index — The Roman Catechism

Index of Subjects

¶1.

Absolution, p. 268, p. 269.

¶2.

Accidents of Eucharist, p. 240.

¶3.

Accommodation of instruction to hearers, p. 7.

¶4.

Accomplices in stealing, p. 447.

¶5.

Acolyte, p. 326.

¶6.

Acknowledgment of sin, p. 553.

¶8.

Administration of Sacraments, p. 169, p. 312.

¶10.

Adults, Baptism of, p. 178 ff..

¶12.

Afflictions, p. 583.

¶13.

Age for Sacraments, p. 208, p. 286.

¶14.

Agility, p. 129.

¶17.

Amendment, purpose of, p. 278.

¶21.

Apostolicity of the Church, p. 107.

¶22.

Archbishops, p. 333.

¶23.

Ascension of Christ, p. 73 ff.; spiritual, p. 79.

¶24.

Avarice, p. 475.

¶25.

Baptism, p. 161 ff.; conditional, p. 190; distinct from Confirmation, p. 201; not to be repeated, p. 189; of adults, p. 178 ff.; of infants, p. 177 ff..

¶26.

Baptismal water, p. 193.

¶27.

Beatific Vision, p. 137.

¶28.

Beneficence, works of, p. 426.

¶30.

Blasphemy, p. 394.

¶31.

Blindness, spiritual, p. 436, p. 475, p. 530.

¶32.

Body, resurrection of, p. 120 ff..

¶33.

Bondage of Egypt, p. 366, p. 367.

¶35.

Breathing, in Baptism, p. 194.

¶36.

Bribery, p. 446.

¶37.

Brightness, p. 128.

¶38.

Burial of Christ, p. 53 ff..

¶39.

Calumny, p. 458.

¶40.

Candle used in Baptism, p. 197.

¶41.

Canonical fitness for priesthood, p. 336.

¶42.

Catechetical instruction in Baptism, p. 193.

¶43.

Catechism, need of authoritative, p. 3.

¶44.

Catholicity of Church, p. 106.

¶46.

Ceremonial law, p. 397.

¶47.

Certainty of faith, p. 18.

¶48.

Character, sacramental, p. 159, p. 189, p. 210, p. 337.

¶51.

Children, end of marriage, p. 344, p. 350.

¶53.

Christ, Ascension of, p. 73 ff.; Author of the Sacraments, p. 154; Baptism of, p. 170, p. 191; birth of, p. 45 ff.; Conception of, p. 41 ff.; crucifixion of, p. 51 ff.; death and burial of, p. 53; descent into hell of, p. 62 ff.; divine Sonship of, pp. 36–38; example of in His Passion, p. 61; forgives sins, p. 117; glory of, p. 74 ff.; humility and poverty of, p. 47; our Advocate, p. 77; our Head, p. 188; our Judge, p. 80 ff.; our Lord, pp. 38–40; our Redeemer, p. 61; Passion of, p. 50 ff., p. 552, p. 558.

¶54.

Christ, reign of, p. 526; Resurrection of, p. 66 ff.; sacrifice of, p. 60; satisfaction of, p. 60; second coming of, p. 80; three offices of, p. 80; victory of, p. 574.

¶55.

Church, benefited by Ascension of Christ, p. 78; Holy Catholic, p. 97 ff.; possesses power to forgive sins, p. 113 ff.; to be prayed for, p. 516, p. 525.

¶56.

Cleric, p. 324.

¶57.

Commandments, moral and ceremonial, p. 397; necessity of, p. 467; observance of, p. 6, p. 358 ff.; sanction of, pp. 377–388, p. 394, p. 395, p. 406, p. 407, pp. 416–418, p. 436, p. 450; two tables of, p. 408, p. 411.

¶58.

Communion, Holy, p. 245 ff.; daily, p. 249 ff., p. 550; Easter, p. 250; minister of, p. 253; preparation for, pp. 246–248; rite of, p. 252; spiritual, p. 245; under one species, p. 252.

¶59.

Communion of Saints, p. 109 ff..

¶60.

Concomitance, p. 234.

¶61.

Concupiscence, p. 183, p. 184, p. 469, p. 470.

¶62.

Confession, p. 281 ff.; definition of, p. 283; institution of, p. 284; necessity and advantages of, p. 282; obligation of, p. 285; qualities of, p. 287 ff.; rites of, p. 285; seal of, p. 292.

¶63.

Confessor, duties of, pp. 293–296; should impose satisfaction, p. 304, p. 306.

¶64.

Confidence in God, p. 495, p. 510, p. 556, p. 573, p. 580, p. 586.

¶65.

Confirmation, Sacrament of, p. 199 ff..

¶66.

Consent required in Matrimony, pp. 340–342.

¶67.

Contract of marriage, indissoluble, p. 343; instituted by God, p. 342; motives and ends of, pp. 343–345; not obligatory on all, p. 343.

¶68.

Contrition, conditions of, p. 278 ff.; effects of, p. 280; meaning of, p. 273; means of arousing, p. 281.

¶69.

Conversation, impure, p. 438.

¶70.

Conversion, p. 515, p. 516, p. 525.

¶71.

Covetousness, p. 470 ff..

¶73.

Creditors, defrauding of, p. 446.

¶75.

Crucifixion, p. 51.

¶76.

Daily Communion, p. 249.

¶77.

Dances, immodest, p. 438.

¶78.

Dangers of sin to be avoided, p. 563.

¶79.

Deacon, p. 328.

¶80.

Dead, prayers for, p. 259, p. 490.

¶81.

Death, consolation for, p. 130; of Christ, p. 53 ff..

¶82.

Decalogue, promulgation of, p. 359, pp. 363–366.

¶83.

Deliverance from evil, p. 582.

¶84.

Demons, audacity of, p. 568; deliverance from, p. 582; malignity of, p. 568; number of, p. 568; power of, p. 567; temptations of, p. 567.

¶85.

Descent of Christ intc hell, p. 64 ff..

¶86.

Desires, inordinate, p. 538.

¶87.

Despair, sin of, p. 369.

¶88.

Detraction, sin of, p. 429, p. 457, p. 458.

¶89.

Dishonesty, sin of, p. 444.

¶90.

Dispositions for prayer, p. 526, p. 538, p. 553, p. 563, p. 573, p. 578; for the Sacraments, p. 180 ff., p. 208, p. 246 ff., p. 313, p. 318 ff., p. 354.

¶91.

Distrust of self, p. 573.

¶93.

Dreams, observance of, p. 369.

¶94.

Dress, immodest, p. 437.

¶95.

Duty of married people, p. 351, p. 352.

¶96.

Duty, of recourse to the power of the keys, p. 118, p. 119; of revering and using the Sacraments, p. 160; of spiritual nativity, p. 48; owed our heavenly Father, p. 506; owed our Lord, p. 39, p. 40.

¶97.

Easter Communion, p. 250.

¶98.

Effects of the Sacraments, p. 157, p. 182 ff., p. 209, p. 241 ff., p. 270, p. 314, p. 337, p. 346.

¶99.

Enemies, love of, p. 489, p. 562.

¶101.

Eternal life, p. 132 ff., p. 244.

¶102.

Eucharist, a Sacrament, p. 213 ff.; a Sacrifice, p. 254 ff.; our spiritual bread, p. 549.

¶104.

Evil, man’s proneness to, p. 529.

¶105.

Exile from paradise, p. 527.

¶106.

Exorcism in Baptism, p. 194.

¶107.

Exorcist, p. 326.

¶108.

Extreme Unction, p. 307 ff..

¶109.

Eyes, custody of, p. 437.

¶111.

False gods, p. 368, p. 393.

¶112.

Fasting, p. 500, p. 545.

¶113.

Father, our heavenly, p. 20, p. 501, p. 506.

¶114.

Feast days, p. 402, p. 403.

¶116.

Flesh, assaults of, p. 566.

¶117.

Flattery, p. 459.

¶118.

Food of the soul, p. 240.

¶119.

Forgiveness of injuries, p. 279, pp. 426–430, p. 559 ff.; of sins, p. 113 ff., p. 183 ff., p. 270.

¶120.

Form of the Sacraments, p. 151, p. 166, p. 204, p. 224 ff., p. 268, p. 269, p. 309.

¶121.

Fornication, p. 432 ff..

¶122.

Fortune-telling, p. 369.

¶123.

Fraud in business, p. 444.

¶124.

Frugality, p. 449, p. 545.

¶125.

Garment, baptismal, p. 196.

¶126.

Gifts of the Holy Ghost, p. 94.

¶127.

Glorified bodies, p. 128.

¶128.

Glory, light of, p. 136; of God, p. 515, p. 578.

¶129.

Glory, of the Saints, p. 138.

¶130.

God, Almighty, pp. 23–26, p. 378; attributes of, p. 17; goodness of, p. 362, p. 440, p. 467, p. 468, p. 504, p. 552, p. 582; government of, p. 29; immensity of, p. 511; jealousy of, p. 378; Lawgiver, p. 358; mercy of, p. 380, p. 556; Mover of all things, p. 29; our Creator, p. 20, p. 26, p. 502; our Deliverer, p. 505, p. 579; providence of, p. 29, p. 502; remits sin, p. 116; spirituality of, p. 374; to be prayed to, p. 491; Trinity and Unity of, p. 19 ff..

¶131.

Goods, spiritual and temporal, p. 487.

¶132.

Government of the world attributed to Holy Ghost, p. 94.

¶133.

Grace gratuitously granted, p. 111; justifying, p. 95, pp. 157–159; necessity of, p. 536; of adoption, p. 21; of regeneration, p. 187; sacramental, p. 157, p. 182 ff., p. 209, p. 241 ff., p. 270, p. 314, p. 337, p. 346.

¶134.

Gratitude, p. 586.

¶135.

Happiness of heaven, p. 136 ff..

¶139.

Heresy, sin of, p. 369.

¶140.

Holiness, of the Church, p. 104, p. 106; required in priests, p. 345.

¶141.

Holy Ghost, conception of Christ appropriated to, p. 42; His Person and works, p. 88 ff..

¶142.

Holy Orders, p. 318 ff..

¶143.

Honor due to God’s name, p. 383; parents, p. 411 ff.; Saints, p. 138; superiors, p. 414 ff..

¶145.

Humility, p. 47, p. 493.

¶146.

Husbands, duties of, p. 351.

¶147.

Hypocrisy, p. 460.

¶148.

Idleness, p. 437.

¶149.

Idolatry, p. 374.

¶150.

Illumination, p. 585.

¶151.

Images, sacred, p. 373 ff..

¶152.

Immortality, of the resurrection body, p. 127; the soul, p. 120.

¶153.

Impassibility, p. 128.

¶154.

Impediments of marriage, p. 353.

¶155.

Impenitence, p. 486.

¶156.

Impetration, p. 479, p. 585.

¶157.

Impurity, p. 432 ff..

¶158.

Incarnation, p. 43 ff..

¶159.

Incorporation in Christ, p. 188.

¶160.

Infant Baptism, p. 177.

¶161.

Inhumanity, p. 494.

¶162.

Injuries, forgiveness of, p. 279, p. 561.

¶163.

Institution of the Sacraments, p. 154, p. 169, p. 202, p. 213, p. 266, p. 284, p. 310, p. 331, p. 342.

¶164.

Instruction, religious, p. 1 ff., p. 193.

¶165.

Intention, purity of, p. 541; required for the Sacraments, p. 180, p. 181, p. 196, p. 319.

¶166.

Jewish people, pp. 363–366.

¶167.

Joy, spiritual, p. 232, p. 243, p. 583.

¶168.

Judges, duties of, p. 460.

¶169.

Judgment, in oaths, p. 388, p. 392; particular and general, p. 81; rash, p. 429.

¶170.

Justice, p. 388, p. 392.

¶171.

Just men, p. 484, p. 489.

¶172.

Killing, when allowed, p. 421, p. 422.

¶173.

Kingdom of glory, p. 524; God to be labored for, p. 527; God to be prized, p. 526; grace, p. 523; nature, p. 522.

¶174.

Knowledge, concerning Christ, p. 5; God, p. 16 ff.; required in priests, p. 335.

¶176.

Laborers, defrauded of wages, p. 445.

¶177.

Last things, remembrance of, p. 86, p. 130, p. 131, p. 429, p. 430.

¶178.

Lawyers, duties of, p. 462.

¶179.

Lessons of Christ’s Nativity, p. 47.

¶180.

Life, attributed to Holy Ghost, p. 94; everlasting, p. 132 ff..

¶181.

Light of glory, p. 136.

¶182.

Living, the Mass profitable to, p. 259.

¶183.

Loquacity, danger of, p. 464.

¶184.

Love for God, p. 6, p. 78, pp. 408–411; of neighbor, pp. 408–411, p. 425, p. 426, p. 562.

¶185.

Luxuries not prayed for, p. 545.

¶188.

Marriage, as a contract, pp. 342–345; Sacrament, p. 345 ff.; before Christ, p. 346; blessings of, p. 350; church law concerning, p. 353; indissolubility of, p. 348; recipient of, p. 354; unity of, p. 347.

¶189.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, p. 45 ff., p. 491.

¶190.

Mass, p. 254 ff.; a true sacrifice, pp. 256–258; attendance at, p. 405; excellence of, p. 258, p. 259; rites and ceremonies of, p. 259.

¶191.

Matrimony, p. 339.

¶193.

Mental prayer, p. 497.

¶194.

Mercy of God, p. 556.

¶195.

Mildness, p. 426.

¶196.

Minister of the Sacraments, p. 155, p. 172, p. 205, p. 253, p. 290 ff., p. 314, p. 334.

¶197.

Miseries of life not removed by Baptism, p. 186, p. 187.

¶198.

Moral law, p. 397.

¶199.

Mortification, p. 439.

¶201.

Mysteries of the Eucharist, p. 228 ff..

¶202.

Name given in Baptism, p. 197; of God, p. 382 ff., p. 515, p. 517; Jesus Christ, pp. 33–36, p. 499.

¶203.

Names, of Baptism, p. 162; Eucharist, pp. 214–216; Holy Orders, p. 322; Matrimony, p. 339.

¶204.

Necessities, bodily, p. 541.

¶205.

Necessity, of prayer, p. 520, p. 529, p. 541, p. 566; religious instruction, p. 1, p. 3.

¶206.

Neglect of duties, p. 444.

¶207.

Oaths, p. 385; by false gods, p. 393; conditions of, p. 387; false, p. 391; lawfulness of, p. 389; meaning of, p. 386; rash, p. 392; unjust, p. 392.

¶208.

Obligation, of Baptism, p. 171, p. 176 ff.; Commandments, p. 361; Communion, p. 249 ff.; confession, pp. 285–287; Confirmation, p. 207.

¶209.

On earth as it is in heaven, p. 514, p. 537.

¶210.

Orders, major, p. 327 ff.; minor, pp. 325–327; number of, p. 323.

¶211.

Our, meaning of in Lord’s Prayer, p. 508, p. 545, p. 558.

¶212.

Parents, consent of for marriage, p. 354; duties of, p. 418, p. 419; to be honored, pp. 411–414.

¶213.

Passion of Christ, p. 552, p. 558; bitterness of, p. 58; figures and prophecies of, p. 52; fruits of, p. 59; history of, p. 52; remits sin, p. 117; useful reflections or, p. 56 ff..

¶214.

Passions, rebellion of, p. 532.

¶215.

Pastors to be prayed for, p. 488.

¶216.

Patience, p. 426, p. 583.

¶217.

Patriarchs, p. 333.

¶218.

Pax, given in Confirmation, p. 212.

¶219.

Penance, Sacrament of, p. 265 ff.; virtue of, pp. 263–265.

¶220.

Penitential dispositions, p. 563.

¶221.

Penitents, imitation of, p. 563.

¶222.

Perserverance, p. 490.

¶223.

Petitions, p. 483, p. 500; good, p. 536; mistaken, p. 535.

¶224.

Pictures, immodest, p. 438.

¶225.

Piety, filial, toward God, p. 510.

¶226.

Place of heaven, p. 139.

¶227.

Plaintiffs, duties of, p. 462.

¶228.

Pontius Pilate, p. 51.

¶230.

Porter, p. 325.

¶231.

Power of jurisdiction, p. 320; Orders, p. 320 ff..

¶232.

Poverty of Christ, p. 47.

¶233.

Praise of God, p. 258, p. 384.

¶234.

Prayer, p. 385; a protection, p. 569; exercises faith, hope and charity, p. 481; how performed well, p. 497; impetratory, p. 479; in spirit and in truth, p. 497, p. 498; in the name of Jesus Christ, p. 400; latreutic, p. 479; mental and vocal, p. 497; neglect of, p. 393; to be joined with fasting and alms, p. 500; when not heard, p. 480.

¶235.

Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, p. 229 ff..

¶236.

Presumption, sin of, p. 369.

¶237.

Pride, p. 494.

¶238.

Priesthood, p. 329; degrees of, p. 332; functions of, p. 331; qualifications for, pp. 335–337; to be honored, p. 414; twofold, p. 330.

¶239.

Profiteering, p. 446.

¶240.

Proneness of man to evil, p. 529.

¶241.

Propagation of Church, p. 525.

¶242.

Prophecies of Conception and Nativity of Christ, p. 46; descent into hell, p. 65; Passion and death of Christ, p. 52; Resurrection of Christ, pp. 66–68; the water of Baptism, p. 165.

¶243.

Propitiation, Mass a Sacrifice of, p. 258.

¶244.

Providence, paternal, p. 502.

¶245.

Psalms, examples of joy in prayer, p. 587.

¶246.

Punishments, remitted in Baptism, p. 185, p. 186.

¶247.

Reader, p. 326.

¶248.

Reading, immodest, p. 438.

¶249.

Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, p. 229 ff..

¶250.

Real Presence, benefits of, p. 232; in each part of the elements, p. 235; in virtue of concomitance, p. 234; in virtue of the Sacrament, p. 234; not as in a place, p. 239, p. 240; proofs of, p. 229 ff.; under each species, p. 234; whole and entire, p. 233.

¶251.

Redemption, p. 60, p. 505.

¶252.

Regeneration, grace of, p. 187.

¶253.

Reign of Christ, p. 526.

¶255.

Religious instruction, ends of, p. 5; means of, p. 7; necessity, p. 1.

¶256.

Remedy for human ills, p. 531.

¶257.

Renunciation of Satan, p. 195.

¶258.

Repentance required for Baptism, p. 181.

¶259.

Resignation, p. 539.

¶260.

Restitution, p. 304, p. 447.

¶261.

Resurrection of the body, p. 120 ff.; Christ, p. 66 ff.; spiritual, p. 72.

¶262.

Revenge, p. 428.

¶265.

Riches, detachment from, p. 473, p. 474.

¶267.

Rulers to be honored and prayed for, p. 415, p. 489.

¶268.

Sabbath, celestial, p. 402; observance of, p. 396 ff.; symbolism of, p. 401.

¶270.

Sacrament and sacrifice, distinction of, p. 255.

¶271.

Sacrifice of Calvary, p. 60; the Mass, p. 254 ff..

¶272.

Saints, honor and invocation of, pp. 371–373, p. 491, p. 492; Patron, p. 197; victory of, p. 574.

¶273.

Saliva in Baptism, p. 194.

¶274.

Salt in Baptism, p. 194.

¶275.

Satisfaction, advantages of, pp. 299–301; conditions for, p. 302, p. 304.

¶276.

Satisfaction, efficacy of, p. 302; meaning and kinds of, p. 296; necessity of, p. 298; of Christ’s Passion, p. 60; sacramental, p. 297.

¶277.

Seal of confession, p. 292.

¶278.

Sermons, attendance at, p. 405.

¶279.

Sign of the cross, p. 194, p. 211.

¶280.

Signs, divine, p. 146; natural and human, p. 145.

¶281.

Sin, acknowledgment of, p. 553; baseness of, p. 554; consequences of, p. 555; dangers of, p. 563; detestation of, p. 274; evil of, p. 118; forgiveness of, p. 113 ff., p. 183, p. 184, p. 243, p. 270.

¶283.

Slander, p. 460.

¶284.

Slap in Confirmation, p. 211.

¶285.

Sorrow, for sin, p. 275 ff.; a preparation for prayer, p. 493; motives of, p. 554.

¶286.

Soul, immortality of, p. 120.

¶287.

Speech, irreverent, p. 393.

¶289.

Stealing, p. 441 ff.; desire of forbidden, p. 442; excuses for, pp. 450–453; gravity of, p. 442; kinds of, p. 443.

¶290.

Subdeacon, p. 327.

¶291.

Subjects of the Sacraments, p. 176 ff., p. 207, p. 208, p. 245 ff., p. 285, p. 311, p. 334, p. 354.

¶292.

Subtility, p. 129.

¶293.

Suicide, p. 423.

¶294.

Sunday, p. 402.

¶295.

Superstition, p. 369.

¶296.

Sweetness, spiritual, p. 586.

¶297.

Taxes, obligation of, p. 445.

¶298.

Temperance, p. 437.

¶299.

Temptation, p. 244, p. 567, p. 570.

¶300.

Testimony, false, p. 455 ff..

¶303.

Time for confession, p. 287; Confirmation, p. 211.

¶304.

Tonsure, p. 324.

¶305.

Transubstantiation, meaning of, p. 238, p. 239; proofs of, p. 235, p. 238.

¶306.

Truthfulness, p. 387, p. 462, p. 464.

¶307.

Types of Christ’s Conception and Nativity, p. 46; Passion and death, p. 52; of the Church, p. 107; water of Baptism, p. 165.

¶308.

Unbelievers, p. 486, p. 515.

¶309.

Unity of the Church, pp. 102–104.

¶311.

Vessels, sacred, p. 254.

¶312.

Victory, author of, p. 575; of Christ and the Saints, p. 574; rewards of, p. 576.

¶313.

Violence, p. 494.

¶314.

Virtues infused in Baptism, p. 188, p. 199.

¶315.

Vision, Beatific, p. 137.

¶316.

Vocal prayer, p. 497.

¶317.

Vocation, p. 318.

¶318.

Watchfulness, p. 575.

¶319.

Water, baptismal, p. 193.

¶320.

Water used for the Eucharist, p. 221, p. 222.

¶321.

Weakness of man, p. 530, p. 538, p. 566.

¶322.

Whisperers, p. 458.

¶323.

Will of God, p. 496, p. 529 ff..

¶324.

Wine used for the Eucharist, pp. 221–223.

¶325.

Witnesses, duties of, p. 461.

¶326.

Wives, duties of, p. 352.

¶328.

Works, good, p. 110, p. 530, p. 531; of mercy, p. 400, p. 405, p. 426; of satisfaction, p. 301; servile, p. 401, p. 404.

¶329.

World, formation of, p. 28.