C. The entrance into the Church of the redeemed by baptism.
F. What does our Catechism say about this?
C. That it is our being “called to a state of salvation.”
F. What are the gifts bestowed upon them?
C. God’s word is the book of light; conscience enlightened by God is the little lamp of each; the oil in the golden vial is the help and teaching of God’s grace; and the staff is the help and assistance of the Church.
F. Why was it so easy to get out of the path, and so hard to get back?
C. Because it is easy to go wrong, and very hard to return into the way of righteousness.
F. What were the baits which the phantom offered to the youths?
C. The pleasures of sin, which are but for a season.
F. Why was the staff rough to those that were coming back from wandering?