Baltimore Catechism

Chapter 122

569. How many kinds of sacrifice had the Israelites?

570. How is the Ma.s.s a sacrifice?

571. What is the league of the Sacred Heart?

572. Why was it established?

573. What was the origin of offering the priest money for celebrating Ma.s.s for your intention?



574. What is the sin of simony?

575. Why is it so called?

576. How are the fruits of the Ma.s.s divided?

577. What is a spiritual Communion?

578. How is it made?

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579. What does "unction" mean?

580. How often in their lives are Catholics anointed?

581. Is it called Extreme Unction even when the person recovers after receiving it?

582. What parts of the body are anointed in Extreme Unction?

583. When should the priest be sent for in cases of sickness?

584. What should you do if the sick Catholic does not wish or refuses to see the priest?

585. How is sickness a benefit to some?

586. What Sacraments are never given in the Church?

587. What things should you prepare when the priest is coming to give the Viatic.u.m or Extreme Unction in your house?

588. How is the Blessed Sacrament carried to the sick in Catholic countries?

589. Who are the "other ministers of the Church," besides bishops and priests?

590. What is the tonsure?

591. Of what does the tonsure remind the priest?

592. What are the duties and privileges of these other ministers of the Church?

593. How many kinds of Ma.s.ses are there?

594. Do they differ in value, one being better than another?

595. Who is meant by the "celebrant" of the Ma.s.s?

596. What does the "master of ceremonies" do?

597. What is a Requiem Ma.s.s?

598. Why is it so called?

599. What is Vespers?

600. Is it a mortal sin to be willingly absent from Vespers?

601. Will Vespers take the place of Ma.s.s on Sundays for those who do not attend Ma.s.s?

602. Who are cardinals?

603. What are their duties?

604. Who is a monsignor?

605. Who is a vicar general?

606. What is a diocese?

607. What is a parish?

608. Does "rector" and "pastor" mean the same?

609. What do we mean by "Suffragan Bishops"?

610. What is the pallium?

611. Who can wear it?

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612. When are persons lawfully married?

613. When was marriage first inst.i.tuted?

614. What sin is it to marry unlawfully?

615. What are "impediments to marriage"?

616. What things should persons tell the priest when they are making arrangements for marriage?

617. Can persons marry invalidly without knowing it?

618. What evils follow divorce?

619. Why should children study?

620. What is meant by the "civil effects of marriage"?

621. What are the chief evils of "mixed marriage"?

622. What is a "mixed marriage"?

623. When are motives for marriage "worthy"?

624. How should persons make a choice for marriage?

625. How are parents sometimes guilty of injustice to their children in case of marriage?

626. What is holy oil?

627. When is it blessed?

628. Can a priest bless it in case of necessity?

629. How many kinds of holy oil are there?

630. For what are they used?

631. In the administration of what Sacraments is oil used?

632. Can persons receive the Sacrament of Matrimony more than once?

633. Where and at what time of the day should Catholics be married?

634. What is balm?

635. Was there any Sacrament of Matrimony before the time of Our Lord?

636. Were the people of the Old Law validly married?

637. How did their marriage differ from Christian marriage?

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638. Can the Church change the number of sacramentals? Why?

639. Why is it necessary to bless yourself properly?

640. When are candles blessed in the Church?

641. Of what do candles on the altar remind us?

642. When are ashes blessed in the Church?

643. Of what do they remind us?

644. Of what do the palms remind us?

645. What is the difference between a cross and a crucifix?

646. What is the Rosary?

647. How do we say the beads?

648. What is meant by "Mysteries of the Rosary"?

649. How many Mysteries of the Rosary are there?

650. How are they divided?

651. Name the different Mysteries of the Rosary.

652. What is the Magnificat?

653. Who baptized Our Lord?

654. Was the baptism of John the Baptist a Sacrament? Why?

655. To whom did Our Lord give an example by His hidden or private life?

656. What did the Church do for slaves?

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