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Using the Catechism

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the reference this library cites on nearly every page. These pages explain how it is laid out and how to use it.

  1. What the Catechism Is Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church came from, what authority it has, how its four parts are arranged, and its shorter companions.
  2. How to Read the Catechism A practical guide to the Catechism: its numbered paragraphs, margins, small print and In Brief summaries, and three good ways to start reading.

Awaiting review The articles in this library are awaiting review by a priest. Until then, read them alongside the Catechism paragraphs they cite, and take questions to your parish.

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A library for deepening the Catholic faith, named for St Carlo Acutis (1991–2006), who used the web to show people the Eucharist.

Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Catholic Edition.

Excerpts from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for use in the United States of America copyright © 1994, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.–Libreria Editrice Vaticana. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Modifications from the Editio Typica copyright © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.–Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The illustrations in The Mass are those of the book it is set from, Rahasia Indah Dibalik Misa.

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church © 2005 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Kompendium Katekismus Gereja Katolik © 2009 Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia and Penerbit Kanisius, translated by Harry Susanto, SJ.

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