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- LESSON THIRTY-FIFTH: On the First and Second Commandments of the Church
- Q.1325. Are not the commandments of the Church also commandments of God?
- Q.1326. What is the difference between the commandments of God and the Commandments of the Church?
- Q.1327. Which are the chief commandments of the Church?
- Q.1328. Why has the Church made commandments?
- Q.1329. Is it a mortal sin not to hear Mass on a Sunday or a holyday of obligation?
- Q.1330. What is a "serious reason" excusing one from the obligation of hearing Mass?
- Q.1331. Are children obliged, under pain of mortal sin, the same as grown persons, to hear Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation?
- Q.1332. Why were holydays instituted by the church?
- Q.1333. How many holydays of obligation are there in this country?
- Q.1334. How should we keep the holydays of obligation?
- Q.1335. Why are certain holydays called holydays of obligation?
- Q.1336. What should one do who is obliged to work on a holyday of obligation?
- Q.1337. What do you mean by fast-days?
- Q.1338. Is it permitted on fast days to take any food besides the one full meal?
- Q.1339. Who are obliged to fast?
- Q.1340. Does the Church excuse any classes of persons from the obligation of fasting?
- Q.1341. What should one do who doubts whether or not he is obliged to fast?
- Q.1342. When do fast days chiefly occur in the year?
- Q.1343. What do you mean by Lent, Advent, Ember days and the vigils of great feasts?
- Q.1344. What do you mean by days of abstinence?
- Q.1345. Are children and persons unable to fast bound to abstain on days of abstinence?
- Q.1346. Why does the Church command us to fast and abstain?
- Q.1347. What is meant by our passions and what by mortifying them?
- Q.1348. Why does the Church command us to abstain from flesh-meat on Fridays?