Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Contents

IV.Hell...........................269 V.TheLastJudgment.....................271 VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth. . . . . . . 272 INBRIEF.........................274 “Amen”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIANMYSTERY.............................. 277 SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY. . . . . . . . .280 CHAPTER ONE: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGEOFTHECHURCH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 INBRIEF.........................288 Article 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH’S SACRAMENTS I. TheSacramentsofChrist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 II. The Sacraments of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 III. TheSacramentsofFaith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 IV. The Sacraments of Salvation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 INBRIEF.........................293 CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OFTHEPASCHALMYSTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Article 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH’S LITURGY. . . . 294 I.WhoCelebrates?......................294 II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 INBRIEF.........................307 Article 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OFTHEMYSTERY....................309 INBRIEF.........................210 SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THECHURCH.....................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.WhoCanBaptize?.....................320 VI. TheNecessityofBaptism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320 VII. TheGraceofBaptism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 INBRIEF.........................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