders is a sar.rampnt wfiirli o-iv^c 
 
 power to perform the clerical functions, and 
 
 grace to perform them worthily. 
 
76 ABRIDGMENT OF THE CATECHISM. 
 
 Article 1. 
 Of Matrimony* 
 
 *Q- TFhat is Matrimony ? 
 
 A. Matrimony is a sacrament which sanc- 
 tifies the union of the married couple. 
 
 Q. To what are they exposed who receive 
 the sacrament of Marriage in the state of 
 mortal sin 7 
 
 A. Besides the sacrilegious profanation of 
 this sacrament, of which they become guilty, 
 they expose themselves and their children to 
 incur the malediction of God. 
 
 T= 
 
!HISM. 
 
 FESTIVALS, 1 AbT DAYS, &c, 
 
 v'hich sanc- 
 ple. 
 
 /ho receive 
 e state of 
 
 ifanation of 
 ome guilty, 
 children to 
 
 
 FESTIVALS OF OBLIGATION THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE OF 
 
 QUEBEC. 
 
 A.LL Sundays of the year. 
 
 The Circumcision of Our Lord, Jan, 1st 
 
 The Epiphany of our Lord, Jan. 6. 
 
 The Annunciation of the B. V. M. March 
 
 25.* 
 The Ascension of Our Lord. 
 Corpus Christi Day. 
 S. S. Peter and Paul, June 29. 
 All Saints day, JYbv, I. 
 The Conception of the B. V. M. Dec. 8. 
 Christmas-Day, Dec. 25. 
 
 ♦When the festival of the Annunciation is transferred to another 
 day than the 25th of Maich, it ceases to be of obligation. 
 
 FESTIVALS OF DEVOTION. 
 
 JfloNDAY and Tuesday in Easter-week. 
 Monday and Tuesday in Whit-Sunday week. 
 The eighth day after Corpus Chrisli day. 
 The festival of St. Stephen, 1st. Mart. Dec. 
 
 26. 
 The festival of St. John, Ap. Dec, 27. 
 
 SOLEMNITIES TRANSFERRED TO SUNDAYS. 
 
 The first Sunday in the month of February. 
 —The Purification ol the B. V. M. 
 
 g2 
 
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 78 
 
 FESTIVALS, FAST DAYS, &C. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 19th of February, 
 —St. Matthias. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 13th of March,— 
 St. Joseph, first patron of the country.. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 29th of April,— S. 
 S. Philip and James. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 20th of June,— St. 
 John the Bapti^;;t. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 18th of July,— St. 
 James. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 25th of July,— St. 
 Ann. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 6th of August,— 
 St. Lawrence. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 15th of August,— 
 St. Bartholomew. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 24th of August,— 
 St. Lewis. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 6th of September, 
 —The Nativity of B. V. M. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 16th of September, 
 St. Matthew. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 23rd of Septem- 
 ber,— St. Michael. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 24th of October, 
 — ^'t. Simon and St. Jude. 
 
 The last Sunday in the month of November, 
 — St. Andrew% 
 
 \^^ 
 
 The 
 Fn 
 Co 
 
 The 
 Th 
 
 The 
 
 Th 
 Thes 
 
 troi 
 Thet 
 
 Fai 
 Thes 
 
 Th. 
 
 and 
 The f 
 
 Th( 
 Thef 
 
 Th( 
 Ther 
 
 — 1 
 Thef 
 
 Pat 
 
 2. T 
 
 The\ 
 media 
 
February, 
 
 ' March,— 
 country.. 
 
 ' April, — S. 
 
 June, — St. 
 July,~-St. 
 July,— St. 
 August, — 
 August, — 
 August, — 
 
 Jeptember, 
 
 •eptember, 
 Septem- 
 October, 
 
 November, 
 
 fUSTIVALS, i'AST DAYS, &,C. 
 
 79 
 
 The Sunday before the Conception, — St. 
 
 Francis Xavier, second Patron of the 
 
 Country. 
 The Sunday before Christmas-day,— St. 
 
 Thomas. 
 
 PARTICULAR FESTIVALS FALLING ON THE SUNDAYS. 
 
 The second Sunday after the Epiphany, — 
 The Holy name of Jesus. ^^ 
 
 The second Sunday after Easter, — The Pa- 
 tronage of St. Joseph. 
 
 The third Sunday after Easter, — The Holy 
 Family of Jesus, Mary, Joseph. 
 
 The second Sunday in the month of July, — 
 The Dedication of the Cathedral Church 
 and other Churches of the Diocese. 
 
 The first Sunday after the 14th of August, — 
 The Assumption of the B. V. M. 
 
 The first Sunday in the ffionlh of October, — 
 The Holy Rosary. 
 
 The nearest Sunday to the 22nd of October, 
 — The festival of our Lady of Victory. 
 
 The first Sunday after All Saints day, — The 
 Patronal festivals of the Parishes. 
 
 FAST DAYS. 
 
 !• Every day in Lent, except Sundays. 
 
 2. The Ember-days, or 
 The Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays im- 
 mediately following, 
 
FESTIVALS, FAST DAYS, &C. 
 
 The first Sunday of Lent - 
 Whit-Sunday : 
 
 '^^r^r}^^^ f September, or the Exaltation ol 
 Ihe Holy Cross, 
 
 And the 13th of December or the third Suni 
 day of Advent. ' 
 
 3. The following Eves or Vio-ils, 
 Of Christmas-day. 
 Of Whit-Sunday. 
 Of St. John the Baptist. 
 Of S. S. Peter and Paul. 
 Of St. Lawrence, 
 Of the Assumption of the B. V. M. 
 Oi St. Matthew. 
 Of S. S. Simon and Jude. 
 Of All Saints. 
 Of Si. A- drew. 
 JY B.-lf^,,y of these Vigils happen on i 
 Sunday the last day is to be kept on the pre 
 ceding Saturday. ^ P^^ 
 
 feZffn 't f ^T»^^>\^f ^ ^^e^^tival is trans 
 
 the Saturday, the eve of that solemnity 
 
 JY. 
 Satui 
 
 Thi 
 
 neare 
 be for 
 JYove^ 
 s'lvely 
 
 TIMES 1 
 
 BATS or ABSTINENCE mOM P.KSH MEAT, THOUGH KOT PASTS J rW^ 
 
 I Jl HE 
 
 1. Every Sundavin Lent I ^T^ ^ 
 
 .. ..\ J ia.l;s in Easier week ; for, iJ times, 
 
, &c. 
 
 FESTIVALS, FAST DAYS, &LC. 
 
 81 
 
 Exaltation ol 
 
 this case, both the abstinence and proces- 
 sion to be observed on that day, are trans- 
 ferred to the Monday after Low-Sunday 
 
 u ^. , ^ m ^"^J^H'' ^^"^ ^^^^^ ^f ^P^^l ^^"s on one of 
 he third Sun| the Sundays after Low- Sunday, then there 
 
 IS no abstinence on St. Mark's day. 
 
 3. Rogation-days, or the three day before 
 Ascension. 
 
 4. Every Friday throughout the year. 
 
 5. Every Saturday, except from Christmas 
 till the solemnity of the Purification, 
 
 M B, —If Christmas fall on a Friday or 
 B. V. M. i Saturday, flesh meat is allowed on that day. 
 
 Is, 
 
 
 ADVENT. 
 
 happen on J The first Sun-^.v of Mvent is always the 
 L on me pre| nearest Sunday to St. Andreio's day, either 
 
 ivMl • f 1 ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ' ^^^^^ ^^' ^^^^ t^e 27th of 
 yi is iransMjYot^embtr. the third of December imhx- 
 y is kept o| sively. 
 ^mni ty. I 
 
 TIMES IN WHICH, THE CHURCH FORBIDS THE SOLEMJUZIKG OF 
 
 MARRIAGE. 
 
 ;gii not fastsJ np i • • p 
 
 I J. HE solemnizing o^ marriage is forbidden 
 
 from ihQ first Sunday o^ Mvent, till ibe Epi- 
 phany inclusively, and from Ash-Wednesday 
 
 ^^i}), unlesl till Loio-Sunday also inclusively. At all odier 
 
 ek ; for, iJ times, it may be solemnized. 
 
Hfliij 
 
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 82 
 
 FESTIVALS, FAST DAYS, &,C. 
 
 THE MANNER OF LAY PERSONS BAPTISING AN INFANT IN CASE OF 
 
 DANGER OF DEATH. 
 
 Take common water, pour it on the head ol 
 the child, and when yon are pouring it, saj 
 the following words : / bupiize thee in tk 
 name of the Father, and of the Son, and oftk 
 Holy Ghost. '^ 
 
 NECESSARY HULES FOR A CHRISTIAN. 
 
 You must ofien examine your thoughts, 
 words, and acti(5ns, especially after much bu- 
 smess, conversation, &c., that you may dis- 
 cern and amend your faults. 
 
 Hold your peace in things that do not belong 
 to you, and where your interference will not 
 redound to the honor of God and the good of 
 your neighbour. 
 
 Often call to mind your past life, and what 
 Our Saviour suffered for you every hour of 
 his life. 
 
 You must live as though you possessed 
 nothmg, and yet possessed all things : and re- 
 member, that meat, drink, and clothincrs are 
 a Christian's riches. 
 
 Offer yourself up entire to God : and though 
 you have iiothing wherewith to requite his fa- 
 vours, you will be comforted, when you con- 
 sider that He gives all, loho sives himself. 
 
 N. 
 
 The 
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 riches 
 
 He 
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 In J 
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 great 
 
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 condu 
 God; 
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 NECESSARY RULES FOR A CHRISTIAN. 83 
 
 The Apostles left their poor boats and nets, 
 and received in return a most ample reward. 
 The poor widow gave only two mites, and 
 her offering was preferred to those of the 
 richest persons. 
 
 He easily parts with all things, who always 
 considers that he must die, and be separated 
 from them. 
 
 In public assemblies, use no extravagant or 
 unusual gestures ; but in all things, observe 
 great modesty and discretion. 
 
 In all things, desire and prefer that which 
 conduceth most to the service and glory of 
 God ; such as to aomfort the afflicted, recon- 
 cile those that are at variance, visit the sick 
 and prisoners, and relieve the poor. 
 
 Never go to bed with an uneasiness of 
 mind, but endeavour to pacify your conscience 
 by confession or an act of contrition. 
 
 Every month, at least, confess your sins, 
 make frequent acts of contrition, and daily use 
 aspirations or ejaculatory prayers ; in order 
 to prevent the deceits of the Evil One. 
 
 
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