A Catechism of Christian Doctrine. Anonymous

THIRTY-FOURTH.. FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE END OF THE TENTH COMMANDMENT.

       LESSON THIRTY-FIFTH.. ON THE FIRST AND SECOND COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH.

       LESSON THIRTY-SIXTH.. ON THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH.

       LESSON THIRTY-SEVENTH.. ON THE LAST JUDGMENT AND THE RESURRECTION, HELL, PURGATORY, AND HEAVEN.

PREFACE TO NO. 3

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      I have been requested by several priests to prepare an abridgment of the "Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism" that would be suitable as a classbook for children who have been confirmed or who have completed the study of the Baltimore Catechism No. 2. The "Explanation" itself contains more matter than some of these children can master and it costs a little more than many of them can afford to pay. I have, therefore, selected from the list given in the back of the "Explanation" a large number of the more practical and important questions, to which I have added others, with answers, as full, brief and simple as the matter will permit. These questions and answers are added to those of the Baltimore Catechism No. 2, but with such distinction in type that all may see they are not a part of the Catechism prepared by the Council, but only a development of its meaning.

      {T.N.: It is not practical below to mimic "such distinction in type" that exists in the original book. To indicate the questions prepared by the Council I have added in braces their corresponding numbers from Baltimore Catechism No. 2. For example, question 130 below is question 1 in Baltimore Catechism No. 2. Fr. Kinkead's supplemental questions lack this double numbering.}

      Whenever questions on the same subject are repeated in the book their object is to bring out some new point or to show their connection with the subject-matter there explained.

      AUTHOR.

      PRAYERS.

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      The Lord's Prayer

       The Angelical Salutation

       The Apostles' Creed

       The Confiteor

       An Act of Faith

       An Act of Hope

       An Act of Love

       An Act of Contrition

       The Blessing before Meals

       Grace after Meals

       The Manner in Which a Lay Person Is to Baptize in Case of Necessity

      CATECHISM.

      Lesson FIRST—On the End of Man

       Lesson SECOND—On God and His Perfections

       Lesson THIRD—On the Unity and Trinity of God

       Lesson FOURTH—On Creation

       Lesson FIFTH—On Our First Parents and the Fall

       Lesson SIXTH—On Sin and Its Kinds

       Lesson SEVENTH—On the Incarnation and Redemption

       Lesson EIGHTH—On Our Lord's Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension

       Lesson NINTH—On the Holy Ghost and His Descent Upon the Apostles

       Lesson TENTH—On the Effects of the Redemption

       Lesson ELEVENTH—On the Church

       Lesson TWELFTH—On the Attributes and Marks of the Church

       Lesson THIRTEENTH—On the Sacraments in General

       Lesson FOURTEENTH—On Baptism

       Lesson FIFTEENTH—On Confirmation

       Lesson SIXTEENTH—On the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Ghost

       Lesson SEVENTEENTH—On the Sacrament of Penance

       Lesson EIGHTEENTH—On Contrition

       Lesson NINETEENTH—On Confession

       Lesson TWENTIETH—On the Manner of Making a Good Confession

       Lesson TWENTY-FIRST—On Indulgences

       Lesson TWENTY-SECOND—On the Holy Eucharist

       Lesson TWENTY-THIRD—On the Ends for which the Holy Eucharist was

       Instituted

       Lesson TWENTY-FOURTH—On the Sacrifice of the Mass

       Lesson TWENTY-FIFTH—On Extreme Unction and Holy Orders

       Lesson TWENTY-SIXTH—On Matrimony

       Lesson TWENTY-SEVENTH—On the Sacramentals

       Lesson TWENTY-EIGHTH—On Prayer

       Lesson TWENTY-NINTH—On the Commandments of God

       Lesson THIRTIETH—On the First Commandment

       Lesson THIRTY-FIRST—The First Commandment—On the Honor and Invocation

       of the Saints

       Lesson THIRTY-SECOND—From the Second to the Fourth Commandment

       Lesson THIRTY-THIRD—From the Fourth to the Seventh Commandment

       Lesson THIRTY-FOURTH—From the Seventh to the Tenth Commandment

       Lesson THIRTY-FIFTH—On the First and Second Commandments of the Church

       Lesson THIRTY-SIXTH—On the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Commandments

       of the Church

       Lesson THIRTY-SEVENTH—On the Last Judgment and Resurrection, Hell,

       Purgatory and Heaven

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PRAYERS

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      The Lord's Prayer.

      Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

      The Angelical Salutation.

      Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou

       amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,

       Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

       Amen.

      The Apostles' Creed.

      I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

      The Confiteor.

      I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word