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John J. Burke. Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices
Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices
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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
