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THE PROOF OF CHRIST'8 DIVINITY 545 7. Show that the Resurrection is the greatest proof of Christ's
Divinity.
2. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Is INSTITUT AND PE R 's PRIMACY Is PROCLAIM
1. Why did Jesus greet His disciples with the words: "Peace be to you"?
2. How did Jesus institute the Sacrament of Penance?
3. To what beautiful words of the Apostle St. Thomas has the Church attached an indulgence?
4. When especially ought we to say this prayer?
5. Why did our Lord ask Peter three times about his love for Him?
6. Tell all you can about the powers left by our Lord to the Church through the apostles.
7. Show that the instit ion of the Sacrament of Penance is a proof of God's love and compassion.
3. JESUS ASCENDS TO HIS FATH
1. Why did the apostles ask Jesus if He would restore the Kingdom of Israel?
2. Imagine the feelings of the apostles when they w Jesus ascending into Heaven. Describe them.
3. Why did Jesus ascend into Heaven?
4. On what day does the Church celebrate the Feast of the Ascension?
5. The Feast of the Ascension celebrates the triumph of Jesus. Read in your Missal the Mass for this day and point out the triumphal tone of the Church's prayers.
4. JESUS SENDS THE HOLY GHOST
1. VVhy is the Feast of Pentecost considered the birthday of the Catholic Church?
Church?
3. Tell about the event by which the apostles began to be
" shers of men" on that rst Pentecost day.
4. Name the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost.
5. Read the Sequence, "Veni Sancte Spiritus," and the Hymn,
'Veni Creator Spiritus." Compare these two hymns of the Church.
6. Memorize the one which pleases you the more.
7. Read the Mass for Pentecost. Explain the main thought of the Church on this day.
8. Why ought every Catholic practice frequent devotion to the Holy Ghost?
2. Describe the rst novena to the Holy Ghost made in the