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THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH PROLOGUE
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1 | I. The life of man - to know and love God
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4 | II. HANDING ON THE FAITH: CATECHESIS
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11 | III. THE AIM AND INTENDED READERSHIP OF THE CATECHISM
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13 | IV. STRUCTURE OF THIS CATECHISM
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18 | V. PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS CATECHISM
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23 | VI. NECESSARY ADAPTATIONS
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25 | PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
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26 | Section One "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE" Chapter One - MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD
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27 | I. THE DESIRE FOR GOD
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31 | II. WAYS OF COMING TO KNOW GOD
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36 | III. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH
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39 | IV. HOW CAN WE SPEAK ABOUT GOD?
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44 | IN BRIEF
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50 | CHAPTER TWO - GOD COMES TO MEET MAN ARTICLE I - THE REVELATION OF GOD
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51 | I. GOD REVEALS HIS "PLAN OF LOVING GOODNESS"
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53 | II. THE STAGES OF REVELATION
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54 | In the beginning God makes himself known
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56 | The covenant with Noah
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59 | God chooses Abraham
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62 | God forms his people Israel
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64 | III. CHRIST JESUS -- "MEDIATOR AND FULLNESS OF ALL REVELATION"(25)
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65 | God has said everything in his Word
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66 | There will be no further Revelation
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68 | IN BRIEF
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74 | ARTICLE 2 - THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
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75 | I. THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION
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76 | In the apostolic preaching. . .
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77 | . . continued in apostolic succession
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79 | II. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADITION AND SACRED SCRIPTURE
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80 | One common source. . .
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81 | . . . two distinct modes of transmission
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83 | Apostolic Tradition and ecclesial traditions
III. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE HERITAGE OF FAITH
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85 | The Magisterium of the Church
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88 | The dogmas of the faith
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91 | The supernatural sense of faith
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94 | Growth in understanding the faith
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96 | IN BRIEF
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100 | ARTICLE 3 - SACRED SCRIPTURE
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101 | I. CHRIST - THE UNIQUE WORD OF SACRED SCRIPTURE
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105 | II. INSPIRATION AND TRUTH OF SACRED SCRIPTURE
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109 | III. THE HOLY SPIRIT, INTERPRETER OF SCRIPTURE
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115 | The senses of Scripture
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120 | IV. THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE
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121 | The Old Testament
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124 | The New Testament
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128 | The unity of the Old and New Testaments
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131 | V. SACRED SCRIPTURE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH
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134 | IN BRIEF
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142 | CHAPTER THREE - MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD
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143 | ARTICLE I - I BELIEVE
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144 | I. THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH
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145 | Abraham - "father of all who believe"
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148 | Mary - "Blessed is she who believed"
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149 | II. "I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED"(16)
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150 | To believe in God alone
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151 | To believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God
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152 | To believe in the Holy Spirit
III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH
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153 | Faith is a grace
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154 | Faith is a human act
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156 | Faith and understanding
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160 | The freedom of faith
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161 | The necessity of faith
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162 | Perseverance in faith
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163 | Faith - the beginning of eternal lif
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166 | ARTICLE 2 - WE BELIEVE
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168 | I. "LORD, LOOK UPON THE FAITH OF YOUR CHURCH"
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170 | II. THE LANGUAGE OF FAITH
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172 | III. ONLY ONE FAITH
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176 | IN BRIEF
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184 | THE CREDO The Apostles Creed The Nicene Creed
SECTION TWO
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185 | I. THE CREEDS
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198 | CHAPTER ONE - I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ARTICLE I "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"
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199 | Paragraph I. I Believe in God
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200 | I. "I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD"
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203 | II. GOD REVEALS HIS NAME
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205 | The living God
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212 | God alone IS
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214 | III. GOD, "HE WHO IS", IS TRUTH AND LOVE
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215 | God is Truth
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218 | God is Love
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222 | IV. THE IMPLICATIONS OF FAITH IN ONE GOD
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228 | IN BRIEF
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231 | Paragraph 2. The Father
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232 | I. "IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT"
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237 | II. THE REVELATION OF GOD AS TRINITY
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238 | The Father revealed by the Son
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243 | The Father and the son revealed by the spirit
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248 | III. THE HOLY TRINITY IN THE TEACHING OF THE FAITH
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249 | The formation of the Trinitarian dogma
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253 | The dogma of the Holy Trinity
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257 | IV. THE DIVINE WORKS AND THE TRINITARIAN MISSIONS
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261 | IN BRIEF
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268 | Paragraph 3. The Almighty
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272 | The mystery of God's apparent powerlessness
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275 | IN BRIEF
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279 | Paragraph 4. The Creator
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282 | I. CATECHESIS ON CREATION
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290 | II. CREATION - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
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293 | III. "THE WORLD WAS CREATED FOR THE GLORY OF GOD"
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294 | IV. THE MYSTERY OF CREATION
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295 | God creates by wisdom and love
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299 | God creates an ordered and good world
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300 | God transcends creation and is present to it
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301 | God upholds and sustains creation
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302 | V. GOD CARRIES OUT HIS PLAN: DIVINE PROVIDENCE
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306 | Providence and secondary causes
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309 | Providence and the scandal of evil
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315 | IN BRIEF
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325 | Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth
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327 | I. THE ANGELS
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328 | The existence of angels - a truth of faith
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329 | Who are they?
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331 | Christ "with all his angels"
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334 | The angels in the life of the Church
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337 | II. THE VISIBLE WORLD
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350 | IN BRIEF
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355 | Paragraph 6. Man
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356 | I. "IN THE IMAGE OF GOD"
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362 | II. "BODY AND SOUL BUT TRULY ONE"
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368 | III. "MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM"
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369 | Equality and difference willed by God
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371 | "Each for the other" - "A unity in two"
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374 | IV. MAN IN PARADISE
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380 | IN BRIEF
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385 | Paragraph 7. The Fall
I. WHERE SIN ABOUNDED, GRACE ABOUNDED ALL THE MORE
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386 | The reality of sin
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388 | Original sin - an essential truth of the faith
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390 | How to read the account of the fall
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391 | II. THE FALL OF THE ANGELS
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395 | III. ORIGINAL SIN
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396 | Freedom put to the test
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397 | Man's first sin
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402 | The consequences of Adam's sin for humanity
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407 | A hard battle. . .
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410 | IV. "YOU DID NOT ABANDON HIM TO THE POWER OF DEATH"
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413 | IN BRIEF
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421 | CHAPTER TWO - I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
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422 | The Good News: God has sent his Son
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425 | "To preach. . . the unsearchable riches of Christ"(10)
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426 | At the heart of catechesis: Christ
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430 | ARTICLE 2 - "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD" I. JESUS
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436 | II. CHRIST
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441 | III. THE ONLY SON OF GOD
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446 | IV. LORD
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452 | IN BRIEF
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455 | ARTICLE 3 - "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
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456 | I. WHY DID THE WORD BECOME FLESH?
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461 | II. THE INCARNATION
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464 | III. TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN
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470 | IV. HOW IS THE SON OF GOD MAN?
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475 | Christ's human will
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476 | Christ's true body
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478 | The heart of the Incarnate Word
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479 | IN BRIEF
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483 | Paragraph 2. "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"
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484 | I. CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. . .
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487 | II.... BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY
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488 | Mary's predestination
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490 | The Immaculate Conception
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508 | IN BRIEF
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512 | Paragraph 3. The Mysteries of Christ's Life
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514 | I. CHRIST'S WHOLE LIFE IS MYSTERY
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521 | II. THE MYSTERIES OF JESUS' INFANCY AND HIDDEN LIFE
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522 | The preparations
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525 | The Christmas mystery
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527 | The mysteries of Jesus' infancy
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531 | The mysteries of Jesus' hidden life
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534 | III. THE MYSTERIES OF JESUS' PUBLIC LIFE
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535 | The baptism of Jesus
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538 | Jesus' temptations
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541 | "The kingdom of God is at hand"
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543 | The proclamation of the kingdom of God
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547 | The signs of the kingdom of God
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551 | "The keys of the kingdom"
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554 | A foretaste of the kingdom: the Transfiguration
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557 | Jesus' ascent to Jerusalem
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559 | Jesus' messianic entrance into Jerusalem
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561 | IN BRIEF
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571 | ARTICLE 4 - "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED"
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574 | Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel
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577 | I. JESUS AND THE LAW
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583 | II. JESUS AND THE TEMPLE
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587 | III. JESUS AND ISRAEL'S FAITH IN THE ONE GOD AND SAVIOUR
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592 | IN BRIEF
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594 | Paragraph 2. Jesus Died Crucified
I. THE TRIAL OF JESUS
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595 | Divisions among the Jewish authorities concerning Jesus
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597 | Jews are not collectively responsible for Jesus' death
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598 | All sinners were the authors of Christ's Passion
II. CHRIST'S REDEMPTIVE DEATH IN GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION
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599 | "Jesus handed over according to the definite plan of God"
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601 | "He died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures"
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602 | "For our sake God made him to be sin"
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604 | God takes the initiative of universal redeeming love
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605 | III. CHRIST OFFERED HIMSELF TO HIS FATHER FOR OUR SINS
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606 | Christ's whole life is an offering to the Father
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608 | "The Lamb who takes away the sin of the world"
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609 | Jesus freely embraced the Father's redeeming love
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610 | At the Last Supper Jesus anticipated the free offering of his life
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612 | The agony at Gethsemani
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613 | Christ's death is the unique and definitive sacrifice
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615 | Jesus substitutes his obedience for our disobedience
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616 | Jesus consummates his sacrifice on the cross
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618 | Our participation in Christ's sacrifice
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619 | IN BRIEF
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623 | SECTION TWO
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624 | Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ was Buried
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625 | Christ in the tomb in his body
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627 | "You will not let your Holy One see corruption"
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628 | "Buried with Christ. . ."
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629 | IN BRIEF
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631 | ARTICLE 5 - "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN"
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632 | Paragraph I. Christ Descended into Hell
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636 | IN BRIEF
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638 | Paragraph 2. On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead
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639 | I. THE HISTORICAL AND TRANSCENDENT EVENT
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640 | The empty tomb
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641 | The appearances of the Risen One
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645 | The condition of Christ's risen humanity
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648 | II. THE RESURRECTION - A WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
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651 | III. THE MEANING AND SAVING SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESURRECTION
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656 | IN BRIEF
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659 | ARTICLE 6 "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER"
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665 | IN BRIEF
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667 | I. HE WILL COME AGAIN IN GLORY
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678 | II. TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
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680 | IN BRIEF
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683 | CHAPTER THREE - I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
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687 | ARTICLE 8 - "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"
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689 | I. THE JOINT MISSION OF THE SON AND THE SPIRIT
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690 | II. THE NAME, TITLES, AND SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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691 | The proper name of the Holy Spirit
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692 | Titles of the Holy Spirit
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694 | Symbols of the Holy Spirit
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702 | III. GOD'S SPIRIT AND WORD IN THE TIME OF THE PROMISES
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703 | In creation
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705 | The Spirit of the promise
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707 | In Theophanies and the Law
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709 | In the Kingdom and the Exile
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711 | Expectation of the Messiah and his Spirit
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716 | IV. THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
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721 | "Rejoice, you who are full of grace"
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727 | Christ Jesus
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731 | V. THE SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS Pentecost
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733 | The Holy Spirit - God's gift
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737 | The Holy Spirit and the Church
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742 | IN BRIEF
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748 | ARTICLE 9 - "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"
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750 | Paragraph 1. The Church in God's Plan
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751 | I. NAMES AND IMAGES OF THE CHURCH
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753 | Symbols of the Church
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758 | II. THE CHURCH'S ORIGIN, FOUNDATION AND MISSION
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759 | A plan born in the Father's heart
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760 | The Church- foreshadowed from the world's beginning
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761 | The Church - prepared for in the Old Covenant
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763 | The Church - instituted by Christ Jesus
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767 | The Church - revealed by the Holy Spirit
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769 | The Church - perfected in glory
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770 | III. THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH
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771 | The Church - both visible and spiritual
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772 | The Church - mystery of men's union with God
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774 | The universal Sacrament of Salvation
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777 | IN BRIEF
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780 | SECTION TWO Paragraph 2. The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
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781 | I. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD
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782 | Characteristics of the People of Got
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783 | A priestly, prophetic, and royal people
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786 | II. THE CHURCH - BODY OF CHRIST
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787 | The Church is communion with Jesus
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790 | "One Body"
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792 | "Christ is the Head of this Body"
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796 | The Church is the Bride of Christ
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797 | III. THE CHURCH IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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799 | Charisms
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802 | IN BRIEF
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811 | Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
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812 | I. THE CHURCH IS ONE
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813 | "The sacred mystery of the Church's unity"
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817 | Wounds to unity
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820 | Toward unity
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823 | II THE CHURCH IS HOLY
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829 | III. THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC
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832 | Each particular Church is "catholic"
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836 | Who belongs to the Catholic Church?
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839 | The Church and non-Christians
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846 | "Outside the Church there is no salvation"
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849 | Mission - a requirement of the Church's catholicity
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857 | IV. THE CHURCH IS APOSTOLIC
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858 | The Apostles' mission
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861 | The bishops - successors of the apostles
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863 | The apostolate
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866 | IN BRIEF
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871 | Paragraph 4. Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
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873 | I. THE HIERARCHICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH
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874 | Why the ecclesial ministry?
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880 | The episcopal college and its head, the Pope
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888 | The teaching office
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893 | The sanctifying office
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894 | The governing office
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897 | II. THE LAY FAITHFUL
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898 | The vocation of lay people
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901 | The participation of lay people in Christ's priestly office
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904 | Participation in Christ's prophetic office
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908 | Participation in Christ's kingly office
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914 | III. THE CONSECRATED LIFE
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915 | Evangelical counsels, consecrated life
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917 | One great tree, with many branches
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920 | The eremitic life
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922 | Consecrated virgins and widows
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925 | Religious life
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928 | Secular institutes
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930 | Societies of apostolic life
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931 | Consecration and mission: proclaiming the King who is corning
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934 | IN BRIEF
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946 | Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints
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949 | I. COMMUNION IN SPIRITUAL GOODS
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954 | II. THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
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960 | IN BRIEF
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963 | Paragraph 6. Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
I. MARY'S MOTHERHOOD WITH REGARD TO THE CHURCH
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964 | Wholly united with her Son . . .
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971 | II. DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN
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972 | III. MARY - ESCHATOLOGICAL ICON OF THE CHURCH
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973 | IN BRIEF
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976 | ARTICLE 10 - "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"
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977 | I. ONE BAPTISM FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
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981 | II. THE POWER OF THE KEYS
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988 | ARTICLE 11 - "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"
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991 | I. CHRIST'S RESURRECTION AND OURS
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992 | The progressive revelation of the Resurrection
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997 | How do the dead rise?
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1002 | Risen with Christ
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1005 | II. DYING IN CHRIST JESUS
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1006 | Death
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1010 | The meaning of Christian death
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1015 | IN BRIEF
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1020 | ARTICLE 12 - "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
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1021 | I. THE PARTICULAR JUDGMENT
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1023 | II. HEAVEN
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1030 | III. THE FINAL PURIFICATION, OR PURGATORY
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1033 | IV. HELL
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1038 | V. THE LAST JUDGMENT
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1042 | VI. THE HOPE OF THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH
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1051 | IN BRIEF
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1061 | "AMEN"
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1065 | PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
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1066 | Why the liturgy?
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1069 | What does the word liturgy mean?
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1071 | Liturgy as source of life
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1073 | Prayer and liturgy
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1074 | Catechesis and liturgy
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1076 | SECTION ONE - THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY CHAPTER ONE - THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH ARTICLE 1 - THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
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1077 | I. THE FATHER-SOURCE AND GOAL OF THE LITURGY
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1083 | II. CHRIST'S WORK IN THE LITURGY
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1084 | Christ glorified . . .
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1091 | III. THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH IN THE LITURGY
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1093 | The Holy Spirit prepares for the reception of Christ
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1099 | The Holy Spirit recalls the mystery of Christ
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1104 | The Holy Spirit makes present the mystery of Christ
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1108 | The communion of the Holy Spirit
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1110 | IN BRIEF
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1113 | ARTICLE 2 - THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS
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1114 | I. THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRIST
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1117 | II. THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
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1122 | III. THE SACRAMENTS OF FAITH
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1127 | IV. THE SACRAMENTS OF SALVATION
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1130 | V. THE SACRAMENTS OF ETERNAL LIFE
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1131 | IN BRIEF
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1135 | CHAPTER TWO - THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
ARTICLE 1 - CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY
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1136 | I. WHO CELEBRATES?
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1140 | The celebrants of the sacramental liturgy
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1144 | II. HOW IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED?
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1145 | Signs and symbols
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1156 | Singing and music
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1159 | Holy images
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1162 | III. WHEN IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED?
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1163 | Liturgical seasons
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1166 | The Lord's day
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1168 | The liturgical year
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1174 | The Liturgy of the Hours
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1179 | IV. WHERE IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED?
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1187 | IN BRIEF
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1199 | ARTICLE 2 - LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY
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1200 | Liturgical traditions and the catholicity of the Church
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1204 | Liturgy and culture
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1207 | IN BRIEF
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1210 | SECTION TWO - THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
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1212 | CHAPTER ONE - THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
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1213 | ARTICLE 1 - THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
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1214 | I. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED?
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1216 | II. BAPTISM IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1217 | Prefigurations of Baptism in the Old Covenant
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1223 | Christ's Baptism
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1226 | Baptism in the Church
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1228 | III. HOW IS THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM CELEBRATED?
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1229 | Christian Initiation
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1234 | The mystagogy of the celebration
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1246 | IV. WHO CAN RECEIVE BAPTISM?
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1250 | The Baptism of infants
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1253 | Faith and Baptism
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1256 | V. WHO CAN BAPTIZE?
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1257 | VI. THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM
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1262 | VII. THE GRACE OF BAPTISM
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1275 | IN BRIEF
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1285 | ARTICLE 2 - THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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1286 | I. CONFIRMATION IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1290 | Two traditions: East and West
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1293 | II. THE SIGNS AND THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION
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1297 | The celebration of Confirmation
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1302 | III. THE EFFECTS OF CONFIRMATION
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1306 | IV. WHO CAN RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENT?
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1312 | V. THE MINISTER OF CONFIRMATION
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1315 | IN BRIEF
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1322 | ARTICLE 3 - THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
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1324 | I. THE EUCHARIST - SOURCE AND SUMMIT OF ECCLESIAL LIFE
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1328 | II. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED?
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1332 | III. THE EUCHARIST IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1333 | The signs of bread and wine
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1337 | The institution of the Eucharist
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1341 | "Do this in memory of me"
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1344 | IV. THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
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1345 | The Mass of all ages
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1348 | The movement of the celebration
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1356 | V. THE SACRAMENTAL SACRIFICE THANKSGIVING, MEMORIAL, PRESENCE
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1359 | Thanksgiving and praise to the Father
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1382 | VI. THE PASCHAL BANQUET
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1384 | "Take this and eat it, all of you": communion
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1391 | The fruits of Holy Communion
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1402 | VII. THE EUCHARIST - "PLEDGE OF THE GLORY TO COME"
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1406 | IN BRIEF
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1420 | CHAPTER TWO - THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
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1422 | ARTICLE 4 - THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
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1423 | I. WHAT IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED?
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1425 | II. WHY A SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION AFTER BAPTISM?
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1427 | III. THE CONVERSION OF THE BAPTIZED
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1430 | IV. INTERIOR PENANCE
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1434 | V. THE MANY FORMS OF PENANCE IN CHRISTIAN LIFE
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1440 | VI. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
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1441 | Only God forgives sin
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1443 | Reconciliation with the Church
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1446 | The sacrament of forgiveness
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1450 | VII. THE ACTS OF THE PENITENT
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1451 | Contrition
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1455 | The confession of sins
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1459 | Satisfaction
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1461 | VIII. THE MINISTER OF THIS SACRAMENT
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1468 | IX. THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT
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1471 | X. INDULGENCES What is an indulgence?
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1472 | The punishments of sin
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1474 | In the Communion of Saints
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1478 | Obtaining indulgence from God through the Church
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1480 | XI. THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
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1485 | IN BRIEF
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1499 | ARTICLE 5 - THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK I. ITS FOUNDATIONS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1500 | Illness in human life
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1502 | The sick person before God
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1503 | Christ the physician
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1506 | "Heal the sick . . ."
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1511 | A sacrament of the sick
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1513 | II. WHO RECEIVES AND WHO ADMINISTERS THIS SACRAMENT?
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1514 | In case of grave illness . . .
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1516 | " . . . let him call for the presbyters of the Church"
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1517 | III. HOW IS THIS SACRAMENT CELEBRATED?
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1520 | IV. THE EFFECTS OF THE CELEBRATION OF THIS SACRAMENT
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1524 | V. VIATICUM, THE LAST SACRAMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN
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1526 | IN BRIEF
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1532 | CHAPTER THREE
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1533 | THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
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1536 | ARTICLE 6 - THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
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1537 | I. WHY IS THIS SACRAMENT CALLED "ORDERS"?
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1538 | II. THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1539 | The priesthood of the Old Covenant
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1544 | The one priesthood of Christ
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1546 | Two participations in the one priesthood of Christ
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1548 | In the person of Christ the Head . . .
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1554 | III THE THREE DEGREES OF THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
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1555 | Episcopal ordination- fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders
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1562 | The ordination of priests - co-workers of the bishops
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1569 | The ordination of deacons - "in order to serve"
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1572 | IV. THE CELEBRATION OF THIS SACRAMENT
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1575 | V. WHO CAN CONFER THIS SACRAMENT?
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1577 | VI. WHO CAN RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENT?
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1580 | VII. THE EFFECTS OF THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
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1581 | The indelible character
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1585 | The grace of the Holy Spirit
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1590 | IN BRIEF
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1601 | ARTICLE 7 - THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
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1602 | I. MARRIAGE IN GOD'S PLAN
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1603 | Marriage in the order of creation
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1606 | Marriage under the regime of sin
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1609 | Marriage under the pedagogy of the Law
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1612 | Marriage in the Lord
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1618 | Virginity for the sake of the Kingdom
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1621 | II. THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE
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1625 | III. MATRIMONIAL CONSENT
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1633 | Mixed marriages and disparity of cult
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1638 | IV. THE EFFECTS OF THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
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1641 | The grace of the sacrament of Matrimony
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1643 | V. THE GOODS AND REQUIREMENTS OF CONJUGAL LOVE
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1644 | The unity and indissolubility of marriage
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1646 | The fidelity of conjugal love
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1652 | The openness to fertility
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1655 | VI. THE DOMESTIC CHURCH
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1659 | IN BRIEF
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1666 | CHAPTER FOUR OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
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1667 | ARTICLE 1 - SACRAMENTALS
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1668 | The characteristics of sacramentals
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1671 | Various forms of sacramentals
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1674 | Popular piety
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1677 | IN BRIEF
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1680 | ARTICLE 2 - CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
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1681 | I. THE CHRISTIAN'S LAST PASSOVER
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1684 | II. THE CELEBRATION OF FUNERALS
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1691 | PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST
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1699 | SECTION ONE - MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
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1700 | CHAPTER ONE - THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
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1701 | ARTICLE 1 - MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD
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1710 | IN BRIEF
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1715 | ARTICLE 2 - OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE
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1716 | I. THE BEATITUDES
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1718 | II. THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS God alone satisfies.(15)
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1720 | III. CHRISTIAN BEATITUDE
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1725 | IN BRIEF
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1730 | ARTICLE 3 - MAN'S FREEDOM
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1731 | I. FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
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1739 | II. HUMAN FREEDOM IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
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1743 | IN BRIEF
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1749 | ARTICLE 4 - THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
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1750 | I. THE SOURCES OF MORALITY
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1755 | II. GOOD ACTS AND EVIL ACTS
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1757 | IN BRIEF
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1762 | ARTICLE 5 - THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS
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1763 | I. PASSIONS
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1767 | II. PASSIONS AND MORAL LIFE
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1771 | IN BRIEF
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1776 | ARTICLE 6 - MORAL CONSCIENCE
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1777 | I. THE JUDGMENT OF CONSCIENCE
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1783 | II. THE FORMATION OF CONSCIENCE
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1786 | III. TO CHOOSE IN ACCORD WITH CONSCIENCE
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1790 | IV. ERRONEOUS JUDGMENT
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1795 | IN BRIEF
|
1803 | ARTICLE 7 - THE VIRTUES
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1804 | I. THE HUMAN VIRTUES
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1805 | The cardinal virtues
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1810 | The virtues and grace
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1812 | II. THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
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1814 | Faith
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1817 | Hope
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1822 | Charity
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1830 | III. THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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1833 | IN BRIEF
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1845 | ARTICLE 8 - SIN
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1846 | I. MERCY AND SIN
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1849 | II. THE DEFINITION OF SIN
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1852 | III. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SINS
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1854 | IV. THE GRAVITY OF SIN: MORTAL AND VENIAL SIN
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1865 | V. THE PROLIFERATION OF SIN
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1870 | IN BRIEF
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1877 | CHAPTER TWO - THE HUMAN COMMUNION ARTICLE 1 - THE PERSON AND SOCIETY
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1878 | I. THE COMMUNAL CHARACTER OF THE HUMAN VOCATION
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1886 | II. CONVERSION AND SOCIETY
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1890 | IN BRIEF
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1897 | ARTICLE 2 - PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE I. AUTHORITY
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1905 | II. THE COMMON GOOD
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1913 | III. RESPONSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
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1918 | IN BRIEF
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1928 | ARTICLE 3 - SOCIAL JUSTICE
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1929 | I. RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN PERSON
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1934 | II. EQUALITY AND DIFFERENCES AMONG MEN
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1939 | III. HUMAN SOLIDARITY
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1943 | IN BRIEF
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1949 | CHAPTER THREE - GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE
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1950 | ARTICLE 1 - THE MORAL LAW
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1954 | I. THE NATURAL MORAL LAW
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1961 | II. THE OLD LAW
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1964 | III. THE NEW LAW OR THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL
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1975 | IN BRIEF
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1986 | 2). ARTICLE 2 - GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
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1987 | I. JUSTIFICATION
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1996 | II. GRACE
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2005 | III. MERIT
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2012 | IV. CHRISTIAN HOLINESS
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2017 | IN BRIEF
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2030 | ARTICLE 3 - THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER
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2032 | I. MORAL LIFE AND THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE CHURCH
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2041 | II. THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH
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2044 | III. MORAL LIFE AND MISSIONARY WITNESS
|
2047 | IN BRIEF
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2051 | SECTION TWO - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
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2056 | The Decalogue in Sacred Scripture
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2064 | The Decalogue in the Church's Tradition
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2069 | The unity of the Decalogue
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2070 | The Decalogue ant the natural law
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2072 | The obligation of the Decalogue
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2075 | IN BRIEF
|
2082 | CHAPTER ONE
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2083 | YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND
ARTICLE 1 - THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
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2084 | I. "YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND HIM ONLY SHALL YOU SERVE"
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2087 | Faith
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2090 | Hope
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2093 | Charity
|
2095 | II. "HIM ONLY SHALL YOU SERVE"
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2096 | Adoration
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2098 | Prayer
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2099 | Sacrifice
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2101 | Promises and vows
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2104 | The social duty of religion and the right to religious freedom
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2110 | III. "YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME"
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2111 | Superstition
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2129 | IV. "YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF A GRAVEN IMAGE . . ."
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2133 | IN BRIEF
|
2141 | ARTICLE 2 - THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
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2142 | I. THE NAME OF THE LORD IS HOLY
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2150 | II. TAKING THE NAME OF THE LORD IN VAIN
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2156 | III. THE CHRISTIAN NAME
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2160 | IN BRIEF
|
2167 | ARTICLE 3 - THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
|
2168 | I. THE SABBATH DAY
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2173 | II. THE LORD'S DAY
|
2189 | IN BRIEF
|
2195 | CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
|
2196 | ARTICLE 4 - THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
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2200 | I. THE FAMILY IN GOD'S PLAN
|
2201 | The nature of the family
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2204 | The Christian family
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2207 | II. THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY
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2213 | III. THE DUTIES OF FAMILY MEMBERS
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2232 | IV. THE FAMILY AND THE KINGDOM
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2234 | V. THE AUTHORITIES IN CIVIL SOCIETY
|
2247 | IN BRIEF
|
2257 | ARTICLE 5 - THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
|
2258 | I. RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE
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2276 | Euthanasia
|
2283 | II. RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS
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2284 | Respect for the souls of others: scandal
|
2288 | Respect for health
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2292 | Respect for the person and scientific research
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2297 | Respect for bodily integrity
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2299 | Respect for the dead
|
2302 | III. SAFEGUARDING PEACE
|
2318 | IN BRIEF
|
2330 | ARTICLE 6 - THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
|
2331 | I. "MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM . . ."
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2337 | II. THE VOCATION TO CHASTITY
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2338 | The integrity of the person
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2346 | The integrality of the gift of self
|
2348 | The various forms of chastity
|
2351 | Offenses against chastity
|
2357 | Chastity and homosexuality
|
2360 | III. THE LOVE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
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2364 | Conjugal fidelity
|
2366 | The fecundity of marriage
|
2373 | The gift of a child
|
2380 | IV. OFFENSES AGAINST THE DIGNITY OF MARRIAGE Adultery
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2382 | Divorce
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2387 | Other offenses against the dignity of marriage
|
2392 | IN BRIEF
|
2400 | ARTICLE 7 - THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT You shall not steal.(185)
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2402 | I. THE UNIVERSAL DESTINATION AND THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF GOODS
|
2407 | II. RESPECT FOR PERSONS AND THEIR GOODS
|
2419 | III. THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH
|
2426 | IV. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
|
2437 | V. JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY AMONG NATIONS
|
2443 | VI. LOVE FOR THE POOR
|
2450 | IN BRIEF
|
2463 | ARTICLE 8 - THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
|
2465 | I. LIVING IN THE TRUTH
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2471 | II. TO BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUTH
|
2475 | III. OFFENSES AGAINST TRUTH
|
2488 | IV. RESPECT FOR THE TRUTH
|
2493 | V. THE USE OF THE SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA
|
2500 | VI. TRUTH, BEAUTY, AND SACRED ART
|
2504 | IN BRIEF
|
2513 | ARTICLE 9 - THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
|
2517 | I. PURIFICATION OF THE HEART
|
2520 | II. THE BATTLE FOR PURITY
|
2528 | IN BRIEF
|
2533 | ARTICLE 10 - THE TENTH COMMANDMENT
|
2535 | I. THE DISORDER OF COVETOUS DESIRES
|
2541 | II. THE DESIRES OF THE SPIRIT
|
2544 | III. POVERTY OF HEART
|
2548 | IV. "I WANT TO SEE GOD"
|
2551 | IN BRIEF
|
2557 | PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER
|
2558 | SECTION ONE - PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
WHAT IS PRAYER?
|
2565 | CHAPTER ONE - THE REVELATION OF PRAYER
|
2566 | THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
|
2568 | ARTICLE 1 - IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
|
2590 | IN BRIEF
|
2598 | ARTICLE 2 - IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
|
2599 | Jesus prays
|
2607 | Jesus teaches us how to pray
|
2616 | Jesus hears our prayer
|
2617 | The prayer of the Virgin Mary
|
2620 | IN BRIEF
|
2623 | ARTICLE 3 - IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
|
2626 | I. BLESSING AND ADORATION
|
2629 | II. PRAYER OF PETITION
|
2634 | III. PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
|
2637 | IV. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
|
2639 | V. PRAYER OF PRAISE
|
2644 | IN BRIEF
|
2650 | CHAPTER TWO - THE TRADITION OF PRAYER
|
2652 | ARTICLE 1 - AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER
|
2661 | IN BRIEF
|
2663 | ARTICLE 2 - THE WAY OF PRAYER
|
2680 | IN BRIEF
|
2682 | ARTICLE 3 - GUIDES FOR PRAYER
|
2692 | IN BRIEF
|
2697 | CHAPTER THREE - THE LIFE OF PRAYER
|
2699 | ARTICLE 1 - EXPRESSIONS OF PRAYER
|
2700 | I. VOCAL PRAYER
|
2705 | II. MEDITATION
|
2709 | III. CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER
|
2720 | IN BRIEF
|
2725 | ARTICLE 2 - THE BATTLE OF PRAYER
|
2726 | I. OBJECTIONS TO PRAYER
|
2728 | II. HUMBLE VIGILANCE OF HEART
|
2734 | III. FILIAL TRUST
|
2742 | IV. PERSERVERING IN LOVE
|
2746 | ARTICLE 3 - THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS
|
2752 | IN BRIEF
|
2758 | SECTION TWO - THE LORD'S PRAYER
|
2759 | I. "OUR FATHER!"
|
2761 | ARTICLE 1 - "THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL"
|
2762 | I. AT THE CENTER OF THE SCRIPTURES
|
2765 | II. THE LORD'S PRAYER
|
2767 | III. THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
|
2773 | IN BRIEF
|
2776 | ARTICLE 2 - OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN"
|
2777 | I. "WE DARE TO SAY"
|
2779 | II. ABBA - "FATHER!"
|
2786 | III. "OUR" FATHER
|
2794 | IV. "WHO ART IN HEAVEN"
|
2797 | IN BRIEF
|
2803 | ARTICLE 3 - THE SEVEN PETITIONS
|
2807 | I. "HALLOWED BE THY NAME"
|
2816 | II. "THY KINGDOM COME"
|
2822 | III. "THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN"
|
2828 | IV. "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"
|
2838 | V. "AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US"
|
2839 | And forgive us our trespasses . . .
|
2842 | . . . as we forgive those who trespass against us
|
2846 | VI. "AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION"
|
2850 | VII "BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL"
|
2855 | ARTICLE 4 - THE FINAL DOXOLOGY
|
2857 | IN BRIEF
|