115. Teaches us that the fifth article: "He descended into hell, the third day he rose from the dead? The fifth article of the Creed teaches us that the soul of Jesus Christ once separated from his body, went to Limbo, and the third day, the teams once again with his body to do never be separated.
116. What is meant by "hell"? here means "hell" Limbo, that is to say where were the souls of the righteous until the redemption of Jesus Christ.
117. Why do the righteous souls they were not introduced in paradise before the death of Jesus Christ? The souls of the righteous were not introduced in paradise before the death of Jesus Christ, because heaven was closed by the sin of Adam and it was fitting that Jesus Christ, whose death reopened, was the first to enter.
118. Why Jesus Christ would he delay his resurrection until the third day? Jesus Christ would delay his resurrection until the third day to show with evidence that he was really dead.
119. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was it similar to that of other men resurrected? No, the resurrection of Jesus Christ was not similar to that of other men resurrected because Jesus Christ rose from its own power, and that others were resurrected by the power of God.
120. Teaches us that the sixth article: "He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty"? The sixth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ, forty days after His resurrection, ascended to heaven by his own power, in the presence of his disciples, and that, as God is equal to its Father, he was like man exalted above all angels and all the saints and established the Lord of all things.
121. Why Jesus Christ after his resurrection, he remained forty days on earth before ascending into heaven? Jesus Christ after his resurrection, remained forty days on earth before ascending into heaven in order to prove various appearances he was alive again and to further investigate the apostles and confirm the truths of faith.
122. Why Jesus Christ is ascended into heaven? Jesus Christ ascended to heaven: • to take possession of the kingdom he had earned by his death; • to prepare our place in glory and be our Mediator and our Advocate with the Father; • to send the Holy Spirit to his apostles.
123. Why do we say that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and his Blessed Mother that she was raised? It is said that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and his Blessed Mother that she was high, because Jesus Christ is God-man, ascended to heaven by his own power, while his mother which was a creature although most worthy of all, ascended to heaven by God's power.
124. Explain the words "sitteth at the right of God the Father Almighty." The words "sitting" means the possession peaceful Jesus Christ of glory, and the words "at the right hand of God the Father Almighty" expressing his pride of place above all creatures.
125. We taught seventh article: 'where he will judge the living and the dead "? The seventh article of the Creed teaches us that the end of the world Jesus Christ, full of glory and majesty, the sky will come to judge all men, good and bad, and to give everyone the reward or the punishment he has deserved.
126. If everyone, as soon after death, must be judged by Jesus Christ in Judgement particular, why should we all be judged in the General Judgement? We must all be considered in the general opinion for several reasons: • for the glory of God; • for the glory of Jesus Christ • for the glory of the saints • for the confusion of the wicked; • finally the body has with the core sentence of reward or punishment.
127. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of God? In general opinion, the glory of God will be manifested because everyone will know with what justice God governs the world, although sometimes the right way is now in sorrow and evil in prosperity.
128. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of Jesus Christ? In general opinion, the glory of Jesus Christ will be manifested because after having been unjustly condemned by men, it will then appear on the face of all as the Supreme Judge of all men.
129. In general opinion, how will manifest the glory of the saints? In general opinion, the glory of the saints will be manifested because many of them who died despised by the wicked will be glorified in the presence of everyone.
130. In general opinion, what is the confusion to the wicked? In general opinion, the confusion of the wicked will be very great, especially for those who oppress the righteous and those who sought during their lifetime to be estimated virtuous men and good, because they will be manifested to everyone for the sins they committed, even the most secret.
131. Teaches us that the eighth article, "I believe in the Holy Spirit"? The eighth article of the Creed teaches us that there is a Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that God is eternal, infinite, almighty, creator and lord of all things, as the Father and the son.
132. Who makes the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son as one principle by way of will and love.
133. If the proceeds from the Father Son and Holy Spirit if the proceeds from the Father and the Son, it seems that the Father and the Son were prior to the Holy Spirit. How do you say then that the three Persons are eternal? It is said that the Three Persons are eternal because the Father begets the Son "ab Aeterno from all eternity" and that the Holy Spirit proceeds also ab Aeterno "the Father and the Son.
134. Why the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity is it called specifically called the Holy Spirit? The Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity is specially called by the name of the Holy Spirit because it proceeds from the Father and the Son by way of "spiration" and love.
135. What is the work assigned specifically to the Holy Spirit? The work attributed specifically to the Holy Spirit is the sanctification of souls.
136. The Father and the Son as they sanctify us the Holy Spirit? Yes, the three divine Persons also sanctify us.
137. If so, why the sanctification of Is soul ascribed specifically to the Holy Spirit? The sanctification of souls is attributed specifically to the Holy Spirit because it is a work of love and the works of love are attributed to the Holy Spirit.
138. When the Holy Spirit he descended upon the Apostles? The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, that is to say, fifty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and ten days after his ascension.
139. Where were the apostles during the ten days preceding Pentecost? The apostles were gathered in the Cenacle in the company of the Blessed Virgin and the other disciples, and they continued steadfastly in prayer, awaiting the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ had promised.
140. What effects produced the Holy Spirit in the apostles? The Holy Spirit confirmed the apostles in faith, filled with light, strength, charity and the abundance of his gifts.
141. The Holy Spirit he was sent to the apostles alone? The Holy Spirit was sent to the whole Church and to each faithful soul.
142. What effect produces the Holy Spirit in the Church? The Holy Spirit as the soul in the body, invigorates the church by his grace and his gifts, he established a reign of truth and love, it assists to lead it surely his son in the way of heaven.
143. That teaches us the ninth article, "the Holy Catholic Church," "the communion of saints"? The ninth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ established on earth a visible society called the Catholic Church and all who are part of the Church are in communion with each other.
144. Why after the article dealing with the Holy Spirit speak does one immediately of the Catholic Church? After the section dealing with the Holy Spirit, we speak of the Catholic Church immediately to indicate that all the holiness of the Church derives from the Holy Spirit is the source of all holiness.
145. What does the word "church"? The word "church" means calling or meeting many people.
146. Who has summoned or called to the Church of Jesus Christ? We were called to the Church of Jesus Christ by a special grace of God, with the light of faith and by observing the law of God we were going to him the worship which is due and we to achieve eternal life.
147. Where are the members of the Church? The Church members are party to the sky, and they form the church triumphant party in purgatory and they form the suffering Church, part on land, and they form the Church militant.
148. These various parts of the church they are one church? Yes, these various parts of the Church is one church and one body, because they have the same leader who is Jesus Christ, the same spirit that animates and unites them, and the same end, which is eternal happiness which some already have and that others expect.
149. Which part of the Church relates especially this ninth article? This ninth article refers primarily to the Church militant, which is the church where we are now.
§ 2. The Church in particular.
150. What the Catholic Church? The Catholic Church is the company or the union of all the baptized who, living on the earth, professing the same faith and the same law of Jesus Christ, participate in the same sacraments and obey the legitimate pastors, mostly to the Roman Pontiff .
151. Say precisely what is necessary for membership in the Church. To be a member of the Church, it is need to be baptized, believing and professing the doctrine of Jesus Christ, to participate in the same sacraments, recognize the pope and other legitimate pastors of the Church.
152. What are the legitimate pastors of the Church? legitimate pastors of the Church are the Roman Pontiff, that is to say the pope is the universal shepherd, and the bishops. In addition, other priests and especially the priests have, under the control of bishops and the pope, their share of the office of pastors.
153. Why do you say that the Roman Pontiff is the Pastor Universal Church? Because Jesus Christ said to St. Peter the first Pope: "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church, and I'll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will also be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven. " And he said: "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep."
154. So many companies baptized men who do not recognize the Roman Pontiff for their leader do not belong to the Church of Jesus Christ? No, anyone who does not recognize the Pope Roman for their leader do not belong to the Church of Jesus Christ.
155. How can we distinguish the Church of Jesus Christ of so many societies or sects founded by men who call themselves Christian? can distinguish the true Church of Jesus Christ of so many societies or sects founded by men who call themselves Christian, with four brand names: it is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
156. Why do you say that the Church is One? I say that the true Church is One, because his son at any time and any place they belong, are united together in the same faith, the same religion, the same law and participation in the same sacraments, under one visible head, the Roman Pontiff.
157. Could not there be more churches? No, there can be several churches because, just as there is only one God, one faith, one baptism, there is and there can be only one true Church.
158. But calls do we not as "churches" all the faithful of a nation or a diocese? is also called "Churches" all the faithful of a nation or a diocese, but they are still portions of the universal Church and with it they form one church.
159. Why do you say that the true Church is "holy"? I say that the true Church is "holy" because Jesus Christ, his head invisible, is holy, that many of its members are holy, its faith, its law, its sacraments are holy and that outside of it there is not and can not have true holiness.
160. Why do you call the Church "Catholic"? I call the true Church "Catholic", which means universal, because it embraces the faithful of all times and all places, all ages and condition, and that all men are called the world to take part.
161. Why do we call the Church still "Apostolic"? It still calls the true church "Apostolic" because it goes without interruption to the apostles, and because she believes in and teaches all that the apostles believed and taught, and because it is directed and governed by their lawful successors.
162. And why do we call the true Church still "Roman Church"? It still calls the true church "Roman Church", because the four characters of unity, holiness, catholicity and apostolic occur only in the Church recognizes as Chief Bishop Rome, successor of St. Peter.
163. What makes up the Church of Jesus Christ? The Church of Jesus Christ is constituted as a true and perfect society. In it, as in a corporation, we can distinguish between a body and a soul.
165. And the body of the Church, what is he? The body of the Church is that it has visible and external, as the association of the faithful, its worship, its ministry of education, organization and outside his government.
166. Is it enough to be saved to any member of the Catholic Church? No, it is not enough to be saved to any member of the Catholic Church, there must be a living member.
167. What are the living members of the Church? The living members of the church are all correct and they alone, that is to say those currently in a state of grace.
168. And what are the dead members? The dead members of the Church are the faithful who are in a state of mortal sin.
169. Can we be saved outside the Catholic Church, Apostolic, Roman? No, outside the Church Catholic, Apostolic, Roman, no one can escape, as no one could escape the flood out of the Ark of Noah who was the face of this Church.
170. How, then fled the old patriarchs, prophets and other righteous of the Old Testament? All the righteous of the Old Testament were saved by virtue of the faith they had in Christ come and by this faith they belonged to the Church already spiritually.
171. But he who, through no fault of their own, find themselves outside the Church, could he be saved? Whoever, being outside the Church without its fault or good faith, would have been baptized or have the desire at least implied that also sincerely seek the truth and accomplish its God's best, although separated from the body of the church would be united to his soul and hence in the way of salvation.
172. And one who, while being a member of the Catholic Church, do not put into practice the teachings, would it be saved? One who, while being a member of the Catholic Church, do not put into practice the teachings, would be a dead member of the Church and, consequently, would not be saved, because for the salvation of an adult must not only Baptism and faith, but works according to the faith.
173. Are we obliged to believe all the truths the Church teaches us? Yes, we are compelled to believe all the truths the Church teaches us, and Jesus Christ said that he who does not believe stands condemned already.
174. Are we also obliged to do what the Church commands us? Yes, we have to do what the Church commands us, because Jesus Christ said to the pastors of the Church: "Who hears you hears me, and who despises you despise me."
175. The Church can it be wrong in that it invites us to believe? No, in that it offers us to believe, the Church can not be wrong because, according to the promise of Jesus Christ, it is always assisted by the Holy Spirit.
176. The Catholic Church is infallible? Yes, the Catholic Church is infallible. Also, those who reject its definitions are losing faith and become heretics.
177. The Catholic Church may be destroyed or perish? No, the Catholic Church may be persecuted, but it can not be destroyed or perish. It will last until the end of the world because, until the end of the world, Jesus Christ will be with her, as he promised.
178. Why the Catholic Church Is so persecuted? The Catholic Church is persecuted because both her divine Founder, and was also persecuted because she rejects the vices, passions, and condemns the fighting all injustices and all errors.
179. Catholics do they still have other duties to the Church? Every Christian church should be to love without limits, is regarded as infinitely happy and honored to belong and work at its glory and its increase by every means in his power.
§ 3. The Church teacher and the church taught.
180. Is there no distinction between members who compose the Church? Between the Members of the Church, there is a very important distinction, because there are those who command and those who obey, those who teach and those who are taught.
181. What is the name part of the Church teaches? Part of the Church teaches is called "Church teaching".
182. And the part that is taught, what name does she? Part of the Church which is taught is called "church taught."
183. Who made this distinction in the Church? This distinction in the Church was established by Jesus Christ himself.
184. The teaching Church and the Church taught are two separate churches? The teaching Church and the Church taught are two separate parts of a single Church, as in the human body the head is distinct from other members, and yet form a single body with them.
185. Which consists of the Church teacher? The teaching Church is composed of all bishops, either scattered in the universe, is gathered in council, with at their head, the Roman Pontiff.
186. And the Church taught that is it composed? The Church taught is composed of all the faithful.
187. So what are the people who have power in the Church teach? Those in the Church have the power to teach the pope and bishops, and their dependent, the other sacred ministers.
188. Are we forced to hear the church teaching? Yes, undoubtedly, we're all forced to listen to the Church teaching on pain of eternal damnation because Jesus Christ said to the pastors of the Church in the person of the apostles: "Who will listen me listening, and who despises you despise me. "
189. Outside the authority of teaching, the Church has some other power? Yes, outside of the authority to teach the Church has special authority to administer the holy things to do laws and to require compliance.
190. The power of the members of the hierarchy come from the people? The power of the members of the church hierarchy does not come from the people, and it would be heresy to say it comes only from God.
191. Who owns the exercise of these powers? The exercise of these powers vested solely in the hierarchical body, that is to say to the pope and bishops that are submitted.
§ 4. Pope and bishops.
192. What is the Pope? Pope that we also call the Sovereign Pontiff, or the Roman Pontiff is the successor of St. Peter in the See of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth and the visible head of the Church.
193. Why the Roman Pontiff is it the successor of St. Peter? The Roman Pontiff is the successor of St. Peter, because Peter met in his person the dignity of Bishop of Rome and head of the Church, and a design of Providence he established his headquarters in Rome and died. Also the one who was elected bishop of Rome is also the heir of all his authority.
194. Why is the Roman Pontiff is the vicar of it Jesus Christ? The Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Jesus Christ because he represents the earth and it takes its place in the government of the Church.
195. Why the Roman Pontiff is it the visible head of the Church? The Roman Pontiff is the visible head of the Church, because he obviously runs with the authority of Jesus Christ who is the invisible head.
196. So what is the dignity of the Pope? The dignity of the pope is the greatest of all dignities of the earth, and she gives him a supreme power and immediate impact across the pastors and the faithful.
197. The Pope can make mistakes by teaching the Church? The pope can not be wrong: he is infallible definitions watching faith and morals.
198. For which reason the Pope is it infallible? The pope is infallible because of the promise of Jesus Christ and the continuous assistance of the Holy Spirit.
199. When is it that the pope is infallible? The pope is infallible only when, in his capacity as pastor and doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines to be held by the whole Church, a doctrine concerning faith and morals.
200. What sin would commit one who does not believe the solemn definitions of the pope? Whoever does not believe the solemn papal definitions or even just suspect, sin against faith, and that if he persisted in unbelief, he would no longer Catholic, but heretical.
201. For what purpose did God granted the Pope the gift of infallibility? God has granted to the pope the gift of infallibility that we are all safe and some of the truth that the Church teaches.
202. When it was defined that the Pope is infallible? papal infallibility was defined by the Church during the Vatican Council, and if anyone dared to contradict this definition, it would be a heretic and excommunicated.
203. The Church in defining the infallibility of the pope, she established a new in the faith? No, defining that the Pope is infallible, the Church has established a new point in the faith, but to oppose new errors, it defined the infallibility of the pope, already contained in Holy Scripture and Tradition, is a truth revealed by God and that therefore it must be believed as a dogma or an article of faith.
204. How any Catholic should he behave with respect to the Pope? Every Catholic must acknowledge the Pope as Father, Pastor and Dr. universal, and it remain united in mind and heart.
205. After the pope, which are under the divine institution, the most venerable figures in the Church? After Pope, under the divine institution, the most venerable figures in the Church are the bishops.
206. What are the bishops? Bishops are the pastors of the faithful, established by the Holy Spirit to govern the Church of God on the seats assigned to them under the control of the Roman Pontiff.
207. What the bishop in his own diocese? In his own diocese, the bishop is the lawful pastor, Father, Doctor, the superior of all the faithful, clergy and laity, that belong to this diocese.
208. Why is it called Bishop Pastor legitimate? The bishop is the pastor called legitimate because the court is to say he has the power to govern the faithful of his diocese, was conferred by the rules and laws of the church.
209. Of which the pope and bishops are the successors they? The pope is the successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles and bishops are the successors of the apostles, which looks at the ordinary government of the Church.
210. The faithful have to stay united with his bishop? Yes, all the faithful, ecclesiastic and secular, must remain united in heart and mind with his bishop, in grace and in communion with the Apostolic See.
211. How faithful he must behave with his bishop? All faithful, ecclesiastic and secular, must respect, love and honor his bishop and lend him obedience in all matters relating to the care of souls and the spiritual government of the diocese.
212. What are the auxiliary bishop in the care of souls? The auxiliary bishop in the care of souls are mainly priests and pastors.
213. What is the cure? The priest is a priest to be delegated to the head of a portion of the diocese called "parish" and to direct it under the control of the bishop.
214. What duties the faithful to have their pastor? The faithful should stand united with their pastor, listen quietly and show him respect and submission in all that concerns the care of the parish.
§ 5. The communion of saints.
215. Teaches us that the ninth article of the Creed with the words "the communion of saints"? With these words "communion of saints", the ninth article of the Creed teaches us that in the Church, under the intimate union between all its members, all spiritual goods both within and outside their owned in common.
216. What are the common domestic church property? In the church, domestic goods are common: the grace received in the sacraments, faith, hope, charity, the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, the superabundant merits of the Blessed Virgin and the saints and all the fruit of good works being done in the Church.
217. What property is common outside the Church? External goods are common in the Church: the sacraments, the sacrifice of the Mass, the public prayers, religious ceremonies and all other external practices which unite the faithful together.
218. Does every son of the Church fall into this communion of goods? In the communion of domestic goods entering only Christians who are in a state of grace, those who are in mortal sin do not participate in any such property.
219. Why those in mortal sin do they not participate in all these properties? Because it is the grace of God, supernatural life of the soul, which unites the faithful to God and Jesus Christ as its living members and making them capable of doing meritorious of eternal life, and because those who are in a state of mortal sin, lacking the grace of God, are excluded from the perfect communion of spiritual goods and can not make meritorious of eternal life.
220. Christians who are in a state of mortal sin so derive any benefit from the internal and spiritual goods of the Church? Christians who are in mortal sin still derive some benefit from the internal and spiritual goods of the Church because, retaining the character of the Christian, which is indelible, and the virtue of faith is the root of all justification They are helped by the prayers and good works of the faithful to obtain the grace of conversion.
221. Those in state mortal sin can they participate in external goods of the Church? Those in mortal sin may participate in the external goods of the Church, provided they are not separated from the Church by excommunication.
222. Why do members of this communion are they, together, called "saints"? members of this communion are called "saints," because all are called to holiness, all have been sanctified by baptism, and many of them have already achieved the perfect holiness.
223. The communion of saints, also extends to heaven and purgatory? Yes, the communion of saints also extends to heaven and purgatory, because charity unites three churches: triumphant, militant and suffering, God and the saints pray for us and for the souls in purgatory, and us ourselves to give glory and honor saints and we can relieve the souls in purgatory by applying for them masses, alms, indulgences and other good works.
§ 6. Those outside the Church.
224. Who are those that pertain not the communion of saints? Those who do not belong to the communion of saints in the afterlife the damned in this life and those who are neither the soul nor the body of the Church, that is, say those in mortal sin and are outside the true Church.
225. Who are those who are outside the true Church? Those who are outside the true Church are the infidels, Jews, heretics, apostates, schismatics and excommunicated.
226. What that infidels? The infidels are those who are not baptized and who do not believe in Jesus Christ or they believe in false gods and worship them, like the idolaters is that while acknowledging the one true God they believe Christ not the Messiah, came in the person of Jesus Christ, or yet to come: these are Mohammedans and the like.
227. What Jews? Jews are those who profess the Law of Moses: they have not been baptized and do not believe in Jesus Christ.
228. What the heretics? The heretics are baptized who stubbornly refuse to believe any truth revealed by God and faith as taught by the Catholic Church: for example, the Arians, the Nestorians and the various sects of Protestantism.
229. What apostates? Apostates are those who recant or deny an act outside the Catholic faith they professed before.
230. What schismatics? The schismatics are Christians who do not explicitly denying any dogma, separate voluntarily from the Church of Jesus Christ or the legitimate pastors.
231. What that excommunicated? The excommunicated are those who, for serious misconduct, are excommunicated by the pope or the bishop, and accordingly, as unworthy, separated from the body of the Church, wanting and waiting for their conversion.
232. Should we fear excommunication? should fear much of excommunication, because it's just the most serious and most terrible that the Church can inflict upon his son stubborn and rebellious.
233. What are private property the excommunicated? The excommunicated are deprived of public prayers, the sacraments, indulgences, and excluded from Christian burial.
234. Can we be of assistance to excommunicated? Yes, we can be of some help to excommunicated and all the others who are outside the true Church, by salutary advice, by prayer and good works, beseeching God, by His mercy, they make the thanks to convert to the faith and enter into the communion of saints.
235. Teaches us that the tenth article, "the forgiveness of sins"? The tenth article of the Creed teaches us that Jesus Christ left his Church the power to forgive sins.
236. The church can give it any kind of sin? Yes, the Church can remit all sins, so numerous and so severe they are, because Jesus Christ gave him full authority to bind and loose.
237. All those in the Church exercised this power to forgive sins? Those in the church who exercise this power to forgive sins are first the pope, who alone possesses the fullness of this power, then the bishops, and under the control of bishops, priests.
238. How the Church calls it sin? The Church forgives sins through the merits of Jesus Christ, in conferring the sacraments he instituted for this purpose, mainly Baptism and Penance.
239. That teaches us the eleventh article, "the resurrection of the flesh"? The eleventh article of the Creed teaches us that all men shall rise again, each incorporating the core body she had in this life.
240. How will the resurrection of the dead? The resurrection of the dead will be done by virtue of Almighty God to whom nothing is impossible.
241. When will the resurrection of the dead? The resurrection of the dead arrive at the end of the world and then held the general opinion.
242. Why does God want the resurrection of the body? God wills the resurrection of the body to the soul, having done good and evil when it was united to the body, is still with him for the reward or punishment.
243. The resurrection men they all the same way? No, there will be a very big difference between elected bodies and the bodies of the damned because only elected body will have the likeness of Jesus Christ resurrected, glorified body properties.
244. What are those properties that will adorn the bodies of chosen? properties that will adorn the glorious body of elected officials are: • impassive, by which they can be more prone to pain or pain of any kind, nor need food, rest or anything either; • Clarity by which they shine like so many suns and stars; • agility, by which they can move into a time without fatigue from one place to another and from earth to heaven; • subtlety by which, unhindered, they will pass through all bodies, as did Jesus Christ resurrected.
245. How will the bodies of the damned? The bodies of the damned will be deprived of the glorious properties of the bodies of the blessed and will be branded as horrible of their eternal condemnation.
246. Teaches us that the last article: "eternal life"? The last article of the Creed teaches us that after this life there is another life, or eternal happiness for the elect in heaven or eternally miserable for the damned in hell.
247. Can we understand the happiness of heaven? No, we can understand the happiness of heaven, because it surpasses the knowledge of our limited minds, and because the goods of heaven can not be compared to the things of this world.
248. What is the happiness of the elect? The happiness of the elect is to see to love and hold forever God, source of all good.
249. What is the misery of the damned? 's misfortune is to be damned still deprived of the sight of God and punished by eternal torment in hell.
250. Goods of heaven and the evils of hell are they only for souls? goods of heaven and the pains of hell are now for the souls, because right now there are only souls that are in heaven or hell, but after the resurrection of the flesh, men, in the fullness of their nature, that is to say in body and soul, or be happy or tormented forever.
251. The property of paradise will be equal for the elect and the evils of hell equal to the condemned? property of paradise for politicians and the evils of hell for the damned will be equal in their substance and eternal duration, but the extent or degree, they will be larger or smaller depending on the merits and demerits each.
252. What does the word "Amen" at the end of the Creed? The word "Amen" at the end of prayers means "so be it." In the end it means the Creed "This is so, that is to say" I believe in absolute truth of everything contained in these twelve articles and I'm sure if I saw with my own eyes. "
253. What are we talking about in the second part of the Christian Doctrine? In the second part of Christian Doctrine, it is about prayer in general and, in particular, the Pater Noster.
254. What is prayer? Prayer is an elevation of the spirit to God to worship, to thank and asking what we need.
255. How does one divide the prayer? prayer is divided into mental prayer and vocal prayer. Prayer and mental prayer is that which shall be only with the mind; vocal prayer is that which is accompanied with words of attention from the spirit and devotion of the heart.
256. Is there another way to divide the prayer? can still, from another point of view, divide the prayer in private prayer and public prayer.
257. What private prayer? Prayer private is that everyone does especially for oneself or for others.
258. What is the public prayer? The public prayer is that which is done by the sacred ministers, on behalf of the Church and the salvation of the faithful. You can also call public prayer made in common by the faithful and publicly, as in processions, pilgrimages and in the church.
259. Do we have a reasonable hope of obtaining relief through prayer and the graces we need? The hope for the grace of God we need is based on the promises of God Almighty, merciful and faithful, and the merits of Jesus Christ.
260. In whose name should we ask God for the graces that we need? We must ask God for the graces that we need the name of Jesus Christ, as He taught us and following the practice of the church who always ends his prayer with these words: "Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, "that is to say:" By our Lord Jesus Christ. "
261. Why do we ask God's graces in the name of Jesus Christ? We must ask the graces in the name of Jesus Christ because He is our mediator and that only through him we can have access to the throne of God.
262. If prayer has so much virtue, why is it that so often our prayers are not answered? Often our prayers are not answered, either because we are asking for things that do not agree to our salvation, or because we do not pray properly.
263. What are the main things we need to ask God? We mainly ask God for His glory, our eternal salvation and how to get there.
264. Is he not allowed to ask as temporal goods? If it is possible to also ask God to temporal goods, but always on condition that they conform to his most holy will and they are not an obstacle to our eternal salvation.
265. If God knows everything we need, why should we pray? Although God knows everything we need, however, that he wants us to pray to recognize that it is he who gives all good things, to show him our respectful submission, and to earn his favor.
266. What is the first and the best service to make our prayers effective? The first and best disposition to render effective our prayers is to be in a state of grace or, if we did not want to give us at least in this state.
267. What else should I have to pray well? To pray well, the special provisions are required reverence, humility, perseverance, confidence and resignation.
268. What pray with reverence? It suggests that we talk to God, and therefore we must pray with all the respect and devotion possible, avoiding the distractions of our best, that is to say every thought foreign to prayer.
269. Reduce distractions they merit of prayer? Yes, when it is ourselves who provoke or reject that we do not eagerly. But if we do everything we can to be collected in God, then the distractions do not diminish the merit of our prayers, they may even increase it.
270. What must we do to pray with reverence? We must, before please, remove all occasions of distraction, and during prayer, we think we are in the presence of God who sees and hears us.
271. That means praying with humility? This means sincerely acknowledge our unworthiness, our helplessness and our misery, accompanying the prayer of the humble attitude of our body.
272. That means praying with confidence? This means that we must have the firm hope of being heard if it will result in the glory of God and our true good.
273. That means praying with persistence? This means that we must not get tired of praying if God does not hear us right away, but we must continue to pray even more fervently.
274. That means praying with resignation? This means that we must conform to the will of God, who knows better than we do what is necessary for our eternal salvation, even if our prayers were not answered.
275. Does God hears the prayers he always done well? Yes, God always hears the prayers done well, but the way he knows to be most useful to our eternal salvation, and not always under our control.
276. What effects produced in us the prayer? Prayer makes us recognize our dependence on all things towards God, the Supreme Lord, makes us think of heavenly things, we made progress in virtue, we obtain God's mercy, strengthen us in temptations, we comfort in tribulation, help us in our needs and brings the grace of final perseverance.
277. When do we pray specifically? We pray especially in danger, in temptation and at the time of death, moreover, We should pray frequently, and it is good to do morning and evening and the beginning of the important actions of the day.
278. To whom should we pray? We must pray for all, that is to say for ourselves, for our parents, superiors, benefactors, friends and enemies for the conversion of sinners, those who are outside the true Church, and for the holy souls in purgatory.
279. What is the most excellent vocal prayer? The most excellent vocal prayer is that Jesus Christ himself taught us, that is to say the Pater Noster.
280. Why is the Our Father prayer he most excellent? The Our Father is the most excellent prayer, because Jesus Christ himself who wrote it and taught it, because it clearly contains in a few words all that we may hope to God, and because it is the rule and model of all other prayers.
281. The Paternoster is it also the most effective prayer? The Our Father as the prayer more effective because it is most pleasing to God, being composed of words that we had driven her divine Son.
282. Why is the Our Father he called "Lord's Prayer"? The Our Father is called "Lord's Prayer," which means Lord's Prayer, precisely because Jesus Christ has taught us from his own mouth.
283. How many are there applications in the Pater Noster? In the Our Father, there are seven applications preceded by a preamble.
284. Recite the Pater Noster. Our Father which art in heaven 1. Hallowed be your name, 2. Thy kingdom come, 3. Thy will be done on earth as in heaven. 4. Give us this day our daily bread, 5. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, 6. And lead us not into temptation, 7. but deliver us from evil. Amen.
285. Why invoking God in the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we call "our Father"? At the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we call God "Our Father" to awaken our faith in His infinite goodness, since we are his children.
286. How can we say that we are children of God? We are children of God: • because he created us in his image and it keeps us and governs us by his providence; • because we, by a special benevolence, adopted in Baptism as the brothers of Jesus Christ and the heirs with him of everlasting glory.
287. Why do we call God "Our Father" and not "my Father"? We call God "our Father "and not" my Father ", because all we are his children and that we need a result we look and we love all as brothers and pray for each other.
288. God is everywhere, why do we say it so "who art in heaven"? God is everywhere, but we say "Our Father who art in Heaven" to raise our hearts to heaven where God appears in glory to his children.
§ 2. The first request.
289. What do we ask in the first request: "Hallowed be thy name"? The first asks: "Hallowed be your name, we ask that God be known, loved, honored and served by everyone and especially by us.
290. What do we mean by asking that God be known, loved, honored and served by everyone? We intend to ask that the infidels come to the knowledge of the true God, the heretics recognize their mistakes, that schismatics back to the unity of the Church, that sinners are correct and that the just persevere in good.
291. Therefore, before anything else, we ask the name of God be sanctified? Before anything else, we ask that God's name be hallowed, because the glory of God we must take to heart more than all our assets and advantages.
292. How can we get the glory of God? We can get the glory of God through prayer, good example, and directing him to all our thoughts, feelings and actions.
§ 3. The second request.
293. What do we mean by "Kingdom of God"? By "kingdom of God" we mean a triple reign spiritual, that is to say, the reign of God in us or the reign of grace, the kingdom of God on earth, that is to say, the Holy Catholic Church and the kingdom of God in heaven , or paradise.
294. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come" from grace? Compared to grace, we ask that God reigns in us by His sanctifying grace, by which he delights in us to live like a king in his palace, and keep us united to him by the virtues of faith, hope and charity are the reign of God in our minds, our hearts and our will.
295. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come", in relation to the Church? Compared to the Church, we ask that it extends and spreads ever deeper into the world for the salvation of men.
296. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come", in relation to the glory? Compared to glory, we ask to be allowed one day in the holy paradise for which we were created and where we will be fully happy.
§ 4. The third request.
297. What do we ask in the third petition: "Thy will be done on earth as in heaven"? In the third request, "Thy will be done on earth as in heaven," we ask the grace to do anything in the will of God, by obeying His holy commandments as promptly as the angels and saints to him follow in the sky. We also ask the grace to respond to God's inspirations, and live resigned to the will of God when he sends us tribulations.
298. Is it necessary to perform the God's will? It is also necessary to fulfill the will of God it is necessary to attain eternal salvation, because Jesus Christ said that he alone will enter the kingdom of heaven who made the will of His Father .
299. How can we know God's will? We can know the will of God especially through the voice of the Church and our spiritual superiors appointed by God to guide us in the way of salvation. We also know that most holy will by divine inspiration and the circumstances in which the Lord has placed us.
300. Do we always recognize the will of God in happy and unhappy events of our lives? In so happy that unfortunate events of our lives we must always recognize the will of God, who provides or allows everything for our good.
§ 5. The fourth request.
301. What do we ask in the fourth petition, "Give us this day our daily bread"? In the fourth petition, "Give us this day our daily bread," we ask God what we need each day for the soul and body.
302. What do we ask God for our soul? For our soul, we ask God that he maintains his spiritual life, that is to say that we pray the Lord give us grace that we continually need.
303. How to feed the life of our soul? The life of our soul is nourished by the food especially the divine word and the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
304. What do we ask God for our bodies? For our bodies, we ask what is necessary for the maintenance of temporal life.
305. Why do we say "Give us this day our daily bread" and do not we rather say "give us bread today? We say "Give us this day our daily bread" and not "give us bread today," desire to exclude the property of others. We therefore ask the Lord to help us in just earnings and allowed for us to obtain food from our fatigue, without fraud or theft.
306. Why do we say "give us our daily bread" and not "give me"? We say "Give us" instead of "give me" to remind us that the goods from us God, if we give it in abundance for the fact that we were giving the surplus to the poor.
307. Why do we add "daily"? We add "daily" because we desire what we need to live and not the abundance of food and goods of the earth.
308. That means over the word "today" in the fourth petition? The word "today" means that we should not be too concerned about the future, but we ask what is required at this time.
§ 6. The fifth request.
309. What do we ask in the fifth petition, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"? In the fifth petition, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, we ask God to forgive us our sins, as we ourselves forgive those who trespass against us.
310. Why our sins are they called "debts"? Our sins are called "debts" because, because of them, we must satisfy the divine justice in this life or in another.
311. Those who do not forgive the next they can expect God to forgive them? Those who do not forgive the next have no reason to hope that God forgives them, the more they condemn themselves by saying God to forgive them as they forgive the next.
§ 7. The sixth application.
312. What is the purpose of the sixth petition, "and we do let not into temptation "? By the sixth request: "And lead us not into temptation," we ask God to deliver us from temptation, either by not allowing us to be tempted, either by giving us the grace not to be vanquished.
313. What temptations? Temptation is an excitement that comes from sin or the devil or wicked, or our passions.
314. Is it a sin to have temptations? No, this is not a sin to have temptations, but it is a sin to consent or voluntarily expose themselves to danger to consent.
315. Why does God allow us to be tempted? God allows us to be tempted to test our fidelity, our virtues to grow and increase our merits.
316. What must we do to avoid temptation? To avoid temptation we must avoid dangerous occasions, keep our senses receive the sacraments and often resort to prayer.
§ 8. The seventh request.
317. What is the purpose the seventh asks, "but deliver us from evil"? In the seventh asks, "but deliver us from evil," we ask God to deliver us from evil past, present and future, and especially the greatest of all evils which is sin, and that eternal damnation is the punishment.
318. Why do we say "deliver us from evil" and not "evil"? We say "deliver us from evil" and not "evil" because we do not wish to be free from all evils of this life, but only those that are harmful to our soul: We also ask to be delivered from evil in general, that is to say that God sees everything would be bad for us.
319. Is it not lawful to beg liberation from some evil in particular, such a disease? If it is lawful to beg liberation from some evil in particular, but always relying upon the will of God that can also run this tribulation to the benefit of our soul.
320. What we are useful tribulations that God sends us? The tribulations that God sends us useful to do penance for our sins, to test our virtues and especially to imitate Jesus Christ our head, to whom it is right that we comply in suffering if we want to share in his glory.
321. What does "Amen" at the end of the Pater? "Amen" means "so be it, and I wish and I pray to the Lord and so I hope."
322. To obtain the graces asked in the Pater Noster is it enough to recite it in any way? To obtain the graces asked in the Our Father, we must recite it without haste, with attention and with the devotion of the heart.
323. When should we say the Our Father? We must say the Lord's Prayer every day, because every day we need the help of God.
324. What prayer do we used to say after the Our Father? After the Pater, we say the "angelic salutation," that is to say the Ave Maria by which we resort to the Blessed Virgin.
325. Why the Ave Maria is it called "angelic salutation"? The Hail Mary is called "angelic salutation" because it starts with hello as the archangel Gabriel sent to the Virgin Mary.
326. Who are the words of the Ave Maria? The words of the Ave Maria are part of the Archangel Gabriel, part of St. Elizabeth, part of the Church.
327. What are the words of the Archangel Gabriel? The words of the Archangel Gabriel are: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women."
328. When does the angel said to Mary these words? The angel spoke these words to Marie when he came from God to proclaim the mystery of the Incarnation was to take place in it.
329. What we do believe in saluting the Blessed Virgin Mary with the words of the Archangel? In welcoming the Blessed Virgin Mary with the words of the Archangel, we rejoice with her, recalling the unique gifts and privileges which God has favored in preference to all other creatures.
330. What are the words of St. Elizabeth? St. Elizabeth's words are: "Blessed art thou among women and the fruit of thy womb is blessed. "
331. When is it that St. Elizabeth spoke these words? St. Elizabeth spoke these words through the inspiration of God, when, three months before giving birth to John the Baptist, she was visited by the Blessed Virgin, who already was in her womb her divine Son.
332. What do we say these words? Saying the words of St. Elizabeth, we rejoice with the Blessed Virgin's high dignity as Mother of God, we bless God and thank him for giving us Jesus Christ through Mary.
333. Who are the other words of Ave Maria? All the other words of the Ave Maria were added by the Church.
334. What do we ask the last words of the Ave Maria? For the last words of the Ave Maria, we call for the protection of the Blessed Virgin in this life and especially at the hour of death, where we have the greatest need.
335. Why after we say the Our Father Hail Mary prayer rather than any other? Because the Blessed Virgin is our most powerful lawyer with Jesus Christ. Also, after said the prayer taught us by Jesus Christ, we pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary obtain for us the graces we have requested.
336. For what reason the Blessed Virgin is so powerful? The Blessed Virgin is so powerful because it is the Mother of God and it is impossible that he heareth not.
337. We teach the saints on devotion to Mary? About the devotion to Mary, the saints teach us that his true devotees are dear to her, she protects them with the love of the tenderest of mothers and that she they are sure to find Jesus and get paradise.
338. What devotion in honor of Mary Church recommends she specifically? devotion that the Church recommends a special way to honor the Blessed Virgin is the recitation of the Holy Rosary.
339. Is it good and useful to resort to the intercession of the saints? It is very useful to pray to the saints and all Christians must do. We must pray especially our Guardian Angels, St. Joseph, Patron Church of the Holy Apostles, saints whose name we bear and the patron saints of the diocese and the parish.
340. What difference is there between the prayers we address to God and those we send to the saints? Between the prayers that we make to God and those we send to the saints, there is this difference that we pray to God that, as the author of thanks, he gives us the goods and deliver us from evil, and we pray the saints so that they intercede for us and our lawyers with God.
341. When we say that "a saint has a grace," what do we want say? When we say that "a saint has a grace," we mean that the saint had obtained from God.
342. What are we talking in the third part of Christian Doctrine? In the third part of Christian Doctrine discussed the commandments of God and the Church.
343. How many are there in the law of commandments of God? The commandment of the law of God are ten in number: "I am the Lord thy God. 1. Thou shalt have no other God before me. 2. Thou shalt not use in vain the name of God. 3. Remember to sanctify the holidays. 4. Honour thy father and thy mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not impurity. 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Do not bear false witness no. 9. You shall not covet neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet the property of others. "
344. Why the commandments of God did they get that name? God's commandments were given this name because it is God himself who has printed in the soul of every man who has proclaimed on Mount Sinai in the ancient law engraved on two tables of stone, and that is Jesus Christ who was confirmed in the new law.
345. What are the commandments of the first table? The commandments of the first table are the top three, who look directly to God and the duties we owe him.
346. What are the commandments of the second table? The commandments of the second table are the last seven, watching the neighbor and the duties we owe him.
347. Are we obligated to observe the commandments? Yes, we are all obliged to observe the commandments because we all must live according to the will of God who created us, and that is enough to seriously violate one to deserve hell.
348. Can we observe the commandments? We can certainly observe the commandments of God because God does not command anything, and he gives the grace to observe that the application properly.
349. What should be considered in general in each command? In each command, we must consider the positive and negative part, that is to say that we control and what we defends.
350. Why is it said at the beginning: "I am the Lord thy God"? Leading the commandments it says: "I am the Lord thy God" so we know that God is our Creator and Lord, we can order what he wants and that we, his creatures, we are required to obey him.
351. What God commands us through the words of the first commandment: "Thou shalt have no other God before me"? In the words the first commandment: "Thou shalt have no other God before me," God commands us to recognize, worship, love and serve Him alone as our sovereign Lord.
352. How do we perform the first commandment? is accomplished by the first commandment of worship inside and outside of worship.
353. What the cult inside? worship inside is the honor we render to God with the faculties of the mind alone, that is to say, with intelligence and will.
354. What outside the cult? The external worship is the homage that we render to God through acts of external and sensible objects.
355. He does not worship God in his inner heart? No, it is not enough to worship God in his inner heart, we must worship him also externally, with his mind as his body because he is the Creator and absolute Lord of one and another.
356. The external worship can exist without the cult inside? No, outside the cult can not possibly survive without the cult inside, because if not accompanied, it is deprived of life, merit and efficiency, like a body without a soul.
357. We defended the first commandment? The first commandment forbids us to idolatry, superstition, blasphemy, heresy and other sins against religion.
358. What is idolatry? idolatry is called the making to any creature, for example a statue, an image, a man, the supreme worship of adoration which is due only God alone.
359. How is this expressed in defense of Scripture? In Sacred Scripture, we find that defense by the words: "Thou shalt not tread, nor any representation of what is up there in heaven and here on earth. And thou shalt not do these things, thou shalt do no worship them. "
360. These words do they defend all sorts of images? No, certainly, but only those of false deities, made for the purpose of worship, as did the idolaters. This is so true that God Himself commanded Moses to make some, like the two statues of cherubim were on the ark and the brazen serpent in the desert.
361. What is superstition? is called superstition any doctrine contrary to the devotion and the use of the Church, such as the attribution to an action or thing whatsoever any supernatural virtue that it does not.
362. What sacrilege? The sacrilege is the desecration of a place, person or thing consecrated to God for his worship.
363. What that heresy? Heresy is guilty of an error by which intelligence is denied stubbornly some truth of faith.
364. What else defends the first commandment? The first commandment forbids us even to have intercourse with the devil and we aggregate the anti-Christian sects.
365. One who would resort to invoke the devil or he will commit a serious sin? Whoever would use to invoke the devil or commit an enormous sin, because the devil is the most evil enemies of God and man.
366. Is it possible to query the tables called "talking" or "writing", or consult in any way whatsoever by the souls of the departed spiritualism? All practices of spiritualism are prohibited because they are superstitious and often they are not without intervention diabolical as they have just been banned by the Church.
367. The first commandment forbids perhaps to honor and invoke the angels and saints? No, it is not forbidden to honor and invoke the angels and the saints, we must do this anyway, because it is a good thing, useful and highly recommended by the Church because they are friends of God and our intercessors with him.
368. Since Jesus Christ is our only mediator with God, why do we have recourse also to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin and the saints? Jesus Christ is our Mediator with God, because, being true God and true man, alone under its own merits reconciled us with God and we get him all the graces. But the Blessed Virgin and the saints, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ and Charity unites us to God and help us by their intercession to obtain the graces we ask. And this is one of the great blessings of the communion of saints.
369. Can we also honor the sacred image of Jesus Christ and the saints? Yes, because the honor which is made to the holy images of Christ and the saints is related to their own people.
370. And relics of saints can we honor them? Yes, we must also honor the relics of saints, because their bodies were living members of Christ and temples of the Holy Spirit, and they should resurrect glorious eternal life.
371. What difference is there between the worship we render to God and our worship to saints? Between our worship to God and our worship to the saints there is this difference that God, we love for its infinite excellence, and the saints on the contrary, we do not worship them, but we honor them and we venerate them as the friends of God and our intercessors with Him. The worship we render to God is called worship latria "that is to say, adoration, and worship as we pay the saints is called dulia cult" that is to say reverence for God's servants; finally we pay special homage to the Blessed Virgin called "cult of hyperdulia" that is to say any special veneration as the Mother of God.
§ 2. The second commandment.
372. We advocate the second commandment: "Thou shalt not use in vain the name of God"? The second commandment: "Thou shalt not use in vain the name of God forbids us: • use God's name without respect; • blaspheming against God, the Blessed Virgin cons and cons saints; • making false oaths and without necessity or defended in any capacity whatsoever.
373. What use God's name without respect? Using God's name without respect is to pronounce the holy name and all that relates in a special way to God, as the name of Jesus, Mary and the saints, in anger, in jest or otherwise disrespectful.
374. What is blasphemy? Blasphemy is a horrible sin that lies in words or acts of contempt or curse against God, the Blessed Virgin, saints or holy things cons.
375. Is there a difference between blasphemy and imprecation? There is a difference, because we run into blasphemy or cursing one wishes evil to God, the Blessed Virgin, the saints, while the curse is to oneself or the next.
376. What swearing? swear is to take God to witness the truth of what they say or what they promise.
377. Is it still forbidden to swear? It is not always forbidden to swear, it is allowed and even an honor given to God when there is a need and that the oath is made with truth, justice and discernment.
378. When are we truly do not swear? When oath affirms what is known or believed to be false, and when we promise with an oath that they did not intend to do.
379. When are we wisely do not swear? When we swear without caution and without reflection or for things of little importance.
380. When are we does not clash with justice? When swear to do something that is not fair or permitted, such as revenge, stealing and other such things.
381. Are we obligated to take the oath to do things wrong or forbidden? Not only we did not have, but we should sin by making them because they are forbidden by the law of God or the Church.
382. What commits sin who swear falsely? Whoever swears falsely commits a mortal sin because it dishonors God seriously, infinite truth, taking it to a witness wrong thing.
383. We ordered the second commandment? The second commandment enjoins us to honor the holy name of God and fulfill not only the vows, but vows.
384. What is a vow? A vow is a promise made to God a good thing, possible for us, and better than its opposite, to which we bind ourselves as if we had ordered.
385. If the fulfillment of a vow became wholly or in part very difficult, what should he do? can seek commutation or exemption from the vow to his bishop or to the Sovereign Pontiff, according to the importance of the vow.
386. Is it a sin to miss the wishes? Missing Wishing is a sin. So we should not make vows without careful consideration and usually without the advice of the confessor or another person of prudence, so as not to expose ourselves to the danger of sin.
387. Can we make vows to the Blessed Virgin and the saints? It is only God's wishes, however we can promise God to do something in honor of the Blessed Virgin or the saints.
§ 3. The Third Commandment.
388. We ordered the third commandment: "Remember to sanctify the holidays? The third commandment: "Remember to sanctify the Holidays" commands us to honor God through the practices of worship, holy days.
389. What are the holidays? In the old law, it was the Sabbath and other days for the people particularly solemn Hebrew in the new law, these are the Sundays and other solemnities established by the Church.
390. Why in the new law does is sanctify Sunday instead of Saturday? Sunday, which means the Lord's day was substituted for Saturday, because it is on this day that Jesus Christ our Lord is risen.
391. What is the practice of religion is that we controlled the holidays? We are commanded to assist devoutly at Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
392. What other practices by a good Christian he sanctifies the holidays? A good Christian holy festivals: • by attending the Christian Doctrine, to preaching and offices; • receiving often with suitable provisions the sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist; • by engaging in prayer and works of Christian charity toward the neighbor.
393. We advocate the third commandment? The third commandment forbids us servile works and any other occupation which distracts us from the divine worship.
394. What works menial defended the holidays? Works servile defended the holidays are the so-called manual work, that is to say the physical work which the body has more part than the mind, as those that are commonly servants, workers and artisans.
395. What does one commit a sin by working on holidays? By working on holidays, you commit a mortal sin, however if the work lasts a short time, there is no misconduct.
396. Is there no servile work that is permitted on holidays? The holidays are allowed the necessary work to life or to serve God and those made for a grave reason, asking, if possible, to leave his parish priest.
397. Why are they servile works defended the holidays? Works servile are forbidden on holidays, so we can better deal for divine worship and the salvation of our souls, and that we were resting from our labors. Also, it is not forbidden to engage in honest fun.
398. What other things should we avoid especially on holidays? On holidays, we must avoid above all sin and all that can carry us to sin as the amusements and meetings dangerous.
