Patrick answers questions about praying novena, having funeral masses for non-Catholics, do priests have an obligation to do funeral Masses, and why was the paten taken away from Mass?

• Sarah – Why do you need to say 15 prayers a day for the Saint Andrew Novena?
• Kate – Can you have a funeral Mass at a Catholic Church if you are not Catholic?
• Kathy – I learned, this weekend, that the owner of a bakery I go to does witchcraft. Should I tell others about this?
• Pete – Does the priest have an obligation to do funeral Masses?
• Donna – What is the purpose of the paten and why was taken away?
• Christina – Christmas Festival didn’t talk about Mary and Joseph. Can I try to bring the Christmas story back?
• Mary – Communion in the hand: I respect your opinion on this but I don’t think it is disrespectful for people to receive in the hand. Didn’t the early church give communion in the hand?
• Gabriel – My ex and I had a baby out of wedlock. Do I need to invite my ex to the child’s baptism?
• Jim – What is the difference between receiving on an unconsecrated hand or an unconsecrated tongue?

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