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APOSTOLIC LETTER |
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APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION |
| 1-25 |
PROLOGUE |
| 1-3 |
I. The Life of Man - To Know and Love God |
| 4-10 |
II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis |
| 11-12 |
III. The Aim and Intended Readership of This Catechism |
| 13-17 |
IV. Structure of This Catechism |
| 18-22 |
V. Practical Directions for Using This Catechism |
| 23-25 |
VI. Necessary Adaptations |
| 26-1065 |
PART ONE - THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |
| 26-184 |
SECTION ONE: "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE" |
| 27-49 |
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD |
| 27-30 |
I. The Desire for God |
| 31-35 |
II. Ways of Coming to Know God |
| 36-38 |
III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church |
| 39-43 |
IV. How Can We Speak about God? |
| 44-49 |
IN BRIEF |
| 50-141 |
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN |
| 51-73 |
ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD |
| 51-53 |
I. God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness" |
| 54-64 |
II. The Stages of Revelation |
| 65-67 |
III. Christ Jesus - "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation" |
| 68-73 |
IN BRIEF |
| 74-100 |
ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION |
| 75-79 |
I. Apostolic Tradition |
| 80-83 |
II. The Relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture |
| 84-95 |
III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith |
| 96-100 |
IN BRIEF |
| 101-141 |
ARTICLE 3: SACRED SCRIPTURE |
| 101-104 |
I. Christ - The unique Word of Sacred Scripture |
| 105-108 |
II. Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture |
| 109-119 |
III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture |
| 120-130 |
IV. The Canon of Scripture |
| 131-133 |
V. Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church |
| 134-141 |
IN BRIEF |
| 142-184 |
CHAPTER THREE: MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD |
| 144-165 |
ARTICLE 1: I BELIEVE |
| 144-149 |
I. The Obedience of Faith |
| 150-152 |
II. "I Know Whom I Have Believed" |
| 153-165 |
III. The Characteristics of Faith |
| 166-184 |
ARTICLE 2: WE BELIEVE |
| 168-169 |
I. "Lord, Look Upon the Faith of Your Church" |
| 170-171 |
II. The Language of Faith |
| 172-175 |
III. Only One Faith |
| 176-184 |
IN BRIEF |
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The Credo Chart |
| 185-1065 |
SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH |
| 185-197 |
The Creeds |
| 198-421 |
CHAPTER ONE: I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER |
| 199-421 |
ARTICLE 1: "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH" |
| 199-231 |
Paragraph 1. I Believe in God |
| 200-202 |
I. "I Believe in One God" |
| 203-213 |
II. God Reveals His Name |
| 214-221 |
III. God, "He Who Is," Is Truth and Love |
| 222-227 |
IV. The Implications of Faith in One God |
| 228-231 |
IN BRIEF |
| 232-267 |
Paragraph 2. The Father |
| 232-237 |
I. "In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" |
| 238-248 |
II. The Revelation of God as Trinity |
| 249-256 |
III. The Holy Trinity in the Teaching of the Faith |
| 257-260 |
IV. The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Missions |
| 261-267 |
IN BRIEF |
| 268-278 |
Paragraph 3. The Almighty |
| 275-278 |
IN BRIEF |
| 279-324 |
Paragraph 4. The Creator |
| 282-289 |
I. Catechesis on Creation |
| 290-292 |
II. Creation - Work of the Holy Trinity |
| 293-294 |
III. "The World Was Created for the Glory of God" |
| 295-301 |
IV. The Mystery of Creation |
| 302-314 |
V. God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence |
| 315-324 |
IN BRIEF |
| 325-355 |
Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth |
| 328-336 |
I. The Angels |
| 337-349 |
II. The Visible World |
| 350-354 |
IN BRIEF |
| 355-384 |
Paragraph 6. Man |
| 356-361 |
I. "In the Image of God" |
| 362-368 |
II. "Body and Soul but Truly One" |
| 369-373 |
III. "Male and Female He Created Them" |
| 374-379 |
IV. Man in Paradise |
| 380-384 |
IN BRIEF |
| 385-421 |
Paragraph 7. The Fall |
| 386-390 |
I. Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded All the More |
| 391-395 |
II. The Fall of the Angels |
| 396-409 |
III. Original Sin |
| 410-412 |
IV. "You Did Not Abandon Him to the Power of Death" |
| 413-421 |
IN BRIEF |
| 422-682 |
CHAPTER TWO: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD |
| 430-455 |
ARTICLE 2: "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD" |
| 430-435 |
I. Jesus |
| 436-440 |
II. Christ |
| 441-445 |
III. The Only Son of God |
| 446-451 |
IV. Lord |
| 452-455 |
IN BRIEF |
| 456-570 |
ARTICLE 3: "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY" |
| 456-483 |
Paragraph 1. The Son of God Became Man |
| 456-460 |
I. Why Did the Word Become Flesh? |
| 461-463 |
II. The Incarnation |
| 464-469 |
III. True God and True Man |
| 470-478 |
IV. How Is the Son of God Man? |
| 479-483 |
IN BRIEF |
| 484-512 |
Paragraph 2. "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary" |
| 484-486 |
I. Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit. . . |
| 487-507 |
II. . . .Born of the Virgin Mary |
| 508-511 |
IN BRIEF |
| 512-570 |
Paragraph 3. "The Mysteries of Christ's Life" |
| 514-521 |
I. Christ's Whole Life Is Mystery |
| 522-534 |
II. The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life |
| 535-560 |
III. The Mysteries of Jesus' Public Life |
| 561-570 |
IN BRIEF |
| 571-630 |
ARTICLE 4: "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED, AND WAS BURIED" |
| 574-594 |
Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel |
| 577-582 |
I. Jesus and the Law |
| 583-586 |
II. Jesus and the Temple |
| 587-591 |
III. Jesus and Israel's Faith in the One God and Savior |
| 592-594 |
IN BRIEF |
| 595-630 |
Paragraph 2. Jesus Died Crucified |
| 595-598 |
I. The Trial of Jesus |
| 599-605 |
II. Christ's Redemptive Death in God's Plan of Salvation |
| 606-618 |
III. Christ Offered Himself to his Father for Our Sins |
| 619-623 |
IN BRIEF |
| 624-628 |
Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ Was Buried |
| 629-630 |
IN BRIEF |
| 631-658 |
ARTICLE 5: "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN" |
| 632-635 |
Paragraph 1. Christ Descended into Hell |
| 636-637 |
IN BRIEF |
| 638-658 |
Paragraph 2. On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead |
| 639-647 |
I. The Historical and Transcendent Event |
| 648-650 |
II. The Resurrection - A Work of the Holy Trinity |
| 651-655 |
III. The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Resurrection |
| 656-658 |
IN BRIEF |
| 659-667 |
ARTICLE 6: "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER" |
| 665-667 |
IN BRIEF |
| 668-682 |
ARTICLE 7: "FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD" |
| 668-677 |
I. He Will Come Again in Glory |
| 678-679 |
II. To Judge the Living and the Dead |
| 680-686 |
IN BRIEF |
| 683-1065 |
CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT |
| 687-747 |
ARTICLE 8: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT" |
| 689-690 |
I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit |
| 691-701 |
II. The Names, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit |
| 702-716 |
III. God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises |
| 717-730 |
IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time |
| 731-741 |
V. The Spirit and the Church in the Last Days |
| 742-747 |
IN BRIEF |
| 748-975 |
ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH" |
| 751-780 |
Paragraph 1. The Church in God's Plan |
| 751-757 |
I. Names and Images of the Church |
| 758-769 |
II. The Church's Origin, Foundation, and Mission |
| 770-776 |
III. The Mystery of the Church |
| 777-780 |
IN BRIEF |
| 781-810 |
Paragraph 2. The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit |
| 781-786 |
I. The Church - People of God |
| 787-796 |
II. The Church - Body of Christ |
| 797-801 |
III. The Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit |
| 802-810 |
IN BRIEF |
| 811-870 |
Paragraph 3. The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic |
| 813-822 |
I. The Church Is One |
| 823-829 |
II. The Church Is Holy |
| 830-856 |
III. The Church Is Catholic |
| 857-865 |
IV. The Church Is Apostolic |
| 866-870 |
IN BRIEF |
| 871-945 |
Paragraph 4. Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life |
| 874-896 |
I. The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church |
| 897-913 |
II. The Lay Faithful |
| 914-933 |
III. The Consecrated Life |
| 934-945 |
IN BRIEF |
| 946-962 |
Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints |
| 949-953 |
I. Communion in Spiritual Goods |
| 954-959 |
II. The Communion of the Church of Heaven and Earth |
| 960-962 |
IN BRIEF |
| 963-975 |
Paragraph 6. Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church |
| 964-970 |
I. Mary's Motherhood with Regard to the Church |
| 971 |
II. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin |
| 972 |
III. Mary - Eschatological Icon of the Church |
| 973-975 |
IN BRIEF |
| 976-987 |
ARTICLE 10: "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS" |
| 977-980 |
I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins |
| 981-983 |
II. The Power of the Keys |
| 984-987 |
IN BRIEF |
| 988-1019 |
ARTICLE 11: "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY" |
| 992-1004 |
I. Christ's Resurrection and Ours |
| 1005-1014 |
II. Dying in Jesus Christ |
| 1015-1019 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1020-1065 |
ARTICLE 12: "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING" |
| 1021-1022 |
I. The Particular Judgement |
| 1023-1029 |
II. Heaven |
| 1030-1032 |
III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory |
| 1033-1037 |
IV. Hell |
| 1038-1041 |
V. The Last Judgement |
| 1042-1050 |
VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth |
| 1051-1060 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1061-1065 |
"Amen" |
| 1066-1690 |
PART TWO - THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY |
| 1076-1209 |
SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY |
| 1077-1134 |
CHAPTER ONE: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH |
| 1077-1112 |
ARTICLE 1: THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY |
| 1077-1083 |
I. The Father - Source and Goal of the Liturgy |
| 1084-1090 |
II. Christ's Work in the Liturgy |
| 1091-1109 |
III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy |
| 1110-1112 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1113-1134 |
ARTICLE 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS |
| 1114-1116 |
I. The Sacraments of Christ |
| 1117-1121 |
II. The Sacraments of the Church |
| 1122-1126 |
III. The Sacraments of Faith |
| 1127-1129 |
IV. The Sacraments of Salvation |
| 1130 |
V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life |
| 1131-1134 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1135-1209 |
CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION |
| 1136-1199 |
ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY |
| 1136-1144 |
I. Who Celebrates? |
| 1145-1162 |
II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated? |
| 1163-1178 |
III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated? |
| 1179-1186 |
IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated? |
| 1187-1199 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1200-1209 |
ARTICLE 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY |
| 1207-1209 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1210-1690 |
SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH |
| 1212-1419 |
CHAPTER ONE: THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION |
| 1213-1284 |
ARTICLE 1: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM |
| 1214-1216 |
I. What Is the Sacrament Called? |
| 1217-1228 |
II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1229-1245 |
III. How Is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? |
| 1246-1255 |
IV. Who Can Receive Baptism? |
| 1256 |
V. Who Can Baptize? |
| 1257-1261 |
VI. The Necessity of Baptism? |
| 1262-1274 |
VII. The Grace of Baptism |
| 1275-1284 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1285-1321 |
ARTICLE 2: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION |
| 1286-1292 |
I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1293-1301 |
II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation |
| 1302-1305 |
III. The Effects of Confirmation |
| 1306-1311 |
IV. Who Can Receive This Sacrament? |
| 1312-1314 |
V. The Minister of Confirmation |
| 1315-1321 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1322-1419 |
ARTICLE 3: THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST |
| 1324-1327 |
I. The Eucharist - Source and Summit of the Ecclesial Life |
| 1328-1332 |
II. What Is This Sacrament Called? |
| 1333-1344 |
III. The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1345-1355 |
IV. The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist |
| 1356-1381 |
V. The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence |
| 1382-1401 |
VI. The Pascal Banquet |
| 1402-1405 |
VII. The Eucharist - "Pledge of the Glory to Come" |
| 1406-1419 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1420-1532 |
CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING |
| 1422-1498 |
ARTICLE 4: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION |
| 1423-1424 |
I. What Is This Sacrament Called? |
| 1425-1426 |
II. Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism? |
| 1427-1429 |
III. The Conversion of the Baptized |
| 1430-1433 |
IV. Interior Penance |
| 1424-1439 |
V. The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life |
| 1440-1449 |
VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation |
| 1450-1460 |
VII. The Acts of the Penitent |
| 1461-1467 |
VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament |
| 1468-1470 |
IX. The Effects of This Sacrament |
| 1471-1479 |
X. Indulgences |
| 1480-1484 |
XI. The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance |
| 1485-1498 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1499-1532 |
ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK |
| 1500-1513 |
I. It's Foundation in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1514-1516 |
II. Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament? |
| 1517-1519 |
III. How Is This Sacrament Celebrated? |
| 1520-1523 |
IV. The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament |
| 1524-1525 |
V. Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian |
| 1526-1532 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1533-1666 |
CHAPTER THREE: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION |
| 1536-1600 |
ARTICLE 6: THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS |
| 1537-1538 |
I. Why Is This Sacrament Called "Orders"? |
| 1539-1553 |
II. The Sacramant of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1554-1571 |
III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders |
| 1572-1574 |
IV. The Celebration of This Sacrament |
| 1575-1576 |
V. Who Can Confer This Sacrament? |
| 1577-1580 |
VI. Who Can Receive This Sacrament? |
| 1581-1589 |
VII. The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders |
| 1590-1600 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1601-1666 |
ARTICLE 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY |
| 1602-1620 |
I. Marriage in God's Plan |
| 1621-1624 |
II. The Celebration of Marriage |
| 1625-1637 |
III. Matrimonial Consent |
| 1638-1642 |
IV. The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony |
| 1643-1654 |
V. The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love |
| 1655-1658 |
VI. The Domestic Church |
| 1659-1666 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1667-1690 |
CHAPTER FOUR: OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS |
| 1667-1679 |
ARTICLE 1: SACRAMENTALS |
| 1677-1679 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1680-1690 |
ARTICLE 2: CHRISTIAN FUNERALS |
| 1681-1683 |
I. The Christian's Last Passover |
| 1684-1690 |
II. The Celebration of Funerals |
| 1691-2557 |
PART THREE - LIFE IN CHRIST |
| 1699-2051 |
SECTION ONE: MAN'S VOCATION: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT |
| 1700-1876 |
CHAPTER ONE: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON |
| 1701-1715 |
ARTICLE 1: MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD |
| 1710-1715 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1716-1729 |
ARTICLE 2: OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE |
| 1716-1717 |
I. The Beatitudes |
| 1718-1719 |
II. The Desire for Happiness |
| 1720-1724 |
III. Christian Beatitude |
| 1725-1729 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1730-1748 |
ARTICLE 3: MAN'S FREEDOM |
| 1731-1738 |
I. Freedom and Responsibility |
| 1739-1742 |
II. Human Freedom in the Economy of Salvation |
| 1743-1748 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1749-1761 |
ARTICLE 4: THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS |
| 1750-1754 |
I. The Sources of Morality |
| 1755-1756 |
II. Good Acts and Evil Acts |
| 1757-1761 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1762-1775 |
ARTICLE 5: THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS |
| 1763-1766 |
I. Passions |
| 1767-1770 |
II. Passions and Moral Life |
| 1771-1775 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1776-1802 |
ARTICLE 6: MORAL CONSCIENCE |
| 1777-1782 |
I. The Judgement of Conscience |
| 1783-1785 |
II. The Formation of Conscience |
| 1786-1789 |
III. To Choose in Accord with Conscience |
| 1790-1794 |
IV. Erroneous Judgement |
| 1795-1802 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1803-1845 |
ARTICLE 7: THE VIRTUES |
| 1804-1811 |
I. The Human Virtues |
| 1812-1829 |
II. The Theological Virtues |
| 1830-1832 |
III. The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit |
| 1833-1845 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1846-1876 |
ARTICLE 8: SIN |
| 1846-1848 |
I. Mercy and Sin |
| 1849-1851 |
II. The Definition of Sin |
| 1852-1853 |
III. The Different Kinds of Sins |
| 1854-1864 |
IV. The Gravity of Sin: Mortal and Venial Sin |
| 1865-1869 |
V. The Proliferation of Sin |
| 1870-1876 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1877-1948 |
CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNITY |
| 1878-1896 |
ARTICLE 1: THE PERSON AND SOCIETY |
| 1878-1885 |
I. The Communal Character of the Human Vocation |
| 1886-1889 |
II. Conversion and Society |
| 1890-1896 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1897-1927 |
ARTICLE 2: PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE |
| 1897-1904 |
I. Authority |
| 1905-1912 |
II. The Common Good |
| 1913-1917 |
III. Responsibility and Participation |
| 1918-1927 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1928-1948 |
ARTICLE 3: SOCIAL JUSTICE |
| 1929-1933 |
I. Respect for the Human Person |
| 1934-1938 |
II. Equality and Differences among Men |
| 1939-1942 |
III. Human Solidarity |
| 1943-1948 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1949-2051 |
CHAPTER THREE: GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE |
| 1950-1986 |
ARTICLE 1: THE MORAL LAW |
| 1954-1960 |
I. The Natural Moral Law |
| 1961-1964 |
II. The Old Law |
| 1965-1974 |
III. The New Law or the Law of the Gospel |
| 1975-1986 |
IN BRIEF |
| 1987-2029 |
ARTICLE 2: GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION |
| 1987-1995 |
I. Justification |
| 1996-2005 |
II. Grace |
| 2006-2011 |
III. Merit |
| 2012-2016 |
IV. Christian Holiness |
| 2017-2029 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2030-2051 |
ARTICLE 3: THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER |
| 2032-2040 |
I. Moral Life and the Magisterium of the Church |
| 2041-2043 |
II. The Precepts of the Church |
| 2044-2046 |
III. Moral Life and Missionary Witness |
| 2047-2051 |
IN BRIEF |
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS CHART |
| 2052-2557 |
SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS |
| 2075-2082 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2083-2195 |
CHAPTER ONE: "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOU GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND" |
| 2084-2141 |
ARTICLE 1: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT |
| 2084-2094 |
I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" |
| 2095-2109 |
II. "Him Only Shall You Serve" |
| 2110-2128 |
III. "You Shall Have No Other Gods before Me" |
| 2129-2132 |
IV. "You Shall Not Make for Yourself a Graven Image" |
| 2133-2141 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2142-2167 |
ARTICLE 2: THE SECOND COMMANDMENT |
| 2142-2149 |
I. The Name of the Lord Is Holy |
| 2150-2155 |
II. Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain |
| 2156-2159 |
III. The Christian Name |
| 2160-2167 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2168-2195 |
ARTICLE 3: THE THIRD COMMANDMENT |
| 2168-2173 |
I. The Sabbath Day |
| 2174-2188 |
II. The Lord's Day |
| 2189-2195 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2196-2257 |
CHAPTER TWO: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF" |
| 2197-2257 |
ARTICLE 4: THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2201-2206 |
I. The Family in God's Plan |
| 2207-2213 |
II. The Family and Society |
| 2214-2231 |
III. The Duties of Family and the Kingdom |
| 2232-2233 |
IV. The Family and the Kingdom |
| 2234-2246 |
V. The Authorities in Civil Society |
| 2247-2257 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2258-2330 |
ARTICLE 5: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2259-2283 |
I. Respect for Human Life |
| 2284-2301 |
II. Respect for the Dignity of Persons |
| 2302-2317 |
III. Safeguarding Peace |
| 2318-2330 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2331-2400 |
ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2331-2336 |
I. "Male and Female He Created Them . . ." |
| 2337-2359 |
II. The Vocation to Chastity |
| 2360-2379 |
III. The Love of Husband and Wife |
| 2380-2391 |
IV. Offenses against the Dignity of Marriage |
| 2392-2400 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2401-2463 |
ARTICLE 7: THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2402-2406 |
I. The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods |
| 2407-2418 |
II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods |
| 2419-2425 |
III. The Social Doctrine of the Church |
| 2426-2436 |
IV. Economic Activity and Social Justice |
| 2437-2442 |
V. Justice and Solidarity among Nations |
| 2443-2449 |
VI. Love for the Poor |
| 2450-2463 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2464-2513 |
ARTICLE 8: THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2465-2470 |
I. Living in the Truth |
| 2471-2474 |
II. To Bear Witness to the Truth |
| 2475-2487 |
III. Offenses against Truth |
| 2488-2492 |
IV. Respect for the Truth |
| 2493-2499 |
V. The Use of the Social Communications Media |
| 2500-2503 |
VI. Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art |
| 2504-2513 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2514-2533 |
ARTICLE 9: THE NINTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2517-2519 |
I. Purification of the Heart |
| 2520-2527 |
II. The Battle for Purity |
| 2528-2533 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2534-2557 |
ARTICLE 10: THE TENTH COMMANDMENT |
| 2535-2540 |
I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires |
| 2541-2543 |
II. The Desires of the Spirit |
| 2544-2547 |
III. Poverty of Heart |
| 2548-2550 |
IV. "I Want to See God" |
| 2551-2557 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2558-2865 |
PART FOUR - CHRISTIAN PRAYER |
| 2558-2758 |
SECTION ONE: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE |
| 2559-2565 |
WHAT IS PRAYER? |
| 2566-2649 |
CHAPTER ONE: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER |
| 2566-2567 |
THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER |
| 2568-2597 |
ARTICLE 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
| 2590-2597 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2598-2622 |
ARTICLE 2: IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME |
| 2620-2622 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2623-2649 |
ARTICLE 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH |
| 2626-2628 |
I. Blessing and Adoration |
| 2629-2633 |
II. Prayer of Petition |
| 2634-2636 |
III. Prayer of Intercession |
| 2637-2638 |
IV. Prayer of Thanksgiving |
| 2639-2643 |
V. Prayer of Praise |
| 2644-2649 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2650-2696 |
CHAPTER TWO: THE TRADITION OF PRAYER |
| 2652-2662 |
ARTICLE 1: AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER |
| 2661-2662 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2663-2682 |
ARTICLE 2: THE WAY OF PRAYER |
| 2680-2682 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2683-2696 |
ARTICLE 3: GUIDES FOR PRAYER |
| 2692-2696 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2697-2758 |
CHAPTER THREE: THE LIFE OF PRAYER |
| 2700-2724 |
ARTICLE 1: EXPRESSIONS OF PRAYER |
| 2700-2704 |
I. Vocal Prayer |
| 2705-2708 |
II. Meditation |
| 2709-2719 |
III. Contemplative Prayer |
| 2720-2724 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2725-2745 |
ARTICLE 2: THE BATTLE OF PRAYER |
| 2726-2728 |
I. Objections to Prayer |
| 2729-2733 |
II. Humble Vigilance of Heart |
| 2734-2741 |
III. Filial Trust |
| 2742-2745 |
IV. Persevering in Love |
| 2746-2758 |
ARTICLE 3: THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS |
| 2752-2758 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2759-2865 |
SECTION TWO: THE LORD'S PRAYER: "OUR FATHER!" |
| 2761-2776 |
ARTICLE 1: "THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL" |
| 2762-2764 |
I. At the Center of the Scriptures |
| 2765-2766 |
II. "The Lord's Prayer" |
| 2767-2772 |
III. The Prayer of the Church |
| 2773-2776 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2777-2802 |
ARTICLE 2: "OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN" |
| 2777-2778 |
I. "We Dare to Say" |
| 2779-2785 |
II. "Father!" |
| 2786-2793 |
III. "Our" Father |
| 2794-2796 |
IV. "Who Art in Heaven" |
| 2797-2802 |
IN BRIEF |
| 2803-2854 |
ARTICLE 3: "THE SEVEN PETITIONS" |
| 2807-2815 |
I. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 2816-2821 |
II. "Thy Kingdom Come" |
| 2822-2827 |
III. "The Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven" |
| 2828-2837 |
IV. "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" |
| 2838-2845 |
V. "And Forgive us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass against Us" |
| 2846-2849 |
VI. "And Lead Us Not into Temptation" |
| 2850-2854 |
VII. "But Deliver Us From Evil" |
| 2855-2865 |
ARTICLE 4: THE FINAL DOXOLOGY |
| 2857-2865 |
IN BRIEF |
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ABBREVIATIONS |