e ceremonies of marriage
when one of the persons is not a Catholic. The marriage cannot take
place in the church; the priest cannot wear his sacred vestments nor use
holy water nor bless the ring nor the marriage itself. The Church places
these restrictions to show her dislike for such marriages, commonly
called mixed marriages.

Q. 1370. Why does the Church dislike mixed marriages?
A. The Church dislikes mixed marriages because such marriages are
frequently unhappy, give rise to many disputes, endanger the faith of
the Catholic member of the family, and prevent the religious education
of the children.

LESSON THIRTY-SEVENTH.
ON THE LAST JUDGMENT AND THE RESURRECTION, HELL, PURGATORY, AND HEAVEN.

Q. 1371. {408} When will Christ judge us?
A. Christ will judge us immediately after our death, and on the last
day.

Q. 1372. {409} What is the judgment called which we have to undergo
immediately after death?
A. The judgment we have to undergo immediately after death is called the
Particular Judgment.

Q. 1373. Where will the particular judgment be held?
A. The particular judgment will be held in the place where each person
dies, and the soul will go immediately to its reward or punishment.

Q. 1374. {410} What is the judgment called which all men have to undergo
on the last day?
A. The judgment which all men have to undergo on the last day is called
the General Judgment.

Q. 1375. Will the sentence given at the particular judgment be changed
at the general judgment?
A. The sentence given at the particular judgment will not be changed at
the general judgment, but it will be repeated and made public to all.

Q. 1376. {411} Why does Christ judge men immediately after death?
A. Christ judges men immediately after death to reward or punish them
according to their deeds.

Q. 1377. How may we daily prepare for our judgment?
A. We may daily prepare for our judgment by a good examination of
conscience, in which we will discover our sins and learn to fear the
punishment they deserve.

Q. 1378. {412} What are the rewards or punishments appointed for men's
souls after the Particular Judgment?
A. The rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the
Particular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.

Q. 1379. {413} What is Hell?
A. Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned, and in which they
are deprived of the sight of God for all eternity, and are in dreadful
torments.

Q. 1380. Will the da