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326. Q. Are we obliged to make open profession of our faith?
A. We are obliged to make open profession of our faith as often as God's
honor, our neighbor's spiritual good, or our own requires it.
"Whosoever," says Christ, "shall confess Me before men, I will also
confess him before My Father who is in heaven."
327. Q. Which are the sins against hope?
A. The sins against hope are presumption and despair.
328. Q. What is presumption?
A. Presumption is a rash expectation of salvation without making proper
use of the necessary means to obtain it.
329. Q. What is despair?
A. Despair is the loss of hope in God's mercy.
330. Q. How do we sin against the love of God?
A. We sin against the love of God by all sin, but particularly by mortal
sin.
LESSON THIRTY-FIRST
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT--ON THE HONOR AND INVOCATION OF SAINTS
331. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid the honoring of the saints?
A. The first Commandment does not forbid the honoring of the saints, but
rather approves of it; because by honoring the saints, who are the
chosen friends of God, we honor God Himself.
332. Q. Does the first Commandment forbid us to pray to the saints?
A.
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