Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices. John J. Burke

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      Table of Contents

       Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices

       Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices

       "Let the children of Israel make the Phase in due time . . . according to all the ceremonies thereof" (Num. ix 2, 3) .

       Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices

       "The priest shall be vested with the tunic" (Lev. vi. 10) .

       "And he made, of violet and purple, scarlet and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses" (Ex. xxxix. 1) .

       "In every place there is sacrifice and there is offered to My name a clean offering" (Malach. i. 11) .

       "And another Angel came and stood before the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of God" (Apoc. viii. 3) .

       The Ceremonies of the Catholic Church

       I. Ceremonies Necessary to Divine Worship

       II. Vestments Used by the Priest at Mass

       III. Ceremonies of the Mass

       The Practices of the Catholic Church

       I. Vespers and Benediction

       II. Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament

       III. Holy Communion

       IV. Confirmation

       V. Honoring the Blessed Virgin

       VI. Confession of Sin

       VII. Granting Indulgences

       VIII. The Last Sacraments

       IX. Praying for the Dead

       X. Praying to the Saints

       XI. Crucifixes, Relics, and Images

       XII. Some Sacramentals

       XIII. The Celebration of Feasts

       XIV. Infant Baptism

       XV. The Marriage Tie—One and Indissoluble

       XVI. Respect Shown to Ecclesiastical Superiors

       XVII. Celibacy

       XVIII. Conclusion