It is with great joy that I now approve and promulgate the Compendium of that Catechism. But it was also confirmed by its vast favourable reception in all segments of the People of God, who have come to know and appreciate it in more than fifty translations which to date have been published. The great value and beauty of this gift are confirmed above all by the extensive and positive reception of the Catechism among Bishops, to whom it was primarily addressed as a sure and authentic reference text for teaching Catholic doctrine and, in particular, for formulating local catechisms. I am filled with heartfelt thanks to the Lord God for having given the Church this Catechism, promulgated in 1992 by my venerated and beloved Predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
Twenty years ago, work began on the Catechism of the Catholic Church that had been requested by the extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops held on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the close of the Second Vatican Council. To my Venerable Brothers the Cardinals, Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons and to all the People of God. Section Two: The Lord's Prayer - "Our Father" Prayer is Fully Revealed and Realized in Jesus The Revelation of Prayer in the Old Testament Section One: Prayer in the Christian Life The Tenth Commandment: You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Possessions The Ninth Commandment: You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbour's Wife The Eighth Commandment: You Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbour The Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Steal The Sixth Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery The Fifth Commandment: You Shall Not Kill The Fourth Commandment: Honour Your Father and Your Mother The Third Commandment: Remember to Keep Holy the Lord's DayĬhapter Two: "You Shall Love Your Neighbour as Yourself"
The Second Commandment: You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain The First Commandment: I Am the Lord Your God, You Shall Not Have Other Gods Before Me Section One: Man's Vocation - Life In the SpiritĬhapter One: The Dignity of the Human PersonĬhapter Three: God's Salvation - Law and GraceĬhapter One: "You Shall Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart, With All Your Soul, and With All Your Mind" The Sacrament of the Anointing of the SickĬhapter Three: The Sacraments at the Service of Communion and MissionĬhapter Four: Other Liturgical Celebrations The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation Section Two: The Seven Sacraments of the ChurchĬhapter One: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation Liturgical Diversity and the Unity of the Mystery The Paschal Mystery in the Sacraments of the ChurchĬhapter Two: The Sacramental Celebration of the Paschal Mystery The Liturgy - Work of the Most Holy Trinity "I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body"Ĭhapter One: The Paschal Mystery in the Age of the Church Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church The Faithful: hierarchy, laity, consecrated life The Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic The Church: people of God, body of Christ, temple of the Spirit "From Thence He Shall Come to Judge the Living and the Dead"Ĭhapter Three: I Believe in the Holy Spirit "Jesus Ascended into Heaven and Is Seated at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty" "Jesus Christ Descended into Hell On the Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead"
"Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate, Was Crucified, Died, and Was Buried" "Jesus Christ Was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and Was Born of the Virgin Mary" "And In Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord" "I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth"Ĭhapter Two: I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God Section Two: The Profession of the Christian Faith © Copyright 2005 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana