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 HALIFAX, N. 8. 
 
 THOMAS P. CONNOLLY. 
 1880. 
 
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We recommend to the faithful of thi.s 
 Diocese a small Catechism for " First Con- 
 fession and Communion," published by Mr. 
 Thos. p. Connolly of this city. 
 
 tMICHL. HANNAN, 
 
 Archbishop of Halifax. 
 HaUfaXy N. S., July 8th, 1880. 
 
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 FIRST COKFESSIOK 
 
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 QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY A CHILD 
 BEFORE ADltlTTED TO FIRST CONFESSION. 
 
 Question. What is the use of going to 
 confession 1 
 
 Answer. To obtain the pardon of my 
 sins. 
 
 Q. Who will forgive your sins 'i 
 
 A. God Almighty. 
 
 Q. Whom has he appointed to forgive 
 you 1 
 
 A. The priest. 
 
 Q. What kind of confession must you 
 make, that your sins may be forgiven you 1 
 
 A. A good confession. 
 
 (My dear child, as you could not make a 
 good confession, nor benefit by any Sacra- 
 ment, Baptism excepted, without knowing 
 the principal mysteries of your religion, I 
 must ask you — ) 
 
 Q. What is mea-nt by a mystery 1 
 
 A. A divine truth which we cannot 
 uuderstuud. 
 
'Q. Which are the principal divine truths 
 or mysteries of our religion ? 
 
 T^^.V 'T^^^T^nity* the Incarnation, the 
 iJeath and Resurrection of God. 
 ^ Q. First, as to the Trinity ;' how many 
 trods are there 1 ^ 
 
 A. There is but one God, who will 
 reward the good and punish the wicked. 
 
 Q. How many Persons are there in this 
 t)ne God? 
 
 A. Three Divine Persons, really distinct 
 and equal in all things. 
 
 Q. Tell me the names of the three 
 Persons. 
 
 tJhtst '^^^ ^^*^®^> *^® ^on, and the Holy 
 
 Q. Did one of these three Divine Persons 
 come down from heaven and live on earth 
 amongst us 1 
 
 o ' }xrl ' ^°^ *^® ®°"' *^® ^^^^^^ Person. 
 H. What name did he take when He 
 became man 1 
 
 A. Jesus Christ— also called Our Blessed 
 Ivedeemer. 
 
 Q. What brought Him from heaven, 
 and why did He become man 1 
 A. To save us. 
 Q. To save us from wliat ] 
 
 
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 A. From hell'. 
 
 Q. Why were we destined for hell and 
 shut out from heaven 1 
 
 A. On account of the sin of Adam and 
 Eve. 
 
 Q. Who were Adam and Eve. 
 
 A. The fifst man and woman, 
 
 Q. What sin 4,'d they commit 1 
 
 A. Disobedience. 
 
 Q. Who tempted them to commit this 
 sini 
 
 A. The devil. 
 
 Q. Who is the devil 1 
 
 A. A wicked angel whom, with his 
 wicked companions, God Almighty expelled 
 from heaven. 
 
 Q. Why were they expelled from 
 heaven 1 
 
 A. Because they committed sin there. 
 
 Q. What sin did they commit 1 
 
 A. The sin of Pride. 
 
 Q. Ho^ do we obtain pardon for the 
 sin of our mat parents, and for all our own 
 sinsi 
 
 A. Through the merits of our Eedeemer, 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 Q. What merits 1 What did ho do for 
 
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us how to l7ve a,f/n ""^r""?^ '''' ^^ ^'^'^^ 
 
 A. He died naiJed to a cross. 
 J- On what day did He die 1 
 A. On Good Friday. 
 
 did He do*r ^' "^'^ ^^^ ^^^ ^""^^ what 
 A. He arose again to life. 
 
 J ^^ ^^f day did he arise ? 
 n ,^2.^a«*ei* Sunday. 
 
 agat to^f J Thaf ;;t^« *^ ^-g ^-self 
 or since? ' """^ ^''^ "^^^ ^id before 
 
 -^. ^ecause He was God. 
 
 Y* ■^'' He now aJive ? 
 •A. Yes. 
 
 Q. Where ? 
 ■A- In heaven. 
 
 Avorid?^'" ^' *^^" ^'""^ ba* to this 
 
 A "oat wiilHe come for? 
 ■**■• io judge us 
 
 coilg'tCrthe' l' T ^'""^"-« Him, 
 
describe, in a few simple words, the scene 
 of the last judgment. Tlie good on God'a 
 right hand, the wicked on His left—the 
 good, beautiful and happy ; the wicked hide- 
 ous and miserable, &c., &c.) 
 
 Q. When the Judgment is over, where 
 will the good go to 1 
 
 A. Into heaven. 
 
 Q. And the wicked 1 
 
 A. Into hell. 
 
 Q. Now, on what side of our Redeemer 
 would you like to be on the last day 1 
 
 A. On the right. 
 
 Q. But what must you do to deserve 
 being there ? 
 
 A. I must keep the commandments. 
 
 Q. What commandments'? 
 
 A. The ten commandments of God. 
 
 Q. But you cannot keep them unless 
 you know them, let me hear you repeat th cm 1 
 
 A. 1st. I am the Lord thy God, thou 
 shalt have no other God but me. 
 
 2nd. Thou shalt not take the name of 
 God in vain. 
 
 3rd. Remember to keep holy the Lord's 
 Day. 
 
 4th. Honour thy father and mother. 
 
 5th. 
 
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 5!1'* 'ru"" 'l**^^ '''** ^^"""1^ adultery, 
 /th. Ihou Shalt not steal 
 
 a Jn«; .^v!'"'' ?^lf^^ "'* ^'"' ^^^«« ^ifcn««« 
 against thy neighbour. 
 
 ^mi. Thou Shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 
 Wht ^t^musTLT/r^'" commandments 
 Ch^* b^^^' *^*^ commandments of the 
 
 th^bh^Z""""^ "' *" '=°""°''"dment3 of 
 A. Six. 
 Q. Repeat them 1 
 
 holtdays '^' '^'' ^'''' ^"'' '" ^""^"^^ «"^^ 
 
 2nd. To fast and abstain on the days 
 commanded. ^ 
 
 3rd. To confess our sins, at least once a 
 year. " 
 
 4th. To receive at Easter, or thereabouts. 
 0th. lo contribute to the support of our 
 pastors. 
 
 ,.^f'^f'}^'>.^o^^^^nize marriage within 
 the forbidden time, nor within the fnrb,d-l«r 
 Ut^grees of kindred, " 
 
 
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 Q. Could any one keep these command- 
 ments by their own strength or cleverness? 
 A. JNo. 
 
 the^ 1 ^^^^* ^^ ^* *^^* ^^^^^^^ ^^ **^ ^®®P 
 A. The grace of God. 
 Q. How do we obtain the grace of God 1 
 A. By prayer and the Sacraments. 
 SJ. How manv Sacraments are there 1 
 A. Seven. 
 
 Q. Kepeat them 1 
 
 A. Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, 
 
 Q. Did you ever receive any Sacrament 1 
 
 A. Yes, Baptism. 
 
 Q. When? 
 
 A. I was baptized when I was an infant. 
 
 ^' What good did it do you ? 
 
 A It washed away the sin of Adam and 
 -t-ve from my soul. 
 
 Q. Is there any Sacrament throur^h 
 which you obtain jKirdon for the sins com- 
 nutted after JJaptism ? 
 
 A. Yes, Penance, or Confession. 
 
 ^' .J^^}: "^"^^ y^^^ ^^o *o ol^taiii advan- 
 tage 01 tne Sacrament of Penance 1 
 
 A. I must make a good confession. 
 
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 Q. What is the first thing you must do 
 to make a good confession? 
 
 A. First, I must beg of God, in prayer, 
 to grant me the grace to make a good con- 
 fession. 
 
 Q. What is the second thing you must 
 do? 
 
 A. I must examine my conscience. 
 Q. "What does that mean 1 
 A. To try and find out all the sins I 
 have committed. 
 
 Q. What is the third thing you must do? 
 To be very sorry in my heart for 
 
 A. 
 
 them. 
 
 Q. 
 
 A. 
 
 Q. 
 
 A. 
 
 Why are you to be sorry for your sins 1 
 Because they displease God. 
 Any other reason 1 
 Yes. Because they deserve hell, and 
 make me lose heaven. 
 Q. Any other reason ? 
 A Yes. Our Divine Kedeemer died to 
 atone for sin, and every one of my sins in- 
 crease his sufferings. 
 
 Q. Repeat again the three things neces- 
 sary to be done in order to make a good con- 
 fession. 
 
 A. To pray to God ; to examine my con- 
 science ; and to be sorry for niy sins. 
 
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 Q. What must you do and say when 
 you go to the priest ? ^ 
 
 A. I must kneel down beside him, bless 
 inyself, and say— -Jjless me father, for I 
 have sinned" ; then say the prayer, " I con- 
 fess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever 
 virgin to blessed Michael the archangel, to 
 blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apos- 
 tles Peter and Paul, to all the saints in 
 heaven, and to^ you, father, that I have 
 sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and 
 deed, through my fault, through my fault, 
 through my exceeding great fault. Father 
 J. never was at confession before. I accuse 
 
 V. What are you to say when you have 
 told all your sins ? 
 
 A. FaUier, I can remember no more at 
 present. Then finish the prayer, " therefore 
 1 beseech," &o., &c. 
 
 (»>. What are you to do next? 
 
 A. To listen attentively to the instruc 
 tions 1 receive from the priest. 
 
 Q. Wliat are you to do when you come 
 from Confession t 
 
 A.^ To thank God, to say my penance, 
 ^•^ 5.V i-couiv-o to bo a good child in future. 
 
 END OP THE CATECHISM. 
 
 
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 A Pew WordsJo_the Instructor 
 
 —the glory of God. majesty 
 
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 lii?-what by passion ?_what by stealing? 
 
 , •I"'"."^' '"P''Pss upon their minds tliat 
 without sorrow for their .ins, God w j'l „t 
 forgive them by the sacrament of Pei^anoe 
 
 slrof" "i'^^^^ "pr^-'s '0 their Mn^: : 
 
 orl« ' H■^«' *:' r I'-ff^^'-g Redeemer 
 lor r/iem— His particular love for little ehil 
 
 ih':: wfn 1 '"^u^" °"'J ""ks in return hat 
 they will love Him, and share His glorv and 
 happiness with Him in Heaven, ^""y""'* 
 
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 THE HOLY EUCHARIST, 
 
 Especiall7 for First Commnnicants. 
 
 Chapter I. 
 
 Ques. Which is the greatest and most 
 excellent of all the Sacraments ] 
 Ans. The Holy Eucharist. 
 Q. Why so? 
 
 A. Because Jesus Christ himself is pre- 
 sent in it. 
 
 Q. But is not Jesus Christ present in all 
 the Sacraments] 
 
 A. Yes, as their author and principal 
 Minister, but not really and substantially as 
 in the Eucharist. 
 
 Q. What then is the Eucharist 1 
 
 A. It is the true body and blood of 
 Jesus Christ under the species of bread and 
 wine. 
 
 Q. By whom and when was it insti- 
 tuted ? 
 
 A. By Jesus Christ at his last sup^Kir. 
 
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 Q. 
 
 A ^Z t'^He "nstitute it ? 
 
 We. and gavelt to hL""^ ,"«^^«'^' «»d 
 Take ye and eat th! ■ '^""P'*" ^""^ ^aM : 
 
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 V- What W83 the effpM ^tn. 
 
 ■A- As soon as thpfl *'"'^® ^""^s ? 
 
 substance of the brpL"" P^-nounced the 
 H" body, and the «.K 7"' "''*"g«'J '"^ 
 into tis Wood '"''''""'='' °f tbe wine 
 
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 „ A. Power 'was Jven to ^L**'" T\'^' ' 
 Successors to do wW H u !,'" ^"^ »''«'■• 
 that is, toconsecmto nff"" ^""^ J"'' •'one, 
 the Holy EucTarSt ' "^^ "^ """1 "Jmimste; 
 
 Wood,^did the species tj^l^K^a^ 
 A. Yos. 
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 bod!; anTbfcdrth?"^* -^'^ "» His 
 and wine J '^ *''*' «P«<"es of bread 
 
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 ofourSr*''*'H°^yE'«=ha;iatthefood 
 
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 nourish our souls -^"^^ Eucharist 
 
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 shaU not have life i„ you " Vl ^J""^' ^^ 
 
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 produce in our souls? ' ^'"""^ ^"o^ 
 
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 EucharistT '' "^''"^ ^'^"«' P'«««nt in the 
 
 ->t bo^7/'Borta^1, -h't^^tially, that 
 is in i^'^^^.'l^ ' ^^ divinity, such p« vr. 
 
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 Q. Do you firmly believe that Jesus 
 Ohnst, 18 so present in the Eucharist ? 
 
 A. Yes, I firmly believe it. 
 
 Q. Why do you firmly believe it ? 
 
 A. Because He himself has said it; and 
 I firmly believe what Jesus Christ has said, 
 
 Q. How do you know that he has said it 1 
 
 A. From his own words, understood in 
 their natural and obvious sense, as inter- 
 preted by the Holy Catholic Church : ^^he 
 pillar and ground of truth."--i Tim. 3. 
 
 Q. But is not the Eucharist the figure 
 only of the body and blood of Jesus Christ ? 
 
 A. No, it is the reality, as the Catholic 
 Church teaches. 
 
 Q. When are the bread and wine noio 
 changed into the body and blood of Jesus 
 Christ 1 
 
 A. When the words of consecration are 
 pronounced by the Priest in the Mas^. 
 
 Q. What is there on the altar before 
 consecration? 
 
 A. Bread and wine. 
 
 Q. And what after consecration 1 
 
 A. The body and blood of Jesus Christ, 
 under the species of bread and wine. 
 
 Q. Does any of the bread and wine 
 remain after consecration 1 
 
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 A. JSTo, the species alone remain. t 
 
 Q. How can the species, or accidents, 
 subsist without their subject 1 
 
 A. Ey the Almighty power of God. 
 
 Q. Is the same body present in the 
 Eucharist that was crucified for us, and is 
 now glorious and impassible in heaven 'i 
 
 A. Yes, the very same. 
 
 Q. Is Jesus Christ present in all the 
 hosts wherever the Eucharist is 1 
 
 A. Yes, in all the consecrated hosts 
 throughout the world. 
 
 Q. Has Jesus Christ then many bodies ] 
 
 A. No, He has but one body. 
 
 Q. How is it possible that His one body 
 should be in many places at once 1 
 
 A. Nothing is impossible or difficult to 
 Him ; who does many things, even in nature, 
 surpassing our comprehension. 
 
 Q. When the host is (Jprided or broken 
 is the b«dy of Jesus Ctost divided or 
 broken 1 
 
 A. No, it remains whole and entire 
 under each divided part. 
 
 Q. Is Jesus Christ present under the 
 smallest as under the largest host 1 
 
 A. Yes, and under each particle thereof 
 "after separation." Cotm. Trmt. 
 
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 Q. Is the blood of Jesus Christ present 
 under the species of bread alone 1 
 
 A. Yes, and His body under the species 
 of wine alone. 
 
 Q. Why so? 
 
 A. Because, since His resurrection, His 
 body and blood are inseparable. 
 
 Q. How long does Jesus Christ remain 
 present in the Eucharist 1 
 
 A. So long as the species subsist. 
 
 Q. When then does He cease to be 
 present ? 
 
 A. When the species ar« quite consumed 
 or disappear. 
 Q. Why so ^ 
 
 A, Because with its outward sign the 
 bacrament ceases. 
 
 Q. Are God the Father, and God the 
 Holy Ghost present in the Eucharist] 
 A. Yes, by cfncomitance. 
 
 Q. What do ^ou mean by concomitance? 
 
 A. That the Father, Son^ and Holy 
 Ghost, coexist in the unity of \m divine 
 nature. 
 
 Q. Is the Eucharist necessary lor us ? 
 
 A. Yes, it is the necessary food of our souls. 
 
 Q. Are we then obliged to receive it ? 
 
 A. Yes, under pain of death to the soul. 
 
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 Chapter II. 
 
 Q, At what age are cbildren obliged to 
 ruceive the Eucharist ] 
 
 A. At the age of discernment, tliat is, as 
 soon as they are capable of discerning the 
 body of the Lord. 
 
 Q. What is required besides discernment 
 (for children to make their first communion ** 
 
 A. Sufficient instruction and good con- 
 duct. 
 
 Q. Are those children guilty of sin, in 
 the sight of God, who, being of sufficient 
 age, are found untit to make their first com- 
 munion 'i 
 
 A. Yes, if this be through their own 
 fault. , 
 
 Q. When is it to be considered their 
 own fault 1 
 
 A. When they , neglect to learn their 
 catechism, or to seek instruction, or to cor- 
 rect their bad habits 1 
 
 Q, What is the most important duty 
 children have to perform 1 
 
 A. Their first communion. 
 
 Q. Why so! 
 
 A,- Pp.naiip.ft thft pffects of it are wont to 
 reach through their v/hole life. 
 
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 co,?„u.S "'■^ ''"' ""'^"^'^ °f » good «r.t 
 
 Q Wlmt th ' ? ??"y °"'«'' miseries, 
 they .nay mk.l? ' r'f ''■'"1'""" J" t'-t 
 suitable d\Sio:" '"^' '='"""'»«-' with 
 
 tii-beS:.rh:S'"i'""^''''^»i'-iong 
 
 Q. How 1 
 
 devnfinn , '^^*^l^^«> ^y earnest prayer bv 
 devotion towards tlie Messed SacraLnf 
 and, especially, bv camfnli.. „ • f.^^^^^^^nt, 
 thing siiiful. ^ ^»^«f"iiy avoiding every- 
 
 Chapter IU. 
 spedes ?' " "^"•'''"y '^ "«««« under both 
 
 t Do%re''wh?^^™»'-*«Ma.s. 
 
 .), _ ■ "™'"' »'ono receive n, n.„„i. .._ 
 th..u wiio receive under both speciesT" " 
 
9*^ 
 
 A. Yes, because they receive Jesus Christ 
 whole and entire. 
 
 Q. But did not Jesus Christ, at His last 
 supper, command all to receive under both 
 species 1 
 
 A. No, for none were then present but 
 the Apostles whom He commanded to do 
 what He had just done, that is, to celebrate 
 Mass. 
 
 Q. Is it forbidden to receive under both 
 species 1 
 
 A. Yes, to all but those who celebrate Mass. 
 
 Q. By what authority 1 
 
 A. By the authority of the Holy 
 Catholic Church. 
 
 Q. Has then Jesus Christ authorized 
 His Church to determine when and wliero 
 the faithful may receive under one ^r both 
 species *? " 
 
 A. Yes. / 
 
 Q. What are the fruits of a good com- 
 munion 1 
 
 A. 1. Union with Jesus Christ. 2. In- 
 crease of sanctifying grace. 3. Remission 
 of venial sins. 4. Actual graces to resist 
 temptations and to persevere in virtue. 5. 
 K^iinctiHcritioii of tho body to prepare it for 
 a glorious resurrection. 
 
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 of ^L ?r\^^^ Christians participate equally 
 of the fruits of a good communion? ^ ^ 
 
 that ot£""' ^"'^^^^^'^ '' ^^«- -ore 
 
 the^m mlu "' *''^ *'^* P-*^^^P^*« of 
 
 A. They who prepare themselves best 
 and receive with most devotion. 
 
 Chapter IV. 
 
 Q. What dispositions are required for 
 a good communion 1 ^quirea lor 
 
 C^. What should you do on the morninrr 
 
 inv.fng me to His holy table and W III 
 grace duly to prepare ,„yself Zr it^o, 
 tiiming to entertain wyself witli tL!n'» *"' 
 Jnents whilst dressi„g,Tc '"""■ 
 
 tl,.?".!, ^^i''"* "^V"'"' y"" ^'» ^hon you enter 
 tlie church or chapel 1 
 
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 in the tabernacle, and recite, with devotion, 
 the prayers before communion, especially 
 acts of faith, hope, charity and contrition. 
 
 Q. How should you approach the altar 
 rails 1 
 
 A. With great respect, with my hands 
 joined, and my eyes cast down. 
 
 Q. AVhat should you do when the 
 Priest holds up the host at the " Domine 
 non sum dignus," &c. 1 
 
 A. I should, with a lively faith, and 
 profound humility, adore Jesus Christ, and 
 strike my breast three times, saying, " Lord, 
 I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter 
 under my roof, speak but the word and my 
 soul shall be healed." 
 
 Q. What should you do at the altar 
 rails, when about to receive 1 
 
 A. I should hold the communion cloth 
 upon my hands, to prevent any particles 
 from falling to the ground, with my head 
 raised, my eyes cast down, my mouth con- 
 veniently open, and my tongue resting upon 
 my lower lip. 
 
 Q. What should you do if the host 
 
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 A. I should quietly let it moisten, then 
 
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 remove it with my tongue, but never touch 
 It with my hngers. 
 
 Q. What should you say when you have 
 swallowed the host -J ^^unave 
 
 AG Divine Jesus, preserve mv soul 
 unto life everlasting. 
 
 Q. How should you return to your 
 jpiace r 
 
 A. In the same manner as I came. 
 
 Q. What should you do when you come 
 to your place 1 
 
 T."^* n} '^''^'^ ^^'''^' *^'^"^' '-^^^1 praise 
 Jesus Christ, as earnestly as I can, offer my 
 
 whole self to Him, resolve always to serve 
 
 Him with fidelity, and ask of Him the 
 
 graces I most want for myself and others. 
 
 Q. Hovy long does Jesus Christ continue 
 present within us ? 
 
 A. Until the species are consumed. 
 
 (I How long then should we remain in 
 the church^or chapel after communion 1 
 
 A. At least a quarter of an hour 
 
 kl How should you spend the 'day of 
 your communion ? '' 
 
 A. In works of piety, and in carefully 
 guarding against worldly dissipation, and 
 
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 Chapter V. 
 
 Q. What ought children to do after they 
 have made their first communion 1 
 ^ A. They ought in a special manner to 
 imitate the virtues of Jesus Christ in His 
 childhood. 
 
 Q. What virtues in particular ? 
 
 A. Meekness, humility, obedience, love 
 of poverty and, of work. 
 
 Q. What does the Scripture say of Jesus 
 Christ when He was twelve years of age 1 
 
 "A. " That He went up to Jerusalem to 
 the Feast ;"—<' that He sat amidst the 
 Doctors hearing them and asking them 
 questions ;"— who were astonished at His 
 wisdom and His answers— " that He was 
 subject tc His Parents, at ]N"azareth ;" and 
 that " He advanced in wisdom, and age, and 
 grace, with God and men." Luke 2. 
 
 Q. What does this conduct of the child 
 Jesus teach children? 
 
 ^ A. To attend church or chapel, to improve 
 in religious knowledge to the satisfaction of 
 their Pastors and Teachers, to be subject to 
 their Parents, and to be always advancing 
 m wisdom and holiness. 
 
 Q. How (jlten does the Scripture say 
 that Jesus advanced in wisdom and grace 1 
 
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 A. Twice, — once in His infancy, and 
 then at the age of twelve. 
 
 Q. Why so ] 
 
 A. To teach us that as we advance in 
 age we should advance in wisdom and 
 holiness. 
 
 Q. Why is it said with God and men 1 
 
 A. To show that our advancement must 
 he real in the sight of God, and such as may 
 edify men. 
 
 Q. Vftiat must children do to advance in 
 -wisdom and holiness as they advance in age 1 
 
 A. They must, by prayer and the holy 
 sacraments, seek to obtain God's grace, and 
 then duly correspond with it by carefully 
 avoiding evil and doing good. 
 
 Q. What is the evil they must avoid ? 
 
 A. Sin, which is the greatest of all evils, 
 or rather the only true evil. 
 
 Q. What sins should they especially 
 avoid 1 
 
 A. Pride, disobedience, impuritiy, anger, 
 lying, sloth, and idleness. 
 
 Q. What is the good they must do 1 
 A. They must fear and love God, rever- 
 ence their Parentsand and Supervisors, strive 
 to save their souls and diligently practise 
 the virtues of Jesus Christ. 
 
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 Q. 
 
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 A. 
 
 Chapter VI. 
 
 Is it good to communicate often 1 
 Yes, if we derive benefit from it. 
 How often 1 
 
 '.r, xt.^^? ^ ^^^*^ ^* ^«as*' and oftener 
 with the advice of our confessor. 
 
 Q. Is an unworthy communiona great sin ? 
 A. Yes, a great sacrilege. 
 
 ^ Q. Who was the first unworthy commun- 
 icant 1 
 
 A. Judas Iscariot, the traitor. 
 
 Q. How was ho punished 1 
 
 A. "The devU entered into him and he 
 hanged himself; then his body burst, and 
 his bowels gushed out." Acts 1. 
 
 Q. Does the Scripture say nothing about 
 unworthy communicants ? 
 
 A. Yes, that many among the Corinthians 
 were sick, and dead, on account of their bad 
 communions. 1 Cor. xi. 30. 
 
 Q. What kind of worship should we 
 pay to the Holy Eucharist 1 
 
 A. The same as to Jesus Christ Himself, 
 that IS, Supreme Divine worshiu. 
 
 Q. Why so 1 ^ 
 
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 truly and really present in it. 
 
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 Q. When in particular ought we to pay 
 this worship ? 
 
 A. 1. When we enter the church or 
 chapel where the Holy Eucharist reposes. 
 2. When we hear Mass. 3. When we go 
 to communion. 4. At Benediction, and 
 whenever the Sacred Host is exposed. 
 
 Q. Why ought we frequently to visit 
 the Holy Eucharist 1 
 
 A. Because gratitude and our own inter- 
 ests require it. 
 
 Q. How does gratitude require it 1 
 
 A. Because Jesus Christ is our High 
 Priest, Father, Brother, Spouse, King, 
 Mediator and Saviour, in fact, the Source of 
 all good. 
 
 Q. How does our own interest require it 1 
 
 A. Because He says, " Come to me all 
 you that labour and are heavy laden, and I 
 will refresh you ;" and, at every pious visit 
 we receive some consolation or recompense. 
 
 Q. Why is the Blessed Sacrament re- 
 served in the tabernacle 1 
 
 A. 1. Tobereadyforthesickin danger of 
 death. 2. For the consolation and recom- 
 pense of those who devoutly visit it. 3. And 
 for the perpetual adoration of Him who is 
 there present. 
 
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