Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Contents

IV. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 330 V. The Minister of Confirmation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 332 Article 3: THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST. . . . . ..... 334 I. The Eucharist—Source and Summit of Ecclesial Life. . . . . . ...... 334 II. What Is This Sacrament Called? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 335 III. The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation. . . . . . . . . . .......... 336 IV. The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist. . . . . . . . . . .......... 339 V. The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence. . .. 342 VI. The Paschal Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 349 VII. The Eucharist—“Pledge of the Glory to Come”. . . . . . . . ........ 354 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 355 CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING. . . . . ...... 357 Article 4: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 357 I. What Is This Sacrament Called? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 357 II. Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism? . . . . . . ....... 358 III. The Conversion of the Baptized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 359 IV. Interior Penance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 359 V. The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life . . . . . . . . ......... 360 VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation . . . . . . . . ......... 361 VII. The Acts of the Penitent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 364 VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 367 IX. The Effects of This Sacrament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 369 X. Indulgences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ 370 XI. The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance. . . . . . . . . ......... 372 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 373 Article 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK. . . . . . . . . ......... 375 I. Its Foundations in the Economy of Salvation . . . . . . . . . ......... 375 II. Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament?. . . . . ..... 379 III. How Is This Sacrament Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 379 IV. The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament. . . . . . . ........ 380 V. Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 382 CHAPTER THREE: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 383 Article 6: THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS. . . . . . ...... 383 I. Why Is This Sacrament Called “Orders”? . . . . . . . . . . ........... 384 II. The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation. . ... 384 III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. . . . . . ...... 388 IV. The Celebration of This Sacrament. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 393 V. Who Can Confer This Sacrament?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 394 VI. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 394 VII. The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. . . . . . . . . .......... 395 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 398 Article 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY . . . . . . ....... 400 I. Marriage in God’s Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 400 II. The Celebration of Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 405 III. Matrimonial Consent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 406 IV. The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony. . . . . . . . . . .......... 409 V. The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 VI. The Domestic Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 413 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 414