Catechism of the Catholic Church

Prologue ¶1–25Q1
I.The life of man – to know and love God ¶1–3Q1
II.Handing on the Faith: Catechesis ¶4–10Q1
III.The Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism ¶11–12Q1
IV.Structure of this Catechism ¶13–17Q1
Part One: the Profession of Faith ¶14Q1
Part Two: the Sacraments of Faith ¶15Q1
Part Three: the Life of Faith ¶16Q1
Part Four: Prayer in the Life of Faith ¶17Q1
V.Practical Directions for Using this Catechism ¶18–22Q1
VI.Necessary Adaptations ¶23–25Q1
Above all – Charity ¶25Q1
Part 1 The Profession of Faith ¶26–1065Q1–217
Section 1 "I Believe" – "We Believe" ¶26–184Q1–32
Ch. 1Man’s Capacity for God ¶27–49Q2–5
I.The Desire for God ¶27–30Q2
II.Ways of Coming to Know God ¶31–35Q3
III.The Knowledge of God According to the Church ¶36–38Q3–4
IV.How Can We Speak about God? ¶39–43Q5
Ch. 2God Comes to Meet Man ¶50–141Q6–24
Art. 1The Revelation of God ¶51–73Q6–10
I.God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness" ¶51–53Q6
II.The Stages of Revelation ¶54–64Q7–8
In the beginning God makes himself known ¶54–55Q7
The covenant with Noah ¶56–58Q7
God chooses Abraham ¶59–61Q8
God forms his people Israel ¶62–64Q8
III.Christ Jesus -- "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation" ¶65–67Q9–10
God has said everything in his Word ¶65Q9
There will be no further Revelation ¶66–67Q9–10
Art. 2The Transmission of Divine Revelation ¶74–100Q11–17
I.The Apostolic Tradition ¶75–79Q12–13
. . . continued in apostolic succession ¶77–79Q12
II.The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture ¶80–83Q12
. . . two distinct modes of transmission ¶81–82Q14
Apostolic Tradition and ecclesial traditions ¶83Q12
III.The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith ¶84–95Q15–17
The Magisterium of the Church ¶85–87Q16
The dogmas of the faith ¶88–90Q16
The supernatural sense of faith ¶91–93Q15
Growth in understanding the faith ¶94–95Q15
Art. 3Sacred Scripture ¶101–141Q18–24
I.Christ – The Unique Word of Sacred Scripture ¶101–104 No counterpart in the other work
II.Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture ¶105–108Q18
III.The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture ¶109–119Q19
The senses of Scripture ¶115–119Q19
IV.The Canon of Scripture ¶120–130Q20–23
The Old Testament ¶121–123Q21
The New Testament ¶124–127Q22
The unity of the Old and New Testaments ¶128–130Q23
V.Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church ¶131–133Q24
Ch. 3Man’s Response to God ¶142–184Q25–32
Art. 1I Believe ¶144–165Q26–29
I.The Obedience of Faith ¶144–149Q26
II."I Know Whom I Have Believed" ¶150–152Q27
To believe in God alone ¶150–151Q27
To believe in the Holy Spirit ¶152Q27
III.The Characteristics of Faith ¶153–165Q28–29
Faith is a grace ¶153Q28
Faith is a human act ¶154–155Q28
Faith and understanding ¶156–159Q28–29
The freedom of faith ¶160Q28
The necessity of faith ¶161Q28
Perseverance in faith ¶162Q28
Faith – the beginning of eternal life ¶163–165Q28
Art. 2We Believe ¶166–184Q30–32
The Credo No counterpart in the other work No counterpart in the other work
I."Lord, Look Upon the Faith of Your Church" ¶168–169Q30
II.The Language of Faith ¶170–171Q31
III.Only One Faith ¶172–175Q32
Section 2 The Profession of the Christian Faith ¶185–1065Q33–217
I.The Creeds ¶185–197Q33–35
Ch. 1I Believe in God the Father ¶198–421Q33–78
Art. 1"I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth" ¶199–421Q36–78
1.I Believe in God ¶199–227Q36–43
I."I Believe in One God" ¶200–202Q37
II.God Reveals His Name ¶203–213Q38–40
The living God ¶205–211Q38
God alone IS ¶212–213Q39–40
III.God, "He Who Is", Is Truth and Love ¶214–221Q41–42
God is Truth ¶215–217Q41
God is Love ¶218–221Q42
IV.The Implications of Faith in One God ¶222–227Q43
2.The Father ¶232–260Q44–49
I."In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" ¶232–237Q44–45
II.The Revelation of God as Trinity ¶238–248Q46–47
The Father revealed by the Son ¶238–248Q46–47
III.The Holy Trinity in the Teaching of the Faith ¶249–256Q48
The formation of the Trinitarian dogma ¶249–252Q48
The dogma of the Holy Trinity ¶253–256Q48
IV.The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Missions ¶257–260Q49
3.The Almighty ¶268–274Q50
The mystery of God’s apparent powerlessness ¶272–274Q50
4.The Creator ¶279–314Q51–58
I.Catechesis on Creation ¶282–289Q51
II.Creation – Work of the Holy Trinity ¶290–292Q52
III."The World Was Created for the Glory of God" ¶293–294Q53
IV.The Mystery of Creation ¶295–301Q54
God creates by wisdom and love ¶295–298Q54
God creates an ordered and good world ¶299Q54
God transcends creation and is present to it ¶300Q54
God upholds and sustains creation ¶301Q54
V.God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence ¶302–314Q55–58
Providence and secondary causes ¶306–308Q55–56
Providence and the scandal of evil ¶309–314Q57–58
5.Heaven and Earth ¶325–349Q59–65
I.The Angels ¶328–336Q60–61
Who are they? ¶329–333Q60
The angels in the life of the Church ¶334–336Q61
II.The Visible World ¶337–349Q62–65
6.Man ¶355–379Q66–72
I."In the Image of God" ¶356–361Q66–68
II."Body and Soul but Truly One" ¶362–368Q69–70
III."Male and Female He Created Them" ¶369–373Q71
Equality and difference willed by God ¶369–373Q71
IV.Man in Paradise ¶374–379Q72
7.The Fall ¶385–412Q73–78
I.Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded All the More ¶386–390Q73
The reality of sin ¶386–389Q73
How to read the account of the fall ¶390 No counterpart in the other work
II.The Fall of the Angels ¶391–395Q74
III.Original Sin ¶396–409Q75–77
Freedom put to the test ¶396Q75
Man’s first sin ¶397–401Q57
The consequences of Adam’s sin for humanity ¶402–409Q75–77
IV."You Did Not Abandon Him to the Power of Death" ¶410–412Q78
Ch. 2I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God ¶422–682Q79–135
The Good News: God has sent his Son ¶422–425Q79–80
At the heart of catechesis: Christ ¶426–429Q80
Art. 2"And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord" ¶430–455Q81–84
I.Jesus ¶430–435Q81
II.Christ ¶436–440Q82
III.The Only Son of God ¶441–445Q83
IV.Lord ¶446–451Q84
Art. 3"He Was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and Was Born of the Virgin Mary" ¶456–570Q85–111
1.The Son of God Became Man ¶456–478Q85–93
I.Why Did the Word Become Flesh? ¶456–460Q85
II.The Incarnation ¶461–463Q86
III.True God and True Man ¶464–469Q87–89
IV.How Is the Son of God Man? ¶470–478Q90–93
Christ’s soul and his human knowledge ¶471–474Q90
Christ’s human will ¶475Q91
Christ’s true body ¶476–477Q92
The heart of the Incarnate Word ¶478Q93
2."Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary" ¶484–507Q94–100
I.Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit. . . ¶484–486Q94
II.... Born of the Virgin Mary ¶487–507Q95–100
Mary’s predestination ¶488–489Q96
The Immaculate Conception ¶490–494Q96–97
Mary’s divine motherhood ¶495Q95
Mary’s virginity ¶496–501Q98–100
Mary’s virginal motherhood in God’s plan ¶502–507Q98–100
3.The Mysteries of Christ’s Life ¶512–560Q101–111
I.Christ’s Whole Life Is Mystery ¶514–521Q101
Characteristics common to Jesus' mysteries ¶516–518Q101
Our communion in the mysteries of Jesus ¶519–521Q101
II.The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life ¶522–534Q102–104
The preparations ¶522–524Q102
The Christmas mystery ¶525–526Q103
The mysteries of Jesus' infancy ¶527–530Q103
The mysteries of Jesus' hidden life ¶531–534Q104
III.The Mysteries of Jesus' Public Life ¶535–560Q105–111
The baptism of Jesus ¶535–537Q105
Jesus' temptations ¶538–542Q106–107
The proclamation of the kingdom of God ¶543–546Q107
The signs of the kingdom of God ¶547–553Q108–109
A foretaste of the kingdom: the Transfiguration ¶554–556Q110
Jesus' ascent to Jerusalem ¶557–558Q111
Jesus' messianic entrance into Jerusalem ¶559–560Q111
Art. 4"Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died and Was Buried" ¶571–630Q112–124
1.Jesus and Israel ¶574–591Q113–116
I.Jesus and the Law ¶577–582Q114
II.Jesus and the Temple ¶583–586Q115
III.Jesus and Israel’s Faith in the One God and Saviour ¶587–591Q116
2.Jesus Died Crucified ¶595–618Q117–123
I.The Trial of Jesus ¶595–598Q117
Divisions among the Jewish authorities concerning Jesus ¶595–596Q117
Jews are not collectively responsible for Jesus' death ¶597Q117
All sinners were the authors of Christ’s Passion ¶598Q117
II.Christ’s Redemptive Death in God’s Plan of Salvation ¶599–605Q118
God takes the initiative of universal redeeming love ¶604–605Q118
III.Christ Offered Himself to His Father for Our Sins ¶606–618Q119–123
Jesus freely embraced the Father’s redeeming love ¶609–611Q119–120
The agony at Gethsemani ¶612Q121
Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice ¶613–614Q122
Jesus substitutes his obedience for our disobedience ¶615Q122
Jesus consummates his sacrifice on the cross ¶616–617Q122
Our participation in Christ’s sacrifice ¶618Q123
3.Jesus Christ Was Buried ¶624–628Q124
Christ in the tomb in his body ¶625–628Q124
Art. 5"He Descended Into Hell. on the Third Day He Rose Again" ¶631–658Q125–131
1.Christ Descended Into Hell ¶632–635Q125
2.On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead ¶638–655Q126–131
I.The Historical and Transcendent Event ¶639–647Q127–129
The empty tomb ¶640Q127
The appearances of the Risen One ¶641–644Q127
The condition of Christ’s risen humanity ¶645–646Q129
The Resurrection as transcendent event ¶647Q128
II.The Resurrection – a Work of the Holy Trinity ¶648–650Q130
III.The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Resurrection ¶651–655Q131
Art. 6"He Ascended Into Heaven and Is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father" ¶659–667Q132
Art. 7"From Thence He Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the Dead" ¶668–682Q133–135
I.He Will Come Again in Glory ¶668–677Q133–134
The Church’s ultimate trial ¶675–677Q134
II.To Judge the Living and the Dead ¶678–679Q135
Ch. 3I Believe in the Holy Spirit ¶683–1065Q136–217
Art. 8"I Believe in the Holy Spirit" ¶687–747Q137–146
I.The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit ¶689–690Q137
II.The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit ¶691–701Q138–139
The proper name of the Holy Spirit ¶691Q138
Titles of the Holy Spirit ¶692–693Q138
Symbols of the Holy Spirit ¶694–701Q139
III.God’s Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises ¶702–716Q140
In creation ¶703–704Q140
The Spirit of the promise ¶705–706Q140
In Theophanies and the Law ¶707–708 No counterpart in the other work
In the Kingdom and the Exile ¶709–710 No counterpart in the other work
Expectation of the Messiah and his Spirit ¶711–716 No counterpart in the other work
IV.The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time ¶717–730Q141–143
John, precursor, prophet, and baptist ¶717–726Q141–142
Christ Jesus ¶727–730Q143
V.The Spirit and the Church In the Last Days ¶731–741Q144–146
Pentecost ¶731–732Q144
The Holy Spirit – God’s gift ¶733–736Q145
The Holy Spirit and the Church ¶737–741Q144–146
Art. 9"I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church" ¶748–975Q147–199
1.The Church in God’s Plan ¶751–776Q147–152
I.Names and Images of the Church ¶751–757Q147–148
Symbols of the Church ¶753–757Q148
II.The Church’s Origin, Foundation and Mission ¶758–769Q149–150
A plan born in the Father’s heart ¶759Q149
The Church – foreshadowed from the world’s beginning ¶760–762Q149
The Church – instituted by Christ Jesus ¶763–766Q149
The Church – revealed by the Holy Spirit ¶767–768Q150
The Church – perfected in glory ¶769Q150
III.The Mystery of the Church ¶770–776Q151–152
The Church – both visible and spiritual ¶771–773Q151
The universal Sacrament of Salvation ¶774–776Q152
2.The Church – People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit ¶781–801Q153–160
I.The Church – People of God ¶781–786Q153–155
Characteristics of the People of God ¶782Q154
A priestly, prophetic, and royal people ¶783–786Q155
II.The Church – Body of Christ ¶787–796Q156–158
The Church is communion with Jesus ¶787–795Q156–157
The Church is the Bride of Christ ¶796Q158
III.The Church Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit ¶797–801Q159–160
Charisms ¶799–801Q160
3.The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic ¶811–865Q161–176
I.The Church Is One ¶813–822Q161–164
Wounds to unity ¶817–819Q163
Toward unity ¶820–822Q164
II The Church Is Holy ¶823–829Q165
III.The Church Is Catholic ¶830–856Q166–173
What does "catholic" mean? ¶830–835Q166–167
Who belongs to the Catholic Church? ¶836–838Q168
The Church and non-Christians ¶839–848Q169–171
Mission – a requirement of the Church’s catholicity ¶849–856Q172–173
IV.The Church Is Apostolic ¶857–865Q174–176
The Apostles' mission ¶858–860Q175
The bishops – successors of the apostles ¶861–862Q175–176
The apostolate ¶863–865Q176
4.Christ’s Faithful – Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life ¶871–933Q177–193
I.The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church ¶874–896Q179–187
Why the ecclesial ministry? ¶874–879Q179–181
The episcopal college and its head, the Pope ¶880–887Q182–183
The teaching office ¶888–892Q184–185
The sanctifying office ¶893Q186
The governing office ¶894–896Q187
II.The Lay Faithful ¶897–913Q188–191
The vocation of lay people ¶898–903Q188–189
Participation in Christ’s prophetic office ¶904–907Q190
Participation in Christ’s kingly office ¶908–913Q191
III.The Consecrated Life ¶914–933Q192–193
Evangelical counsels, consecrated life ¶915–916Q192
One great tree, with many branches ¶917–919 No counterpart in the other work
The eremitic life ¶920–921 No counterpart in the other work
Consecrated virgins ¶922–924 No counterpart in the other work
Religious life ¶925–927 No counterpart in the other work
Secular institutes ¶928–929 No counterpart in the other work
Societies of apostolic life ¶930–933Q193
5.The Communion of Saints ¶946–959Q194–195
I.Communion in Spiritual Goods ¶949–953Q194
II.The Communion of the Church of Heaven and Earth ¶954–959Q195
6.Mary – Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church ¶963–972Q196–199
I.Mary’s Motherhood with Regard to the Church ¶964–970Q196–197
. . . also in her Assumption ¶966–970Q196–197
II.Devotion to the Blessed Virgin ¶971Q198
III.Mary – Eschatological Icon of the Church ¶972Q199
Art. 10"I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins" ¶976–987Q200–201
I.One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins ¶977–980Q200
II.The Power of the Keys ¶981–983Q201
Art. 11"I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body" ¶988–1019Q202–206
I.Christ’s Resurrection and Ours ¶992–1004Q204–205
The progressive revelation of the Resurrection ¶992–996Q205
How do the dead rise? ¶997–1001Q204–205
Risen with Christ ¶1002–1004Q204–205
II.Dying in Christ Jesus ¶1005–1014Q206
Death ¶1006–1009Q206
The meaning of Christian death ¶1010–1014Q206
Art. 12"I Believe in Life Everlasting" ¶1020–1065Q207–217
I.The Particular Judgment ¶1021–1022Q208
II.Heaven ¶1023–1029Q209
III.The Final Purification, or Purgatory ¶1030–1032Q210–211
IV.Hell ¶1033–1037Q212–213
V.The Last Judgment ¶1038–1041Q214–215
VI.Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth ¶1042–1050Q216
"Amen" ¶1061–1065Q217
Part 2 The Celebration of the Christian Mystery ¶1066–1690Q218–356
Why the liturgy? ¶1066–1068Q218
What does the word liturgy mean? ¶1069–1070Q218
Liturgy as source of life ¶1071–1072Q219
Prayer and liturgy ¶1073Q219
Catechesis and liturgy ¶1074–1075Q219
Section 1 The Sacramental Economy ¶1076–1209Q218–249
Ch. 1The Paschal Mystery in the Age of the Church ¶1077–1134Q221–232
Art. 1The Liturgy – Work of the Holy Trinity ¶1077–1112Q221–223
I.The Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy ¶1077–1083Q221
II.Christ’s Work in the Liturgy ¶1084–1090Q222
III.The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy ¶1091–1109Q223
The Holy Spirit recalls the mystery of Christ ¶1099–1107Q223
The communion of the Holy Spirit ¶1108–1109Q223
Art. 2The Paschal Mystery in the Church’s Sacraments ¶1113–1134Q224–232
I.The Sacraments of Christ ¶1114–1116Q224–225
II.The Sacraments of the Church ¶1117–1121Q226–227
III.The Sacraments of Faith ¶1122–1126Q224
IV.The Sacraments of Salvation ¶1127–1129Q229–231
V.The Sacraments of Eternal Life ¶1130Q224
Ch. 2The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery ¶1135–1209Q233–249
Art. 1Celebrating the Church’s Liturgy ¶1136–1199Q233–246
I.Who Celebrates? ¶1136–1144Q233–235
The celebrants of the heavenly liturgy ¶1137–1139Q233–234
The celebrants of the sacramental liturgy ¶1140–1144Q235
II.How is the Liturgy Celebrated? ¶1145–1162Q236–240
Signs and symbols ¶1145–1155Q236–238
Singing and music ¶1156–1158Q239
Holy images ¶1159–1162Q240
III.When is the Liturgy Celebrated? ¶1163–1178Q241–243
Liturgical seasons ¶1163–1165Q241
The Lord’s day ¶1166–1167Q241
The liturgical year ¶1168–1171Q242
The sanctoral in the liturgical year ¶1172–1173Q242
The Liturgy of the Hours ¶1174–1178Q243
IV.Where is the Liturgy Celebrated? ¶1179–1186Q244–246
Art. 2Liturgical Diversity and the Unity of the Mystery ¶1200–1209Q247–249
Liturgical traditions and the catholicity of the Church ¶1200–1203Q247
Liturgy and culture ¶1204–1206Q247
Section 2 The Seven Sacraments of the Church ¶1210–1690Q250–356
Ch. 1The Sacraments of Christian Initiation ¶1212–1419Q251–294
Art. 1The Sacrament of Baptism ¶1213–1284Q251–263
I.What is This Sacrament Called? ¶1214–1216Q252
II.Baptism in the Economy of Salvation ¶1217–1228Q253–255
Prefigurations of Baptism in the Old Covenant ¶1217–1222Q253
Christ’s Baptism ¶1223–1225Q254
Baptism in the Church ¶1226–1228Q255
III.How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? ¶1229–1245Q256
Christian Initiation ¶1229–1233Q256
The mystagogy of the celebration ¶1234–1245Q256
IV.Who can Receive Baptism? ¶1246–1255Q257–259
The Baptism of adults ¶1247–1249Q257
The Baptism of infants ¶1250–1252Q257–258
Faith and Baptism ¶1253–1255Q259
V.Who can Baptize? ¶1256Q260
VI.The Necessity of Baptism ¶1257–1261Q261–262
VII.The Grace of Baptism ¶1262–1274Q263
Incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ ¶1267–1270Q263
The sacramental bond of the unity of Christians ¶1271–1274Q263
Art. 2The Sacrament of Confirmation ¶1285–1321Q265–270
I.Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation ¶1286–1292Q265–267
Two traditions: East and West ¶1290–1292Q267
II.The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation ¶1293–1301Q267
The celebration of Confirmation ¶1297–1301Q267
III.The Effects of Confirmation ¶1302–1305Q268
IV.Who can Receive This Sacrament? ¶1306–1311Q269
V.The Minister of Confirmation ¶1312–1314Q270
Art. 3The Sacrament of the Eucharist ¶1322–1419Q271–294
I.The Eucharist – Source and Summit of Ecclesial Life ¶1324–1327Q274
II.What is This Sacrament Called? ¶1328–1332Q275
III.The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation ¶1333–1344Q272–273
The signs of bread and wine ¶1333–1336Q276
The institution of the Eucharist ¶1337–1344Q272–273
IV.The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist ¶1345–1355Q277–278
The Mass of all ages ¶1345–1347Q277
The movement of the celebration ¶1348–1355Q277–278
V.The Sacramental Sacrifice Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence ¶1356–1381Q280–286
Thanksgiving and praise to the Father ¶1359–1381Q280–286
VI.The Paschal Banquet ¶1382–1401Q287–293
The fruits of Holy Communion ¶1391–1401Q292–293
VII.The Eucharist – "Pledge of the Glory To Come" ¶1402–1405Q294
Ch. 2The Sacraments of Healing ¶1420–1532Q295–320
Art. 4The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation ¶1422–1498Q295–312
I.What is This Sacrament Called? ¶1423–1424Q296
II.Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism? ¶1425–1426Q295
III.The Conversion of the Baptized ¶1427–1429Q299
IV.Interior Penance ¶1430–1433Q300
V.The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life ¶1434–1439Q301
VI.The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation ¶1440–1449Q302
Only God forgives sin ¶1441–1442Q302
Reconciliation with the Church ¶1443–1445Q302
The sacrament of forgiveness ¶1446–1449Q302
VII.The Acts of the Penitent ¶1450–1460Q303–306
Contrition ¶1451–1454Q303
The confession of sins ¶1455–1458Q303–306
Satisfaction ¶1459–1460Q303
VIII.The Minister of This Sacrament ¶1461–1467Q307–309
IX.The Effects of This Sacrament ¶1468–1470Q310
X.Indulgences ¶1471–1479Q312
The punishments of sin ¶1472–1473Q312
In the Communion of Saints ¶1474–1477Q312
Obtaining indulgence from God through the Church ¶1478–1479Q312
XI.The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance ¶1480–1484Q297
Art. 5The Anointing of the Sick ¶1499–1532Q313–320
I.Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation ¶1500–1513Q313–315
Illness in human life ¶1500–1501Q313
The sick person before God ¶1502Q313
Christ the physician ¶1503–1510Q314–315
A sacrament of the sick ¶1511–1513Q315
II.Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament? ¶1514–1516Q316–317
III.How is This Sacrament Celebrated? ¶1517–1519Q318
IV.The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament ¶1520–1523Q319
V.Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian ¶1524–1525Q320
Ch. 3The Sacraments at the Service of Communion ¶1533–1666Q321–350
Art. 6The Sacrament of Holy Orders ¶1536–1600Q322–336
I.Why Is This Sacrament Called "Orders"? ¶1537–1538Q323
II.The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation ¶1539–1553Q324
The priesthood of the Old Covenant ¶1539–1543Q324
The one priesthood of Christ ¶1544–1545Q324
Two participations in the one priesthood of Christ ¶1546–1553Q324
III.The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders ¶1554–1571Q325–330
IV.The Celebration of This Sacrament ¶1572–1574Q331
V.Who Can Confer This Sacrament? ¶1575–1576Q332
VI.Who Can Receive This Sacrament? ¶1577–1580Q333–334
VII.The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders ¶1581–1589Q335
The indelible character ¶1581–1584Q335
The grace of the Holy Spirit ¶1585–1589Q335
Art. 7The Sacrament of Matrimony ¶1601–1666Q337–350
I.Marriage in God’s Plan ¶1602–1620Q339–342
Marriage in the order of creation ¶1603–1605Q337
Marriage under the regime of sin ¶1606–1608Q339
Marriage under the pedagogy of the Law ¶1609–1611Q340
Marriage in the Lord ¶1612–1617Q341
Virginity for the sake of the Kingdom ¶1618–1620Q342
II.The Celebration of Marriage ¶1621–1624Q343
III.Matrimonial Consent ¶1625–1637Q344–345
Mixed marriages and disparity of cult ¶1633–1637Q345
IV.The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony ¶1638–1642Q346
The marriage bond ¶1639–1640Q346
The grace of the sacrament of Matrimony ¶1641–1642Q346
V.The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love ¶1643–1654Q347–349
The unity and indissolubility of marriage ¶1644–1645Q347
The fidelity of conjugal love ¶1646–1651Q347–349
The openness to fertility ¶1652–1654 No counterpart in the other work
VI.The Domestic Church ¶1655–1658Q350
Ch. 4Other Liturgical Celebrations ¶1667–1690Q351–356
Art. 1Sacramentals ¶1667–1679Q351–353
The characteristics of sacramentals ¶1668–1670Q351
Various forms of sacramentals ¶1671–1673Q351–352
Popular piety ¶1674–1676Q353
Art. 2Christian Funerals ¶1680–1690Q354–356
I.The Christian’s Last Passover ¶1681–1683Q354
II.The Celebration of Funerals ¶1684–1690Q355–356
Part 3 Life in Christ ¶1691–2557Q357–533
Section 1 Man’s Vocation Life in the Spirit ¶1699–2051Q357–433
Ch. 1The Dignity of the Human Person ¶1700–1876Q358–400
Art. 1Man: The Image of God ¶1701–1715Q358
Art. 2Our Vocation to Beatitude ¶1716–1729Q359–362
I.The Beatitudes ¶1716–1717Q359–360
II.The Desire for Happiness ¶1718–1719Q361
III.Christian Beatitude ¶1720–1724Q362
Art. 3Man’s Freedom ¶1730–1748Q363–366
I.Freedom and Responsibility ¶1731–1738Q363–365
II.Human Freedom in the Economy of Salvation ¶1739–1742Q366
Art. 4The Morality of Human Acts ¶1749–1761Q367–369
I.The Sources of Morality ¶1750–1754Q367
II.Good Acts and Evil Acts ¶1755–1756Q368–369
Art. 5The Morality of the Passions ¶1762–1775Q370–371
I.Passions ¶1763–1766Q370
II.Passions and Moral Life ¶1767–1770Q371
Art. 6Moral Conscience ¶1776–1802Q372–376
I.The Judgment of Conscience ¶1777–1782Q372–373
II.The Formation of Conscience ¶1783–1785Q374
III.To Choose in Accord With Conscience ¶1786–1789Q374–375
IV.Erroneous Judgment ¶1790–1794Q376
Art. 7The Virtues ¶1803–1845Q377–390
I.The Human Virtues ¶1804–1811Q378–383
The cardinal virtues ¶1805–1809Q379–383
The virtues and grace ¶1810–1811Q378
II.The Theological Virtues ¶1812–1829Q384–388
Faith ¶1814–1816Q386
Hope ¶1817–1821Q387
Charity ¶1822–1829Q388
III.The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit ¶1830–1832Q389–390
Art. 8Sin ¶1846–1876Q391–400
I.Mercy and Sin ¶1846–1848Q391
II.The Definition of Sin ¶1849–1851Q392
III.The Different Kinds of Sins ¶1852–1853Q393
IV.The Gravity of Sin: Mortal and Venial Sin ¶1854–1864Q394–396
V.The Proliferation of Sin ¶1865–1869Q397–400
Ch. 2The Human Communion ¶1877–1948Q401–414
Art. 1The Person and Society ¶1878–1896Q401–404
I.The Communal Character of the Human Vocation ¶1878–1885Q401–403
II.Conversion and Society ¶1886–1889Q404
Art. 2Participation in Social Life ¶1897–1927Q405–410
I.Authority ¶1897–1904Q405–406
II.The Common Good ¶1905–1912Q407–409
III.Responsibility and Participation ¶1913–1917Q410
Art. 3Social Justice ¶1928–1948Q411–414
I.Respect For the Human Person ¶1929–1933Q411
II.Equality and Differences Among Men ¶1934–1938Q412–413
III.Human Solidarity ¶1939–1942Q414
Ch. 3God’s Salvation: Law and Grace ¶1949–2051Q415–433
Art. 1The Moral Law ¶1950–1986Q415–421
I.The Natural Moral Law ¶1954–1960Q416–417
II.The Old Law ¶1961–1964Q418–419
III.The New Law or the Law of the Gospel ¶1965–1974Q420–421
Art. 2Grace and Justification ¶1987–2029Q422–428
I.Justification ¶1987–1995Q422
II.Grace ¶1996–2005Q423–425
III.Merit ¶2006–2011Q426–427
IV.Christian Holiness ¶2012–2016Q428
Art. 3The Church, Mother and Teacher ¶2030–2051Q429–433
I.Moral Life and the Magisterium of the Church ¶2032–2040Q430
II.The Precepts of the Church ¶2041–2043Q431–432
III.Moral Life and Missionary Witness ¶2044–2046Q433
Section 2 The Ten Commandments ¶2052–2557Q434–533
The Decalogue in Sacred Scripture ¶2056–2063Q436–437
The Decalogue in the Church’s Tradition ¶2064–2068Q438
The unity of the Decalogue ¶2069Q439
The Decalogue ant the natural law ¶2070–2071 No counterpart in the other work
of the Decalogue ¶2072–2074Q440–441
Ch. 1You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind ¶2083–2195Q442–454
Art. 1The First Commandment ¶2084–2141Q442–446
I."You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" ¶2084–2094Q442
Faith ¶2087–2089Q442
Hope ¶2090–2092Q442
Charity ¶2093–2094Q442
II."Him Only Shall You Serve" ¶2095–2109Q443–444
Adoration ¶2096–2097Q443
Prayer ¶2098Q443
Sacrifice ¶2099–2100Q443
Promises and vows ¶2101–2109Q443–444
III."You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me" ¶2110–2128Q445
Superstition ¶2111Q445
Idolatry ¶2112–2114Q445
Divination and magic ¶2115–2117Q445
Irreligion ¶2118–2122Q445
Atheism ¶2123–2126Q445
Agnosticism ¶2127–2128Q445
IV."You Shall Not Make For Yourself a Graven Image . . ." ¶2129–2132Q446
Art. 2The Second Commandment ¶2142–2167Q447–449
I.The Name of the Lord is Holy ¶2142–2149Q447
II.Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain ¶2150–2155Q448–449
III.The Christian Name ¶2156–2159Q264
Art. 3The Third Commandment ¶2168–2195Q450–454
I.The Sabbath Day ¶2168–2173Q450–451
II.The Lord’s Day ¶2174–2188Q452–454
The day of the Resurrection: the new creation ¶2174Q452
Sunday – fulfillment of the sabbath ¶2175–2176Q452
The Sunday Eucharist ¶2177–2179Q453
The Sunday obligation ¶2180–2183Q453
A day of grace and rest from work ¶2184–2188Q453–454
Ch. 2You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself ¶2196–2557Q455–533
Art. 4The Fourth Commandment ¶2197–2257Q455–465
I.The Family in God’s Plan ¶2201–2206Q456
The nature of the family ¶2201–2203Q456
The Christian family ¶2204–2206Q456
II.The Family and Society ¶2207–2213Q457–458
III.The Duties of Family Members ¶2214–2231Q459–460
The duties of children ¶2214–2220Q459
The duties of parents ¶2221–2231Q460
IV.The Family and the Kingdom ¶2232–2233Q462
V.The Authorities In Civil Society ¶2234–2246Q463–465
Duties of civil authorities ¶2235–2237Q463
The duties of citizens ¶2238–2243Q464–465
The political community and the Church ¶2244–2246 No counterpart in the other work
Art. 5The Fifth Commandment ¶2258–2330Q466–486
I.Respect for Human Life ¶2259–2283Q466–472
The witness of sacred history ¶2259–2262Q466
Legitimate defense ¶2263–2265Q467
Capital Punishment ¶2266–2267Q468–469
Intentional homicide ¶2268–2269Q470
Abortion ¶2270–2275Q470
Euthanasia ¶2276–2279Q470–471
Suicide ¶2280–2283Q470
II.Respect for the Dignity of Persons ¶2284–2301Q473–479
Respect for the souls of others: scandal ¶2284–2287Q473
Respect for health ¶2288–2291Q474
Respect for the person and scientific research ¶2292–2296Q475–476
Respect for bodily integrity ¶2297–2298Q477
Respect for the dead ¶2299–2301Q478–479
III.Safeguarding Peace ¶2302–2317Q480–486
Peace ¶2302–2306Q480–482
Avoiding war ¶2307–2317Q482–486
Art. 6The Sixth Commandment ¶2331–2400Q487–502
I."Male and Female He Created Them . . ." ¶2331–2336Q487
II.The Vocation to Chastity ¶2337–2359Q488–492
The integrity of the person ¶2338–2345Q488–490
The integrality of the gift of self ¶2346–2347Q490
The various forms of chastity ¶2348–2350Q491
Offenses against chastity ¶2351–2356Q492
Chastity and homosexuality ¶2357–2359Q492
III.The Love of Husband and Wife ¶2360–2379Q495–501
Conjugal fidelity ¶2364–2365Q496
The fecundity of marriage ¶2366–2372Q496–498
The gift of a child ¶2373–2379Q499–501
IV.Offenses Against the Dignity of Marriage ¶2380–2391Q502
Adultery ¶2380–2381Q502
Divorce ¶2382–2386Q502
Other offenses against the dignity of marriage ¶2387–2391Q502
Art. 7The Seventh Commandment ¶2401–2463Q503–520
I.The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods ¶2402–2406Q503–505
II.Respect for Persons and Their Goods ¶2407–2418Q506–508
Respect for the goods of others ¶2408–2414Q508
Respect for the integrity of creation ¶2415–2418Q507
III.The Social Doctrine of the Church ¶2419–2425Q509–510
IV.Economic Activity and Social Justice ¶2426–2436Q513–517
V.Justice and Solidarity Among Nations ¶2437–2442Q518–519
VI.Love For the Poor ¶2443–2449Q520
Art. 8The Eighth Commandment ¶2464–2513Q521–526
I.Living in the Truth ¶2465–2470Q521
II.To Bear Witness to the Truth ¶2471–2474Q522
III.Offenses Against Truth ¶2475–2487Q523
IV.Respect for the Truth ¶2488–2492Q524
V.The Use of the Social Communications Media ¶2493–2499Q525
VI.Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art ¶2500–2503Q526
Art. 9The Ninth Commandment ¶2514–2533Q527–530
I.Purification of the Heart ¶2517–2519Q528
II.The Battle for Purity ¶2520–2527Q529–530
Art. 10The Tenth Commandment ¶2534–2557Q531–533
I.The Disorder of Covetous Desires ¶2535–2540Q531
II.The Desires of the Spirit ¶2541–2543 No counterpart in the other work
III.Poverty of Heart ¶2544–2547Q532
IV."I Want to See God" ¶2548–2550Q533
Part 4 Christian Prayer ¶2558–2865Q534–598
Section 1 Prayer in the Christian Life ¶2558–2758Q534–577
Prayer as God’s gift ¶2559–2561Q534
Prayer as covenant ¶2562–2564Q534
Prayer as communion ¶2565Q534
Ch. 1The Revelation of Prayer – the Universal Call to Prayer ¶2566–2649Q535–556
Art. 1In the Old Testament ¶2568–2597Q536–540
Creation – source of prayer ¶2569 No counterpart in the other work
God’s promise and the prayer of Faith ¶2570–2573Q536
Moses and the prayer of the mediator ¶2574–2577Q537
David and the prayer of the king ¶2578–2580Q538
Elijah, the prophets and conversion of heart ¶2581–2584Q539
The Psalms, the prayer of the assembly ¶2585–2589Q540
Art. 2In the Fullness of Time ¶2598–2622Q541–547
Jesus prays ¶2599–2606Q541–543
Jesus teaches us how to pray ¶2607–2615Q544–545
Jesus hears our prayer ¶2616Q545
The prayer of the Virgin Mary ¶2617–2619Q546–547
Art. 3In the Age of the Church ¶2623–2649Q548–556
I.Blessing and Adoration ¶2626–2628Q551–552
II.Prayer of Petition ¶2629–2633Q553
III.Prayer of Intercession ¶2634–2636Q554
IV.Prayer of Thanksgiving ¶2637–2638Q555
V.Prayer of Praise ¶2639–2643Q550
Ch. 2The Tradition of Prayer ¶2650–2696Q557–566
Art. 1At the Wellsprings of Prayer ¶2652–2662Q558
The Word of God ¶2653–2654Q558
The Liturgy of the Church ¶2655Q558
The theological virtues ¶2656–2660Q558
Art. 2The Way of Prayer ¶2663–2682Q559–563
Prayer to the Father ¶2664Q560
Prayer to Jesus ¶2665–2672Q561
In communion with the holy Mother of God ¶2673–2679Q562–563
Art. 3Guides for Prayer ¶2683–2696Q564–566
A cloud of witnesses ¶2683–2684Q564
Servants of prayer ¶2685–2690Q565
Places favorable for prayer ¶2691Q566
Ch. 3The Life of Prayer ¶2697–2758Q567–577
Art. 1Expressions of Prayer ¶2700–2724Q569–571
I.Vocal prayer ¶2700–2704Q569
II.Meditation ¶2705–2708Q570
III.Contemplative Prayer ¶2709–2719Q571
Art. 2The Battle of Prayer ¶2725–2745Q571–576
I.Objections to Prayer ¶2726–2728Q573
II.Humble Vigilance of Heart ¶2729–2733Q574
Facing difficulties in prayer ¶2729–2731Q574
Facing temptations in prayer ¶2732–2733Q574
III.Filial Trust ¶2734–2741Q571
How is our prayer efficacious? ¶2738–2741Q571
IV.Perservering in Love ¶2742–2745Q576
Art. 3The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus ¶2746–2758Q573–577
Section 2 The Lord’s Prayer ¶2759–2865Q578–598
I."Our Father!" ¶2759–2760Q578
Art. 1"The Summary of the Whole Gospel" ¶2761–2776Q578–581
I.At the Center of the Scriptures ¶2762–2764Q579
II.The Lord’s Prayer ¶2765–2766Q580
III.The Prayer of the Church ¶2767–2772Q581
Art. 2"Our Father Who Art in Heaven" ¶2777–2802Q582–586
I."We Dare To Say" ¶2777–2778Q582
II.Abba – "Father!" ¶2779–2785Q583
III."Our" Father ¶2786–2793Q583–585
IV."Who Art in Heaven" ¶2794–2796Q586
Art. 3The Seven Petitions ¶2803–2854Q587–597
I."Hallowed be Thy Name" ¶2807–2815Q588–589
II."Thy Kingdom Come" ¶2816–2821Q590
III."Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It is in Heaven" ¶2822–2827Q591
IV."Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" ¶2828–2837Q592–593
V."And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass AGAINST US" ¶2838–2845Q594–595
VI."And Lead Us not into Temptation" ¶2846–2849Q596
VII "But Deliver Us from Evil" ¶2850–2854Q597
Art. 4The Final Doxology ¶2855–2865Q590–598