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midst long ago: the Sunday suit.
Before you mention it, I know
that people are not fancy dres
sers like they were a few years
ago. Hats are becoming rare,
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and such items as umbrellas
have become museum pieces.
Changing customs notwith
standing, are we dreamers if we
expect men to wear coats (and
preferably ties as well) at Mass?
During the hot season, our
churches have become seas of
sport shirts and Summer dres
ses. Backless, and of course
sleeveless, dresses seem com
monplace now.
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It’s not merely a question of
modesty. The above-mentioned
regalia may be quite modest at
the beach, or even at home.
Rather it’s a question of rever
ence and religious propriety. It
is good that many Massgoers do
not go to the best restaurants
immediately after Mass—be
cause they would undoubtedly
be turned away, Sure, some
churches are like ovens in the
Summer; but we’re slipping if
we have lost remembrance of
our Savior’s sufferings and of
our need for penance.
The Book o'f Ecclesiasticus
says that “the attire of the body
shows what a man is.” That’s
what worries me—the fear that
the informal, second-best attire
of some Catholics at Mass may
betray an informal, second-best
attitude toward our Creator. 1
just hope it’s the heat, not the
heart, which causes it.
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Theology for
The Layman
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totally new likeness to Our Fa
ther in heaven.
Giving us this new life, God
does not give us a new soul with
new faculties. He inserts it, sets
it functioning, in the soul we al
ready have: by it our intellect,
which exists to know truth, is
given the power to know in a
new way; our will, which exists
to love goodness, is given the
power to love in a new way.
We get the supernatural life
here on earth. Not till we reach
heaven will it enable us to see
God face to face and love him
in the direct contact of the will.
But even on earth its elevating
work has begun; it gives the
intellect a new power of taking
hold of truth—by faith; it gives
the will new powers of reaching
out to goodness—by hope and
by charity.
Faith, then, does mean simply
feeling that we believe more
than we used to; hope does not
mean simply feeling optimistic
about our chances of salvation;
charity does not mean simply
feeling pleased with God. All
three may have their effect on
our feelings; but they are not
feelings; they are wholly real.
The super-natural life in our
souls is a new fact, as real as
the natural life we have to start
with. The powers it gives are
facts too, they enable us to do
things which without them we
could not do: they are as real
as eyesight, and considerably
more important. Without eye
sight, we could not siee the
material world. But without
sanctifying grace we should not
be able to see God direct, which
is the very essence of living in
heaven.
Not only, that: here below we
should not be sharers of the
divine life, sons of God, capable
already of taking hold of God
by faith and hope and charity,
capable of meriting increase of
life. This increase of life must
be realized; one can be more
alive or less, and our life in
heaven will differ according to
the intensity of faith and hope
and charity in our souls when
we come to die.
We shall go on to consider
these virtues—in detail. Mean
while concentrate upon one
truth—grace is not just a way
of saying that a soul is in Clod’s
favor; it is a real life, with its
own proper powers, living in the
soul; and he who has it is a new
man.
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however. Modesty and decorum
in feminine fashion is a subject
preached frequently from the
pulpit and Aii the pages of the
Catholic press. His Holiness
Pope Pius XII, emphasized it
anew last year in a talk
widely publicized even in secu
lar newspapers. Graduates of
parochial schools and Catholic
college are sufficiently instruct
ed in the matter. And members
of various parish women’s so
dalities pledge themselves to the
observance of modesty and pro
priety of dress in a special w r ay.
So that, it would seem, those
v/omen or girls v/ho do offend
by their dress in church can be
presumed lo he among poorly
informed Catholics — persons
who lack the benefits of ade
quate Catholic training, per
haps, or who do little, if any,
Catholic reading. Under the cir
cumstances a word of correc
tion on the part of a well-in
formed Catholic woman would
surely be in order.
Men, too, could be reminded
about the way they dress for
church. Although it is difficult
to set down definite rules in
the matter it is certainly out of
order for men or boys habitual
ly to attend Sunday Mass dress
ed in dungarees and T-shirt.
Q. Is it permissible to wear
the scapular medal in place of
the brown cloth scapular? There
seems to be a difference of opin
ion in answers lo this question,
judging from the few books I
have read on it. Some authors
say that the scapular medal is
not so highly indulgenced as the
cloth scapular. The reason I ask
is that the medal is more con
venient to wear in the summer.
A. According to a leading
Carmelite authority on the sub
ject, the scapular medal may be
worn as a substitute for the
brown cloth scapular. Since the
medal is meant as a substitute,
however, it is considered more
fitting to wear the cloth scap-
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walking,
And the rain comes pouring
down,
Will it clear off any sooner
Because you fret and frown?
And wouldn’t it be nicer
For you to smile than pout,
And so make sunshine in the
house
When there is none without?
And suppose the world doesn’t
please you.
Nor the things some people
do,
Do you think the whole
creation
Will be altered just for you?
So isn’t it, my boy or girl,
The wisest, bravest plan,
Whatever comes, or doesn’t
come,
To do the best you can?
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ular when possible. When the
substitution is warranted, it is
recommended that the cloth
scapular be put on again during
the night, at least.
Attached to the medal are all
the indulgences connected with
the cloth scapular, with the ex
ception of the indulgence of 500
days which can be gained by
kissing the cloth scapular. The
scapular must bear the image
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
on one side, and that of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus on the
other.
G. A person who has not
made his Easter Duty for sev
eral years sincerely wishes lo
resume the full practice of his
religion. How should he go
about this?
A. A person who has neglect
ed to make his Easter Duty for
several years but who is truly
contrite and sincerely wishes to
practice his faith once again,
should make a thorough exami
nation of conscience and go to
confession at the earliest possi
ble opportunity. During con
fession he should mention the
number of times he missed his
Easter Duty, of course, along
with his other sins.
* * *
The purpose of this column is
to assist the laity to a fuller
understanding of their religion.
It does not seek to promote con
troversy. Questions concerning
personal marriage problems
should be referred to one’s par
ish priest.
Mrs. Carl G. Vretrnan
Services In Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Carl G. Vret-
man were held April 17th at
the Cathedral of Christ the
King, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G.
Cassidy officiating.
Survivors are her husband;
daughters, Mrs. Wiliam Moore,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and
Mrs. John Wortendyke, West
Nyack, N. Y.; brothers, Martin
Amorous, Jr., Atlanta, and Col.
William Amorous, Albuquergue,
New Mexico, sisters, Mrs. Isabel
Nunnally, Charlottesville, Va.,
and Mrs. Bailey Allen, Phil. Pa.
Services For
M rs. Mary Connolly
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary Sullivan
Connolly were held March 30th
with a Requiem mass at the
Holy Family Church, Rev. Her
man J. Deimel officiating.
Survivors are a daughter,
Miss Mary A. Connolly; a son,
John V. Connolly, two daugh
ters-in-law, Mrs. Wm. S. Con
nolly and Mrs. Joseph M. Con
nolly all of Columbus; four
grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Cars that did not have the
right of way injured 608,400 and
killed 3,890 persons on U. S.
Highways in 1958.
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