Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Contents

IV. Hell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 269 V. The Last Judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 271 VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth. . . . . . . ....... 272 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 274 “Amen”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 276 PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIANMYSTERY.............................. 277 SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY. . . . . . . . .280 CHAPTER ONE: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 280 Article 1: THE LITURGY—WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY. .. 280 I. The Father—Source and Goal of the Liturgy. . . . . . . . . .......... 280 II. Christ’s Work in the Liturgy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 282 III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy. . . . . . . . ......... 283 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 288 Article 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH’S SACRAMENTS I. The Sacraments of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 289 II. The Sacraments of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 289 III. The Sacraments of Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 289 IV. The Sacraments of Salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 291 V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 293 CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 294 Article 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH’S LITURGY . . . . .... 294 I. Who Celebrates?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 294 II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 296 III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 301 IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 305 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 307 Article 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 309 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 210 SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 311 CHAPTER ONE: THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ 311 Article 1: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. . . . . . . . . ......... 312 I. What Is this Sacrament Called?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 312 II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 313 III. How Is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?. . . . . . . . ......... 315 IV. Who Can Receive Baptism? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 318 V. Who Can Baptize? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 320 VI. The Necessity of Baptism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 320 VII. The Grace of Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 321 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 324 Article 2: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation . . . . . . . . . . .......... 325 II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . ............ 326 III. The Effects of Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 327