Resurrection

CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

354. What is the relationship between the sacraments and the death of a Christian?
1680-1683
The Christian who dies in Christ reaches at the end of his earthly existence the fulfillment of that new life which was begun in Baptism, strengthened in Confirmation, and nourished in the Eucharist, the foretaste of the heavenly banquet. The meaning of the death of a Christian becomes clear in the light of the death and Resurrection of Christ our only hope. The Christian who dies in Christ Jesus goes “away from the body to be at home with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).

rosary

353 What forms of popular piety Accompany the sacramental life of the Church?
1674-1676
1679
The religious sense of the Christian people has always found expression in the various forms of piety Which Accompany the sacramental life of the Church: such as the veneration of relics, visits to sanctuaries, pilgrimages, processions, the stations of the cross and the rosary. The Church sheds the light of faith upon and fosters authentic forms of popular piety.

exorcism

352. What is an exorcism?
1673
When the Church asks with its authority in the name of Jesus that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion, it is called an exorcism. This is done in ordinary form in the rite of Baptism. A solemn exorcism, called a major exorcism, can be performed only by a priest authorized by the bishop.

sacramentals

THE sacramentals

351 What are the sacramentals?
1667-1672
1677-1678
These are sacred signs Instituted by the Church to sanctify different Circumstances of life. They include a prayer Accompanied by the sign of the cross and other signs. Among the sacramentals Which occupy an Important place are: blessings, Which are the praise of God and a prayer to Obtain His gifts, the consecration of persons and the dedication of things for the worship of God.

domestic church

350 Why is the Christian family called a  domestic church ?
1655-1658
1666
The Christian family is called the domestic church and Manifests Because the family lives out the communal and familial nature of the Church as the family of God. Each family member, in accord with Their own role, exercises the baptismal priesthood and Contributes Toward making the family a community of grace and of prayer, a school of human and Christian virtue and the place where the faith is first proclaimed to children.

remarried

349 What is the attitude of the Church Toward Those people who are divorced and then remarried?
1650-1651
1665
The Church, since she is faithful to her Lord, can not Recognize the union of people who are civilly divorced and remarried. "Whoever divorces wife and marries His another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery "( Mark  10: 11-12). The Church Manifests Toward an attentive solicitude Such people and encourages them to a life of faith, prayer, works of charity and the Christian education of Their children. However, they 'can not receive sacramental absolution, take Holy Communion, or exercise ecclesial Un Certain Responsibilities as long as Their situation, Which objectively contravenes God's law, Persists.

separation

348 When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
1629
1649
The Church Permits the physical separation of spouses When Their Reasons for serious living together Becomes Practically impossible, even though there May be hope for Their reconciliation. As long as one's spouse lives, however it, one is not free to contract a new junction, except if the marriage be null and be Declared so by ecclesiastical authority.