Catechism of the Catholic Church pdf, Latin for Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesiae (also called Catechism or CCC; it is Pope John Paul II‘s catechism proclaimed for the Catholic Church in 1992.
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Catechism of the Catholic Church PDF Contents
PROLOGUE
I. The life of man – to know and love God nn. 1-3
II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis nn. 4-10
III. The Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism
nn. 11-12
IV. Structure of this Catechism nn. 13-17
V. Practical Directions for Using this Catechism nn. 18-22
VI. Necessary Adaptations nn. 23-25
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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION ONE “I BELIEVE” – “WE BELIEVE” n. 26
CHAPTER ONE MAN’S CAPACITY FOR GOD nn. 27-49
I. The Desire for God nn. 27-30
II. Ways of Coming to Know God nn. 31-35
III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church nn. 36-38
IV. How Can We Speak about God? nn.39-43
IN BRIEF nn. 44-49
CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN n. 50
Article 1 THE REVELATION OF GOD
I. God Reveals His “Plan of Loving Goodness” nn. 51-53
II. The Stages of Revelation nn. 54-64
III. Christ Jesus — “Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation” nn. 65-67
IN BRIEF nn. 68-73
Article 2 THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION n. 74
I. The Apostolic Tradition nn.75-79
II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture nn. 80-83
III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith nn. 84-95
IN BRIEF nn. 96-100
Article 3 SACRED SCRIPTURE
I. Christ – The Unique Word of Sacred Scripture nn. 101-104
II. Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture nn. 105-108
III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture nn. 109-119
IV. The Canon of Scripture nn. 120-130
V. Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church nn. 131-133
IN BRIEF nn. 134-141
CHAPTER THREE MAN’S RESPONSE TO GOD nn. 142-143
Article 1 I BELIEVE
I. The Obedience of Faith nn. 144-149
II. “I Know Whom I Have Believed” nn. 150-152
III. The Characteristics of Faith nn. 153-165
Article 2 WE BELIEVE nn. 166-167
I. “Lord, Look Upon the Faith of Your Church” nn. 168-169
II. The Language of Faith nn. 170-171
III. Only One Faith nn. 172-175
IN BRIEF nn. 176-184
The Credo
SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS nn. 185-197
CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER n. 198
Article 1 “I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY,
CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
Paragraph 1. I BELIEVE IN GOD nn. 199-231
Paragraph 2. THE FATHER nn. 232-267
Paragraph 3. THE ALMIGHTY nn. 268-278
Paragraph 4. THE CREATOR nn. 279-324
Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH nn. 325-354
Paragraph 6. MAN nn. 355-384
Paragraph 7. THE FALL nn. 385-421
CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON
OF GOD nn. 422-429
ARTICLE 2 “AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR
LORD”
I. Jesus nn. 430-435
II. Christ nn. 436-440
III. The Only Son of God nn. 441-445
IV. Lord nn. 446-451
IN BRIEF nn. 452-455
Article 3 “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY”
Paragraph 1. THE SON OF GOD BECAME MAN nn. 456-483
Paragraph 2. “CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY” nn. 484-511
Paragraph 3. THE MYSTERIES OF CHRIST’S LIFE nn. 512-570
Article 4 “JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS
PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED” nn. 571-573
Paragraph 1. JESUS AND ISRAEL nn. 574-594
Paragraph 2. JESUS DIED CRUCIFIED nn. 595-623
Paragraph 3. JESUS CHRIST WAS BURIED nn. 624-630
Article 5 “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY
HE ROSE AGAIN” n. 631
Paragraph 1. CHRIST DESCENDED INTO HELL nn. 632-637
Paragraph 2. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD nn. 638-658
Article 6 “HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT
THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER” nn. 659-664
IN BRIEF nn. 665-667
Article 7 “FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD”
I. He Will Come Again in Glory nn. 668-677
II. To Judge the Living and the Dead nn. 678-679
IN BRIEF nn. 680-682
CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT nn. 683-
686
ARTICLE 8 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT” nn. 687-688
I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit nn. 689-690
II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit nn. 691-701
III. God’s Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises nn. 702-716
IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time nn. 717-730
V. The Spirit and the Church In the Last Days nn. 731-741
IN BRIEF nn. 742-747
Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH” nn.
748-750
Paragraph 1. THE CHURCH IN GOD’S PLAN nn. 751-780
Paragraph 2. THE CHURCH – PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF
CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT nn. 781-810
Paragraph 3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND
APOSTOLIC nn. 811-870
Paragraph 4. CHRIST’S FAITHFUL – HIERARCHY, LAITY,
CONSECRATED LIFE nn. 871-945
Paragraph 5. THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS nn. 946-962
Paragraph 6. MARY – MOTHER OF CHRIST, MOTHER OF THE
CHURCH nn. 963-975
Article 10 “I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS” n. 976
I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins nn. 977-980
II. The Power of the Keys nn. 981-987
Article 11 “I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY”
nn. 988-991
I. Christ’s Resurrection and Ours nn. 992-1004
II. Dying in Christ Jesus nn. 1005-1014
IN BRIEF nn. 1015-1019
Article 12 “I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING” n. 1020
I. The Particular Judgment nn. 1021-1022
II. Heaven nn. 1023-1029
III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory nn. 1030-1032
IV. Hell nn. 1033-1037
V. The Last Judgment nn. 1038-1041
VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth nn. 1042-1050
IN BRIEF nn. 1051-1060
“Amen” nn. 1061-1065
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERY nn. 1066-1075
SECTION ONE THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY n. 1076
CHAPTER ONE THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF
THE CHURCH
Article 1 THE LITURGY – WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
I. The Father-Source and Goal of the Liturgy nn. 1077-1083
II. Christ’s Work in the Liturgy nn. 1084-1090
III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy nn. 1091-1109
IN BRIEF nn. 1110-1112
Article 2 THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH’S
SACRAMENTS n. 1113
I. The Sacraments of Christ nn. 1114-1116
II. The Sacraments of the Church nn. 1117-1121
III. The Sacraments of Faith1122-1126
IV. The Sacraments of Salvation nn. 1127-1129
V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life n. 1130
IN BRIEF nn. 1131-1135
CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE
PASCHAL MYSTERY n. 1135
Article 1 CELEBRATING THE CHURCH’S LITURGY
I. Who Celebrates? nn. 1136-1144
II. How is the Liturgy Celebrated? nn. 1145-1162
III. When is the Liturgy Celebrated? nn. 1163-1178
IV. Where is the Liturgy Celebrated? nn. 1179-1186
IN BRIEF nn. 1187-1199
Article 2 LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE
MYSTERY nn. 1200-1206
IN BRIEF nn. 1207-1209
SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
nn. 1210-1211
CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATION n. 1212
Article 1 THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM n. 1213
I. What is This Sacrament Called? nn. 1214-1216
II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation nn. 1217-1228
III. How is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated? nn. 1229-1245
IV. Who can Receive Baptism? nn. 1246-1255
V. Who can Baptize? n. 1256
VI. The Necessity of Baptism nn. 1257-1261
VII. The Grace of Baptism nn. 1262-1274
IN BRIEF nn. 1275-1284
Article 2 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION n. 1285
I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation nn. 1286-1292
II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation nn. 1293-1301
III. The Effects of Confirmation nn. 1302-1305
IV. Who can Receive This Sacrament? nn. 1306-1311
V. The Minister of Confirmation nn. 1312-1314
IN BRIEF nn. 1315-1321
Article 3 THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST nn. 1322-1323
I. The Eucharist – Source and Summit of Ecclesial Life nn. 1324-1327
II. What is This Sacrament Called? nn. 1328-1332
III. The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation nn. 1333-1344
IV. The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist nn. 1345-1355
V. The Sacramental Sacrifice Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence nn.
1356-1381
VI. The Paschal Banquet nn. 1382-1401
VII. The Eucharist – “Pledge of the Glory To Come” nn. 1402-1405
IN BRIEF nn. 1406-1419
CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING nn. 1420-
1421
Article 4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND
RECONCILIATION n. 1422
I. What is This Sacrament Called? nn. 1423-1424