Wer 4 Forzworn ay ne Mosr Revere Rowerr E, Lucey, np. ‘Archbishop of Sex Antonioil obsta, ‘Tante oF Coyrents Exatanurt, Doson20, 0:1 , ed Censor Deputates Forward to the First Eation Forward to the Second Edition Nihil obstat, Acknowledgements Wouter Anvoro, 09 aes os Provincial Tmprimi potest BOOK ONE Joss Raswvnnne Pronunciation, Accentuation, Orthographic Signs Censor Librorum. ‘The Definite and Indefinite Article ‘Nouns: ‘Their Gender, the Formation of the Fem- Imprimatur, inine and Plural zi ‘tRonenr E. Luery, v0. Adjectives... Cardinal and Ordinal Adjectives Archbishop of San Antonio. eon Bees oe Possesive and Demonstrative Pronouns Relative and Interrogative Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns : ‘The Regular Ver Orthographic Changing Verbs Radical Changing Verbs. ‘The Irregular Verbs Defective Verbsu 1 XI aa xv xv XVI XVIL ‘Tanue or Contests dypentis 1 Tuned tise of Orthographic Changing Raa Chanting a Irena Verbs eee e Mot ot Verb With Ieee Past Prices am Tt of Verbs With Two Past Parkiles: One Reply, te Ober [epi Append 1 Teer Wing BOOK TWO Rieti or» Bap Gare: Age and Ober Guten er A Nan Wa To Be a Glace The Gop Cone Wh te Child ad Many Topo Quen hve Sed The Bap of Sek Ci Home Gratis in Dice Where Smal Chis fen re Si Cntr Gotan in» Dies Whee Soa Git tie Are Ne Lape Coens Te Conlon fs Pau Sat The Cofino Lie Boy The Cnt ft Gol Oa The Gnesi of Nan Dung’ Minin ‘The Contain of Woman Dung Nan hein Adan Sin Conte ine Ge. ‘hey Cal te Pie Tao Le fo Se a ‘The Marriage of a Sick Man a 190 70 8 83 8s 9 95 104 M5 121 131 139 146 100 im 15 181 201 21am ‘Tanus or Coxrests XVI The Same Sick Man Under Different Circumstances . 240) XIX. The Father Gives Good Advice to Margarita XX_ They Come and Arrange for a Marriage XXI What Marriage Is, and How Catholics Must Contract Te 278 XNI_ ‘The Duties and Privileges of Marsied People 202 XXIIL_The Sins Married People Can Comat XXIV What Married People Must do in Order To Lead a Happy Life ai XXV_ The Funeral of a Litde Child ks 322 XXVI_ The Funeral ofa Child That Died Without Baptism 330 “XVII The Funeral of a Person Who Died a Good Death 335 XXVIII The Fuseral of a Person Who Died Without the Sacraments BOOK THREE Tatioduction ae 1 The End of Man; the Existence of God the Blessed Trinity; the Creation of the Angels; the Creation of Man and His Fall. IL_ Explanation of the Other Ailes of the Creed Excepting ‘Those Which Treat of the Holy Ghost, the Church and the Remission of Sin == UL The Church ae TV. The Sacraments in General and Baptism in Pardcular. 3% ¥ Confirmation; Extreme Unetion; Matrimony; Holy Orders ‘ef VI The Sicrament of Penance (Institution, Ex amination of Consience, Contrition, Purpose ‘of Amendment) VI Confession; Indulgence (Lupita Meets a F of Hers, Which Makes It Necessary plain Alto the Veneration ofthe Si VIII ‘The Holy Eochaist IX The Holy, Sacrifice of the mentale; Prayer (a Shore Note Should Visit Our Lord inthe BTrue or Contests BOOK FOUR M. Spanish Phrases Espressing Religions Truths 5d Sentiment TIE Recess! Vocabulary Grammatical tadex Horie Index Foreworp and socially inadequate, because they go to work at an early ‘because they are migrants and because they are Mexicans. Segre- fated, persecuted, neglected, they live in colonies and retain th language of their forefathers, An increasing number are an education and speak English; many thousands do not ‘in many parts of the Southwest the Mexicans are by far the mo numerous of our Catholie people We thank God that they ae fit ally everywhere. They observe the natural law and bear for God and Country, Tt does not take a prophet to fore people who have childeen ill inherit the land. Tt would b fs well as criminal to neplet the religious care of t charming children of God. But to win them and hold seak their language. Father Simon, o.Migr aed wil be particu Sra hem af the Catechism. The comer tay Nl ety the Spanabapeaking. Wit hs brosd Know!- she sean coms, mentality 30 fi ech the Mitr has been able to indicate moses of exp aie traidonalgammar. The stueat who a Eave much more than 4 working krowlede pression not found in ers ths file volume ‘of Spanish 4#Mosr Rey, Rosexr E, Lveey, 0 Archbishop of San Antoni. Sen Antonio, Texas May teh, 195. Fonewoxo 70 tHE SEcoND Eprriox hip te rer wl id fy fe es parsh trun Ac is hoped that these additions will p: nM Penden cin sels prove helpful. Most heartfelt iting or in conversation have ral Spanish and how it helped iy the book was well received by king people. May the new cor- n meet with the same welcome reception, ‘Tue Avro Mercedes, Texas, August 13, 1987 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ta wcting his book the following works were f sulted: ae sr ‘he Spanish Language, by De Richard Rose A Spanish Grammne for Beglanery i M. A. De Viti \wpleton’s New Spanish Dictionary, ty Arturo Govas and. Antes iv Manual « iastrado de Ia Lengua Bspafla de Ia Academia Espanola, Nueva edllén, 102 oery's Short Cut to Spanish, by Puiip Terry, 12 eiton; Hovgbton Spanish 6 Dis wna wih Brera ML Mtoe Ramsay: Halt Co Spanish, ty Alper Hye, PAD Gude Biko, New Yet, 11 Sans Conversation Gana, by Chute Marard Sher, Feb Wy Soe fain Ue Artagn 9 Perce, 08 sort Spanish Revi Gramma, by ArbueRowers Seymour and David overt; Caruana Dy Go Heat and Cpe. ‘one Sys Med by Alero ores Ayton Crtary Co ‘Gtimatea de a Lengua Boat por Andis Del Tanna of Spanish hy Astro Mores, Nina tee Websiinger, obra ‘King an esjone © Soman; Dobltay Doran Soansh Sota Listy Bayard Kelston: ene Hk and Co Leciones de ls Leng Fp eC Miao Ma Dielonaio México, toes Herero Hermanos Sarharsns eomunes en Mesto, or Alar de 140 ‘Taleo Marriage, by ev. Pulgece Aap, O13; St ratla ‘ook Shon Dialogs Categustics, pr Dr: Federico Santamaria Pei My sincerest thanks are extended to Rev, Bimond Leferer ‘OMI, who composed the preater par of the Grammar; to the Rev= nd Fathers Montero, OAL, Florencio Andés, OL, Frank Kilday, OAL, John, Walsh, OL, Joho Hakey, OME, and ‘Thongs Quitivam OL, who spent considerable time i looking aver the Spanish and English pars of the manuscript; to Oblate Brothers 8 Guaik, X. Francisco, and Cfo Blackbur, who helped in preparing the manuscript forthe peteriyrronucrion Mr Deax Sissons ian "The book “Pastoral Spanish will prove asin at paring to 70s the knowledge of Spasish nee anes Rt oe u suthwest of the United States. It is te i of the poor and abandoned ihe Seaitary well prepared for the work peculiar to that vast field ir Mexican Cathie and $9000 of other nationalities. ‘The majority iseven rater inthe Diocese of El Paso, and in those of the States of ‘other States (New York 133,000, Ilinois 34,000, M hig 15008, gia 0, lis 3400, Michigan 15,00, Kamrase 38 Minow 700) Novas ota Lana 6m | 1digs sta ilo sain he Sous, ol tat sed the © bea i pn, eat seine se CM fran are a ered ; es onditions sre rather sad and dishes soll ‘olin anon he Wa renng. We pits ‘on ine ste em hes Se devo con west, We know that the Irmonveron a We mention all thet fate notin disparagement of the Mexican people but rather in the belie that you wuld like to help them They are essentially a good people posseued of & deep tious spit: Inthe past they have been the ¥icine of cieumstanees which ‘ule in all probability, have crushed ales vitle faith, Yous deat ‘eminatans fs the glorious task of keeping this faith lve where i sill remains and afenkinding it anew where it has died ot But you may ask: “WHY 1S 1° THAT OUR MEXICANS ARE. SO REMISS IN THE PRACTICE OF ‘THEIR FAITH COMING AS ‘THEY DO FROM. A CATHOLIC. COUNTRY™ Theee ate many reasons to explain this aad fat. Fit, let us con sider the orginal Homeland of the pester part of our Mexicans Mont of them come fom te northern prt of Mi em ‘ery beginning the population in the part was stall and pate tered. ‘The work of the Spanish missionaries had already. Begun in the interior of Slerico In the year 1525, while i was aot unt the year 1700 that it was extended to that region from which the majority of our Mexicans come, On account of the vast tertony ver which this comparatively sonal population was sated the {evelopment of the Church was a slow and cifeule task. Even Wrhen they id come, missionaries in northern Mexep were (00 Tew in number and thus greatly handicapped in their work, Te therefore eny to sce why even st that time most ofthese Mexicans were just baptized Catholic, and that thee religions instruction tas catemelyindequnte, to say th fae. Ufortonatly rhino impor mich wi he pag of he wwe add to this the face that fort 5 the Church has been inthe thoes ofa persecton; that the number of priests for each State is limited; dae parishes w lose to twenty thousand souls and only ONE priest are rather