Front matter — The Roman Catechism
Contents (as printed)
¶1.
- Translators' Introduction — p. xi
- Sermon Program — p. xxxix
- CATECHISM OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT
- INTRODUCTORY
- Need of Religious Instruction — p. 1
- Ends of Religious Instruction — p. 5
- Means of Religious Instruction — p. 7
- Division and Use of this Catechism — p. 9
- PART I: THE CREED
- ARTICLE I
- Meaning of Article — p. 14
- "I Believe" — p. 14
- "In God" — p. 16
- "The Father" — p. 20
- "Almighty" — p. 23
- "Creator" — p. 26
- "Of Heaven and Earth" — p. 27
- "Of All Things Visible and Invisible" — p. 29
- God's Providence and Government — p. 29
- Creation the Work of the Three Persons — p. 30
- ARTICLE II
- Importance of Article — p. 31
- "Jesus" — p. 33
- "Christ" — p. 35
- "His Only Son" — p. 36
- "Our Lord" — p. 38
- ARTICLE III
- Importance of Article — p. 41
- "Who Was Conceived by the Holy Ghost" — p. 41
- "Born of the Virgin Mary" — p. 45
- Types and Prophecies — p. 46
- Lessons of this Article — p. 47
- ARTICLE IV
- Importance of Article — p. 50
- "Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified" — p. 50
- "Dead and Buried" — p. 53
- Useful Considerations on the Passion — p. 56
- ARTICLE V
- Importance of Article — p. 62
- "He Descended into Hell" — p. 62
- "The Third Day He Arose Again," etc — p. 66
- Three Useful Considerations on this Article — p. 69
- ARTICLE VI
- Importance of Article — p. 73
- "He Ascended into Heaven" — p. 73
- "Sitteth at the Right Hand," etc — p. 74
- Reflections on the Ascension — p. 75
- ARTICLE VII
- Meaning of Article — p. 80
- "From Thence He Shall Come," etc — p. 80
- This Truth Rightly an Article of the Creed — p. 83
- Circumstances of the Judgment — p. 83
- Importance of Article — p. 86
- ARTICLE VIII
- Importance of Article — p. 88
- "The Holy Ghost" — p. 88
- "I Believe in the Holy Ghost," etc — p. 90
- Works Appropriated to the Holy Ghost — p. 94
- ARTICLE IX
- Importance of Article — p. 96
- "I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church" — p. 97
- Parts of the Church — p. 99
- Marks of the Church — p. 102
- Figures of the Church — p. 107
- "The Communion of Saints" — p. 109
- ARTICLE X
- Importance of Article — p. 113
- The Church Has Power to Forgive Sins — p. 113
- Extent of this Power — p. 114
- Limitation of this Power — p. 115
- Greatness of this Power — p. 116
- ARTICLE XI
- Importance of Article — p. 120
- "The Resurrection of the Body" — p. 120
- Fact of the Resurrection — p. 121
- All Shall Rise — p. 124
- The Body Shall Rise Substantially the Same — p. 125
- The Condition of the Risen Body Different — p. 127
- Advantages of Meditation on this Article — p. 130
- ARTICLE XII
- Importance of Article — p. 132
- "Life Everlasting" — p. 132
- Negative and Positive Elements of Eternal Life — p. 135
- Essential Happiness — p. 136
- Accessory Happiness — p. 138
- PART II: THE SACRAMENTS
- Importance of Instruction on the Sacraments — p. 141
- The Word "Sacrament" — p. 141
- Definition of a Sacrament — p. 143
- Why the Sacraments Were Instituted — p. 148
- Parts of the Sacraments — p. 150
- Ceremonies Used in Administering the Sacraments — p. 152
- Number of the Sacraments — p. 152
- Comparison of the Sacraments — p. 154
- Author of the Sacraments — p. 154
- Ministers of the Sacraments — p. 155
- Effects of the Sacraments — p. 157
- BAPTISM
- Importance — p. 161
- Names — p. 162
- Definition — p. 163
- Constituent Elements — p. 163
- Matter — p. 164
- Form — p. 166
- Administration — p. 169
- Institution — p. 169
- Ministers — p. 172
- Sponsors — p. 173
¶2.
- Necessity — p. 176
- Dispositions for Baptism — p. 180
- Effects of Baptism — p. 182
- Ceremonies of Baptism — p. 192
- CONFIRMATION
- Importance — p. 199
- Name of this Sacrament — p. 199
- Confirmation a Sacrament — p. 199
- Confirmation Distinct from Baptism — p. 201
- Institution of Confirmation — p. 202
- Component Parts — p. 202
- Minister — p. 205
- Sponsors — p. 206
- Subject — p. 207
- Effects — p. 209
- Ceremonies — p. 211
- THE EUCHARIST
- Importance — p. 213
- Institution — p. 213
- Names of this Sacrament — p. 214
- The Eucharist a Sacrament — p. 216
- The Eucharist but One Sacrament — p. 217
- Matter of the Eucharist — p. 219
- Form of the Eucharist — p. 223
- Three Mysteries of the Eucharist — p. 228
- The Real Presence — p. 229
- Transubstantiation — p. 235
- The Accidents — p. 240
- Effects of the Eucharist — p. 241
- Recipient — p. 245
- Obligation of Communion — p. 249
- The Rite of Communion — p. 252
- The Minister of the Eucharist — p. 253
- The Sacrifice of the Mass — p. 254
- PENANCE
- Importance — p. 261
- The Word "Penance" — p. 262
- The Virtue of Penance — p. 263
- The Sacrament of Penance — p. 265
- Institution — p. 266
- Penance is a Sacrament — p. 266
- The Sacrament May be Repeated — p. 267
- Constituent Parts — p. 268
- Rites — p. 269
- Effects — p. 270
- Necessity — p. 271
- Integral Parts — p. 272
- Contrition — p. 273
- Confession — p. 281
- Law of Confession — p. 285
- Qualities of Confession — p. 287
- Minister of the Sacrament — p. 290
- Duties of the Confessor — p. 293
- Satisfaction — p. 296
- EXTREME UNCTION
- Importance — p. 307
- Names — p. 307
- Extreme Unction a Sacrament — p. 308
- Matter and Form — p. 308
- Institution — p. 310
- Subject — p. 311
- Administration — p. 312
- Dispositions for Reception — p. 313
- The Minister — p. 314
- Effects — p. 314
- HOLY ORDERS
- Importance — p. 317
- Requirements in Candidates for Orders — p. 318
- Powers of Orders and Jurisdiction — p. 320
- Names of this Sacrament — p. 322
- Holy Orders a Sacrament — p. 322
- Number of Orders — p. 323
- Tonsure — p. 324
- Minor Orders — p. 325
- Major Orders — p. 327
- Twofold Priesthood — p. 330
- Functions of the Priesthood — p. 331
- Degrees of the Priesthood — p. 332
- Minister of Holy Orders — p. 334
- Recipient of Holy Orders — p. 334
- Qualifications for Priesthood — p. 335
- Effects of Holy Orders — p. 337
- MATRIMONY
- Importance — p. 338
- Nature and Meaning — p. 338
- Marriage as a Natural Contract — p. 342
- Marriage as a Sacrament — p. 345
- Marriage before Christ — p. 346
- Unity and Indissolubility — p. 347
- The Three Blessings of Marriage — p. 350
- Duties of Married People — p. 351
- Law of the Church on Marriage — p. 353
- Recipient of Matrimony — p. 354
- PART III: THE DECALOGUE
- Importance — p. 357
- Motives for Observing the Commandments — p. 358
- Promulgation of the Law — p. 363
- FIRST COMMANDMENT
- "I am the Lord thy God" — p. 366
- "Who Brought thee," etc — p. 366
- "Thou Shalt not Have Strange Gods," etc — p. 367
- "Thou Shalt not Make to thyself a Graven Thing," etc — p. 373
- "I am the Lord, thy God, Mighty," etc — p. 377
- SECOND COMMANDMENT
- Why Distinct from the First — p. 382
- Importance — p. 382
- Positive Part — p. 383
- Negative Part — p. 391
- Sanction — p. 394
- THIRD COMMANDMENT
¶3.
- Importance — p. 396
- "Remember that thou Keep Holy," etc — p. 399
- "Six Days Shalt thou Labour," etc — p. 401
- "Thou Shalt Do no Work on It," etc — p. 403
- Motives for the Observance of this Commandment — p. 406
- FOURTH COMMANDMENT
- Importance — p. 408
- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother," — p. 411
- "That thou Mayest be Long-lived," etc — p. 416
- Duties of Parents toward Their Children — p. 418
- FIFTH COMMANDMENT
- Importance — p. 420
- Prohibitory Part — p. 421
- Positive Part — p. 425
- How to Persuade Men to Forgive, etc — p. 427
- SIXTH COMMANDMENT
- Importance — p. 431
- Prohibitory Part — p. 432
- Mandatory Part — p. 433
- Means of Practicing Purity — p. 437
- SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
- Importance — p. 440
- Negative Part — p. 441
- Positive Part — p. 447
- Sanction of the Seventh Commandment — p. 450
- Excuses for Stealing Refuted — p. 450
- EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
- Importance — p. 454
- Negative Part — p. 455
- Positive Part — p. 460
- Excuses for Lying Refuted — p. 464
- NINTH AND TENTH COMMANDMENTS
- Importance — p. 466
- Negative Part — p. 469
- Positive Part — p. 473
- Thoughts which Help to Keep these Commandments — p. 474
- Chief Ways in which these Commandments are Violated — p. 475
- PART IV: THE LORD'S PRAYER
- Importance — p. 477
- Necessity of Prayer — p. 477
- Fruits of Prayer — p. 479
- Parts of Prayer — p. 483
- What We Should Pray for — p. 486
- For Whom We Should Pray — p. 488
- To Whom We Should Pray — p. 491
- Preparation for Prayer — p. 493
- How to Pray Well — p. 497
- OPENING WORDS OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
- Importance — p. 501
- "Father" — p. 501
- "Our" — p. 508
- "Who Art in Heaven" — p. 511
- FIRST PETITION
- SECOND PETITION
- Importance — p. 519
- "Thy Kingdom" — p. 522
- "Come" — p. 523
- Dispositions that Should Accompany this Petition — p. 526
- THIRD PETITION
- Necessity — p. 529
- "Thy Will be Done" — p. 533
- "On Earth as It is in Heaven" — p. 537
- This Petition Contains an Act of Thanksgiving — p. 538
- Dispositions that Should Accompany this Petition — p. 538
- FOURTH PETITION
- Necessity — p. 541
- Inducements to Use this Petition — p. 543
- "Bread" — p. 543
- "Our" — p. 545
- "Daily" — p. 546
- "Give" — p. 547
- "Us" — p. 547
- "This Day" — p. 548
- The Spiritual Bread Asked for in this Petition — p. 548
- FIFTH PETITION
- Importance — p. 552
- Dispositions with Which this Petition Should be Offered — p. 553
- "Debts" — p. 557
- "Our" — p. 558
- "Forgive us as We Forgive Our Debtors" — p. 559
- This Petition Should not be Neglected — p. 561
- How to Make this Petition Fruitful — p. 563
- SIXTH PETITION
- Importance — p. 565
- Necessity — p. 566
- Temptation — p. 570
- "Lead us not into Temptation" — p. 571
- Objects of the Sixth Petition — p. 572
- Dispositions Which Should Accompany this Petition — p. 573
- The Author of Victory over Temptations — p. 575
- The Rewards of Victory — p. 576
- SEVENTH PETITION
- Importance — p. 577
- How this Petition Should be Made — p. 578
- "From Evil" — p. 580
- "Deliver Us" — p. 582
- Patience and Joy in Affliction — p. 583
- THE SEAL OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
- APPENDIXES
- Appendix I—Definition of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Given by Pope Pius IX, December 8, 1854 — p. 591
- Appendix II—Definition of the Infallibility of the Roman Pontiff, Given in the Vatican Council, Session IV, Chapter 4, July 18, 1870 — p. 592
- Appendix III—The Inseparability of the Contract and Sacrament in Christian Marriage, from the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, February 10, 1880 — p. 593
- Appendix IV—Dispositions for Frequent and Daily Communion from the Decree Approved by Pope Pius X, December 20, 1905 — p. 594
- Index of Subjects — p. 597