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Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 4 01 6 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) 1.0 M 1^ 1 2.8 1^ m |3.6 til 14.0 123 2.0 1.8 1.25 "!i! 1.4 L6 A -APPLIED IM/IGE Inc 5^ 1653 Eas* Main Street r.S Rochester, New York 14809 USA ^S (716) 482 - 0300- Phone :^ (716) 288- 5989 -Fax \ n n PEI HII TH TRANSIT llfll J«fiu Chrlat 7 j EX CATECHISM I ,j ^ j^ ■^ -n OF PEESEVERANCE HISTORICAL. DOCTRINAL, MORAL, AUD LITURGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF ABBE GAUMS, BT REV. P. B. JAMISON. iTlFTIETR ESITIOir, KXVISIS AVD BITtABaiO. Jflma Obiriit yeitenUy and to-day, and the «am« fbr God it charity. — John ir. 8. Page XV xvii A 38 40 43 45 46 48 50 52 54 MONTREAL: D. & J. SADLIER & CO. 1873. silt APPEOBATIONS. I ■! ProuSRSD WITH TUB ...„« OOT my. iEOHBISBOP OP BAIIWOM. lated fh)m the •• Pea, r.,^.. "' ""'"^rawe, trans- Abbe G.„„«. as?w»n!r, , '""™""" "^ "■» histories, lto-„,i^ ° r "* "'' '° ""P"" «""» the SpoJ, ofT- r ^^ P«^«™'-'y well suited for + Mabtiic J., 5«.^^ o/7:om.w%. 4- Michael, Bish<^ of Mobile. + Anthony, Bishop of New Orleans. + John, Bishop of Galueston. HEDIAN 4 O'BRIEN I»theaerk..OfflceoftheDi^tCaurta;M.^,.,i \ TABLE OF CONTENTS. Introduction, , Prayer before and after Catechism " * * ' • • . CATECHISM-COURSE FIRST CiuPTEB I. Teaching of Religion^cate^hism, . Teaching of Reh-gion-Scripture and 1 radition, m. Knowledge of God-God considered m himself, IV. God considered in his works-First day of Creation, . V. Second day of Creation, * * VL Third day of Creation, . * ' Vm pfi^"'^«"'*'^^^^«ofCn.at/on, ' •*f- J'^'^d^y of the Creation, X. End of the fifth and beginning of the sixth day of Citation; . XIL y^"''^''^'^ ^^7 of Creation, .' ill. Knowledge of Man-Man consider^ m himself, Xni. Man considered in ija relations to creatures, - ,„^^^ ,jj ^^ relations to God, ... _ Pag* . XV xxxvii 38 40 43 45 46 48 50 52 54 55 57 59 60 63 - s V It Chaptbk XV. XVI. XVII. CONTENTS, ^ XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVIL xxvin. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. Knowledge of the Angels, ^ The fall of Man, * * ^ Justice reconciled in the pun'ishment ofonginalsin, . . ,» Necessity of faith in the mystiiy of the Redemption-History of Job, 70 Knowledge of Religion, it is a great grace, . . TO What is Religion, ' . ' . ' y| The Messiah promised and prefigured —Adam and Abel, first and second figures of the Messiah,. 75 Noah the third figure, (A. C. 2348,)' 77 Melchisedech. fourth figure, (A C 2247-1921,). . \ '[■'-' Isaac, the fifth figure, (A. C. 1871- 1836,) . ^ Jacob, sixth figure, (A. C. 1739,) * ^ Joseph, seventh figure, (A. C. 1729- '^89,) ... ^ '''rl'^r.^1 ."''"^'^ "^'^^ ^^^'^ (A. C. 491,) . , gg ilgn""*' °'"'^ ^^"^^ ^^* ^• The Sacrifice and Brazen Se^jent,' tenth and eleventh figures. (A p' 1451,) . . , > V • v.. Moses, twelfth figur^, (A.' C. 1*451,)* n Joshua, thirteenth figure, (A. C. 1450- 1426,) ... Gideon, fourteenth* figure. ^A. C " • • • . .93 . 64 66 nnishment . 68 nyatery of y of Job, 70 is a great . 72 73 , >refigured nd second . 76 C. 2348,) 77 5, (A. C. . 79 C. 1871- . 81 739,) 83 3. 1729- . 84 ^ fi^grure, . 86 . (A. C. . 87 5erpent, (A. C. . 89 1451,) 91 /.1450- • . 92 A. a . 93 CONTENTS. Chap. XXXIII. V PlfS XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLIl. XLin. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. XL VII. XLVIIL XLIX. L. LL Sampson, fifteenth figure, (A. C. 1245-1117,) .... 95 Seventh promise of the Messiah, (A.C.I 116-1048,) ... 97 David, sixteenth figure, (A. C 1022-1015,) . ..." 99 Solomon, seventeenth figure, (A.C 1015-982.) .... 100 Jonas, eighteenth figure, (A. C. 975-825,) 102 Messiah foretold, Prophecies of Da- ^id>) 105 Prophecies of Isaias, (A. C. 720,) 107 Prophecies of Osee, Micheas, Joel and Jeremias, (A. C. 600,) . los Prophecy ofEzechiel, (A.C. 580.) 110 Prophecies of Daniel, (A. C. 551- _,^^?') 112 Prophecies of Aggeus, Zacharias, and Malachias, (A. C. 538-454,) 114 Summary and application of the promises, figures and prophecies, 116 Preparation for the Messf " -Mon- archy of the Assyrian, and Per- sians, (A. C. 900-460,) . .119 History of Judith, (A. C. 810,) ' 122 History of Tobias, (A. C. 611,) . 124 History of Esther, (A. C. 460,) 125 Monarchy of the Greeks and Ro- mans, (A. C. 336-170,) History of the Machabees, (A. C 170.) 129 Unity of Religion and the Church, 131 Ti CONTENTS. Chapter LII Influence of Religion, COURSE SECOND. . 134 Messiah, . 11. Birth of the Messiah ° * * * '^^ f4 . 140 142 144 145 147 150 152 154 156 158 160 Christ, . VI. First year, . . \ ' ' VII. Second year, VIII. Second year, IX. Third year, . X. Third year, . XL Third year, . ' ' Xm ^"^^I^^^.^^^rLoni; . * . \ XTV JfT'^^^'^'^'^'^^^tinued, . AI>r. The Burial and Resurrection of our Lord, XV. Theg,ori„„„ifoof„„;z„rt,. •. -IZ XVI. Our Lord restorer of the world, . [2 }^n ^' ^"'- '^ "«" Adam, .' " *' XIX. Third, fourth and fifth ardcles of tl^e v^reed, , XX. Pargatoi7, . " ' " ' "* XXI. SUth and seventli arUeles-of -.he ''* Creed, XXII. Eighth, ninth, ft,„'th .^d ekventh artii "" XVTTT n.'^Zf*^".^"^- ■ . . .,«, — ^-lii. xweiim article - -~ the Cross. of the Creed— Sign of 184 \- CONTENTS. 134 VU 'g of the • . 136 • 138 Jesus • . 140 year, U2 • 144 • . 145 • 147 • . 150 • 152 • . 154 • 156 • . 158 • 160 if our fl . 163 • 166 > i 168 • 171 reed, 173 f the • 176 • 178 the • 180 arti- s 182 n of • 184 Chap. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVIL XXVIII. Page 186 188 190 XXIX. XXX. XXXI. xxxri. XXXIII. XXXI V. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. JL^^l A.. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. XL VII. XLVIIL XLIX L. Hope and Charity, Charity— The Decalogue, First Commandment, . First Commandment continued- Second Commandment, . .193 Second Commandment continued — Third Commandment, . .195 Fourth Commandment, . . 197 Fifth, sixth, and ninth Command- "»ents, 200 Seventh and tenth Commandments, 202 Eighth Commandment, The Sacraments, . , Of Baptism, .... Baptism, continued, . . . Of Confirmation, . The Eucharist, . The Eucharist, continued, . Penance, ..... Penance, continued. Penance, continued, . Indulgence— The Jubilee, . * . Extreme Unction, . Sacrament of Holy Orders, . Sacrament of Holy Orders, con- tinued, Sacrament of Matrimony, . Grace and Prayer, End of our union with Christ, . End of our union whh Phriaf «««_ tinned, 239 Obstacles to our union with our I^rd, 241 . 204 206 . 208 210 . 212 214 . 216 218 220 222 224 226 228 230 232 234 238 \ vm CONTENTS, Chaptek LI. The Church, . . . / ^ WL The Church, continued, ' . * . * 246 COURSE THIRD ChaptebI. Christianity established-First pit^ach. mg of the Apostles-First Century. 248 II. ^^;ves of SS. Peter and Paul, . ^'"50 in. Life of St. Paul, continued, . . 253 ly. Lives of the other Apostles, . 254 . ^. Manners of the Pagans,. . . * 357 VI. Manners of the Christians,. . .359 VIL Manners of the Christians, continued, 260 Vm. Manners ofthe Christians, continued, 262 K. First Centuiy. ^^^ X. First and second Persecutions, . 266 Al. Third and fourth Persecutions-Sec- ond Century, ... ^es Ym ™^/"^ «^^h Persecutions, . . * 270 A.111. Sixth Persecution, ... XIV. Seventh Persecution- -Third Cen- tuj-y* 274 XV. Eighth and ninth Persecutions, * . '276 XVI. Tenth Persecution—Third and fourth Centuries, . . . 273 XVII. Tenth Persecution, continued— Fourth TVTTT ^^^"*"^^' 279 YT ^®°*^ Pe^^wt'on. continued, . 28I . XIX. Tenth Persecution, continued, . 282 XX. Divinity of Religion. . . . "284 XXL Arius-St Athanasius-Fourth Cen- tury, . . . , . St. Hilary -St. Martin-Sl; Gregory Naziauzen-St. Basil, . . .288 -sxu. CONTENTS, CHAP.xxin. IX Page XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXIL XXXIIL XXXIV. St. Hilarion, St. Ambrose, St. Au- gustin—Second General Council —Fourth and fifth Centuries, . 290 St. Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Ar- senius-Third and fourth General Councils-Fifth Century, continued, 292 bt. Patrick, St. Clotilda, St. Bene- dict-Fifth General Council- Fifth and sixth Centuries, . . 294 St. Austin, and St John the Almo^ ner— Sixth and seventh Centur 296 St. John the Almoner, continued- The true Cross restored— Seventh Century ^97 St. Sophronius— Sixth General Coun- cil-St. Willibrcd-Seventh and eighth Centuries, . . . 399 St. Boniface-Martyrdom of the Re- ligious of Lerins and of St. Stephen ot. John Damascen— Seventh Gen- eral Council-Eighth and ninth Centuries, .... 303 Eighth General Council-Conversion of the Russians and Normans— Nmth and tenth Centuries, . 304 St. Gerard, St. Odon, St. Adelaide, Conversion of the Poles-Tenth Century . . . . . 306 _ .,, ^,. y;rji„ara, «t. Gregory VIL-Eleventh Century, . . 307 Founding of the great St. Pernard -Eleventh Century, . . 3^9 CONTENTS, Chap. XXXV. XXXVI. Pagtt XXX VIL XXXVIII. XXXIX. I XL. XIJ. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XL VI. XLvn. -*i-u Viii, Conversion of the Hungarians— Eleventh Century, continued, . 311 Founding of several Religious Or- ders— Eleventh and twelfth Cen- '""^'' •••♦.. 313 Twelfth Century, continued, . 315 Council of Lateran-Conversion of tne Rugians—Twelfth and thir- teenth Centuries, . . . . gjg Establishment of the Mendicant Or- • ders-Thirteenth Century, con- tinued, . . . 3jg General Councils of Lateran and Lyons— Thirteenth Centuiy, con- V ''"^'^' ; • • • • 320 Founding of the Cellite Friars- Fourteenth Centuiy, . . . ggj General Council of Vienne— Four^ teenth Century, . . . .333 Council of Constance-Fifteenth Centuiy, . . . 3^4 Council of Florence— Discovery of America- Fifteenth Centuiy, con- tinued, 326 Combat of the Church with Protest^ antism-Sixteenth Centuiy, 327 Brothers of St. John of God and the Jesuits— Sixteenth Century, con- t'n"«d, . . . ^ 32g Council of -fttnlr-The Ursulines- End of the sixteenth Centurv- ssn Missions to America and the Le- vant— Seventeenth Century, . 332 CONTENU Chap. XLIX. Pago L. LI. in. Chapteb I. IL III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. VTtr XV. Martyrs of Japan-Seventeenth Cen tury, continued. ... 333 rounding of the Brothers of the Christian Schools-Missions in China and America-Eighteenth Century, . . ^^^ Many Apologists of Religion-Eighi teenth Century, continued, . .336 The Clergy of Prance-Martyrs of the Revolution-End of the Eigh- teenth Century, . . , ^333 COURSE FOURTH. Christianity visible-Necessity and advantages of exterior worship, . 340 Ongm of Ceremonies, . ,!, Of Churches, . . . * * ^^^ Churches, continued,* . ' ' ' g^f Of Blessings and Cemeteries ' ' 345 Of Festivals, their object and be'auty,' 347 The Sunday-The Office, . Ja The Office, continued, . . ' 3'' Office, continued, ^T^' ^--^'''Oed-Use of LatiaJ -I he Chant, . Of Sacrifice in general, and M^s in ^^^ particular, Ofthe Vestments of t'he Priest,' . 'aw Ornaments of Bishops-Color of Or- naments, o , __ * • • . . 357 oacrea Vessels and Holy Wkter. . 359 ^' ' • • • . . 360 Xll CONTENTS. Chap. XVI. Page XVTI. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXTTI. XXI v^. XXV. XXVI. XXVIL XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XL VI. XLvn. Use of Incense, and the second part of the Mass, 3^3 Second part of the Mass, continued, 363 Second and third part of the Mass, 365 ihird part of the Mass, . . ,365 Third and fourth part of the Mass. ' 367 Fourth part of the Mass, continued, 369 -tifth part of the Mass, . . 37^ Sixth part of the Mass, . . 372 Days of the week and month, . 373 -^^Jvent, . . . ^ g^^ Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 376 Ember days and Vigils, . . 377 Christmas, . . . ' 'gyg Feast of the Circumcision, . * ggo Epiphany, , , ^ ' ^^^ Purification, . . . . ' 300 Lent, .... . . 382 Ash Wednesday-Liturgy o*f Lent, . 385 -Last fifteen days of Lent, . 397 The Annunciation, . . * 39, Month of Mary->ScapuIar-R;sary; 395 Rogations-Procession of St. Mark, 396 The Ascension, . . __. Pentecost, . , . / ' ^^^ Feast of the Holy Trinity, ' . * oqq Feast of the Sacred Heart, . .402 Vifiitauon-Assumption, . 4^3 contents: xm Page ond part . 362 ntinued, 363 5 Mass, 365 . 366 Mass, 367 itinued, 369 . 370 . 372 » . .373 . 374 ception, 376 . 377 . 378 . 380 . 381 . 382 384 Lent, . 385 . 387 y; . 388 389 . 391 392 . 393 )sary, 395 ^ark, 396 . 397 398 . 399 401 . 402 403 CnAP.XLVni. Nativity-Presentation, . ^4^ XLIX. Finding and Exaltation of the Holy ^ ^ ^^^^' 405 L. Feast of St. Michael and the Guar- dian Angels, . . . ^ ^qq LI. Feast of All Suints, . . . 403 - LII. All Souls, , , . , 4Q3 LIIL Dedication, . . . .410 LIV. Religion in time and eternity, . 4U V NOTICE. 8,rrxfww "^^ f *" ^'"*'^*"'» "/ Perseverance as a text-book for the more advanced instruction of Ihe plan followed by the author is such as to facilitate Ve.y much the acquisition of this necessa,y k.owkdT ^atbHf "' "rr^' "^^ "' "^ f-- *e creation of man to the end of time. For a more par- Ucu^ar explanation of his method, we refer theTell to his introductory remarks. The fir.t edition of Z abndged work in English appeared in this cit^ a few pnbt rr' f' """• '" P'«'^"""g i' ''g-n to the public we beg leave to state that it has undergone a careful revision, and many inaccuracies of expCsln W been corrected. A tabic o' contenft has af^^e" added, which will be found veiy convenient in a book containing so many details. We offer it the«,fo,, ^tt. confidence to the Catholic community, hopin, tibat it will meet their approbation and answe;theim! portant ends for which it was designed. THE PUBLISHERS. INTRODUCTION. asked what was the best method of teaching relWoD rephed .„ his admu^ble t,*atise, Manner ofUa^Un^Z .,«»™„, . "The true method of teaching i^^i^ be^n with these words, /„ the fcj,W„; G^ZZ^ of Chnsfamty down to our own time. It wiU not be «qu.s.te to n.).te all the particulars of the Old and I Make an abridgment, insist on wUt seem to you the most important points. ... In order to show the whde scope of religion, bear in mind that the Old Testlent jisthefigu^oftheNew, that the enti« MosL^ul' on, a,e patriarchs, then- lives, their covenants, theL- whole Jewish people and their government are but a I OB^r PHOPHKX of Jesus Christ and of the Chul" \*Jw' T'**'"? to St. Augustin, should be the teachmg of the letter of n^ligion. n.e holy d^toT ^«< of religion consist in the lo.e of God and our t^:lL^^.^^. *-! = .."Comm/nci„g yont I Ifecdon'T^r-'''".^™'' "' ^' *""S» *" » "^te of per- fecuon, and bringing it down to the existin- period of the Church, your sole aim wiU be to show Ih^ e^e^ \ XVI INTRODUCTION. thing prior to the Incarnation of the Word, tends to manifest the love of God in accomplishing this mystery. Jesus Christ himself immolated for us, teaches us the immensity of God's love for us, in giving us his true and only Son. If, then, the prin- cipal end proposed to himself by the eternal Word in coming on earth, was to teach man how much he is beloved by God, and if this knowledge itself has no other end than to kindle in man's heart the love of that Grod who first loved him, and the love of his neighbor, of \which God has himself given both the precept and the example; and if, again, the whole of the Scriptures, anterior to Jesus Christ, have for their object the announcement of his coming ; and if the whole of the Scriptures posterior to him speak only of Christ and charity, is it not evident that not only the law and the prophets, but also the New Testament, are reducible to these two great precepts : the love of God and the love of our neighbor f « You will, therefore, explain whatever you rehearse, and account for the cause and the end of all events, by the word love, in such a manner that this grand idea may be ever present to the mind and heart. This two-fold love of God and our neighbor, being the end to which tends all you hav^e to say, you will treat the whole in such a way, as to lead your hearers to faith, from faith to hope, from hope to charity" Such is the plan we have endeavored to follow. Could we have chosen a better ? Will the youth of the nineteenth century lose any thing by having St. Augus- tin for their catechist? Thus, the exposition of the ■■if Word, tends plishing this iated for us, ve for us, in en, the prin- ternal Word 1 how much wledge itself a's heart the lim, and the dimself given nd if, again, Jesus Christ, f his coming \ terior to him t evident that also the New eat precepts : >or? you rehearse, all events, by *and idea may This two-fold end to which the whole in o faith, from ed to follow. B youth of the ng St. Augus- )8ition of the INTRODUCTION, xvii It.,, divided into four course,, the fir,t embrace, the period from the first day of creation M ,, „ "T » of the Messiah: the secoud' the bi ttuf^ t.TZ resun. tio„ of our Lord Jesus Christ': the thi^,t worelup, both exterior and interior. PIKST COUESE. T'g^T tT "" *"""■'""' ^-^ Mowing matter : • ;'..r~^'"'»"^'>A" OP CREATION. We adore in his ineffable essence the God of eternitv wb^ created time and all things that l^ZtZ'"'^, existence and perfection, of this eternal Beiu.de! mandmg fit our attention, we consider Ids ^^ ^ pSnc^ "^'"''" ''' "^-^' '^^ --^^^^y, i^mln L::::kT'tL?h* '" •'""''■ "" ««'»<'» ...u , . "'^'''- """ tke morning stars we assist at the glorious spectacle of the c«atio„° of the uTi "^ E^h creature, a, it comes forth from hU hand,^ word, W. All things ,peak the unity, oowen „!,. wrteheswrrr""* "***■■'"" p™"'*"^-=« °f «™ -•«> wiuch wdl run their destined course until the end of • •• IVUl INTRODUCTION. h I ages, and the tender flower whose life of a day com- mences and ends with the rising and setting of the sun. 2. The primeval state. Created in a state of grace and supernatural justice, man knew God, knew himself, knew all nature— thus was he happy in his intellect. He loved God with a lively, tender, pure, and tranquil love, and in God and for God he loved himself and all creatures — thus was he happy in his heart ; exempt from infirmities and sickness, he would \ never have known death — thus was he happy in his body ; in a word, united to Him who is the source of happiness and immortality, the whole man was pos- sessed of happiness and immortality. Hence in the primitive state there was, for God, an unresisted exer- cise of his dominion overman, and through man, over all creatures : omnia in omnibus ; for man, truth, chari- ty, and immortality — Whence between God and man an intimate union, which gave glory to God, peace to man, order and harmony to all creatures. Such was man, . and such the state of the world in the state of innocence. 3. Fall OF MAN AND HIS REDEMPTION. Scarcely have we looked upon the beautiful vision, for man's primitive happiness passed with the fleetness of a vision, when we witness the terrible catastrophe, which has left its remembrance indeUbly stamped upon the minds of the nations of the earth ; man is fallen ! Hq is stripped of grace and his supernatural justice, con- demned to death, the union between God and man is destroyed — and man condemned to labor, infirmities, sickness, and all the miseries his fallen state is heir to. Yet he is not destroyed forthwith, as he merited ; TNTnODDCTlON. ne 18 not treated as were th^. ru.^^^ granted hi» to reooZZLl^^^ Z' ' T"^ had lost, and the mean, are idT T ""' with to ^pair hi, mi^ortunes and wlT. tT S" Hero commences the great mvsterv of fv!i a Redeemer i, p^mised. ^ ^ '^ ' "*"'y- promise is made to Abraham, and fix" thffuMr"^ among his descendants. As a