confession?
A. We should go to confession at our usual time even if we think we have
not committed sin since our last confession, because the Sacrament of
Penance has for its object not only to forgive sins, but also to bestow
grace and strengthen the soul against temptation.

Q. 1352. {399} Should children go to confession?
A. Children should go to confession when they are old enough to commit
sin, which is commonly about the age of seven years.

Q. 1353. {400} What sin does he commit who neglects to receive Communion
during the Easter time?
A. He who neglects to receive Communion during the Easter time commits a
mortal sin.

Q. 1354. {401} What is the Easter time?
A. The Easter time is, in this country, the time between the first
Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday.

Q. 1355. When is Trinity Sunday?
A. Trinity Sunday is the Sunday after Pentecost, or eight weeks after
Easter Sunday; so that there are fourteen weeks in which one may comply
with the command of the Church to receive Holy Communion between the
first Sunday of Lent and Trinity Sunday.

Q. 1356. {402} Are we obliged to contribute to the support of our
pastors?
A. We are obliged to contribute to the support of our pastors, and to
bear our share in the expense of the Church and school.

Q. 1357. Where did the duty of contributing to the support of the Church
and clergy originate?
A. The duty of contributing to the support of the Church and clergy
originated in the Old Law, when God commanded all the people to
contribute to the support of the temple and of its priests.

Q. 1358. What does the obligation of supporting the Church and school
imply?
A. The obligation of supporting the Church and school implies the duty
of making use of the Church and school by attending religious worship in
the one and by giving Catholic education in the other; because if the
Church and school were not necessary for our spiritual welfare we would
not be commanded to support them.

Q. 1359. Does the fifth commandment of the Church include the support
only of our pastors and the Church and school?
A. The fifth commandment of the Church includes the support also of our
holy father, the Pope, bishops, priests, missions, religious
institutions and religion in general.

Q. 1360. {403} What is the meaning of the commandment not to marry
within the third degree of kindred?
A. The meaning of the commandment not to marry within the third degree
of kindred is that no one is all