fferent
lengths?
A. We find Acts of Hope, Love, and Contrition of different lengths,
because some explain more fully than others what we hope for, why we
love God and why we are sorry for our sins.

THE BLESSING BEFORE MEALS.

Q. 110. Say the Blessing before Meals.
A. Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive
from Thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

GRACE AFTER MEALS.

Q. 111. Say the Grace after Meals.
A. We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest
and reignest for ever; and may the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Q. 112. What does "Grace" at meals mean?
A. "Grace" at meals means the thanks we offer God for the food we are
about to receive or have just taken.

Q. 113. Why should we say "Grace" at meals.
A. We should say "Grace" at meals to show our gratitude to God, who has
given us all we possess and daily supplies our wants.

Q. 114. Is it wrong to despise or waste our food?
A. It is wrong to despise or waste our food, because we thereby slight
the goodness of God, who owes us nothing.

Q. 115. Is it a sin to neglect "Grace" at meals?
A. It is not a sin to neglect "Grace" at meals, but only a mark of our
ingratitude; for if we are to thank God for all His gifts we should do
so especially at the time they are given.

THE MANNER IN WHICH A LAY PERSON IS TO BAPTIZE IN CASE OF NECESSITY.

Q. 116. What do you mean here by a "lay person"?
A. By a "lay person" I mean here any one who is not a priest.

All such persons and those not dedicated to the service of the Altar,
taken together, are called the "laity," as all those who have received
sacred orders or who are dedicated to the service of the Altar, taken
together, are called the "clergy."

Q. 117. What is meant by "in case of necessity?"
A. In "case of necessity" means here that a person not baptized is in
danger of death and there is no priest present to administer the
Sacrament.

Q. 118. How is Baptism given by a "lay person"?
A. Whoever baptizes must:--

Pour common water on the head or face of the person to be baptized, and
say while pouring it:

"I baptize thee, in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost."

N.B.--Any person of either sex who has, reached the use of reason can
baptize in case of necessity.

Q. 119. What else is to be observed?
A. In baptizing: (1) The water must touch the skin a