Basic
Knowledge of the Catholic Faith
I.
Chief Mysteries of the Faith
II.
The 10 Commandments
III.
The 2 Greatest Commandments
IV.
The 7 Sacraments (The Holy Mysteries)
V.
The 8 Beatitudes
VI.
The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy
VII.
The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy
VIII.
The 3 Eminent Good Works
IX.
The 3 Evangelical Counsels
X.
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
XI.
The 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit
XII.
The 2 Conditions
Needed to Receive Holy Communion worthily
XIII.
The 3 Theological Virtues
XIV.
The 4 Cardinal Virtues
XV.
The 3 Conditions of Mortal Sin
XVI.
The 7 Capital Sins
XVII.
The 6 Sins against
the Holy Spirit
XVIII. The
4 Sins That Cry Out to Heaven
XIX.
The 9 Ways We Participate in Others'
Sins
XX.
The 3 Pillars of the Church's Authority
XXI.
The 4 Marks of the Church
XXII.
The 7 Precepts of the Church
XXIII.
The 3 Parts of the Church
XXIV.
73 Books of the Bible
XXV.
The 3 Munera (Duties of the Ordained)
XXVI.
The Holy Days of Obligation
XXVII. The
21 Ecumenical Councils
XXVIII.The 12 Apostles
XXIX.
The 12 Tribes of Israel
XXX.
The 14 Stations of the Cross
XXXI.
The 7 Sorrows (Dolours) and 7 Joys of
Our Lady
XXXII. The
7 Sorrows and 7 Joys of St. Joseph
XXXIII. The
20 Mysteries of the Rosary
XXXIV. The
Order of Creation
XXXV. The
9 Choirs of Angels
XXXVI. The
3 Powers of the Soul
XXXVII.
The 3 levels of reverence
XXXVIII.
The 4 Last Things
I.
Chief Mysteries of the Faith
1. Unity and Trinity of God.
2. The Incarnation and death of our Savior.
What means the unity and trinity of God?
It means, that in God there is but one only
divine nature or essence, and that in the same one and divine nature there are
three persons, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What means the incarnation and death of our Saviour?
It means that the second person of the blessed
Trinity was made man, and died on the cross to save us.
II.
The 10 Commandments
1.
I am the Lord your God: you shall not have other
gods before me.
2.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in
vain.
3.
Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day.
4.
Honor your father and mother.
5.
You shall not kill.
6.
You shall not commit adultery.
7.
You shall not steal.
8.
You shall not bear false witness against your
neighbor.
9.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10.
You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
The Ten Commandments or Decalogue (10 words) was given by God
on Mt. Horeb (also known as Mt. Sinai) to Moses around 1280 BC. They are the
core of the moral teachings of Israel and have come down to Christianity as
part of Divine Revelation. The Church in commenting on the Commandments sees in
them the totality of the negative and positive moral law, the things we should
not do, as well as the things we should do. This is to say, they embody the
entire natural law, what reason can discover of morality from the nature of the
world and man. However, as St. Thomas Aquinas noted, not every society, much
less every man, discovers the entire natural law, so God has revealed it in the
Commandments so it could be known with certainty by all men, of every society,
and every age.
The Bible gives two
versions of the Ten Commandments, in essential content identical, one in Exodus
and another in Deuteronomy. The enumeration of the commandants (which is number
one, which is two etc.) are traditional and neither contained in the texts nor
obvious. The Catholic Church has traditionally used the Deuteronomy account and
followed the division of the text given in the Septuagint, the Greek
translation of the Scriptures made by second century BC Jews in Egypt and used
by the early Church as its Old Testament. The Anglican Church and the Lutheran
Church also use this account. The other Reformation churches use the Exodus
listing, and adopted the Jewish enumeration of the Hebrew text.
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III.
The 2 Greatest Commandments
1.
To love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul,
mind and strength.
2.
To love thy neighbor as thyself.
IV.
The 7 Sacraments (The Holy Mysteries)
1.
The Sacrament of Baptism (CCC 1213 – 1284)
2.
The Sacrament of Confirmation (also known as,
Chrismation) (CCC 1285 – 1321)
3.
The Sacrament of the Eucharist (CCC 1322 – 1419)
4.
The Sacrament of Penance (also known as, the
Sacrament of Reconciliation) (CCC 1422 – 1498)
5.
The Sacrament of Extreme Unction (also known as,
Anointing of the Sick) (CCC 1499 – 1532)
6.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders (CCC 1536 – 1600)
7.
The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony (CCC 1601 – 1666)
Note: A Sacrament is a visible sign of invisible grace, divinely instituted by
Christ, for our sanctification.
See the Council of Trent, Sess.
7. Can. 1.
594. What things are essential to
a Sacrament?
Matter and form.
595. Do all the seven Sacraments
give grace?
They do, according to the council
of Trent, Sess. 7.
596. What is grace?
It is a supernatural quality
produced in our souls and inherent in them, by which we are made the adopted
children of God, special partakers of the divine nature, and like to God, in
some degree; as iron is made like to fire by heat.
597. How many of these Sacraments
give character?
Three: Baptism, Confirmation, and
Holy Order.
598. What is a sacramental
character?
It is a supernatural mark in the
soul, whereby be are marked for God's servants, which can never be blotted out.
599. In what manner do the
sacraments give and cause grace?
As a means or instruments only;
for God is always the principal cause thereof.
600. Who is the ordinary minister
of a Sacrament?
A priest; excepting Holy Orders
and Confirmation, which are referred to the Bishops alone.
601. Why did Christ confine the administration of the Sacraments to the
Heirarchy and to the priests only?
"O the depth of the riches,
of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his
judgments, and how unsearchable his ways! For who hath known the mind of the
Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor?" Rom. xi. And we know from St.
Paul, Ephes. iv. 11, that "Christ gave indeed some to be apostles, and
some prophets, and others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers. That we
may not now be children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind
of doctrine, in the wickedness of men, in craftiness by which they lie in wait
to deceive." Hence, St. Paul, speaking of the Sacraments, says, 1 Cor. iv.
1. "So let them consider us as the ministers of Christ and dispensers of
the mysteries of God." "And we are (2 Cor. v. 20.) therefore
ambassadors of Christ: God, as it were, exhorting by us."
602. Is the intention of the ministers to do what Christ ordained, a
condition, without which the Sacraments subsist not?
It is; also the intention of the
receiver to receive what Christ ordained, if he be at the years of
understanding?
603. Why say you, If he be at the
years of understanding?
Because for infants in the
Sacraments of baptism the intention of the Church sufficeth.
V.
The 8 Beatitudes
1.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
Kingdom of Heaven.
2.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the
land.
3.
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
4.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after
justice: for they shall have their fill.
5.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.
6.
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see
God.
7.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be
called children of God.
8.
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for
justice' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
(cf. Matthew 5:3-10).
VI.
The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy
1.
To feed the hungry
2.
To give drink to the thirsty
3.
To clothe the naked
4.
To shelter the homeless
5.
To visit the sick
6.
To visit the imprisoned
7.
To bury the dead
811. HOW many are the corporal works of mercy?
Seven. 1. To feed the hungry. 2. To give drink to the thirsty. 3. To
clothe the naked. 4. To harbour the harbourless. 5. To visit the sick. 6. To
visit the imprisoned. 7. To bury the dead.
812. How prove you that these works are
meritorious of a reward?
Because Christ hath promised the kingdom of Heaven as the reward of
them. "Come, ye blessed of my Father (saith he) and possess ye the
kingdom, &c. for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat," &c. Matt.
xxv. 35, 36.
813. When are we said to feed and clothe Christ?
As often as we feed and clothe the poor, "What ye have done (saith
he) to one of my little ones, that ye have done unto me." ver. 40.
814. Is the reward of these works a reward of
justice?
It is; according to 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. "I have fought a good fight
(saith Paul) there is a crown of justice laid up for me, which our Lord will
render to me at that day as the just judge."
VII.
The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy
1.
To counsel the doubtful
2.
To instruct the ignorant
3.
To admonish the sinner
4.
To comfort the sorrowful
5.
To forgive all injuries
6.
To bear wrongs patiently
816. How many are the works of mercy, spiritual?
Seven also. 1. To
give counsel to the doubtful. 2. To instruct the ignorant. 3. To admonish the
sinners. 4. To comfort the afflicted. 5. To forgive offences. 6. To bear
patiently the troublesome. 7. To pray for the quick and the dead.
817. How prove you your prayer for the dead?
First, out of the
places before and after cited for purgatory. Secondly, out of 1 John v. 16.
"He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin not unto death, let him ask, and
life shall be given him, not sinning to death; (i.e.) to final impenitence.
Therefore it is lawful to pray for all such as die penitent, confessing their
sins." And in 2 Mac. xii. we read, "It is a wholesome and holy
thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins."
818. How show you these works to be meritorious?
Out of Dan. xii. 3.
"They who instruct others to justice, shall shine as stars to all
eternity."
VIII.
The
3 Eminent Good Works
1.
Prayer
2.
Fasting
3.
Almsgiving
1.
Voluntary poverty
2.
Perpetual chastity
3.
Entire obedience
Note: The Evangelical Counsels, also called
the Counsels of Perfection, are those precepts given by Christ that are not
binding on all, but are binding on those who have a vocation to them. The 10
Commandments, the Precepts of the Church, the two Great Commandments, for
example, bind one and all, but the evangelical counsels do not. See Matthew
19:16-22 for the story of Christ's telling the young man what he needs to do in
order to be saved, and then what he needs to do in order to be perfect -- two
different things.
X.
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1.
Wisdom
2.
Understanding
3.
Counsel
4.
Fortitude
5.
Knowledge
6.
Piety
(cf. Isaiah 11:1-3)
789. HOW many are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Seven: wisdom, understanding, counsel,
fortitude, knowledge, piety, and the fear of the Lord. Isa. xi. 2.
790. What is wisdom?
It is a gift of God, which teacheth us
to direct our whole lives and actions to his honour, and the salvation of our
souls.
791. What is understanding?
It is a gift of God, by which we are
enabled to comprehend the high mysteries of our Faith.
792. What is counsel?
It is a gift of God, by which we
discover the frauds and deceits of the Devil, and are not deceived by him.
793. What is fortitude?
It is a gift of God, whereby we are
enabled to undergo and despise all dangers for his sake.
794. What is knowledge?
It is a gift of God, by which we know
and understand the will of God.
795. What is piety?
It is a gift of God, which makes us devout
and zealous in his service.
796. What is the fear of the Lord?
It is the gift of God, which curbs our
rashness, withholds us from sin, and makes us obedient to God's law.
XI.
The 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit
1.
Charity
2.
Joy
3.
Peace
4.
Patience
5.
Benignity
6.
Goodness
7.
Longanimity
8.
Mildness
9.
Faith
10.
Modesty
11.
Continency
12.
Chastity
(cf. Galatians 5:22-25 (three of these are not mentioned in some Greek
and Latin manuscripts). The 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit are the effects of the
7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit.)
797. HOW many are the fruits of the Holy Ghost?
There are twelve, as you may see, Gal. v. 22, 23.
798. What is the first?
Charity, whose nature and effects you know already.
799. What is the second?
Joy, by which we are enabled to serve God with cheerful hearts.
800. What is the third?
Peace, which keeps us unmoved in our minds amidst the storms and
tempests of the world.
801. What is the fourth?
Patience, which enables us to suffer all adversities for the love of
God.
802. What is the fifth?
Longanimity, which is an untired confidence of mind, in expecting the
good things of the life to come.
803. What is the sixth?
Goodness, which makes us hurt no man, and be good to all.
804. What is the seventh?
Benignity, which causeth an affable sweetness in our manners and
conversation.
805. What is the eighth?
Mildness, which allays in us all the [e]motions of passion and anger.
806. What is the ninth?
Fidelity, which makes us punctual observers of our covenants and
promises.
807. What is the tenth?
Modesty, which observes a becoming deportment in all our outward
actions.
808. What is the eleventh?
Continency, which makes us not only abstemious in meat and drink, but in
all other sensible delights.
809. What is the twelfth?
Chastity, which keeps a pure soul in a pure body.
XII.
2
Conditions Needed to Receive Holy Communion worthily
1.
Be in a state of grace (which means to be free from
mortal sin).
2.
To obey the Church's laws on the fast required
before Holy Communion. (The current law stipulates that one must fast at least
1 hour before receiving Holy Communion).
To receive Holy Communion worthily it is necessary
to be free from mortal sin, to have a right intention and to obey the Church's
laws on the fast required before Holy Communion out of reverence for the body
and blood of Our Divine Lord. However, these are some cases in which Holy
Communion may be received without fasting.
(a) Venial sin does not make us unworthy of receiving
Holy Communion; but it does prevent us from receiving the more abundant graces
and blessings which we would otherwise receive from Holy Communion.
368. Does
he who knowingly receives Holy Communion in mortal sin receive the body and
blood of Christ and His graces?
He who knowingly receives Holy Communion in mortal
sin receives the body and blood of Christ, but he does not receive His graces
and commits a grave sin of sacrilege.
(a) To receive Holy Communion unworthily is a
serious abuse of the sacred body and blood of the Lord, and therefore a
sacrilege.
369. What
should we do to receive more abundantly the graces of Holy Communion?
To receive more abundantly the graces of Holy
Communion we should strive to be most fervent and to free ourselves from
deliberate venial sin.
370, What
are the current rules for fasting before Holy Communion?
(a) For many centuries the Church commanded a
strict fast from midnight before one could receive Holy Communion. However, in
the 1950's Pope Pius XII introduced a much more lenient form of fasting before
Holy Communion in order to give Catholics an opportunity to receive Holy
Communion more frequently.
(b) Pope Pius XII also allowed the celebration of
afternoon and evening Masses every day, when the spiritual good of a
considerable number of the faithful requires it. It is the right of the bishop
of each diocese to decide when such Masses may be offered in his diocese.
(c) Paul VI further reduced the fasting requirement
after the Second Vatican Council, requiring only a one hour fast from all food
and drink (excluding water). This may be reduced to 15 minutes for those who
are sick or for other important reasons. This is the practice currently in
force.
371. When
may Holy Communion be received without fasting?
Holy Communion may be received without fasting when
one is in danger of death, or when it is necessary to save the Blessed
Sacrament from insult or injury.
(a) Ordinarily the danger of death comes from
sickness or injury. But it is not necessary that a person be in danger of death
from sickness in order to receive Holy Communion without fasting. The danger of
death may come from some other cause. A soldier, for example, who is about to
go into battle or a person about to be executed may receive Holy Communion
without fasting.
373. How
should we prepare ourselves for Holy Communion?
We should prepare ourselves for Holy Communion by
thinking of Our Divine Redeemer whom we are about to receive, and by making
fervent acts of faith, hope, love, and contrition.
(a) We should be neat, clean, and modest in our
appearance, and respectful and reverent in our manner.
(b) Each time we receive Holy Communion we should
try to be as devout and fervent as if it were the only Communion of our lives.
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XIII.
The 3 Theological Virtues
1.
Faith
2.
Hope
3.
Charity
XIV.
The 4 Cardinal Virtues
1.
Prudence
2.
Justice
3.
Fortitude
4.
Temperance
(cf. Wisdom 8:7. The Cardinal Virtues, unlike the Theological Virtues,
can be achieved by human effort).
781. HOW many cardinal virtues are there?
There are four: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
782. Why are they called cardinal virtues?
Because they are the fountains and as it were the hinges of all good
works, from the word Cardo, which signifies a hinge.
783. What is prudence?
It is a virtue which makes us wary in all our actions, that we may
neither deceive others, nor be deceived ourselves; or which (according to the
rule of honesty) prescribes us what to be desired, and what to be avoided.
784. How prove you that?
Out of Eccles. iii. 32. "A wise heart that hath understanding, will
keep itself from all sin, and in the works of justice shall have success."
785. What is justice?
It is a virtue which gives every man this own according to that,
"Render to all men their due, to whom tribute, tribute; to whom custom,
custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour." Rom. xiii. 7.
786. What is temperance?
It is a virtue which moderates our appetites and desires, that they be
according to reason, and not inordinate: "He that is abstinate, (saith the
wise man) shall increase in life." Eccl. xxxvii.
787. What is fortitude?
It is a virtue, by which the labours and dangers even of death itself,
that are opposite unto virtue, are courageously undertaken and patiently
sustained, "The wicked fleeth (saith Soloman) when no man pursueth; but
the just man, as a confident lion, shall be without fear." Prov. xxvii. 1.
And in 1 Pet. iii. 14, we read, "The fear of them fear ye not, and be not
troubled, but sanctify our Lord Christ in your hearts."
788. Is it necessary for a Christian to be
exercised in these virtues?
It is; for "we must not only decline from evil, but do good,"
Psalm xxxvi. 27.
XV.
The 3 Conditions for Mortal Sin
1.
Grave matter
2.
Full knowledge
3.
Deliberate consent
From the
Catechism of St. Pius X, "The Main Kinds of Sin," Question 9-10:
Q: What
injury does mortal sin do the soul?
A: (1) Mortal sin deprives the soul of grace and of the friendship of God; (2) It makes it lose Heaven; (3) It deprives it of merits already acquired, and renders it incapable of acquiring new merits; (4) It makes it the slave of the devil; (5) It makes it deserve hell as well as the chastisements of this life.
A: (1) Mortal sin deprives the soul of grace and of the friendship of God; (2) It makes it lose Heaven; (3) It deprives it of merits already acquired, and renders it incapable of acquiring new merits; (4) It makes it the slave of the devil; (5) It makes it deserve hell as well as the chastisements of this life.
Q:
Besides grave matter, what is required to constitute a mortal sin?
A: To constitute a mortal sin, besides grave matter there is also required full consciousness of the gravity of the matter, along with the deliberate will to commit the sin.
A: To constitute a mortal sin, besides grave matter there is also required full consciousness of the gravity of the matter, along with the deliberate will to commit the sin.
XVI.
The 7 Capital Sins
1.
Pride
2.
Greed
3.
Lust
4.
Anger
5.
Gluttony
6.
Envy
7.
Sloth
853. HOW call you the seven deadly, or capital
sins?
Pride, covetousness, lechery, anger, gluttony, envy, and
sloth.
Pride Expounded
854. What is pride?
It is an inordinate desire of our own excellency or esteem.
855. Why is pride
called a capital sin?
Because it is the head or fountain of many other sins.
856. What for example?
Vain-glory, boasting, hypocrisy, ambition, arrogance,
presumption, and contempt of others.
857. What is vain-glory?
And inordinate desire of human praise.
858. What is boasting?
A foolish bragging of ourselves.
859. What is hypocrisy?
Counterfeiting of more piety and virtue than we have.
860. What is ambition?
An inordinate desire of honour.
861. What is arrogance?
A high contempt of others, joined with insolence and
rashness.
862. What is presumption?
An attempting of things above our strength.
863. What is contempt of others?
A disdainful preferring ourselves before others.
864. What other daughters hath pride?
Pertinency, discord, disobedience, and ingratitude.
865. What is pertinency?
A willful sticking to our own opinions, contrary to the
judgment of our betters.
866. What is discord?
A wrangling in words, with such as we ought to assent and
yield unto.
867. What is disobedience?
An opposition to the will or commands of parents and
superiors.
868. What is ingratitude?
A forgetting or neglecting of benefits.
869. How prove you pride to be a mortal sin?
Because we read, that "God resists the proud, and gives
this grace to the humble." 1 Pet. v. 5. And "pride is odious before
God and men." Eccl. x. 7.
870. What are the remedies of pride?
To remember that holy lesson of Christ, "learn of me,
because I am meek and humble of heart." Matt. xi. 29. And to consider that
we are sinful dust and shall return again to dust; and that whatsoever good we
have to do, is the free gift of God.
871. What is the virtue opposite to pride?
Humility, which teaches us a lowly opinion of ourselves.
"He that humbleth himself shall be exalted." Matt. xxiii. 12.
Covetousness
Expounded
872. WHAT is covetousness?
An inordinate desire of riches.
873. When is covetousness a mortal sin?
When either we desire to get unjustly what which is another
man's of considerable value, or else refuse to give of that which is our own,
to such as are in any extreme or great necessity.
874. How prove you the first part?
Out of 1 Tim. vi. 9. "They, who would become rich, fall
into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable
and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition: for
covetousness is the root of all evils."
875. How prove you the latter part?
Out of 1 John iii. 17. "He that hath the substance of
this world, and shall see his brother in necessity, and shall shut up his
bowels from him; how doth the charity of God abide in him?"
876. What other proof have you for alms?
Out of Luke xi. 41. "But yet that which remains, give
alms, and behold all things are clean unto you." And out of Dan. iv. 24.
"Redeem thy sins with alms and thy iniquity with the mercies of the
poor."
877. What are the daughters of covetousness?
Hardness of heart, unmercifulness to the poor unquiet
solicitude, neglect of heavenly things, and confidence in things of this world.
878. What else?
Usury, fraud, rapine, theft, &c.
879. What are the remedies of covetousness?
To consider "that it is a kind of idolatry,"
according to Col. iii. 5. And that "it is harder for a rich man to enter
into heaven, that for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle." Matt.
xix. 24.
880. What are the virtues opposite to
covetousness?
Liberality, which makes a man give freely to the poor; and
justice, which renders to a men that which is theirs. "It is a more
blessed thing thing to give (saith our Lord) than to take." Acts xxvi. 35.
And 2 Cor. ix. 6, St. Paul saith, "He that soweth sparingly, sparingly
also shall he reap; but he that soweth in blessings, of blessings also shall he
reap; for God loves the cheerful giver."
Lechery Expounded
881. WHAT is lechery, or lust?
An inordinate desire of carnal sin, or delights of the
flesh.
882. How prove you the malice of this sin?
Because the whole world was once drowned, and the cities of
Sodom and Gemorrah were burnt with fire from heaven for it. Gen. vii. 21, and
xix. 24.
883. What other proof have you?
Out of Rom. viii. 13. "For if you live according to the
flesh, you shall die; but if by the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh,
you shall live."
884. What are the degrees of lust?
Thought, delight, consent, and act.
885. What are the daughters of lust?
Fornication, whoredom, adultery, voluntary pollution,
unchaste signs and touches, wanton kisses and speeches.
886. How prove you voluntary pollution to be a
mortal sin?
Out of Gen. xxxviii. 9, where we read, that Onan was struck
dead by God in the place, for shedding the seed of nature out of the due use of
marriage to hinder generation, which fact the holy text calls a destestable
thing. He also who was eldest brother to this Onan, was slain by God, as we
read in the same chapter, ver. 7. And it is generally thought by expositors,
that his sudden death was in punishment for the like sin of pollution.
887. Why are the lustful kisses and touches mortal
sins?
Because they vehemently dispose to fornication and
pollution.
888. Is kissing by way of civility, when we meet
friend, any sin?
No, it is not.
889. What are the remedies of lust?
To consider the beastliness of it, and that by it we make
our bodies, which are members of Christ, to be members of an harlot. 1 Cor. vi.
15.
890. What else?
To consider that God and his angels are even witnesses of
it, how private soever it may seem.
891. What if the virtue opposite to lechery?
Chastity, which makes us abstain from carnal pleasures.
"Let us behave ourselves (saith St. Paul) as the ministers of God, in much
patience, in watching, in fasting, in chastity." 2 Cor. vi. 4, 6.
892. How prove you the greatness of this virtue?
Out of Apoc. xiv. 4. "These are they who were not
defiled with women, for they are virgins, these follow the Lamb withersoever he
shall go."
Envy Expounded
893. WHAT is envy?
It is a sadness or repining at another's good, in as much as
it seems to lessen our own excellency.
894. How prove you envy to be a mortal sin?
Because, by the "Devil's envy death entered into the
world, and envy was the cause of all sin." Wis. ii. 24.
895. What are the daughters of envy?
Hatred, detraction, rash judgment, strife, reproach,
contempt, and rejoicing at another's evil.
896. What are the remedies of envy?
To consider that it robs us of charity, and deforms us to
the likeness of the Devil.
897. What is the opposite to envy?
Brotherly love, which is the chiefest badge of Christianity,
"In this all men should know that you are my disciples, if you love one
another." John xiii. 35.
Gluttony Expounded
898. WHAT is gluttony?
An inordinate excess, or desire of excess in meat or drink.
899. How prove you that to be a mortal sin?
Out of Cor. vi. 10. "Drunkards shall not possess the kingdom
of God." And Luke xxi. 34. "Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts
be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness."
900. What are the daughters of gluttony?
Babbling scurrility, spewing, sickness, and dullness of soul
and body.
901. What are the remedies of it.
To consider the abstinence of Christ and his Saints, and
that "gluttons are enemies to the cross of Christ, whose end is
destruction." Phil. iii. 19.
Anger Expounded
902. WHAT is anger?
An inordinate desire of revenge.
903. How prove you anger to be mortal?
Out of Matt. ver. 22. "Whosoever shall be angry with
his brother, shall be guilty of judgment, &c. And whosoever shall say, thou
fool, shall be guilty of hell fire."
904. What are the daughters of anger?
Hatred, passion, fury, clamour, threats, contumey, cursing,
blasphemy, and murder.
905. What are the remedies of anger?
To remember the holy lesson of Christ, Luke xxi. 19.
"In your patience you shall possess your souls." And that of St.
Paul. "Be gentle one to another, pardoning one another, as also God in
Christ hath pardoned you." Ephes. iv. 32.
906. What is the virtue opposite to anger?
Patience, which suppresseth in us all passion, and desire of
revenge.
907. How prove you the necessity and force of
patience?
Out of Heb. x. 36. "Patience is necessary for you, that
doing the will of God, you may partake of the promise."
Sloth Expounded
908. WHAT is sloth?
Laziness of mind, neglecting to begin, or prosecute good
things.
909. How prove you sloth to be a deadly sin?
Out of Apoc. iii. 15. "Because thou art neither cold
nor hot, but lukewarm, I will begin to cast thee out of my mouth."
910. What other proof have you?
Out of Matt. xxv. 30. "And the unprofitable servant
cast ye forth into exterior darkness."
911. When is sloth mortal?
As often as by it we break any commandment of God or his
church.
912. What are daughters of sloth?
Tepidity, pusillanimity, indevotion, weariness of life,
aversion from spiritual things, and distrust of God's mercy.
913. What are the remedies of sloth?
To remember that of Jeremiah xlvii. 10. "Cursed be he
that doth the work of the Lord negligently." And to consider with what
diligence men do worldly business.
914. What is the virtue opposite to sloth?
Diligence, which makes us careful and zealous to performing
our duty both to God and men. "Take heed, watch and pray, for you know not
when the time is," Matt. xiii. 33. "Strive to enter by the narrow
gate, for many I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able."
Luke xiii. 24.
1.
Despair of salvation
2.
Presumption of God's mercy
3.
To impugn the known truth
4.
Envy at another's spiritual good
5.
Obstinacy in sin
6.
Final impenitence
915. HOW many are the sins against the Holy Ghost?
Six: despair of salvation, presumption
of God's mercy, to impugn the known truth, envy at another's spiritual good,
obstinacy in sin, and final impenitence.
916. What is despair of salvation?
It is a diffidence in the mercies and
power of God as also, in the merits of Jesus Christ, as if they were not of
force enough to save us. This was the sin of Cain, when he said, "My sin
is greater than I can deserve pardon." Gen. iv. 13. And of Judas,
"when casting down the silver pieces in the temple, he went and hanged
himself." Matt. xxvii. 4, 5.
917. What is the presumption of God's mercy?
A foolish confidence of salvation,
without leading a good life, or any care to keep the commandments; such as they
entertain who think they will be saved by faith only, without good works.
918. What is it to impugn the known truth?
To argue obstinately against known
points of faith, or to prevent the way of our Lord by forging lies and slander,
as Heretics do, when they teach the ignorant people, that Catholics worship
images as God, and give Angels and Saints the honour which is due to God; or
that the Pope for money gives us pardon to commit what sins we please; that all
which, greater falsehoods cannot be invented.
919. What is the envy to another's spiritual good?
A sadness or repining at another's
growth in virtue and perfection; such as sectaries seem to have when they scoff
and are troubled at the frequent fasts, prayers, feasts, pilgrimages,
alms-deeds, vows, and religious orders of the Catholic Church, calling them
superstitious and fooleries, because they have not in their churches any such
practices of piety.
920. What is obstinacy in sin?
A willful persisting in wickedness, and
running on from sin to sin, after sufficient instructions and admonition.
921. How show you the malice of this sin?
Out of Heb. x. 26, 27. "If we sin willfully
after having received the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no
sacrifice for sins, but a certain dreadful expectation of judgment."
922. What other proof have you?
Out of 2 Pet. ii. 21. "It was
better for them not to know the way of justice, than after the knowledge to
turn back from the holy commandment which was given them."
923. What is final impenitence?
To die without either confession or
contrition for our sins, as those do of whom it is said, "With a hard
neck, and with uncircumcised hearts and ears, you always resist the Holy
Ghost." Acts vii. 51. And in the person of whom Job speaks, saying,
"Depart thou from us, and we will not have the knowledge of thy ways."
Job xxi. 14.
924.
Why is it said that those sins should never be forgiven, neither in this world,
nor in the world to come?
Not because there is no power in God or
in the sacraments to remit them, if we confess them, and be sorry for them,
(excepting only final impenitence) of which we read, "There is a sin to
death for that I say not that any man ask." 1 John i. 9. "If we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all
iniquity."
XVIII. The 4
Sins that Cry Out to Heaven
1.
Willful murder
2.
The sin of Sodom
3.
Oppression of the poor
926. What is the first of them?
Wilful murder, which is a voluntary and unjust
taking away another's life.
927. How show you the pravity of this sin?
Out of Gen. iv. 10. Where it is said to Cain
"What hast thou done? the voice of the blood of thy brother crieth to me
from the earth: now, therefore shalt thou be cursed upon the earth." And
Matt. xxvi 52, "All that take the sword, shall perish with the
sword."
928. What is the second?
The sin of Sodom, or carnal sin against nature,
which is a voluntary shedding of the seed of nature, out of the due use of
marriage, or lust with a different sex.
929. What is the scripture proof of this?
Out of Gen. xix. 13. where we read of the
Sodomites, and their sin. "We will destroy this place because the cry of
them hath increased before our Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them,"
(and they were burnt with fire from heaven.)
930. What is the third?
Oppressing of the poor, which is a cruel,
tyrannical, and unjust dealing with inferiors.
931. What other proof have you of that?
Out of Exod. xxii. 21. "Ye shall not hurt the
widow and the fatherless: If you do hurt them, they will cry unto me, and I
will hear them cry, and my fury shall take indignation, and I will strike thee
with the sword."
And out of Isa. x. 1, 2. "Wo to them that make
unjust laws, that they might oppress the poor in judgment, and do violence to
the cause of the humble of my people."
932. What is the fourth?
To defraud working men of their wages, which is to
lessen, or detain it from them.
933. What proof have you of it?
Out of Eccl. xxxiv. 37. "He that sheddeth
blood and he that defraudeth the hired man, are brethren," and out of
James v. 4. "Behold the hire of the workmen that have reaped your fields,
which is defrauded by you, crieth, and their cry hath entered into the ears of
the Lord God of Sabaoth."
XIX.
The 9
Ways We Participate in Others' Sins
1.
By counsel
2.
By command
3.
By consent
4.
By provocation
5.
By praise or flattery
6.
By concealment
7.
By partaking
8.
By silence
9.
By defense of the ill done
XX.
The 3 Pillars of the Church's Authority
1.
Sacred Scripture
2.
Sacred Tradition
XXI.
The 4 Marks of the Church
1. Unity
2. Sanctity
3. Catholicity
4. Apostolicity
Note: In the creed typically attributed to the Council
of Constantinople, we say that the Church is "one, holy, catholic and
apostolic."
XXII.
The
7 Precepts of the Church (The Duties of a Catholic)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church lists 5 precepts. The
last two are included elsewhere in the catechism but are not listed as
precepts. And they are equally important. The original seven are listed here
for historic educational value.
1.
To attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days
of Obligation, and resting from servile works.
2.
To observe the days of abstinence and
fasting.
3.
To confess our sins to a priest, at
least once a year.
4.
To receive Our Lord Jesus Christ in the
Holy Eucharist at least once a year during Easter Season.
5.
To contribute to the support of the
Church.
6.
To obey the laws of the Church
concerning Matrimony.
7.
To participate in the Church's mission
of Evangelization of Souls. (Missionary Spirit of the Church)
XXIII.
The 3 Parts of the Church
1.
The Church Militant (Christians on Earth)
2.
The Church Suffering (Christians in Purgatory)
3.
The Church Triumphant (Christians in Heaven)
XXIV.
73 Books of the
Bible
Old Testament:
Pentateuch: Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical books:
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees
Sapiential books: Job,
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Sirach
Prophetic books :
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos,
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
New Testament:
The Gospels: Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John
Historical book: Acts
Pauline Epistles:
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,
Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus,
Philemon, Hebrews
General Epistles:
James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Revelation
XXV.
The
3 Munera (Duties of the Ordained)
1.
Munus docendi (duty to teach, based on
Christ's role as Prophet)
2.
Munus sanctificandi (duty to sanctify,
based on Chris's role as Priest)
3.
Munus regendi (duty to shepherd, based
on Christ's role as King)
XXVI.
Holy Days of Obligation in Addition to Sundays
(English-speaking Countries)
1. January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
This
feast, closely connected to the feast of Christmas and celebrated on the octave
of Christmas, is the most important and oldest of the major feasts of Mary.
Mary's Divine Maternity became a universal feast in 1931. Liturgical reform
initiated by Vatican II placed it on January 1 in 1969. Prior to this, the
feast celebrated on January 1 was the circumcision of Jesus. Mary is indeed the
mother of God and our mother is well. As we begin a new year, it is fitting
that we honor and venerate Mary as an essential part of the Catholic Church and
of our own lives.
2. The Ascension of Our Lord - Observed on the seventh
Sunday of Easter or on the Thursday after the sixth Sunday of Easter
This
feast is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday and commemorates
the elevation of Jesus into heaven by his own power in the presence of his
disciples. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and in the first chapter
of the Acts of the Apostles.
3. August 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
This is
the principal feast of Mary. It has a double purpose: first, the happy
departure of Mary from this life and second, the assumption of her body into
heaven. Departure from this world and entrance into the next is the same
movement in two different expressions. Little is known for certain about the
day, year and manner of Mary's death. The dates assigned for it vary between
three and fifteen years after Jesus' Ascension. Since Mary was preserved free
from all stain of original sin, she was spared bodily decay and was taken up
body and soul into heaven once her earthly life was over. Thus the Lord has
exalted her as Queen over all things.
Mary's
Assumption takes nothing away from Christ. On the contrary, it demonstrates the
power of his Resurrection. Since Mary was the mother of Christ and the first to
believe in him, she was raised by Him to the glorified life of heaven. It is,
as the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, "a singular participation
in her Son's Resurrection" (no. 966).
Mary is
not only the first disciple and mother of Jesus; she is also a symbol of the
Church and a model for all Christians. By reflecting on the graces God gave the
Blessed Virgin, we understand more about his gifts to us. The Assumption of
Mary is the realization of the hope that all believers share. Her acceptance
into the glory of Heaven is a sign of the promise made by Jesus to all
Christians that one day they too will be received into paradise.
4. November 1 - All Saints' Day
This
feast honors all the saints, known and unknown. This feast was first celebrated
on May 13, 610, when Pope Boniface IV proclaimed the day Feast of All Holy
Martyrs in Rome. The intent was to honor all martyrs who were not included in
local records. In 835, Pope Gregory IV changed the date and name to November 1
and Feast of All Saints. There are many
saints who are not popularly known or who are not celebrated during the course
of the liturgical year. This feast day provides an opportunity to remember and
celebrate their lives.
5. December 8 - The Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
The
Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the belief that God
preserved Mary from any inclination to sin, the inheritance of original sin
passed on to all humankind from Adam and Eve. Even though Mary was conceived in
the normal way by her parents, she was preserved from original sin and redeemed
by God’s grace from the moment of her conception. Mary is indeed “full of
grace.” The official teaching of the Church says: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary
was, from the moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of
almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human
race, preserved immune from all original sin.” What Christ does for everyone
who calls upon his name and is baptized (Acts 2:38; 4:12; Romans 10:13) he did
for his mother when she was conceived. “By the grace of God Mary remained free
of every personal sin her whole life long.” [Catechism of the Catholic Church
no. 493]
The feast
of the Conception of Mary appeared in the Roman calendar in 1476. After the dogmatic
definition by Pope Pius IX in 1854, it became the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception.
6. December 25 - Christmas, the Nativity of Our Lord
This
feast, one of the two major feasts of the liturgical year, celebrates the birth
of Jesus. We celebrate the Incarnation, when God became flesh and entered the
world. We have a God who loves us and saves us!
Note: When the following holy days fall on a Saturday
or Monday, there is no obligation to attend Mass:
January 1
August 15
November 1
Although the obligation to attend
Mass when these three holy days fall on a Saturday or Monday is abolished,
parishes are to continue to observe these holy days by scheduling one or more
Masses at a convenient time so that people who wish to participate are able to
do so. This was decided at the November 1991 meeting of the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops. The action was confirmed by the Congregation for Bishops
on July 4, 1992.
XXVII.
The 21 Ecumenical Councils
1.
FIRST
COUNCIL OF NICAEA
Year: 325
Summary: The Council of Nicaea lasted two
months and twelve days. Three hundred and eighteen bishops were present.
Hosius, Bishop of Cordova, assisted as legate of Pope Sylvester. The Emperor
Constantine was also present. To this council we owe the Nicene Creed, defining
against Arius the true Divinity of the Son of God (homoousios), and the fixing
of the date for keeping Easter (against the Quartodecimans).
2.
FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Year: 381
Summary: The First General Council of
Constantinople, under Pope Damasus and the Emperor Theodosius I, was attended
by 150 bishops. It was directed against the followers of Macedonius, who
impugned the Divinity of the Holy Spirit. To the above-mentioned Nicene Creed
it added the clauses referring to the Holy Spirit (qui simul adoratur) and all
that follows to the end.
3.
COUNCIL OF EPHESUS
Year: 431
Summary: The Council of Ephesus, of more than
200 bishops, presided over by St. Cyril of Alexandria representing Pope
Celestine I, defined the true personal unity of Christ, declared Mary the
Mother of God (theotokos) against Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople, and
renewed the condemnation of Pelagius.
4.
COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON
Year: 451
Summary: The Council of Chalcedon -- 150
bishops under Pope Leo the Great and the Emperor Marcian -- defined the two
natures (Divine and human) in Christ against Eutyches, who was excommunicated.
5.
SECOND COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Year: 553
Summary: The Second General Council of
Constantinople, of 165 bishops under Pope Vigilius and Emperor Justinian I,
condemned the errors of Origen and certain writings (The Three Chapters) of
Theodoret, of Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia and of Ibas, Bishop of Edessa; it further
confirmed the first four general councils, especially that of Chalcedon whose
authority was contested by some heretics.
6.
THIRD COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Years: 680-681
Summary: The Third General Council of
Constantinople, under Pope Agatho and the Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, was
attended by the Patriarchs of Constantinople and of Antioch, 174 bishops, and
the emperor. It put an end to Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ,
the Divine and the human, as two distinct principles of operation. It
anathematized Sergius, Pyrrhus, Paul, Macarius, and all their followers.
7.
SECOND COUNCIL OF NICAEA
Year: 787
Summary: The Second Council of Nicaea was
convoked by Emperor Constantine VI and his mother Irene, under Pope Adrian I,
and was presided over by the legates of Pope Adrian; it regulated the
veneration of holy images. Between 300 and 367 bishops assisted.
8.
FOURTH COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Year: 869
Summary: The Fourth General Council of
Constantinople, under Pope Adrian II and Emperor Basil numbering 102 bishops, 3
papal legates, and 4 patriarchs, consigned to the flames the Acts of an
irregular council (conciliabulum) brought together by Photius against Pope
Nicholas and Ignatius the legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople; it condemned
Photius who had unlawfully seized the patriarchal dignity. The Photian Schism,
however, triumphed in the Greek Church, and no other general council took place
in the East.
9.
FIRST LATERAN COUNCIL
Year: 1123
Summary: The First Lateran Council, the first
held at Rome, met under Pope Callistus II. About 900 bishops and abbots
assisted. It abolished the right claimed by lay princes, of investiture with
ring and crosier to ecclesiastical benefices and dealt with church discipline
and the recovery of the Holy Land from the infidels.
10.
SECOND LATERAN COUNCIL
Year: 1139
Summary: The Second Lateran Council was held
at Rome under Pope Innocent II, with an attendance of about 1000 prelates and
the Emperor Conrad. Its object was to put an end to the errors of Arnold of
Brescia.
11.
THIRD LATERAN COUNCIL
Year: 1179
Summary: The Third Lateran Council took place
under Pope Alexander III, Frederick I being emperor. There were 302 bishops
present. It condemned the Albigenses and Waldenses and issued numerous decrees
for the reformation of morals.
12.
FOURTH
LATERAN COUNCIL
Year: 1215
Summary: The Fourth Lateran Council was held
under Innocent III. There were present the Patriarchs of Constantinople and
Jerusalem, 71 archbishops, 412 bishops, and 800 abbots the Primate of the
Maronites, and St. Dominic. It issued an enlarged creed (symbol) against the
Albigenses (Firmiter credimus), condemned the Trinitarian errors of Abbot
Joachim, and published 70 important reformatory decrees. This is the most
important council of the Middle Ages, and it marks the culminating point of
ecclesiastical life and papal power.
13.
FIRST COUNCIL OF LYONS
Year: 1245
Summary: The First General Council of Lyons
was presided over by Innocent IV; the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Antioch,
and Aquileia (Venice), 140 bishops, Baldwin II, Emperor of the East, and St.
Louis, King of France, assisted. It excommunicated and deposed Emperor
Frederick II and directed a new crusade, under the command of St. Louis,
against the Saracens and Mongols.
14.
SECOND COUNCIL OF LYONS
Year: 1274
Summary: The Second General Council of Lyons
was held by Pope Gregory X, the Patriarchs of Antioch and Constantinople, 15
cardinals, 500 bishops, and more than 1000 other dignitaries. It effected a
temporary reunion of the Greek Church with Rome. The word filioque was added to
the symbol of Constantinople and means were sought for recovering Palestine
from the Turks. It also laid down the rules for papal elections.
15.
COUNCIL OF VIENNE
Years: 1311-1313
Summary: The Council of Vienne was held in
that town in France by order of Clement V, the first of the Avignon popes. The
Patriarchs of Antioch and Alexandria, 300 bishops (114 according to some
authorities), and 3 kings -- Philip IV of France, Edward II of England, and
James II of Aragon -- were present. The synod dealt with the crimes and errors
imputed to the Knights Templars, the Fraticelli, the Beghards, and the
Beguines, with projects of a new crusade, the reformation of the clergy, and
the teaching of Oriental languages in the universities.
16.
COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE
Years: 1414-1418
The Council of Constance was held during the
great Schism of the West, with the object of ending the divisions in the
Church. It became legitimate only when Gregory XI had formally convoked it.
Owing to this circumstance it succeeded in putting an end to the schism by the
election of Pope Martin V, which the Council of Pisa (1403) had failed to
accomplish on account of its illegality. The rightful pope confirmed the former
decrees of the synod against Wyclif and Hus. This council is thus ecumenical
only in its last sessions (42-45 inclusive) and with respect to the decrees of
earlier sessions approved by Martin V.
17.
COUNCIL OF BASLE/FERRARA/FLORENCE
Years: 1431-1439
Summary: The Council of Basle met first in
that town, Eugene IV being pope, and Sigismund Emperor of the Holy Roman
Empire. Its object was the religious pacification of Bohemia. Quarrels with the
pope having arisen, the council was transferred first to Ferrara (1438), then
to Florence (1439), where a short-lived union with the Greek Church was
effected, the Greeks accepting the council's definition of controverted points.
The Council of Basle is only ecumenical till the end of the twenty-fifth session,
and of its decrees Eugene IV approved only such as dealt with the extirpation
of heresy, the peace of Christendom, and the reform of the Church, and which at
the same time did not derogate from the rights of the Holy See.
18.
FIFTH LATERAN COUNCIL
Years: 1512-1517
Summary: The Fifth Lateran Council sat from
1512 to 1517 under Popes Julius II and Leo X, the emperor being Maximilian I.
Fifteen cardinals and about eighty archbishops and bishops took part in it. Its
decrees are chiefly disciplinary. A new crusade against the Turks was also
planned, but came to naught, owing to the religious upheaval in Germany caused
by Luther.
19.
COUNCIL OF TRENT
Years: 1545-1563
Summary: The Council of Trent lasted eighteen
years (1545-1563) under five popes: Paul III, Julius III, Marcellus II, Paul IV
and Pius IV, and under the Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand. There were present
5 cardinal legates of the Holy See, 3 patriarchs, 33 archbishops, 235 bishops,
7 abbots, 7 generals of monastic orders, and 160 doctors of divinity. It was
convoked to examine and condemn the errors promulgated by Luther and other
Reformers, and to reform the discipline of the Church. Of all councils it
lasted longest, issued the largest number of dogmatic and reformatory decrees,
and produced the most beneficial results.
20.
FIRST VATICAN COUNCIL
Years: 1869-1870
Summary: The Vatican Council was summoned by
Pius IX. It met 8 December, 1869, and lasted till 18 July, 1870, when it was
adjourned; it is still (1908) unfinished. There were present 6
archbishop-princes, 49 cardinals, 11 patriarchs, 680 archbishops and bishops,
28 abbots, 29 generals of orders, in all 803. Besides important canons relating
to the Faith and the constitution of the Church, the council decreed the
infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra, i.e. when as shepherd and
teacher of all Christians, he defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals to
be held by the whole Church.
21.
SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
Years: 1962-1965
Source:
http://www.newadvent.org/library/almanac_14388a.htm
1.
Peter
2.
Andrew
3.
James the Greater
4.
John
5.
Philip
6.
Bartholomew
7.
Matthew
8.
Thomas
9.
James the Less
10.
Jude
11.
Simon
12.
Judas Iscariot
XXIX.
The 12 Tribes of Israel
1.
Reuben
2.
Simeon
3.
Levi
4.
Judah
5.
Zabulon
6.
Issachar
7.
Dan
8.
Gad
9.
Asher
10.
Naphtali
11.
Joseph (Menasseh and Ephraim)
XXX.
The 14 Stations of the Cross
1.
Jesus is Condemned to Die
2.
Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
3.
Jesus Falls the First Time
4.
Jesus Meets His Mother
5.
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
6.
Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face
7.
Jesus Falls the Second Time
8.
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
9.
Jesus Falls the Third Time
10.
Jesus is Stripped
11.
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
12.
Jesus Dies on the Cross
XXXI.
The 7 Sorrows (Dolours) and 7 Joys of Our Lady
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Sorrows (Dolours):
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Joys:
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The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:33-35)
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The Annunciation (Luke 1:27-38)
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The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 3: 13-15)
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The Visitation (Luke 1:39-58)
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The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)
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The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:7)
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The Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the
Cross (John 19:17)
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The Adoration of the Magi (Matthew 2:7-11)
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The Crucifixion (John 19:25-30)
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The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:46)
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The Taking Down of the Body of Jesus from the
Cross (John 19: 31-37)
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The Resurrection of Our Lord (John 20:1-9)
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The Assumption and Coronation
of the Blessed Virgin (Apocalypse 12)
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XXXII.
The 7 Sorrows and 7 Joys of St. Joseph
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Sorrows:
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Joys:
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The doubt of Saint
Joseph (Matthew 1:19)
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The Message of the
Angel (Matthew 1:20)
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The poverty of
Jesus' birth (Luke 2:7)
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Jesus' Birth itself
(Luke 2:7)
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The Circumcision
(Luke 2:21)
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The Holy Name of
Jesus (Matthew 1:25)
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Simeon's prophecy
that many would be lost (Luke 2:34)
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Simeon's prophecy
that many would rise (Luke 2:34)
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The flight into
Egypt (Matthew 2:13-14)
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The Overthrow of
Idols (Isaias 19:1)
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The return from
Egypt (Matthew 2:22)
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Life with Mary and
Jesus (Luke 2:39)
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The loss of the
Child Jesus (Luke 2:45)
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The Finding of
Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:46)
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Note: In
October 2002, Pope John Paul II, recommended adding 5 more Mysteries to the
Rosary to be prayed on Thursdays -- the "Luminous Mysteries" which focus on Jesus' public life. These
Mysteries are:
The
Baptism in the Jordan
The Marriage Feast at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist
The Marriage Feast at Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist
XXXIV. The Order
of Creation
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1st Day:
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A dividing of light from darkness brings forth
Heaven and a formless, water-covered Earth, then Light
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2nd Day:
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A dividing of the waters above from the waters
below to create the Firmament of Heaven
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3rd Day:
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A dividing of the waters under the heavens to
form dry land; then grass, herbs, and fruit trees
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4th Day:
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Sun, Moon and Stars
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5th Day:
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Creatures of the waters and of the air
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Creatures of the land, then Man
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Note: God, Who is of the supernatural order, created the natural and
preternatural (e.g., the angelic) orders out of nothing (ex nihilo), in time ("in the
beginning"), and for His own pleasure. Only God can "create,"
and because of this, it is actually rather blasphemous to refer to man as
"creating" anything. Man can produce, re-produce, manufacture, form,
fashion, fabricate, design, shape, or make -- but he cannot bring into
existence anything out of nothing. Angels and demons, too, are limited and
cannot do the truly miraculous. They are able, however, to take what is created
and manipulate it in ways that seem miraculous and are able to influence our
perceptions and imaginations.
You can remember the Order of Creation by thinking of the first three days as days which God spent creating forms and frameworks by dividing the elements, and the last three days as the days He spent creating things to fill those forms created by dividing the elements, e.g.:
You can remember the Order of Creation by thinking of the first three days as days which God spent creating forms and frameworks by dividing the elements, and the last three days as the days He spent creating things to fill those forms created by dividing the elements, e.g.:
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Day 1 Light
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Day 4 specific forms of light
in the Sun, Moon, and Stars
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Day 2 the Firmament/waters
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Day 5 birds to fill
the firmament, and fish to fill the waters
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Day 3 dry land
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Day 6 land animals and man
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XXXV. The 9
Choirs of Angels
In ascending order:
Angels, Archangels, Principalities, Powers,
Virtues, Dominations, Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim
Note: The Choir of Angels is divided into three triads with specific concerns:
Note: The Choir of Angels is divided into three triads with specific concerns:
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Angels, Archangels, and
Principalities: concern themselves with the minute ordering of the universe
and specific causes, including the welfare of people. Each human being, each
church, and each country has a Guardian Angel. The Feast of the Guardian
Angels is October 2.
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The 2nd
triad:
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Powers, Virtues and
Dominations: known as the "angels of creation" because they concern
themselves with the ordering of the universe and a plurality of causes.
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The 3rd
triad:
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Thrones, Cherubim, and
Seraphim: concern themselves with contemplating the glory of God. It is the
6-winged Seraphim who sing the Sanctus, "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
Hosts" (Isaias 6:3).
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Angels
(the word means "Messengers") are spirits (there was and is debate as
to whether they are pure spirit like God or whether they are possess
"subtle matter" and are corporeal in a different way from us),
created before man, who were given one choice at the beginning of Creation: the
Kingdom of God -- or the Absence of God, which is the Kingdom of Satan, the
first Angel who rebelled.
There are 7 Archangels (Tobias 12:15). We know the names of 3 of them from Scripture:
There are 7 Archangels (Tobias 12:15). We know the names of 3 of them from Scripture:
- Michael (Daniel, Epistle of St. Jude, Apocalypse of St. John), whose name means "Who is like God" and whose Feast is September 29;
- Gabriel (Daniel and Luke), whose name means "Strength of God" and whose Feast is March 24; and
- Raphael (Tobias), whose name means "Medicine of God" and whose Feast is October 24.
The
apocryphal Book of Enoch lists the other 4 as:
- Uriel;
- Raguel;
- Sariel; and
- Jeramiel.
XXXVI. The 3
Powers of the Soul
1.
Memory
2.
Intellect
XXXVII.
The 3 Levels of Reverence
1. Dulia: The reverence we give to Saints
2. Hyperdulia: The reverence we give to Mary as the
greatest of Saints and Mother of God
3. Latria: The reverence and worship we give to God
alone
XXXVIII.
The 4 Last Things (The Novissima)
1. Death
2. Judgement
3. Heaven
4. Hell
Sources:
https://www.fisheaters.com/lists.html
The Douay Catechism of
1649
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