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 allowed to marry another within the third degree of blood relationship.

Q. 1361.  Who are in the third degree of blood relationship?  A. Second cousins are in the third degree of blood relationship, and persons whose relationship is nearer than second cousins are in closer degrees of kindred.  It is unlawful for persons thus related to marry without a dispensation or special permission of the Church.

Q. 1362.  Are there other relationships besides blood relationship that render marriage unlawful without a dispensation?  A. There are other relationships besides blood relationship that render marriage unlawful without a dispensation, namely, the relationships contracted by marriage, which are called degrees of affinity, and the relationship contracted by being sponsors at Baptism, which is called spiritual affinity.