riest in Confession are the time
of our last Confession, and whether we said the penance and went to Holy
Communion.

226. Q. After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion what
should we do?
A. After telling the time of our last Confession and Communion we should
confess all the mortal sins we have since committed, and all the venial
sins we may wish to mention.

227. Q. What must we do when the confessor asks us questions?
A. When the confessor asks us questions we must answer them truthfully
and clearly.

228. Q. What should we do after telling our sins?
A. After telling our sins we should listen with attention to the advice
which the confessor may think proper to give.

229. Q. How should we end our Confession?
A. We should end our Confession by saying, I also accuse myself of all
the sins of my past life, telling, if we choose, one or several of our
past sins.

230. Q. What should we do while the priest is giving us absolution?
A. While the priest is giving us absolution we should from our heart
renew the Act of Contrition.

LESSON TWENTY-FIRST
ON INDULGENCES

231. Q. What is an Indulgence?
A. An Indulgence is the remission in whole or in part of the temporal
punishment due to sin.

232. Q. Is an Indulgence a pardon of sin, or a license to commit sin?
A. An Indulgence is not a pardon of sin, nor a license to commit sin,
and one who is in a state of mortal sin cannot gain an Indulgence.

233. Q. How many kinds of Indulgences are there?
A. There are two kinds of Indulgences--Plenary and Partial.

234. Q. What is a Plenary Indulgence?
A. A Plenary Indulgence is the full remission of the temporal punishment
due to sin.

235. Q. What is a Partial Indulgence?
A. A Partial Indulgence is the remission of a part of the temporal
punishment due to sin.

236. Q. How does the Church by means of Indulgences remit the temporal
punishment due to sin?
A. The Church by means of Indulgences remits the temporal punishment due
to sin by applying to us the merits of Jesus Christ, and the
superabundant satisfactions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the
saints; which merits and satisfactions are its spiritual treasury.

237. Q. What must we do to gain an Indulgence?
A. To gain an Indulgence we must be in the state of grace and perform
the works enjoined.

LESSON TWENTY-SECOND
ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST

238. Q. What is the Holy Eucharist?
A. The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains