2. To increase sanctifying grace and all virtues in our soul.
3. To lessen our evil inclinations.
4. To be a pledge of everlasting life.
5. To fit our bodies for a glorious resurrection.
6. To continue the sacrifice of the cross in His Church.

253. Q. What is Holy Communion?
A. Holy Communion is the receiving of the body and blood of Christ.

254. Q. What is necessary to make a good Communion?
A. To make a good Communion it is necessary to be in the state of
grace and to be fasting for one hour from food and all drinks, except
water.

[This answer has been changed in the 1977 edition to bring it up to
date with the current rules.]

255. Q. Does he who receives Communion in mortal sin receive the body
and blood of Christ?
A. He who receives Communion in mortal sin receives the body and blood
of Christ, but does not receive His grace, and he commits a great
sacrilege.

LESSON TWENTIETH
ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

262. Q. When are the bread and wine changed into the body and blood of
Christ?
A. The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at
the consecration in the Mass.

263. Q. What is the Mass?
A. The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ.

265. Q. Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the cross?
A. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the cross.

269. Q. How should we assist at Mass?
A. We should assist at Mass with great interior recollection and piety,
and with every outward mark of respect and devotion.

LESSON TWENTY-FIRST
ON EXTREME UNCTION AND HOLY ORDERS

271. Q. What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
A. Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and
prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and
sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.

274. Q. Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction?
A. The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, to comfort us in the pains
of sickness and to strengthen us against temptation; 2d, to remit venial
sins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, to restore us
to health, when God sees fit.

278. Q. What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?
A. Holy Orders is a Sacrament by which bishops, priests, and other
ministers of the Church are ordained and receive the power and grace to
perform their sacred duties.

LESSON TWENTY-SECOND
ON MATRIMONY

282. Q. What is the Sacrament of Matrimony?
A. The Sac