CATECHISM

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CATECHISM
REVIEW
Ron Evans
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J.M.J.F.
My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus may his
grace and peace be with you always.
The purpose of this program and other programs in
this catechetical series is to give honor and
glory to God, our Father and to obey Jesus
command to spread the Good News to all the
nations
Let us pray Father we thank you for the gift of
life you have given us. We thank you for most
beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, whom You sent
to teach us to know, love and serve you, and who
suffered and died for our redemption. We thank
you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and pray
that the Holy Spirit will open our minds and
hearts as we strive through our studies to know,
love and serve you better. We offer this
thanksgiving and petition in Jesus name. Amen
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Agenda
To review/enhance students knowledge of the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Teachings
Beliefs
Practices
Prayers
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EXISTENCE OF GOD
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT GOD EXISTS?
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WE CAN KNOW THAT GOD EXIST BY OUR

• NATURAL REASONING
• THE WORLD WE SEE ABOUT US COULD HAVE BEEN MADE
  ONLY BY A SELF-EXISTING BEING, ALL-WISE AND
  ALMIGHTY

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GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO US THROUGH

• DIVINE REVELATION

SACRED SCRIPTURE
APOSTOLIC TRADITION IN WHICH GOD HIMSELF HAS
REVEALED TO US
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DIVINE REVELATION
GODS COMMUNICATION OF HIMSELF, BY WHICH HE MAKES
KNOWN THE MYSTERY OF HIS DIVINE PLAN, A GIFT OF
SELF-COMMUNICATION WHICH IS REALIZED BY DEEDS
AND WORDS OVER TIME, AND MOST FULLY BY SENDING
US HIS OWN DIVINE SON, JESUS CHRIST,
CCC 50
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SACRED SCRIPTURE
THE SACRED WRITINGS OF THE OLD AND NEW
TESTAMENTS
THE BOOKS WHICH CONTAIN THE TRUTH OF GODS
REVELATION AND WERE COMPOSED BY HUMAN AUTHORS
INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
CCC 105
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APOSTOLIC TRADITION
COMES FROM THE APOSTLES AND HANDS ON WHAT THEY
RECEIVED FROM JESUS TEACHING AND EXAMPLE AND
WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT.
CCC 83
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GOD CREATED
THE HEAVENS
THE EARTH
ALL OF NATURE
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GOD CREATED
MAN WOMEN
ALL THAT IS SEEN AND UNSEEN
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CREATION
GOD

• He is the Creator of all things, heaven and
  earth, the sea and all that is in them

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CREATION
The difference between human beings and all other
things God has created is?
Human beings have bodies, intellect and free will
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CREATION
What do we mean when we say humans have a free
will and intellect
One can make choices
Free will means
Humans can think and reason
Intellect means
Freewill and an intellect comes with
Responsibility
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CREATION
Responsibility means
We are responsible for ALL of our
Deeds.
Actions,
Words,
Thoughts,
and
CONSEQUENCES
All of which have
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CREATION
Responsibility means
When we stand before God at the end of our life
we will have to answer for the choices we made
in life. We wont be able to blame anyone for
our actions.
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CREATION

• THE HIGHEST CREATURES GOD FASHIONED ARE SPIRITS.
  THEY ARE CALLED?
• THE THREE ANGELS NAMED IN THE SCRIPTURES ARE?

ANGELS
RAPHAEL
MICHAEL
GABRIEL
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CREATION
Heaven
Good Angels are in
Hell
Bad Angels are in
Chief of the fallen Angels is
Satan
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CREATION

• MAN IS COMPOSED OF
• BODYAND SOUL
• HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE IN THE
• IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD

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CREATION
HAVING BEEN CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF
GOD MEANS HUMAN BEINGS HAVE AN
INTELLECT AND A FREE WILL
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CREATION
The first human beings God created were
ADAM AND EVE
He put them in the
GARDEN OF EDEN
Sometimes called
PARADISE
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CREATION

• ADAM AND EVE WERE TEMPTED BY?
• SATAN
• TO EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THE
• TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL IN THE GARDEN
  OF EDEN

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CREATION
THE SIN OF ADAM AND EVE IS CALLED
ORIGINAL SIN
BECAUSE OF THEIR DISOBEDIENCE
GOD DROVE THEM OUT OF PARADISE
THEIR PUNISHMENT WAS
DEATH
SIN
SUFFERING
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CREATION
ADAMS DESCENDENTS ARE BORN WITH
ORIGINAL SIN
AND WILL BECAUSE OF ADAM AND EVE
SIN, SUFFER AND DIE
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CREATION
WHEN ADAM AND EVE SINNED THEY LOST?
SANCTIFYING GRACE
A
FREE GIFT FROM GOD
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CREATION
SANCTIFYING GRACE?
ALLOWS US TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD
TO SHARE IN HIS DIVINE NATURE
TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE
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SALVATION HISTORY
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SALVATION HISTORY
AFTER THE FALL OF ADAM AND EVE GOD GAVE THEM THE
HOPE OF SALVATION, HE PROMISED THEM
REDEMPTION
SALVATION HISTORY BEGINS
ABOUT 1850 B.C.
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SALVATION HISTORY
THE FATHER OF THE ISRAELITES, GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE
IS?
ABRAHAM
ISSAC
ABRAHAMS SON WAS?
JACOB
ISSACS SON NAME WAS
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SALVATION HISTORY
TWELVE
SONS
JACOB HAD
TWELVE TRIBES
THE
OF ISRAEL WERE
NAMED AFTER JACOBS SONS
MOSES
TO LEAD
GOD CHOOSE
THE ISRAELITES OUT OF EGYPT
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SALVATION HISTORY
ON MOUNT SINAI GOD GAVE MOSES
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
AND ESTABLISHED
A COVENANT WITH THE ISRALITIES
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SALVATION HISTORY
IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES GOD SPEAKS TO THE
ISRAELITES THROUGH
PROPHETS
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SALVATION HISTORY
PROPHETS REMINDED THE PEOPLE OF
THEIR COVENANT WITH GOD
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE COMING OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH
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SALVATION HISTORY
THE FIRST THREE COMMANDMENTS DEAL WITH OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH
GOD
THE LAST SEVEN COMMANDMENTS DEAL WITH OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH?
EACH OTHER
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SALVATION HISTORY
THE MESSIAH IS
JESUS CHRIST
HE ESTABLISHED
A NEW COVENANT
THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ARE CALLED?
CHRISTIANS
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REVELATION
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REVELATION
GODS TRUTH IS REVEALED IN
SACRED SCRIPTURE
SACRED TRADITION
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REVELATION

• SACRED TRADITION IS THE
• UNWRITTEN WORD OF GOD GIVEN
• TO US BY? (3 slides)
• JESUS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THE APOSTLES AND
  HANDED DOWN TO THEIR SUCCESSORS

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REVELATION

• SACRED TRADITION IS REVEALED IN

THE CREEDS
LITURGY
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REVELATIONS
SACRED TRADITION IS REVEALED IN
THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
AUTHENTIC TEACHING OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE
APOSTLES
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REVELATION
BEFORE THE HEBREW SCRIPTURE AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
WERE WRITTEN HOW WERE THEY PASSED ALONG FROM
GENERATION TO GENERATION?
BY WORD OF MOUTH FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE OTHER
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REVELATION
SACRED SCRIPTURE IS THE
THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD
IT WAS
INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
CONTAINED IN THE
Hebrew Scriptures/New Testament (Bible)
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REVELATION (NEW TESTAMENT)
WHAT IS THE BASIC SOURCE OF TEACHING IN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
THE BIBLE
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REVELATION
THE ENTIRE BIBLE CONSIST OF
73 BOOKS
THE OLD TESTAMENT HAS
46 BOOKS
THE NEW TESTAMENT HAS
27 BOOKS
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REVELATION
THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS
PUBLIC LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS
EPISTLES (LETTERS) THE OF APOSTLES
WORK/HISTORYOF THE APOSTLES IN THE EARLY CHURCH
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REVELATION
THE NEW TESTAMENT IS DIVIDED INTO
THEY ARE?
FOUR PARTS
GOSPELS
WRITTEN BY
JOHN
LUKE
MARK
MATTHEW
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REVELATION
THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
A HISTORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH AFTER JESUS
ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN
WRITTEN BY
ST. LUKE
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REVELATION
THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS
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EPISTLES (LETTERS) WRITTEN BY
WRITTEN BY
JOHN
JAMES
PAUL
PETER
JUDE
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REVELATION
IS THE LAST BOOK OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
REVELATION
WRITTEN BY
JOHN THE EVANGELIST
APOSTLE
THE LAST
TO DIE
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The chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through
the Catholic Church are contained in the
APOSTLES CREED
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APOSTLES CREED
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THE APOSTLES CREED CONSISTS OF
TWELVE DOCTRINES OF FAITH
THE CREED IS DIVIDED INTO ?
THREE PARTS
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Part One Informs us of the
First Person of the
God the Father
Blessed Trinity
and the
Work of Creation
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Part Two informs us of
The second person of the
Jesus
Blessed Trinity
and the
Mystery of Jesus redemption of the human race
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Part Three Informs us of the
Third person of the
Holy Spirit
Blessed Trinity
the
Source of our salvation
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ARTICLE ONE
I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY,
CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
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GOD
There is only one God, there are no other gods
There are three persons in one God
God The Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
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WHO IS GOD?
Supreme Being
God is absolute Love
God always was and shall always be
God is self-existing
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WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ?
God is infinitely perfect
God made all things out of nothing by his
own power
God knows all, see all, hears all
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How many Gods are there?
There is only one True God
There are no other gods
There are false gods. What are some of them?
Anything or anyone we put before God is a false
god
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False gods can include
possessions
money
power
ourselves
What ever we put before God is a false god
How may persons are there in God?
Three persons
Holy Spirit
and
Son,
The Father,
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Three Persons in one God is called?
The Blessed Trinity
Something we humans cant understand by
our minds but take on faith is called a
Supernatural Mystery
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ARTICLE TWO
I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR
LORD.
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Jesus is?
the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity
God the Son
true God and true man
Jesus is only one person, yet he has two natures
and
a divine nature
a human nature
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As all humans do Jesus has a
has a body and soul
The mystery of God becoming man is known as the
Incarnation.
Jesus name means Savior
Christ means Anointed
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Jesus being the Son of God and Son of Man was
like us in all things, except
Sin.
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Who is the only other person to be born without
sin and remained sinless during her life?
The Virgin Mary
Mary being conceived without original sin is
called the?
Immaculate Conception
The feast of the Immaculate Conception is
celebrated
8 December
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ARTICLE THREE
HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.
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Whom did God send to ask Mary to be the Mother
of his son?
The angel Gabriel
Mary asked the angel how this could be
done, since she was a virgin. He told her -
she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit
Her response was
be it done tome according to your word.
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The angel Gabriel told Mary to name the baby
Jesus
Who is Jesus foster father?
Saint Joseph
Jesus the second person of the Blessed Trinity
becoming man is called the
Incarnation
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Where was Jesus born?
Jesus was born in a stable in the town
of Bethlehem
What day in December do we celebrate the birth of
Jesus ?
Christmas Day December 25th
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ARTICLE FOUR
HE SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED,
DIED AND WAS BURIED.
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Jesus suffered and died on the cross for
our sins and the sins of the whole world.
The name of the Roman governor who condemned
Jesus to suffer and die was
Pontius Pilate
Jesus died on
on Good Friday
Mt. Calvary
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The sufferings of Jesus are called the
PASSION of Jesus Christ
The Sign of the Cross should remind us of the
Passion of Jesus.
We recall the Passion and Death of Jesus in the
Stations of the Cross.
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What are the Stations of the Cross?
A devotion mediating on the Passion and Death of
Jesus
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1. Jesus is condemned to death
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2. Jesus carries his cross
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3. Jesus falls for the first time
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4. Jesus meets his afflicted mother
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5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross
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6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
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7. Jesus falls for the second time
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8. The daughters of Jerusalem weep over Jesus
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9. Jesus falls for the third time
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10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
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11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
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12. Jesus dies on the cross
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13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
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14. Jesus is buried in the tomb
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ARTICLE FIVE
HE DECENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE
AGAIN.
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How long was Jesus in the tomb?
Three days
The day Jesus rose from the death is called the
Resurrection.
We celebrate this on
Easter Sunday
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ARTICLE SIX
HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE
RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER.
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Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead,
He ascended body and soul into heaven
The day Jesus ascended into heaven is called
Ascension Thursday
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ASCENSION THURSDAY is a
Holy Day of Obligation.
This means that Catholics are bound to go to
Mass, the same as on Sunday unless there is a
valid reason, such as sickness, must work or some
serious circumstances. Being on vacation is not
a valid reason for not going to Mass
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ARTICLE SEVEN
HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE
DEAD.
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At the time of our death we will be judged by God
This is called?
Particular Judgment our individual judgment
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The way we have lived our lives determines
our place in eternity. What are they?
Purgatory
Hell
Heaven
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At our particular judgment if we die with no sin
we will go.
straight to heaven for eternity
At our Particular judgment if we have lived Gods
laws and still have venial sin in our soul we
will go to
purgatory for a period of time determined by God
to be purified of those sins, then we will go to
Heaven.
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At our Particular Judgment if we have rejected
Gods laws and have not repented of them and
asked Gods mercy and forgiveness
We will go to Hell
God has given us the ways to live without sin.
He will forgive us our sins, even with our last
breath, no matter how horrible they are,
providing we ask his forgiveness with true
contrition
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At the end of the world all of the dead will
be resurrected. Christ will then judge all the
peoples of every nation from the beginning of
time. He will separate the good from the bad.
General Judgment
This is called the
Heaven for eternity
The good will go to
Hell for eternity
The bad will go to
Purgatory will cease and the souls there will
go to heaven
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ARTICLE EIGHT
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.
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The Holy Spirit is the
of the Blessed Trinity
Third Person
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the love of Father
and the Son
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The Holy Spirit
Is equal to the Father and the Son
Descended upon the Apostles in the form of
tongues of fire on Pentecost.
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Understanding
Counsel
Wisdom
Piety
Fortitude
Knowledge
Fear of the Lord
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Fruits of the Holy Spirit
charity
joy
peace
kindness
goodness
patience
gentleness
generosity
faithfulness
self-control
modesty
chastity
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When you receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation you receive the Holy Spirit the same
as the apostles did on Pentecost.
You receive the same gifts and fruits of the
Holy Spirit.
Using the gifts and fruits bestowed upon you by
the Holy Spirit you, as the apostles, are to
live and spread the Gospel to the whole world
by way you live your life in word, deed and action
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ARTICLE NINE
I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE
COMMUNION OF SAINTS.
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The Catholic Church is the one true Church
established by
Jesus Christ
Proof of is this is contained in what is known as
the
Four Marks of the Church
They are - The Church is
One,
Holy,
Catholic
Apostolic
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THE CHURCH IS ONE BECAUSE
Its foundation is the Blessed Trinity Three
Persons in one God Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Coming from the unity of Blessed Trinity is
One Sacrifice,
One Baptism,
One Faith,
The same Sacraments
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THE CHURCH IS HOLY BECAUSE
Jesus Christ who is
the head of the Church
made it holy through the gift of the
Holy Spirit.
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THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSE
Jesus Christ has given the Church
the fullness the means of salvation
correct and complete confession of faith
A full sacramental life
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Ordained ministry in apostolic succession
THE CHURCH IS UNIVERSAL BECAUSE
Her mission is to preach the Gospel to all nations
As a baptized Christians we are the universal
Church and are responsible for preaching the
Gospel to all we meet by word, deed and action
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The founder and head of the Catholic Church is
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ appointed as the first
visible head of the Church.
Peter
The is the successor of Peter as Bishop
of Rome
pope
The Pope is the visible head of the Church on
earth. We call the Pope Holy Father.
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Who are the successors of the Apostles?
The Pope and Bishops
As with the Apostles the pope and bishops receive
their power to teach, to sanctify, and to govern
the faithful in spiritual matters from
Jesus Christ
The Church Authority
We call this -
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The Pope in union with the Bishops cannot err
when teaching about
faith and morals.
We call this Infallibility
The Church as Jesus founded it will last until
the end of the world.
We call this Indefectibility
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THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.
The baptized faithful on earth, the souls in
purgatory, the saints and angels in heaven are in
united with each other, together in Christ. This
is called the Communion of Saints.
The (souls) Saints in heaven are called the
Church Triumphant
The souls in purgatory are called the Church
Suffering
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PURGATORY those who have died in grace, but are
not perfectly purified, undergo a final
purification. This is called purgatory.
The Baptized faithful here on earth are called
the Church Militant
We can pray to the saints in heaven and ask them
to pray and intercede to God for us
We can pray for and assist the souls in purgatory
by our prayers, good works and fasting.
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We can pray for one another on earth and
assist each other in performing the Spiritual and
Corporal Works of Mercy
We can pray to the saints in heaven to
interceded for us. We do not adore the saints or
Virgin Mary when we pray to them! We only adore
God and no one else.
We can pray to Jesus for His divine mercy on
the souls in purgatory. We can offer up our own
sufferings, good works, etc. for them to help
them
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CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
Feed the hungry
Cloth the naked
Shelter the homeless
Give drink to the thirsty
Visit the sick
Burying the dead
Visit the imprisoned
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SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY
Instruct the ignorant
Admonish the sinner
Comfort the sorrowful
Counsel the doubtful
Forgive all injuries
Bear wrongs patiently
Pray for the living and the dead
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ARTICLE TEN
I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
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SIN
Sin is a personal act which offends God
Sin spiritually harms the sinner and others
Sin can be a thought, a word, a desire, or a
deed.
These are called sins of commission
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Sin can also be acts of These
are things we did not do, when we should have
omission.
Temptations are not sins! They become sin if we
willingly act upon them
Adam and Eve
The first sin was committed by
This was the Original Sin. Adam and Eves
personal sin against God
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As descendants of Adam and Eve we are born with
Original Sin
Only were conceived
without Original Sin
Jesus and Mary
Jesus was conceived by the power of the
Holy Spirit
Mary was conceived without original sin by
a special privilege called the
Immaculate Conception
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We are born with original sin, that is the lack
of . This means that
we are born deprived of the
of God within us.
sanctifying grace.
holiness and justice
Through the Sacrament of Baptism original sin is
wiped away in children. Those who have reached
the age of reason, both original sin and any
others sins they have committed are wiped away.
In Baptism we received the life of God within us
to be holy. To be adopted sons and daughters of
God and heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven
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Our own personal sins are called
ACTUAL SINS
TYPES OF ACTUAL SINS
when we knowingly and in full consent seriously
violates one of Gods commandments
Mortal sin
is a less serious offense against God
Venial sin
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ARTICLE ELEVEN
I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY.
At the end of the world the bodies of all who
have died will be raised and reunited with their
souls
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ARTICLE 12
I Believe in The Life Everlasting .
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At the end of the world Christ will come again
and
judge the living and the dead.
Those who have lived the life God has demanded
will go to for eternity
HEAVEN
Those who have not lived the life God has
demanded will go to for all eternity
Hell
What has God demanded ? See Commandments and
Gospels
That we do his will, not our own!!!
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All those who are in purgatory at that time will
be reunited with their bodies and go to Heaven.
PURGATORY WILL CEASE
AMEN means
so be it.
When we say Amen we express our
agreement or acceptance