Excerpt from The Visible Church, Her Government, Ceremonies, Sacramentals, Festivals and Devotions: A Compendium of "the Externals the Catholic Church" It is a re-arrangement of The Externals of the Catholic Church, by the same author. It is more than a mere elementary treatise. It embodies a fairly complete and detailed explanation and history of all that makes our Church a Visible Church. As will be seen by consulting its pages, it is not intended for the use of beginners. It is a manual for advanced classes. It has been arranged to pro vide abundant matter for a half-year academic course (seventy lessons, sufficient for a term Of four teen weeks), for a full year if classes are held three times a week, or for a two-year course in a Sunday school. It may be used advantageously after the completion of a course in any higher catechism. The typography has been carefully planned to aid both the student and the teacher. Important facts are emphasized by large type, italics, etc.; explanatory matter and minor details are in smaller type. The pronunciation Of all foreign words is given in foot-notes, and adequate illustrations are provided. To each lesson numbered questions are appended, and these are so worded as to call usually for very short answers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.