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PROLOGUE
I. The
life of man - to know and love God
1-3
II. Handing
on the Faith: Catechesis
4-10
III. The
Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism
11-12
IV. Structure
of this Catechism
13-17
V. Practical
Directions for Using this Catechism
18-22
VI. Necessary
Adaptations
23-25
PART ONE:
THE PROFESSION
OF FAITH
SECTION
ONE "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE"
26
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD
I. The
Desire for God
27-30
II. Ways
of Coming to Know God
31-35
III. The
Knowledge of God According to the Church
36-38
IV. How
Can We Speak about God?
39-43
IN BRIEF
44-49
CHAPTER
TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
50
Article 1 THE
REVELATION OF GOD
I. God
Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness"
51-53-
II. The
Stages of Revelation
54-64
III. Christ
Jesus -- "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation"
65-67
IN BRIEF
68-73
Article
2 THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
74
I. The
Apostolic Tradition
75-79
II. The
Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture
80-83
III. The
Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith
84-95.90
IN BRIEF
96-100
Article
3 SACRED SCRIPTURE
I. Christ
- The Unique Word of Sacred Scripture
101-104
II. Inspiration
and Truth of Sacred Scripture
105-108
III. The
Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture
109-119
IV. The
Canon of Scripture
120-130
V. Sacred
Scripture in the Life of the Church
131-133
IN BRIEF
134-141
CHAPTER
THREE MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD
142-143
Article 1 I BELIEVE
The
Obedience of Faith
144-149
II. "I
Know Whom I Have Believed"
150-152
III. The
Characteristics of Faith
153-165
Article
2 WE BELIEVE
166-167
I. "Lord,
Look Upon the Faith of Your Church"
168-169
II. The
Language of Faith
170-171
III. Only
One Faith
172-175
IN BRIEF
176-184
The Credo
SECTION
TWO I. THE CREEDS
185-197
CHAPTER
ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
198
Article 1 "I BELIEVE
IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"
Paragraph
1. I BELIEVE IN GOD
199-231
Paragraph
2. THE FATHER
232-267
Paragraph
3. THE ALMIGHTY
268-278
Paragraph
4. THE CREATOR
279-324
Paragraph
5. HEAVEN AND EARTH
325-354
Paragraph
6. MAN
355-384
Paragraph
7. THE FALL
385-421-
CHAPTER
TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
422-429
ARTICLE 2 "AND
IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"
I. Jesus
430-435
II. Christ
436-440
III. The
Only Son of God
441-445
IV. Lord
446-451
IN BRIEF
452-455
Article 3 "HE
WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE
VIRGIN MARY"
Paragraph
1. THE SON OF GOD BECAME MAN
456-483
Paragraph
2. "CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN
MARY"
484-511
Paragraph
3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST'S LIFE
512-570
Article
4 "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED
AND WAS BURIED"
571-573
Paragraph
1. JESUS AND ISRAEL
574-594
Paragraph
2. JESUS DIED CRUCIFIED
595-623
Paragraph
3. JESUS CHRIST WAS BURIED
624-630
Article
5 "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN"
631
Paragraph
1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL
632-637
Paragraph
2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
638-658-
Article
6 "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE
FATHER"
659-664
IN BRIEF
665-667
Article 7 "FROM
THENCE HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD"
I. He
Will Come Again in Glory
668-667
II. To
Judge the Living and the Dead
678-679
IN BRIEF
680-682
CHAPTER
THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
683-686
ARTICLE
8 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"
687-689
I. The
Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
689-690
II. The
Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
691-701
III. God's
Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises
702-716
IV. The
Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
717-730
V. The
Spirit and the Church In the Last Days
731-741
IN BRIEF
742-747
Article
9 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"
748-750
Paragraph
1. THE CHURCH IN GOD'S PLAN
751-780
Paragraph
2. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT
781-810
(811-845)
(846-870)
Paragraph
3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC
811-870
(871-903)
(904-945)
Paragraph
4. CHRIST'S FAITHFUL - HIERARCHY, LAITY, CONSECRATED LIFE
871-945
Paragraph
5. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
946-962
Paragraph
6. MARY - MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
963-975
Article
10 "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"
976
I. One
Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
977-980
II. The
Power of the Keys
981-987
Article
11 "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"
988-991
I. Christ's
Resurrection and Ours
992-1004
II. Dying
in Christ Jesus
1005-1014
IN BRIEF
1015-1019
Article
12 "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
1020
I. The
Particular Judgment
1021-1022
II. Heaven
1023-1029
III. The
Final Purification, or Purgatory
1030-1032
IV. Hell
1033-1037
V. The
Last Judgment
1038-1041
VI. Hope
of the New Heaven and the New Earth
1042-1050
IN BRIEF
1051-1060
"Amen"
1061-1065
PART TWO:
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
1066-1075
SECTION
ONE THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY
1076
CHAPTER ONE THE
PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
Article 1 THE
LITURGY - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
I. The
Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy
1077-1083
II. Christ's
Work in the Liturgy
1084-1090
III. The
Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy
1091-1109
IN BRIEF
1110-1112
Article
2 THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS
1113
I. The
Sacraments of Christ
1114-1116
II. The
Sacraments of the Church
1117-1121
III. The
Sacraments of Faith
1122-1126
IV. The
Sacraments of Salvation
1127-1129
V. The
Sacraments of Eternal Life
1130
IN BRIEF
1131-1134
CHAPTER
TWO THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
1135
Article 1 CELEBRATING
THE CHURCH'S LITURGY
I. Who
Celebrates?
1136-1144
II. How
is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1145-1162
III. When
is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1163-1178
IV. Where
is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1179-1186
IN BRIEF
1187-1199
Article
2 LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY
1200-1206
IN BRIEF
1207-1209
SECTION
TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
1210-1211
CHAPTER
ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
1212
Article
1 THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
1213
I. What
is This Sacrament Called?
1214-1216
II. Baptism
in the Economy of Salvation
1217-1228
III. How
is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?
1229-1245
IV. Who
can Receive Baptism?
1246-1255
V. Who
can Baptize?
1256
VI. The
Necessity of Baptism
1257-1261
VII. The
Grace of Baptism
1262-1274
IN BRIEF
1275-1284
Article
2 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
1285
I. Confirmation
in the Economy of Salvation
1286-1292
II. The
Signs and the Rite of Confirmation
1293-1301st
III. The
Effects of Confirmation
1302-1305
IV. Who
can Receive This Sacrament?
1306-1311
V. The
Minister of Confirmation
1312-1314
IN BRIEF
1315-1351
Article
3 THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
1322-1323
I. The
Eucharist - Source and Summit of Ecclesial Life
1324-1327
II. What
is This Sacrament Called?
1328-1332
III. The
Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation
1333-1344
IV. The
Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist
1345-1355
V. The
Sacramental Sacrifice Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence
1356-1381
VI. The
Paschal Banquet
1382-1401
VII. The
Eucharist - "Pledge of the Glory To Come"
1402-1405
IN BRIEF
1406-1419
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CHAPTER
TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
Article
4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
I. What
is This Sacrament Called?
II. Why
a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism?
III. The
Conversion of the Baptized
IV. Interior
Penance
V. The
Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life
VI. The
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
VII. The
Acts of the Penitent
VIII.
The Minister of This Sacrament
IX. The
Effects of This Sacrament
X. Indulgences
XI. The
Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance
IN BRIEF
Article
5 THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
I. Its
Foundations in the Economy of Salvation
II. Who
Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament?
III. How
is This Sacrament Celebrated?
IV. The
Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament
V. Viaticum,
the Last Sacrament of the Christian
IN BRIEF
CHAPTER
THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
ARTICLE
6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
I. Why
Is This Sacrament Called "Orders"?
II. The
Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation
III. The
Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
IV. The
Celebration of This Sacrament
V. Who
Can Confer This Sacrament?
VI. Who
Can Receive This Sacrament?
VII. The
Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
IN BRIEF
Article
7 THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
I. Marriage
in God's Plan
II. The
Celebration of Marriage
III. Matrimonial
Consent
IV. The
Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
V. The
Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love
VI. The
Domestic Church
IN BRIEF
CHAPTER FOUR OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Article
1 SACRAMENTALS
IN BRIEF
Article
2 CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
I. The
Christian's Last Passover
II. The
Celebration of Funerals
PART THREE:
LIFE IN CHRIST
SECTION
ONE MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
CHAPTER
ONE THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Article
1 MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD
IN BRIEF
Article 2 OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE
I. The
Beatitudes
II. The
Desire for Happiness
III. Christian
Beatitude
IN BRIEF
Article
3 MAN'S FREEDOM
I. Freedom
and Responsibility
II. Human
Freedom in the Economy of Salvation
IN BRIEF
Article
4 THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
I. The
Sources of Morality
II. Good
Acts and Evil Acts
IN BRIEF
Article
5 THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS
I. Passions
II. Passions
and Moral Life
IN BRIEF
Article
6 MORAL CONSCIENCE
I. The
Judgment of Conscience
II. The
Formation of Conscience
III. To
Choose in Accord With Conscience
IV. Erroneous
Judgment
