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Title: South American neighbors..
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Stuntz, Homer C. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: N.Y.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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lly is.The Roman Church is not a preaching Church.Except in the larger cities of the coasts where foreigninfluence is strongly at work there are not a score ofsermons a year preached in the language of the peoplein any of their churches. There are no prayers in thelanguage which the common people understand. Itis a Church which lives on ritualistic services, and N teaches its people that these forms and sacraments of themselves have power to both give and sustainspiritual life. The Catechism of Christian Doctrineapproved by the Bishop of Chile, edition of 1904,confirms the claim just made—if confirmation isneeded by any reader of this book: Question. Who is a Christian? Answer. He who is baptized, and who believes andprofesses the doctrines of Jesus Christ and belongs tothe visible Church which has the Pope for its head. Question. What do the sacraments teach us? Answer. In the sacraments we are taught the meansto obtain divine grace with which we acquire andmaintain the virtues. v\
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CORPUS CHRISTI VIRGIN IN CHURCH PROCESSIONDAXCIXG BEFORE VIRGIN INDIANS AND IDOLS RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS 107 Question. What is the sign of the Christian? Answer. The Holy Cross. Question. In what ways should we use the sign ofthe Cross? Answer. In two ways which are called to signones self (or cross ones self) and to sanctify onesself. Question. What is it to sanctify ones self? Answer. To make a cross with the fingers of theright hand from the front to the breast and from theleft shoulder to the right saying: In the name of theFather and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Question. What virtues have the sign of the Cross ? Answer. To drive out evil spirits, to help us taresist temptations, and to draw to us the blessings ofHeaven. Question. What are the spiritual blessings of theChurch ? Answer. 1. The merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. The grace of the Sacraments and the fruits ofthe Sacrifice of the Mass. 3. The merits of the Most Holy Virgin and of theSaints. 4. The prayers and

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