Catechism of the Catholic ChurchA compendium of Catholic doctrine regarding faith and morals, revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1997, with a glossary of terms, analytical index, index of citations, abbreviations of biblical and Church documents, and other reference tools. |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 7 |
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH | 13 |
THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION | 24 |
SACRED SCRIPTURE | 30 |
The Credo | 49 |
The Creator | 73 |
THE ONLY SON OF GOD | 106 |
HE DESCENDED INTO HELL | 164 |
THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION | 383 |
Why Is This Sacrament Called Orders? | 384 |
The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders | 388 |
The Celebration of This Sacrament | 393 |
Who Can Confer This Sacrament? | 394 |
The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders | 395 |
IN BRIEF | 398 |
THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY | 400 |
HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED | 172 |
The Communion of Saints | 247 |
I BELIEVE IN | 258 |
I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING | 266 |
THE CELEBRATION | 277 |
THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION | 294 |
THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH | 311 |
THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST | 334 |
What Is This Sacrament Called? | 335 |
The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation | 336 |
The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist | 339 |
Thanksgiving Memorial Presence | 342 |
The Paschal Banquet | 349 |
The Eucharist Pledge of the Glory to Come | 354 |
IN BRIEF | 355 |
THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING | 357 |
Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism? | 358 |
The Conversion of the Baptized | 359 |
The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life | 360 |
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation | 361 |
The Acts of the Penitent | 364 |
The Minister of This Sacrament | 367 |
The Effects of This Sacrament | 369 |
Indulgences | 370 |
The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance | 372 |
IN BRIEF | 373 |
THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK | 375 |
Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament? | 379 |
The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament | 380 |
Viaticum the Last Sacrament of the Christian | 381 |
IN BRIEF | 382 |
The Celebration of Marriage | 405 |
Matrimonial Consent | 406 |
The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony | 409 |
The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love | 410 |
The Domestic Church | 413 |
IN BRIEF | 414 |
OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS | 415 |
IN BRIEF | 418 |
LIFE IN CHRIST | 421 |
MANS FREEDOM | 430 |
THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS | 436 |
THE VIRTUES | 443 |
SIN | 452 |
THE HUMAN COMMUNITY | 459 |
Responsibility and Participation | 466 |
GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION | 481 |
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS | 498 |
IN BRIEF | 504 |
THE SECOND COMMANDMENT | 518 |
The Lords Day | 524 |
THE LORDS PRAYER OUR FATHER | 555 |
THE TENTH COMMANDMENT | 606 |
CHRISTIAN PRAYER | 613 |
IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME | 624 |
IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH | 631 |
The Lords Prayer | 661 |
But Deliver Us from Evil | 685 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 861 |
689 | 888 |
Common terms and phrases
according anointing apostles Augustine authority Baptism baptized beatitude believe bishop blessed body called catechesis Catechism Catholic celebration charity Christian Church commandment communion confession conscience consecrated Council of Trent covenant creation Creator death Decalogue Deut dignity disciples divine earth epiclesis eternal Eucharist evangelical counsels evil expression faith Father forgiveness freedom fulfilled gift give glory God's Gospel grace grave heart heaven Holy Orders Holy Spirit human person Ignatius of Antioch Irenaeus Jesus Christ John Chrysostom justice kingdom liturgy living Lord Lord's marriage mercy ministry mission moral mystery nature neighbor offering Passover Paul Penance pray prayer priest priesthood receive Resurrection revealed Roman Catechism Roman Missal sacred sacrifice salvation Scripture sins social soul spouses teaching Thomas Aquinas tion tradition truth unity Virgin virtue whole witness words