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- LESSON THIRTY-FIRST: The First Commandment -- On the Honor and Invocation of the Saints
- Q.1189. Does the first Commandment forbid the honoring of the saints?
- Q.1190. What does "invocation" mean?
- Q.1191. How do we show that by honoring the Saints we honor God Himself?
- Q.1192. Give another reason why we honor God by honoring the Saints.
- Q.1193. Does the first Commandment forbid us to pray to the saints?
- Q.1194. Why does the first commandment not forbid us to pray to the Saints?
- Q.1195. What do we mean by praying to the saints?
- Q.1196. Do we not slight God Himself by addressing our prayers to saints?
- Q.1197. How do we know that the saints hear us?
- Q.1198. Why do we believe that the saints will help us?
- Q.1199. How are the saints and we members of the same Church?
- Q.1200. What is the communion of the members of the Church called?
- Q.1201. What does the communion of saints mean?
- Q.1202. What benefits are derived from the communion of saints?
- Q.1203. How can we best honor the Saints, and where shall we learn their virtues?
- Q.1204. Does the first Commandment forbid us to honor relics?
- Q.1205. How many kinds or classes of relics are there?
- Q.1206. What is there special about a relic of the true cross on which Our Lord Died, and also about the instruments of His Passion?
- Q.1207. What veneration does the Church permit us to give to relics?
- Q.1208. What care does the Church take in the examination and distribution of relics?
- Q.1209. What should we be certain of before using any relic or giving it to another?
- Q.1210. Has God Himself honored relics?
- Q.1211. Does the first Commandment forbid the making of images?
- Q.1212. How do we show that it is only the worship and not the making of images that is forbidden by the first commandment?
- Q.1213. Is it right to show respect to the pictures and images of Christ and His saints?
- Q.1214. Have we in this country any civil custom similar to that of honoring the pictures and images of saints?
- Q.1215. Is it allowed to pray to the crucifix or to the images and relics of the saints?
- Q.1216. Why do we pray before the crucifix and the images and relics of the saints?