“Augustine observes: " The womb does not repeat its births," 34 and with the latter analogy in mind St. Chrysostom says: "… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Perfect contrition effects the immediate justification of the sinner without the Sacrament of Penance, as we shall show presently. 12 How can… — Joseph Pohle Penance Copy Share Image
“—The form of Baptism consists in the words accompanying the ablution. There are two essential parts: (i) the verbal designa tion of… — Joseph Pohle Holy trinity Copy Share Image
“bread and wine." These species must, therefore, be acci dents, and, having by Transubstantiation lost their con natural subjects, which cannot be… — Joseph Pohle Body of christ Copy Share Image
“We are compelled to concur in another view of Cardinal De Lugo, namely, that the value of the Mass is dependent on… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“the Council of Florence forbade the postponement of Baptism even for forty or eighty days. Since the Tridentine Council it is a… — Joseph Pohle Religion Copy Share Image
“If his contrition is not perfect, the unworthily received Sacrament of Baptism can re cover its effects only in connection with Penance,… — Joseph Pohle Mortal sin Copy Share Image
“under certain conditions, the place of Baptism by water (baptismus fiuminis) may be supplied by Baptism of desire (baptismus flaminis) or by… — Joseph Pohle Religion Copy Share Image
“Alexander III decided that it would render Bap tism invalid to omit the words : " I baptize thee," and simply to… — Joseph Pohle Holy trinity Copy Share Image
“Though Baptism completely blots out the guilt of original sin (reatus culpae), there still remains concu piscence (fomes peccati, concupiscentia), which, however,… — Joseph Pohle Guilt Copy Share Image
“In one sense the Eucharistic Christ is indeed exalted and glori fied, but in another sense He is abased and humbled. In… — Joseph Pohle Eucharistic Copy Share Image
“There is, first, the actual intention, operating with the full advertence of the intellect. When a minister wishes here and now to… — Joseph Pohle Intention Copy Share Image
“heretics can validly administer all the other Sacraments, with the sole exception of Penance, 30 which cannot, barring cases of urgent necessity,… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“A man who is sorry for his sins, is sorry either be cause sin is an evil done to God (malum Deo),… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Innocent III demanded of the Waldenses that they sub scribe to a profession of faith containing these words in regard to the… — Joseph Pohle Faith Copy Share Image
“Does the external sign receive from God a peculiar super natural power enabling it physically to produce sanctify ing grace in the… — Joseph Pohle Nature Copy Share Image
“St. Chrysostom says: "What is worse than hell? But nothing is more profitable than the fear thereof. For the fear of hell… — Joseph Pohle Divine love Copy Share Image
“the dogma of the Communion of Saints. All the members of Christ's mystic body are organi cally connected with one another and… — Joseph Pohle Communion Copy Share Image
“shedding of blood for sacrificial purposes,— the one real and physical, the other sacramental and mystical. The former took place in the… — Joseph Pohle Old testament Copy Share Image
“According to the con stant teaching of the Church, the Sacrament of Baptism remits not only the eternal penalties of sin,—the remission… — Joseph Pohle Education Copy Share Image
“The Second Council of Mileve (416) anath ematized all "who deny that new-born infants should be baptized immediately after birth." n The… — Joseph Pohle Baptism Copy Share Image
“Our Lord Jesus Christ is a wise and just lawgiver who must demand that the power of for giving or retaining sins… — Joseph Pohle Confession Copy Share Image
“Catholic theology makes a distinction between solemn Baptism (baptismus solemnis) and private Baptism, which is also called Baptism of neces sity (baptismus… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Gutberlet answers this question suc cinctly as follows: " First and above all we uphold the idea of the mystical slaying of… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“as the power of the keys is not limited to this world, 5 an indulgence is more than a mere remission of… — Joseph Pohle Divine justice Copy Share Image
“minister begins with an actual intention, but is distracted while administering the Sacrament, he has a virtual in tention. Thirdly, an habitual… — Joseph Pohle Intention Copy Share Image
“i. e. a sacrifice offered " from the rising of the sun to the going down" and " in every place." Moreover,… — Joseph Pohle Holy eucharist Copy Share Image
“In case of necessity, not only a priest or a deacon, but a lay man or woman, nay even a pagan and… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“All the Sacraments, as acts of their invis ible author and chief minister, Jesus Christ, by vir tue of their immanent dignity,… — Joseph Pohle Books Copy Share Image
“more common opinion holds that the votum implicitum is all that is required. This " implicit desire " may be defined as… — Joseph Pohle Desire Copy Share Image
“St. Thomas 29 recommends Christian rulers, " for the honor of the Sacrament," to remit capital punishment to convicted pagans who ask… — Joseph Pohle Capital punishment Copy Share Image
“To allow a baptized child, when he attains the use of reason, to choose freely between the true and a false re… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“A Sacrament (sacramentum tantum) and the sacra mental grace which it confers (res tantum, effectus) are two separate and distinct things. A… — Joseph Pohle Sacrament Copy Share Image
“declares: "If anyone saith that in min isters, when they effect and confer the Sacra ments, there is not required the intention… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“the whole substance of the bread has been converted into the Body and the whole sub stance of the wine into the… — Joseph Pohle Bread Copy Share Image
“devoutly and reverently, he obtains the grace of charity, which will perfect his [imperfect] contrition, and bring forgiveness of sin.” — Joseph Pohle Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“The Church has always regarded the admin istration of a Sacrament in the state of mortal sin as a sacrilege, and insists… — Joseph Pohle Mortal sin Copy Share Image
“Two elements, the one objective, the other subjective, enter into the composition of every Sac rament : the external rite and the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“bishops, and the clergy throughout the world. The holier the Church is in her members (especially the pope and the episcopate), the… — Joseph Pohle Sacrifice Copy Share Image
“Bap tism also effects the supernatural concomitants of sanc tifying grace, viz.: the three divine virtues of faith, hope, and charity, the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image