CONTENTS
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VII |
APOSTOLIC LETTER LAETAMUR MAGNOPERE
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APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION FIDEI DEPOSITUM
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3 |
PROLOGUE
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9 |
I. The Life of Man—To Know and Love God
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9 |
II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis
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10 |
III. The Aim and Intended Readership of This Catechism
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11 |
IV. Structure of This Catechism
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11 |
V. Practical Directions for Using This Catechism
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13 |
VI. Necessary Adaptations
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13 |
PART 1: The Profession of Faith
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15 |
SECTION 1: I Believe—We Believe
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15 |
CH 1: Man’s Capacity for God
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15 |
I. The Desire for God
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15 |
II. Ways of Coming to Know God
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16 |
III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church
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18 |
IV. How Can We Speak about God?
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19 |
IN BRIEF
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20 |
CH 2: God Comes to Meet Man
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21 |
ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD
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21 |
I. God Reveals His “Plan of Loving Goodness”
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21 |
II. The Stages of Revelation
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22 |
III. Christ Jesus—“Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation”
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24 |
IN BRIEF
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25 |
ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
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26 |
I. The Apostolic Tradition
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26 |
II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture
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28 |
III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith
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29 |
IN BRIEF
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31 |
ARTICLE 3: SACRED SCRIPTURE
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32 |
I. Christ—The Unique Word of Sacred Scripture
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32 |
II. Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture
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33 |
III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture
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34 |
IV. The Canon of Scripture
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36 |
V. Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church
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39 |
IN BRIEF
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39 |
CH 3: Man’s Response to God
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41 |
ARTICLE 1: I BELIEVE
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41 |
I. The Obedience of Faith
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41 |
II. “I Know Whom I Have Believed”
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42 |
III. The Characteristics of Faith
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43 |
ARTICLE 2: WE BELIEVE
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47 |
I. “Lord, Look upon the Faith of Your Church”
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48 |
II. The Language of Faith
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48 |
III. Only One Faith
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49 |
IN BRIEF
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50 |
The Credo
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51 |
SECTION 2: The Profession of the Christian Faith
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53 |
The Creeds
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53 |
CH 1: I Believe in God the Father
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56 |
ARTICLE 1: “I BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
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56 |
Paragraph 1. I Believe in God
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56 |
I. “I Believe in One God”
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56 |
II. God Reveals His Name
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57 |
III. God, “He Who Is,” Is Truth and Love
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60 |
IV. The Implications of Faith in One God
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62 |
IN BRIEF
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63 |
Paragraph 2. The Father
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I. “In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
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II. The Revelation of God as Trinity
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65 |
III. The Holy Trinity in the Teaching of the Faith
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68 |
IV. The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Missions
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70 |
IN BRIEF
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71 |
Paragraph 3. The Almighty
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73 |
IN BRIEF
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74 |
Paragraph 4. The Creator
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I. Catechesis on Creation
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75 |
II. Creation—Work of the Holy Trinity
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78 |
III. “The World Was Created for the Glory of God”
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78 |
IV. The Mystery of Creation
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79 |
V. God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence
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82 |
IN BRIEF
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85 |
Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth
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I. The Angels
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87 |
II. The Visible World
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IN BRIEF
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Paragraph 6. Man
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I. “In the Image of God”
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II. “Body and Soul but Truly One”
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III. “Male and Female He Created Them”
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96 |
IV. Man in Paradise
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97 |
IN BRIEF
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98 |
Paragraph 7. The Fall
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99 |
I. Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded All the More
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99 |
II. The Fall of the Angels
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100 |
III. Original Sin
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102 |
IV. “You Did Not Abandon Him to the Domain of Death”
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106 |
IN BRIEF
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106 |
CH 2: I Believe in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord
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108 |
ARTICLE 2: AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD
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110 |
I. Jesus
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110 |
II. Christ
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111 |
III. The Only Son of God
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113 |
IV. Lord
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114 |
IN BRIEF
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116 |
ARTICLE 3: WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY
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Paragraph 1. The Son of God Became Man
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117 |
I. Why Did the Word Become Flesh?
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117 |
II. The Incarnation
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118 |
III. True God and True Man
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119 |
IV. How Is the Son of God Man?
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121 |
IN BRIEF
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123 |
Paragraph 2. Who Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary
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124 |
I. Who Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit,
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124 |
II. Born of the Virgin Mary
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124 |
IN BRIEF
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130 |
Paragraph 3. The Mysteries of Christ’s Life
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131 |
I. Christ’s Whole Life Is Mystery
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131 |
II. The Mysteries of Jesus’ Infancy and Hidden Life
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133 |
III. The Mysteries of Jesus’ Public Life
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138 |
IN BRIEF
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147 |
ARTICLE 4: JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED
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148 |
Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel
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149 |
I. Jesus and the Law
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150 |
II. Jesus and the Temple
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151 |
III. Jesus and Israel’s Faith in the One God and Savior
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153 |
IN BRIEF
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154 |
Paragraph 2. Jesus Died Crucified
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155 |
I. The Trial of Jesus
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155 |
II. Christ’s Redemptive Death in God’s Plan of Salvation
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157 |
III. Christ Offered Himself to His Father for Our Sins
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159 |
IN BRIEF
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163 |
Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ Was Buried
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164 |
IN BRIEF
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165 |
ARTICLE 5: HE DESCENDED INTO HELL; ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD
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166 |
Paragraph 1. Christ Descended into Hell
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166 |
IN BRIEF
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167 |
Paragraph 2. On the Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead
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168 |
I. The Historical and Transcendent Event
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168 |
II. The Resurrection—A Work of the Holy Trinity
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171 |
III. The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Resurrection
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172 |
IN BRIEF
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173 |
ARTICLE 6: HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY
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174 |
IN BRIEF
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ARTICLE 7: FROM THERE HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
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176 |
I. He Will Come Again in Glory
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176 |
II. To Judge the Living and the Dead
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179 |
IN BRIEF
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180 |
CH 3: I Believe in the Holy Spirit
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181 |
ARTICLE 8: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
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182 |
I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
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183 |
II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
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184 |
III. God’s Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises
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188 |
IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
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192 |
V. The Spirit and the Church in the Last Days
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195 |
IN BRIEF
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198 |
ARTICLE 9: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH
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199 |
Paragraph 1. The Church in God’s Plan
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199 |
I. Names and Images of the Church
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199 |
II. The Church’s Origin, Foundation, and Mission
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201 |
III. The Mystery of the Church
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205 |
IN BRIEF
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207 |
Paragraph 2. The Church—People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
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208 |
I. The Church—People of God
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208 |
II. The Church—Body of Christ
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210 |
III. The Church Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit
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213 |
IN BRIEF
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215 |
Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
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216 |
I. The Church Is One
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216 |
II. The Church Is Holy
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220 |
III. The Church Is Catholic
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222 |
IV. The Church Is Apostolic
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229 |
IN BRIEF
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232 |
Paragraph 4. Christ’s Faithful—Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
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233 |
I. The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church
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233 |
II. The Lay Faithful
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239 |
III. The Consecrated Life
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243 |
IN BRIEF
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247 |
Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints
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249 |
I. Communion in Spiritual Goods
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249 |
II. The Communion of the Church of Heaven and Earth
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251 |
IN BRIEF
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252 |
Paragraph 6. Mary—Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
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253 |
I. Mary’s Motherhood with Regard to the Church
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253 |
II. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
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255 |
III. Mary—Eschatological Icon of the Church
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255 |
IN BRIEF
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256 |
ARTICLE 10: I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
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256 |
I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
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257 |
II. The Power of the Keys
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258 |
IN BRIEF
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259 |
ARTICLE 11: I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY
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260 |
I. Christ’s Resurrection and Ours
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261 |
II. Dying in Christ Jesus
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264 |
IN BRIEF
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267 |
ARTICLE 12: I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING
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268 |
I. The Particular Judgment
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268 |
II. Heaven
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269 |
III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory
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270 |
IV. Hell
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271 |
V. The Last Judgment
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273 |
VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth
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274 |
IN BRIEF
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276 |
“Amen”
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278 |
PART 2: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
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279 |
SECTION 1: The Sacramental Economy
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282 |
CH 1: The Paschal Mystery in the Age of the Church
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282 |
ARTICLE 1: THE LITURGY—WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
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282 |
I. The Father—Source and Goal of the Liturgy
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282 |
II. Christ’s Work in the Liturgy
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284 |
III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy
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285 |
IN BRIEF
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290 |
ARTICLE 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH’S SACRAMENTS
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291 |
I. The Sacraments of Christ
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291 |
II. The Sacraments of the Church
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291 |
III. The Sacraments of Faith
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293 |
IV. The Sacraments of Salvation
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294 |
V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life
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294 |
IN BRIEF
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295 |
CH 2: The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery
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296 |
ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH’S LITURGY
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296 |
I. Who Celebrates?
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296 |
II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
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298 |
III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
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303 |
IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
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307 |
IN BRIEF
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309 |
ARTICLE 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY
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311 |
IN BRIEF
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312 |
SECTION 2: The Seven Sacraments of the Church
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313 |
CH 1: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation
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313 |
ARTICLE 1: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
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314 |
I. What Is This Sacrament Called?
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314 |
II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation
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315 |
III. How Is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?
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317 |
IV. Who Can Receive Baptism?
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320 |
V. Who Can Baptize?
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322 |
VI. The Necessity of Baptism
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322 |
VII. The Grace of Baptism
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323 |
IN BRIEF
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326 |
ARTICLE 2: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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327 |
I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation
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328 |
II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation
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329 |
III. The Effects of Confirmation
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332 |
IV. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?
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333 |
V. The Minister of Confirmation
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334 |
IN BRIEF
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334 |
ARTICLE 3: THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
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336 |
I. The Eucharist—Source and Summit of Ecclesial Life
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336 |
II. What Is This Sacrament Called?
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337 |
III. The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation
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338 |
IV. The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist
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341 |
V. The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence
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344 |
VI. The Paschal Banquet
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351 |
VII. The Eucharist — “Pledge of the Glory to Come”
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356 |
IN BRIEF
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357 |
CH 2: The Sacraments of Healing
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359 |
ARTICLE 4: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILLIATION
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359 |
I. What Is This Sacrament Called?
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359 |
II. Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism?
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360 |
III. The Conversion of the Baptized
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361 |
IV. Interior Penance
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361 |
V. The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life
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362 |
VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
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363 |
VII. The Acts of the Penitent
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366 |
VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament
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369 |
IX. The Effects of This Sacrament
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371 |
X. Indulgences
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372 |
XI. The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance
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374 |
IN BRIEF
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375 |
ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
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377 |
I. Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation
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377 |
II. Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament?
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381 |
III. How Is This Sacrament Celebrated?
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381 |
IV. The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament
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382 |
V. Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian
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383 |
IN BRIEF
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384 |
CH 3: The Sacraments at the Service of Communion
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385 |
ARTICLE 6: THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
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385 |
I. Why Is This Sacrament Called “Orders”?
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386 |
II. The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation
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386 |
III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
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390 |
IV. The Celebration of This Sacrament
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395 |
V. Who Can Confer This Sacrament?
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396 |
VI. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?
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396 |
VII. The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
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397 |
IN BRIEF
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400 |
ARTICLE 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
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402 |
I. Marriage in God’s Plan
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402 |
II. The Celebration of Marriage
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407 |
III. Matrimonial Consent
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408 |
IV. The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
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411 |
V. The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love
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412 |
VI. The Domestic Church
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415 |
IN BRIEF
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416 |
CH 4: Other Liturgical Celebrations
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417 |
ARTICLE 1: SACRAMENTALS
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417 |
IN BRIEF
|
420 |
ARTICLE 2: CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
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420 |
I. The Christian’s Last Passover
|
420 |
II. The Celebration of Funerals
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421 |
PART 3: Life in Christ
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423 |
SECTION 1: Man’s Vocation Life in the Spirit
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426 |
CH 1: The Dignity of the Human Person
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426 |
ARTICLE 1: MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD
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426 |
IN BRIEF
|
428 |
ARTICLE 2: OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE
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428 |
I . The Beatitudes
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428 |
II. The Desire for Happiness
|
429 |
III. Christian Beatitude
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430 |
IN BRIEF
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431 |
ARTICLE 3: MAN’S FREEDOM
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432 |
I. Freedom and Responsibility
|
432 |
II. Human Freedom in the Economy of Salvation
|
433 |
IN BRIEF
|
435 |
ARTICLE 4: THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
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435 |
I. The Sources of Morality
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435 |
II. Good Acts and Evil Acts
|
437 |
IN BRIEF
|
437 |
ARTICLE 5: THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS
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438 |
I. Passions
|
438 |
II. Passions and Moral Life
|
438 |
IN BRIEF
|
439 |
ARTICLE 6: MORAL CONSCIENCE
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440 |
I. The Judgment of Conscience
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440 |
II. The Formation of Conscience
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442 |
III. To Choose in Accord with Conscience
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442 |
IV. Erroneous Judgment
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443 |
IN BRIEF
|
444 |
ARTICLE 7: THE VIRTUES
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445 |
I. The Human Virtues
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445 |
II. The Theological Virtues
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448 |
III. The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
|
452 |
IN BRIEF
|
453 |
ARTICLE 8: SIN
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454 |
I. Mercy and Sin
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454 |
II. The Definition of Sin
|
455 |
III. The Different Kinds of Sins
|
456 |
IV. The Gravity of Sin: Mortal and Venial Sin
|
456 |
V. The Proliferation of Sin
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459 |
IN BRIEF
|
460 |
CH 2: The Human Community
|
461 |
ARTICLE 1: THE PERSON AND SOCIETY
|
461 |
I. The Communal Character of the Human Vocation
|
461 |
II. Conversion and Society
|
463 |
IN BRIEF
|
464 |
ARTICLE 2: PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE
|
465 |
I. Authority
|
465 |
II. The Common Good
|
466 |
III. Responsibility and Participation
|
468 |
IN BRIEF
|
469 |
ARTICLE 3: SOCIAL JUSTICE
|
470 |
I. Respect for the Human Person
|
470 |
II. Equality and Differences Among Men
|
471 |
III.Human Solidarity
|
473 |
IN BRIEF
|
474 |
CH 3: God's Salvation: Law and Grace
|
475 |
ARTICLE 1: THE MORAL LAW
|
475 |
I. The Natural Moral Law
|
476 |
II. The Old Law
|
478 |
III. The New Law or the Law of the Gospel
|
479 |
IN BRIEF
|
482 |
ARTICLE 2: GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
|
483 |
I. Justification
|
483 |
II. Grace
|
485 |
III. Merit
|
488 |
IV. Christian Holiness
|
490 |
IN BRIEF
|
491 |
ARTICLE 3: THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER
|
492 |
I. Moral Life and the Magisterium of the Church
|
493 |
II. The Precepts of the Church
|
495 |
III. Moral Life and Missionary Witness
|
496 |
IN BRIEF
|
497 |
The Ten Commandments
|
498 |
SECTION 2: The Ten Commandments
|
500 |
IN BRIEF
|
506 |
CH 1: "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND"
|
507 |
ARTICLE 1: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
|
507 |
I. “You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve”
|
507 |
II. “Him Only Shall You Serve”
|
510 |
III. “You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me”
|
514 |
IV. “You Shall Not Make for Yourself a Graven Image . . .”
|
518 |
IN BRIEF
|
519 |
ARTICLE 2: THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
|
520 |
I. The Name of the Lord Is Holy
|
520 |
II. Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain
|
522 |
III. The Christian Name
|
523 |
IN BRIEF
|
524 |
ARTICLE 3: THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
|
525 |
I. The Sabbath Day
|
525 |
II. The Lord’s Day
|
526 |
IN BRIEF
|
531 |
CH 2: “You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself”
|
532 |
ARTICLE 4: THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
|
532 |
I. The Family in God’s Plan
|
533 |
II. The Family and Society
|
535 |
III. The Duties of Family Members
|
536 |
IV. The Family and the Kingdom
|
541 |
V. The Authorities in Civil Society
|
541 |
IN BRIEF
|
545 |
ARTICLE 5: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
|
546 |
I. Respect for Human Life
|
546 |
II. Respect for the Dignity of Persons
|
553 |
III. Safeguarding Peace
|
556 |
IN BRIEF
|
560 |
ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
|
562 |
I. “Male and Female He Created Them . . .”
|
562 |
II. The Vocation to Chastity
|
563 |
III. The Love of Husband and Wife
|
569 |
IV. Offenses Against the Dignity of Marriage
|
574 |
IN BRIEF
|
577 |
ARTICLE 7: THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
|
579 |
I. The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods
|
579 |
II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods
|
580 |
III. The Social Doctrine of the Church
|
583 |
IV. Economic Activity and Social Justice
|
585 |
V. Justice and Solidarity Among Nations
|
587 |
VI. Love for the Poor
|
589 |
IN BRIEF
|
591 |
ARTICLE 8: THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
|
593 |
I. Living in the Truth
|
593 |
II. To Bear Witness to the Truth
|
594 |
III. Offenses Against Truth
|
596 |
IV. Respect for the Truth
|
598 |
V. The Use of the Social Communications Media
|
599 |
VI. Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art
|
601 |
IN BRIEF
|
602 |
ARTICLE 9: THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
|
603 |
I. Purification of the Heart
|
604 |
II. The Battle for Purity
|
605 |
IN BRIEF
|
607 |
ARTICLE 10: THE TENTH COMMANDMENT
|
608 |
I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires
|
608 |
II. The Desires of the Spirit
|
610 |
III. Poverty of Heart
|
611 |
IV. “I Want to See God”
|
612 |
IN BRIEF
|
613 |
PART 4: Christian Prayer
|
615 |
SECTION 1: Prayer in the Christian Life
|
615 |
What Is Prayer?
|
615 |
CH 1: The Revelation of Prayer
|
618 |
THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
|
618 |
ARTICLE 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
|
618 |
IN BRIEF
|
625 |
ARTICLE 2: IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
|
626 |
IN BRIEF
|
632 |
ARTICLE 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
|
633 |
I. Blessing and Adoration
|
634 |
II. Prayer of Petition
|
634 |
III. Prayer of Intercession
|
635 |
IV. Prayer of Thanksgiving
|
636 |
V. Prayer of Praise
|
637 |
IN BRIEF
|
638 |
CH 2: The Tradition of Prayer
|
639 |
ARTICLE 1: AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER
|
639 |
IN BRIEF
|
641 |
ARTICLE 2: THE WAY OF PRAYER
|
642 |
IN BRIEF
|
646 |
ARTICLE 3: GUIDES FOR PRAYER
|
647 |
IN BRIEF
|
649 |
CH 3: The Life of Prayer
|
650 |
ARTICLE 1: EXPRESSIONS OF PRAYER
|
650 |
I Vocal Prayer
|
650 |
II. Meditation
|
651 |
III. Contemplative Prayer
|
652 |
IN BRIEF
|
654 |
ARTICLE 2: THE BATTLE OF PRAYER
|
655 |
I. Objections to Prayer
|
655 |
II. Humble Vigilance of Heart
|
656 |
III. Filial Trust
|
657 |
IV. Persevering in Love
|
659 |
ARTICLE 3: THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS
|
661 |
IN BRIEF
|
662 |
SECTION 2: The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father!”
|
663 |
ARTICLE 1: “THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL”
|
664 |
I. At the Center of the Scriptures
|
664 |
II. “The Lord’s Prayer”
|
665 |
III. The Prayer of the Church
|
665 |
IN BRIEF
|
667 |
ARTICLE 2: “OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN”
|
667 |
I. “We Dare to Say”
|
667 |
II. “Father!”
|
668 |
III. “Our” Father
|
670 |
IV. “Who Art in Heaven”
|
672 |
IN BRIEF
|
673 |
ARTICLE 3: THE SEVEN PETITIONS
|
674 |
I. “Hallowed Be Thy Name”
|
675 |
II. "Thy Kingdom Come”
|
677 |
III. “Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven”
|
679 |
IV. “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”
|
681 |
V. “And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us”
|
683 |
VI. “And Lead Us Not into Temptation”
|
686 |
VII. “But Deliver Us from Evil”
|
687 |
ARTICLE 4: THE FINAL DOXOLOGY
|
689 |
IN BRIEF
|
689 |
INDEX OF CITATIONS
|
691 |
INDEX
|
755 |
ABBREVIATIONS
|
863 |
GLOSSARY
|
866 |