Page:Anecdotescatechi00spiruoft.djvu/66

 plant and  have  adopted  it  as  the  fittest  emblem  of their  country  and  their  faith.

Q. Are  the  three  Divine  Persons  equal  in  all things?

''A. The  three  Divine  Persons  are  equal  in  all things. ''

Cardinal Bona  thinks  that  the  first  part  of  the Doxology or  “Glory  be  to  the  Father,”  etc,  was composed by  the  apostles  themselves. The Council of Vaison,  529  a.d.,  was  the  first  to  ordain  the singing of  it  at  the  end  of  each  psalm. The second part, “ As  it  was  in  the  beginning,”  etc.,  was  added by the  Council  of  Nicaea  in  325  as  an  offset  to  an Arian  heresy. As often  as  the  Doxology  is  recited, the  head  should  be  bowed  in  adoration  of  the mystery of  the  Trinity.

Q. Are  the  three  Divine  Persons  one  and  the  same God?

''A. The  three  Divine  Persons  are  one  and  the  same God, having  one  and  the  same  divine  nature  and  substance. ''

On a street  car  an  infidel  lawyer  noticed  the  conductor raise  his  hat  on  passing  a church  or  whenever a priest  got  aboard. To show  his  smartness,  he asked  the  man  why  he  did  so. The conductor  replied that  he  did  so  in  honor  of  the  Blessed  Sacra-