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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.

The Doxology

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.

The Conductor and the Lawyer

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-