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Romanism fears the truth. The devil trembles in the presence of an exposure. O people! you must not suppress the truth. You must not withhold God's message. You must reward Romanism as she has rewarded you. Our land is full of her iniquities, and it is the duty of every Protestant man and woman to protest against the confessionalbox, the priestly celibacy, and her political intrigues. Nothing will reform her sooner than for every one to tell what he knows, to expose her sins, and to oppose her encroachment upon our liberties. Have you the faith, have you the heart, have you the moral courage to tell the truth and shame Romanism, to stand by your liberties, and to proclaim the Gospel of Christ? God Almighty grant it.

TRANSUBSTANTIATION AND THE SACRIFICE OF

THE MASS.

CANONS OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT CONCERNING THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST.

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Whosoever shall deny that in the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist are contained, truly, really and substantially, the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore, the entire Christ; but shall say that he is in it only as in a sign, or figure of virtue: let him be accursed.

"2. Whosoever shall say that in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, the substance of bread and wine remains together with the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; and shall deny that wonderful and singular conversion of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the blood, only the forms of the bread and wine remaining; which conversion, indeed, the Catholic Church most aptly calls transubstantiation: let him be accursed.

"3. Whosoever shall deny that in the Adorable Sacrament of the Eucharist, the entire Christ is contained under each kind and under the single parts of each kind, when a separation is made: let him be accursed.

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Whosoever shall say that the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ are not present in

the Admirable Eucharist so soon as the consecration is performed, but only in the use when it is received, and neither before nor after; and that the true body of our Lord does not remain in the hosts, or consecrated morsels, which are reserved or left after the communion : let him be accursed.

"6. Whosoever shall affirm that in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is not to be adored even with the external worship of the latria; and therefore that the Eucharist is to be honored neither with peculiar festive celebration, nor to be solemnly carried about in procession according to the laudable and universal rite and custom of the Church, or that it is not to be held up publicly before the people that it may be adored, and that its worshipers are idolaters: let him be accursed.

"8. Whoever shall say that Christ, as exhibited in the Eucharist, is eaten spiritually, and not also sacramentally and really: let him be accursed."

The 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th canons we omit, as they are either repetitions of the above or are irrelevant to the subject.

We copy the following from Deharbe's Large Catechism:

THE REAL PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT.

"What is the Holy Eucharist?

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The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament in which the true Body and Blood of Jesus Christ are substantially present under the appearance of bread and wine, for the nourishment of our souls.

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"What became of the bread and wine when Christ pronounced these words over them: is my body'? This is my blood'?

The bread was changed into the body and the wine into the blood of Jesus Christ.

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'After these words of Christ, what still remained of the bread and wine?

"Nothing remained of bread and wine, but their species or appearances.

"What is meant by the appearances of bread and wine?

"By appearances of bread and wine is meant all that our senses perceive of bread and wine, such as color, form, taste, etc.

"How long does Jesus Christ remain present with his sacred Body and Blood?

"Jesus Christ remains as long as the species or appearances of bread and wine continue to exist.

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Have we to drink of the chalice, to receive the Blood of Christ?

"No, for under the appearance of bread, we receive also the Blood of Christ, since we receive His living Body."

We copy the following from Gury's Doctrines of the Jesuits:

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THE EFFICACY OF THE EUCHARIST.

How long are the sacred elements supposed to remain intact, after one has received the Sacrament?

"Ans. There is nothing agreed on this point; some say one minute; others five; others seven. But they remain intact longer with a priest, who takes the communion with the two elements and with a larger consecrated wafer, than with a layman who receives only a small one; although it seems certain, that fifteen minutes after the communion, even with a priest, provided he is in good health, the elements are dissolved."

THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE EUCHARIST.

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Required dispositions for receiving the Eucharist" (fasting).

Does a pinch of snuff break the fast? "Ans. No, even if part of it goes into the stomach, because although such matter may be nourishing one does not take it as food.

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Does the smell of tobacco, or similar matters, break the fast?

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Ans. No, according to the more common and probable opinion, because smoke is neither aliment nor drink."

MINISTRY OF THE EUCHARIST.

Nicaon, a priest, having a sore hand, and not being able to use his forefinger at communion, takes and offers the consecrated wafer between the thumb and middle finger.

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Ques. What are we to think of Nicaon?

"Ans. It is not allowed to give the Eucharist with other fingers than the thumb and forefinger, and consequently Nicaon has sinned grievously in principle.

We copy from one of their Mission Books, page 353:

What is the Holy Eucharist?

"A. The Holy Eucharist is the most holy of all the Sacraments; it is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread and wine.

"Q Are the soul and divinity of our Lord also present in the sacrament?

"A. Yes, the whole person of Jesus Christ is there, living and entire.

"Q. Is it right to adore the Blessed Eucharist? Yes, we may and ought to adore it.

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A.