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Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

The English edition, chapter by chapter.

Contents

Part One The Profession of Faith

Section One: “I Believe” – “We Believe”

  1. Man's Capacity for God Questions 1–5
  2. God Comes to Meet Man Questions 6–24
  3. Man's Response to God Questions 25–32

Section Two: The Profession of the Christian Faith

  1. I Believe in God the Father Questions 33–78
  2. I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God Questions 79–135
  3. I Believe in the Holy Spirit Questions 136–217

Part Two The Celebration of the Christian Mystery

Section One: The Sacramental Economy

  1. The Paschal Mystery in the Age of the Church Questions 218–232
  2. The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery Questions 233–249

Section Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church

  1. The Sacraments of Christian Initiation Questions 250–294
  2. The Sacraments of Healing Questions 295–320
  3. The Sacraments at the Service of Communion and Mission Questions 321–350
  4. Other Liturgical Celebrations Questions 351–356

Part Three Life in Christ

Section One: Man's Vocation: Life in the Spirit

  1. The Dignity of the Human Person Questions 357–400
  2. The Human Community Questions 401–414
  3. God's Salvation: Law and Grace Questions 415–433

Section Two: The Ten Commandments

  1. “You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind” Questions 434–454
  2. “You Shall Love Your Neighbour as Yourself” Questions 455–533

Part Four Christian Prayer

Section One: Prayer in the Christian Life

  1. The Revelation of Prayer Questions 534–556
  2. The Tradition of Prayer Questions 557–566
  3. The Life of Prayer Questions 567–577

Section Two: The Lord's Prayer: “Our Father”

  1. The Lord's Prayer: “Our Father” Questions 578–598

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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