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  • Show 168: The 4th, 5th and 6th Commandments of the Church

    Show 168: The 4th, 5th and 6th Commandments of the Church
    Aug 7 2024
    THE THIRD AND FOURTH COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH.
    1. In the third and fourth commandments the Church enjoins upon us the duty of approaching the Sacrament of Penance and receiving holy communion at Easter.
    2. The time for fulfilling the Easter precept was formerly only two weeks, from Palm Sunday to Low Sunday; it is now extended in almost all dioceses, being from the first Sunday of Lent to Low Sunday, sometimes even to Trinity Sunday.

    3. It is fitting that we should receive holy communion at Easter, because it was just before Easter Day, on Holy Thursday, that Our Lord instituted the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar.
    4. The Church allows Catholics to make their Easter confes sion elsewhere than in their parish church.
    5. Christian burial can be denied to a Catholic who has not been in the habit of receiving the sacraments at Easter, and who dies unrepentant.


    THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH.
    By the fifth commandment of the Church we are bound to con tribute to the support of our pastors.

    THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH.
    Marriage and the penitential seasons.
    In the sixth commandment marriage with non-Catholics is for bidden, also the marriage of those who are related within the fourth degree of kindred. Marriages are not to be solemnized during fixed seasons. These penitential times are from the beginning of Advent until the Epiphany, and from Ash Wednesday until Low Sunday.




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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    27 mins
  • Show 167: The 2nd Commandment of the Church, Fasting and Abstinence

    Show 167: The 2nd Commandment of the Church, Fasting and Abstinence
    Aug 6 2024
    THE SECOND COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH
    By the second commandment of the Church the precept of fast ing is laid upon us.
    In the second commandment of the Church we are ordered to abstain on all Fridays of the year; and to fast during the forty days of Lent, on the Ember days, and on the vigils of certain feasts.
    1. We are forbidden to eat meat on Friday, because on that day Our Lord died for us.
    2. During the forty days of Lent only one full meal is to be taken, as a partial imitation of Our Lord's fast of forty days, and as a suitable preparation for celebrating the festival of Easter.
    3. We ought to keep the fast of the Ember days strictly, in order to implore almighty God to send us good priests, and to thank Him for the benefits received during the past quarter.
    4. We are also bound to fast on the vigils of certain feasts, in order the better to prepare ourselves for celebrating those feasts.
    5. It is by no means the desire of the Church that we should fast to the injury of our health, or that we should thereby be hindered from performing the duties of our station.
    6. Fasting is beneficial both for the soul and the body.
    7. Abstinence from food is only pleasing to God if, at the same time, we refrain from sin and perform good works.



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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    38 mins
  • 166: The Six Commandments of the Church, part 1

    166: The Six Commandments of the Church, part 1
    Aug 5 2024
    THE FIRST COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH : THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAYS AND HOLYDAYS.
    1. In the first commandment of the Church the solemn observance of the holydays is enjoined upon us. There are seven festivals of Our Lord, five of Our Lady, and three of the saints.
    2. The holydays of obligation ought to be kept in the same manner as the Sundays; we must abstain from servile work and assist at holy Mass.

    The Ecclesiastical Year.
    1. The ecclesiastical year is an annual commemoration and representation of the life of Christ and of the time before and after His birth.
    2. The ecclesiastical year begins upon the first Sunday in Ad vent; its three principal feasts are: Christinas, when the birth of Christ is celebrated; Easter, the day of His resurrection; and Pentecost, when the coming of the Holy Spirit is commemorated.
    3. The aspect of nature corresponds to the three principal festivals.



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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    38 mins
  • 165: The Third Commandment of God, part 2

    165: The Third Commandment of God, part 2
    Jul 31 2024
    Motives for the Sanctification of Sunday.
    1. God rewards with temporal blessings those who keep holy His day.
    2. The profanation of the Lord's Day is frequently punished with temporal evils, sickness and poverty.
    3. The non-observance of Sunday undermines family life and social relations.


    THE PRECEPT OF LABOR
    1. The obligation to work was laid upon mankind by God after the Fall as a penance.
    2. Every individual who can work is bound to work. St. Paul says : " If any man will not work, neither let him eat " (2 Thess. iii. 10).
    3. Every man is bound primarily to perform the work apper taining to his calling or station.
    4. We must not forget God in what we do ; before and during our work we should implore His aid and renew our intention.
    5. Labor obtains a temporal and an eternal recompense, be cause it is a kind of divine worship. The temporal recompense is contentment and earthly happiness.


    The Relaxations Permitted vo the Christian.
    1. It is lawful for those who work to seek relaxation, for this is a means of renewing one's strength after one's work is done.
    2. We must not, however, indulge too freely in amusements, and certainly we must eschew all those that are sinful; more over in all our recreations the thought of God must be present to our mind.



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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    44 mins
  • 164: The Third Commandment of God

    164: The Third Commandment of God
    Jul 30 2024
    THE PRECEPT TO SANCTIFY SUNDAYS AND HOLYDAYS.
    1. God commands us to sanctify the seventh day, because on the seventh day He rested from the work of creation.
    2. God commanded the Jews to keep holy the Sabbath day.
    3. Sunday was appointed by the apostles as the day of rest Instead of the Sabbath, because Christ rose from the dead on a Sunday.
    4. We are bound on Sunday to abstain from servile work and to assist at the public Mass; we ought, moreover, to employ this day in providing for the salvation of our soul, that is to say by approaching the sacraments, by prayer, hearing sermons, reading spiritual books, and performing works of mercy.

    The work permitted on holydays of obligation is (1), Servile work which is absolutely necessary, especially works of mercy; (2), Light and trifling work; (3), Occupations of an intellectual nature; (4), Reasonable recreation.

    Sins Against the Third Commandment.
    1. By doing or requiring others to perform servile work.
    2. By carelessness about attendance at public worship.
    3. By indulging in diversions which are over-fatiguing, or which are of a sinful nature.




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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    38 mins
  • 163: The Second Commandment of God

    163: The Second Commandment of God
    Jul 22 2024
    We owe reverence to almighty God because He is a Lord of infinite majesty, and of infinite bounty.
    1. In the Second Commandment God commands us in the first place to show due respect to His divine majesty. This we must do in the following manner:
    2. We should frequently call upon the name of God with true and heartfelt devotion, especially at the commencement of all we do and in time of trouble.
    3. We ought to show respect for all that appertains to divine worship ; more especially for the servants of God, for holy places, sacred things, and religious ceremonies.
    4. We ought frequently to praise and magnify almighty God on account of His infinite perfections and goodness, especially when He reveals His perfections in a special manner, or confers a benefit upon us.
    5. Furthermore, God prohibits everything which is a violation of the reverence due to His divine majesty; and in particular:
      Taking the name of God in vain.
    6. Swearing. By this is meant the use of holy names in a moment of anger as an imprecation against certain persons or things.
    7. Indecorous behavior towards persons who are consecrated to the service of God, holy places, sacred objects or actions.
    8. Blasphemy. Of this sin those are guilty who revile God, His saints, or speak contemptuously of objects connected with His worship.
    9. Simony. This consists in selling spiritualities for money, or the equivalent of money.




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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    52 mins
  • Show 162: Oaths and Vows

    Show 162: Oaths and Vows
    Jul 16 2024
    THE EXTRAORDINARY WORSHIP OF GOD
    We can, moreover, honor God by taking an oath or by making a vow.
    1. To swear or take an oath is to call God to witness that one is speaking the truth, or that one will keep a promise.
    2. Christians are not obliged to refuse to take an oath, for it is permitted by God, and pleasing in His sight.
    3. We ought therefore to make use of an oath only when it is absolutely necessary, with deliberation, and in the interests of truth and justice.
    4. He who swears falsely, commits a grave act of blasphemy, and draws down upon himself the curse of God and the penalty of eternal perdition.


    The Vow (Solemn Promise).

    1. A vow is a promise voluntarily made to God, to perform some good action.
    2. The most important vows are the religious vows, that is to say the solemn promise made voluntarily by persons entering a religious Order, to follow the evangelical counsels.
    3. A vow renders the good action which we pledge ourselves to perform more acceptable to God. Consequently by means of a vow we obtain a more speedy answer to prayer, and make more rapid progress in the way of perfection.
    4. He who does not keep a solemn promise, offends against God; and so does he who needlessly postpones the fulfilment of his promise (Exod. xxiii. 21).
    5. Therefore any one who is desirous of taking a vow, ought to consider well beforehand whether he will be able to keep his word.
    6. A Religious who finds himself unable to keep his vows must apply to his Superior to be released from them or have them commuted.




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    40 mins
  • Show 161: Papal Infallibility Veneration of Relics and Independence Day

    Show 161: Papal Infallibility Veneration of Relics and Independence Day
    Jul 3 2024
    In this episode we discuss the veneration of relics, papal Infallibility, Independence Day, our Catholic founder, Charles Carroll and I give advice on cooking sweet corn.

    THE VENERATION OF RELICS
    The name of relic is given to the remains of the saints, as well as to objects that have been closely connected with Christ or the saints. Relics are deserving of veneration for this reason, because the bodies of the saints were temples of the Holy Ghost, and instruments whereby He worked; and they will rise glorious from the grave.
    1. We honor the relics of the saints by preserving them with reverence, and visiting the spot where they are deposited.
    2. We obtain many blessings from God by venerating relics..
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    Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
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    27 mins