Part II. Chapter XXI. THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH (continued)

299. Repeat the third commandment of the Church?
The third commandment of the Church is: to confess our sins at least once a year.
300. Who are bound by the law of yearly confession?
They who have committed mortal sin are bound by the law of yearly confession.
301. Do they who make a bad confession satisfy the law of yearly confession?
They who make a bad confession fail to satisfy the law of yearly confession, and also commit the sin of sacrilege.
302. Repeat the fourth commandment of the Church?
The fourth commandment of the Church is: to receive worthily the Blessed Eucharist at Easter-time.
303. Who are bound to receive the Blessed eucharist at Easter-time?
All who have reached the use of reason are bound to receive worthily the Blessed Eucharist at Easter-time, that is, in Ireland, from Ash Wednesday to Trinity Sunday.
304. Is it a sin not to receive the Blessed Eucharist at Easter-time?
It is a mortal sin to neglect one's Easter duty, that is, not to receive worthily the Blessed Eucharist at Easter-time.
305. Repeat the fifth commandment of the Church?
The fifth commandment of the Church is: to contribute to the support of our pastors.
306. Who are bound to contribute to the support of our pastors?
All the faithful, according to their means, are bound to contribute to the support of their pastors.
307. Why does the Church oblige us to contribute to the support of our pastors?
The Church obliges us to contribute to the support of our pastors, in order that they may be able to devote themselves to our spiritual care, and because the Lord ordained that they who preach the Gospel should live by the Gospel (I Cor. ix, 14).
308. Repeat the sixth commandment of the Church?
The sixth commandment of the Church is: to observe the marriage laws of the Church.
309. How must a marriage of a Catholic be celebrated?
A marriage of a Catholic must be celebrated in the presence of an authorised priest and two witnesses, otherwise it will be no true marriage in the eyes of God and of His Church.
310. Is a marriage of a Catholic in a registry office, or before a non-Catholic minister, a true marriage?
A marriage of a Catholic in a registry office, or before a non-Catholc minister, is not a true marriage, and a Catholc who lives as husband or wife after such a marriage, is living in sin.
311. Does the Church forbid marriage between certain persons?
Yes, the Church forbids marriage between certain persons, as, for instance, between near relatives, or between a Catholic and a non-Catholic.
312. Why does the Church forbid marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic?
The Church forbids marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic, because such mixed marriages are a danger to the faith of the Catholic party, break the unity of the home, and make difficult the Catholic upbringing of the children.