CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION

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APOSTOLIC LETTER

APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION
1-25
PROLOGUE
1-3
I. The Life of Man - To Know and Love God
4-10
II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis
11-12
III. The Aim and Intended Readership of This Catechism
13-17
IV. Structure of This Catechism
18-22
V. Practical Directions for Using This Catechism
23-25
VI. Necessary Adaptations
26-1065
PART ONE - THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
26-184
SECTION ONE: "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE"
27-49
CHAPTER ONE: MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD
27-30
I. The Desire for God
31-35
II. Ways of Coming to Know God
36-38
III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church
39-43
IV. How Can We Speak about God?
44-49
IN BRIEF
50-141
CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
51-73
ARTICLE 1: THE REVELATION OF GOD
51-53
I. God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness"
54-64
II. The Stages of Revelation
65-67
III. Christ Jesus - "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation"
68-73
IN BRIEF
74-100
ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
75-79
I. Apostolic Tradition
80-83
II. The Relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture
84-95
III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith
96-100
IN BRIEF
101-141
ARTICLE 3: SACRED SCRIPTURE
101-104
I. Christ - The unique Word of Sacred Scripture
105-108
II. Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture
109-119
III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture
120-130
IV. The Canon of Scripture
131-133
V. Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church
134-141
IN BRIEF
142-184
CHAPTER THREE: MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD
144-165
ARTICLE 1: I BELIEVE
144-149
I. The Obedience of Faith
150-152
II. "I Know Whom I Have Believed"
153-165
III. The Characteristics of Faith
166-184
ARTICLE 2: WE BELIEVE
168-169
I. "Lord, Look Upon the Faith of Your Church"
170-171
II. The Language of Faith
172-175
III. Only One Faith
176-184
IN BRIEF
The Credo Chart
185-1065
SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
185-197
The Creeds
198-421
CHAPTER ONE: I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
199-421
ARTICLE 1: "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"
199-231
Paragraph 1. I Believe in God
200-202
I. "I Believe in One God"
203-213
II. God Reveals His Name
214-221
III. God, "He Who Is," Is Truth and Love
222-227
IV. The Implications of Faith in One God
228-231
IN BRIEF
232-267
Paragraph 2. The Father
232-237
I. "In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
238-248
II. The Revelation of God as Trinity
249-256
III. The Holy Trinity in the Teaching of the Faith
257-260
IV. The Divine Works and the Trinitarian Missions
261-267
IN BRIEF
268-278
Paragraph 3. The Almighty
275-278
IN BRIEF
279-324
Paragraph 4. The Creator
282-289
I. Catechesis on Creation
290-292
II. Creation - Work of the Holy Trinity
293-294
III. "The World Was Created for the Glory of God"
295-301
IV. The Mystery of Creation
302-314
V. God Carries Out His Plan: Divine Providence
315-324
IN BRIEF
325-355
Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth
328-336
I. The Angels
337-349
II. The Visible World
350-354
IN BRIEF
355-384
Paragraph 6. Man
356-361
I. "In the Image of God"
362-368
II. "Body and Soul but Truly One"
369-373
III. "Male and Female He Created Them"
374-379
IV. Man in Paradise
380-384
IN BRIEF
385-421
Paragraph 7. The Fall
386-390
I. Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded All the More
391-395
II. The Fall of the Angels
396-409
III. Original Sin
410-412
IV. "You Did Not Abandon Him to the Power of Death"
413-421
IN BRIEF
422-682
CHAPTER TWO: I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
430-455
ARTICLE 2: "AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD"
430-435
I. Jesus
436-440
II. Christ
441-445
III. The Only Son of God
446-451
IV. Lord
452-455
IN BRIEF
456-570
ARTICLE 3: "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
456-483
Paragraph 1. The Son of God Became Man
456-460
I. Why Did the Word Become Flesh?
461-463
II. The Incarnation
464-469
III. True God and True Man
470-478
IV. How Is the Son of God Man?
479-483
IN BRIEF
484-512
Paragraph 2. "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born of the Virgin Mary"
484-486
I. Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit. . .
487-507
II. . . .Born of the Virgin Mary
508-511
IN BRIEF
512-570
Paragraph 3. "The Mysteries of Christ's Life"
514-521
I. Christ's Whole Life Is Mystery
522-534
II. The Mysteries of Jesus' Infancy and Hidden Life
535-560
III. The Mysteries of Jesus' Public Life
561-570
IN BRIEF
571-630
ARTICLE 4: "JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED, AND WAS BURIED"
574-594
Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel
577-582
I. Jesus and the Law
583-586
II. Jesus and the Temple
587-591
III. Jesus and Israel's Faith in the One God and Savior
592-594
IN BRIEF
595-630
Paragraph 2. Jesus Died Crucified
595-598
I. The Trial of Jesus
599-605
II. Christ's Redemptive Death in God's Plan of Salvation
606-618
III. Christ Offered Himself to his Father for Our Sins
619-623
IN BRIEF
624-628
Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ Was Buried
629-630
IN BRIEF
631-658
ARTICLE 5: "HE DESCENDED INTO HELL ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN"
632-635
Paragraph 1. Christ Descended into Hell
636-637
IN BRIEF
638-658
Paragraph 2. On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead
639-647
I. The Historical and Transcendent Event
648-650
II. The Resurrection - A Work of the Holy Trinity
651-655
III. The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Resurrection
656-658
IN BRIEF
659-667
ARTICLE 6: "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER"
665-667
IN BRIEF
668-686
ARTICLE 7: "FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD"
668-677
I. He Will Come Again in Glory
678-679
II. To Judge the Living and the Dead
680-686
IN BRIEF
687-1065
CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
687-747
ARTICLE 8: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"
689-690
I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
691-701
II. The Names, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
702-716
III. God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises
717-730
IV. The Spirit of Christ in the Fullness of Time
731-741
V. The Spirit and the Church in the Last Days
742-747
IN BRIEF
748-975
ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"
751-780
Paragraph 1. The Church in God's Plan
751-757
I. Names and Images of the Church
758-769
II. The Church's Origin, Foundation, and Mission
770-776
III. The Mystery of the Church
777-780
IN BRIEF
781-810
Paragraph 2. The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
781-786
I. The Church - People of God
787-796
II. The Church - Body of Christ
797-801
III. The Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit
802-810
IN BRIEF
811-870
Paragraph 3. The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
813-822
I. The Church Is One
823-829
II. The Church Is Holy
830-856
III. The Church Is Catholic
857-865
IV. The Church Is Apostolic
866-870
IN BRIEF
871-945
Paragraph 4. Christ's Faithful - Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
874-896
I. The Hierarchical Constitution of the Church
897-913
II. The Lay Faithful
914-933
III. The Consecrated Life
934-945
IN BRIEF
946-962
Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints
949-953
I. Communion in Spiritual Goods
954-959
II. The Communion of the Church of Heaven and Earth
960-962
IN BRIEF
963-975
Paragraph 6. Mary - Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
964-970
I. Mary's Motherhood with Regard to the Church
971
II. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
972
III. Mary - Eschatological Icon of the Church
973-975
IN BRIEF
976-987
ARTICLE 10: "I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS"
977-980
I. One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
981-983
II. The Power of the Keys
984-987
IN BRIEF
988-1019
ARTICLE 11: "I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY"
992-1004
I. Christ's Resurrection and Ours
1005-1014
II. Dying in Jesus Christ
1015-1019
IN BRIEF
1020-1065
ARTICLE 12: "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
1021-1022
I. The Particular Judgement
1023-1029
II. Heaven
1030-1032
III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory
1033-1037
IV. Hell
1038-1041
V. The Last Judgement
1042-1050
VI. The Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth
1051-1060
IN BRIEF
1061-1065
"Amen"
1066-1690
PART TWO - THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
1076-1209
SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY
1077-1134
CHAPTER ONE: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
1077-1112
ARTICLE 1: THE LITURGY - WORK OF THE HOLY TRINITY
1077-1083
I. The Father - Source and Goal of the Liturgy
1084-1090
II. Christ's Work in the Liturgy
1091-1109
III. The Holy Spirit and the Church in the Liturgy
1110-1112
IN BRIEF
1113-1134
ARTICLE 2: THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS
1114-1116
I. The Sacraments of Christ
1117-1121
II. The Sacraments of the Church
1122-1126
III. The Sacraments of Faith
1127-1129
IV. The Sacraments of Salvation
1130
V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life
1131-1134
IN BRIEF
1135-1209
CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION
1136-1199
ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY
1136-1144
I. Who Celebrates?
1145-1162
II. How Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1163-1178
III. When Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1179-1186
IV. Where Is the Liturgy Celebrated?
1187-1199
IN BRIEF
1200-1209
ARTICLE 2: LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY OF THE MYSTERY
1207-1209
IN BRIEF
1210-1690
SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
1212-1419
CHAPTER ONE: THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
1213-1284
ARTICLE 1: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
1214-1216
I. What Is the Sacarament Called?
1217-1228
II. Baptism in the Economy of Salvation
1229-1245
III. How Is the Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated?
1246-1255
IV. Who Can Receive Baptism?
1256
V. Who Can Baptize?
1257-1261
VI. The Necessity of Baptism?
1262-1274
VII. The Grace of Baptism
1275-1284
IN BRIEF
1285-1321
ARTICLE 2: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
1286-1292
I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation
1293-1301
II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation
1302-1305
III. The Effects of Confirmation
1306-1311
IV. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?
1312-1314
V. The Minister of Confirmation
1315-1321
IN BRIEF
1322-1419
ARTICLE 3: THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
1324-1327
I. The Eucharist - Source and Summit of the Ecclesial Life
1328-1332
II. What Is This Sacrament Called?
1333-1344
III. The Eucharist in the Economy of Salvation
1345-1355
IV. The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist
1356-1381
V. The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence
1382-1401
VI. The Pascal Banquet
1402-1405
VII. The Eucharist - "Pledge of the Glory to Come"
1406-1419
IN BRIEF
1420-1532
CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
1422-1498
ARTICLE 4: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
1423-1424
I. What Is This Sacrament Called?
1425-1426
II. Why a Sacrament of Reconciliation after Baptism?
1427-1429
III. The Conversion of the Baptized
1430-1433
IV. Interior Penance
1424-1439
V. The Many Forms of Penance in Christian Life
1440-1449
VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
1450-1460
VII. The Acts of the Penitent
1461-1467
VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament
1468-1470
IX. The Effects of This Sacrament
1471-1479
X. Indulgences
1480-1484
XI. The Celbration of the Sacrament of Penance
1485-1498
IN BRIEF
1499-1532
ARTICLE 5: THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
1500-1513
I. It's Foundation in the Economy of Salvation
1514-1516
II. Who Receives and Who Administers This Sacrament?
1517-1519
III. How Is This Sacrament Celebrated?
1520-1523
IV. The Effects of the Celebration of This Sacrament
1524-1525
V. Viaticum, the Last Sacrament of the Christian
1526-1532
IN BRIEF
1533-1666
CHAPTER THREE: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
1536-1600
ARTICLE 6: THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
1537-1538
I. Why Is This Sacrament Called "Orders"?
1539-1553
II. The Sacramant of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation
1554-1571
III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
1572-1574
IV. The Celebration of This Sacrament
1575-1576
V. Who Can Confer This Sacrament?
1577-1580
VI. Who Can Receive This Sacrament?
1581-1589
VII. The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
1590-1600
IN BRIEF
1601-1666
ARTICLE 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
1602-1620
I. Marriage in God's Plan
1621-1624
II. The Celebration of Marriage
1625-1637
III. Matrimonial Consent
1638-1642
IV. The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
1643-1654
V. The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love
1655-1658
VI. The Domestic Church
1659-1666
IN BRIEF
1667-1690
CHAPTER FOUR: OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
1667-1679
ARTICLE 1: SACRAMENTALS
1677-1679
IN BRIEF
1680-1690
ARTICLE 2: CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
1681-1683
I. The Christian's Last Passover
1684-1690
II. The Celebration of Funerals
1691-2557
PART THREE - LIFE IN CHRIST
1699-2051
SECTION ONE: MAN'S VOCATION: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
1700-1876
CHAPTER ONE: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
1701-1715
ARTICLE 1: MAN: THE IMAGE OF GOD
1710-1715
IN BRIEF
1716-1729
ARTICLE 2: OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE
1716-1717
I. The Beatitudes
1718-1719
II. The Desire for Happiness
1720-1724
III. Christian Beatitude
1725-1729
IN BRIEF
1730-1748
ARTICLE 3: MAN'S FREEDOM
1731-1738
I. Freedom and Responsibility
1739-1742
II. Human Freedom in the Economy of Salvation
1743-1748
IN BRIEF
1749-1761
ARTICLE 4: THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
1750-1754
I. The Sources of Morality
1755-1756
II. Good Acts and Evil Acts
1757-1761
IN BRIEF
1762-1775
ARTICLE 5: THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS
1763-1766
I. Passions
1767-1770
II. Passions and Moral Life
1771-1775
IN BRIEF
1776-1802
ARTICLE 6: MORAL CONSCIENCE
1777-1782
I. The Judgement of Conscience
1783-1785
II. The Formation of Conscience
1786-1789
III. To Choose in Accord with Conscience
1790-1794
IV. Erroneous Judgement
1795-1802
IN BRIEF
1803-1845
ARTICLE 7: THE VIRTUES
1804-1811
I. The Human Virtues
1812-1829
II. The Theological Virtues
1830-1832
III. The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
1833-1845
IN BRIEF
1846-1876
ARTICLE 8: SIN
1846-1848
I. Mercy and Sin
1849-1851
II. The Definition of Sin
1852-1853
III. The Different Kinds of Sins
1854-1864
IV. The Gravity of Sin: Mortal and Venial Sin
1865-1869
V. The Proliferation of Sin
1870-1876
IN BRIEF
1877-1948
CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNITY
1878-1896
ARTICLE 1: THE PERSON AND SOCIETY
1878-1885
I. The Communal Character of the Human Vocation
1886-1889
II. Conversion and Society
1890-1896
IN BRIEF
1897-1927
ARTICLE 2: PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE
1897-1904
I. Authority
1905-1912
II. The Common Good
1913-1917
III. Responsibility and Participation
1918-1927
IN BRIEF
1928-1948
ARTICLE 3: SOCIAL JUSTICE
1929-1933
I. Respect for the Human Person
1934-1938
II. Equality and Differences among Men
1939-1942
III. Human Solidarity
1943-1948
IN BRIEF
1949-2557
CHAPTER THREE: GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE
1950-1986
ARTICLE 1: THE MORAL LAW
1954-1960
I. The Natural Moral Law
1961-1964
II. The Old Law
1965-1974
III. The New Law or the Law of the Gospel
1975-1986
IN BRIEF
1987-2029
ARTICLE 2: GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
1987-1995
I. Justification
1996-2005
II. Grace
2006-2011
III. Merit
2012-2016
IV. Christian Holiness
2017-2029
IN BRIEF
2030-2051
ARTICLE 3: THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER
2032-2040
I. Moral Life and the Magisterium of the Church
2041-2043
II. The Precepts of the Church
2044-2046
III. Moral Life and Missionary Witness
2047-2051
IN BRIEF
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS CHART
2052-2557
SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
2075-2082
IN BRIEF
2083-2195
CHAPTER ONE: "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOU GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND"
2084-2141
ARTICLE 1: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
2084-2094
I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve"
2095-2109
II. "Him Only Shall You Serve"
2110-2128
III. "You Shall Have No Other Gods before Me"
2129-2132
IV. "You Shall Not Make for Yourself a Graven Image"
2133-2141
IN BRIEF
2142-2167
ARTICLE 2: THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
2142-2149
I. The Name of the Lord Is Holy
2150-2155
II. Taking the Name of the Lord in Vain
2156-2159
III. The Christian Name
2160-2167
IN BRIEF
2168-2195
ARTICLE 3: THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
2168-2173
I. The Sabbath Day
2174-2188
II. The Lord's Day
2189-2195
IN BRIEF
2196-2257
CHAPTER TWO: "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF"
2179-2257
ARTICLE 4: THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT
2201-2206
I. The Family in God's Plan
2207-2213
II. The Family and Society
2214-2231
III. The Duties of Family and the Kingdom
2232-2233
IV. The Family and the Kingdom
2234-2246
V. The Authorities in Civil Society
2247-2257
IN BRIEF
2258-2330
ARTICLE 5: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
2259-2283
I. Respect for Human Life
2284-2301
II. Respect for the Dignity of Persons
2302-2317
III. Safeguarding Peace
2318-2330
IN BRIEF
2331-2400
ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
2331-2336
I. "Male and Female He Created Them . . ."
2337-2359
II. The Vocation to Chastity
2360-2379
III. The Love of Husband and Wife
2380-2391
IV. Offenses against the Dignity of Marriage
2392-2400
IN BRIEF
2401-2463
ARTICLE 7: THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
2402-2406
I. The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods
2407-2418
II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods
2419-2425
III. The Social Doctrine of the Church
2426-2436
IV. Economic Activity and Social Justice
2437-2442
V. Justice and Solidarity among Nations
2443-2449
VI. Love for the Poor
2450-2463
IN BRIEF
2464-2513
ARTICLE 8: THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
2465-2470
I. Living in the Truth
2471-2474
II. To Bear Witness to the Truth
2475-2487
III. Offenses against Truth
2488-2492
IV. Respect for the Truth
2493-2499
V. The Use of the Social Communications Media
2500-2503
VI. Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art
2504-2513
IN BRIEF
2514-2533
ARTICLE 9: THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
2517-2519
I. Purification of the Heart
2520-2527
II. The Battle for Purity
2528-2533
IN BRIEF
2534-2557
ARTICLE 10: THE TENTH COMMANDMENT
2535-2540
I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires
2541-2543
II. The Desires of the Spirit
2544-2547
III. Poverty of Heart
2548-2550
IV. "I Want to See God"
2551-2557
IN BRIEF
2558-2865
PART FOUR - CHRISTIAN PRAYER
2558-2758
SECTION ONE: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
2559-2565
WHAT IS PRAYER?
2566-2649
CHAPTER ONE: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER
2566-2567
THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
2568-2597
ARTICLE 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
2590-2597
IN BRIEF
2598-2622
ARTICLE 2: IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
2620-2622
IN BRIEF
2623-2649
ARTICLE 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
2626-2628
I. Blessing and Adoration
2629-2633
II. Prayer of Petition
2634-2636
III. Prayer of Intercession
2637-2638
IV. Prayer of Thanksgiving
2639-2643
V. Prayer of Praise
2644-2649
IN BRIEF
2650-2696
CHAPTER TWO: THE TRADITION OF PRAYER
2652-2662
ARTICLE 1: AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER
2661-2662
IN BRIEF
2663-2682
ARTICLE 2: THE WAY OF PRAYER
2680-2682
IN BRIEF
2683-2696
ARTICLE 3: GUIDES FOR PRAYER
2692-2696
IN BRIEF
2697-2865
CHAPTER THREE: THE LIFE OF PRAYER
2700-2724
ARTICLE 1: EXPRESSIONS OF PRAYER
2700-2704
I. Vocal Prayer
2705-2708
II. Meditation
2709-2719
III. Contemplative Prayer
2720-2724
IN BRIEF
2725-2745
ARTICLE 2: THE BATTLE OF PRAYER
2726-2728
I. Objections to Prayer
2729-2733
II. Humble Vigilance of Heart
2734-2741
III. Filial Trust
2742-2745
IV. Perserving in Love
2746-2758
ARTICLE 3: THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS
2752-2758
IN BRIEF
2759-2865
SECTION TWO: THE LORD'S PRAYER: "OUR FATHER!"
2761-2776
ARTICLE 1: "THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL"
2762-2764
I. At the Center of the Scriptures
2765-2766
II. "The Lord's Prayer"
2767-2772
III. The Prayer of the Church
2773-2776
IN BRIEF
2777-2802
ARTICLE 2: "OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN"
2777-2778
I. "We Dare to Say"
2779-2785
II. "Father!"
2786-2793
III. "Our" Father
2794-2796
IV. "Who Art in Heaven"
2797-2802
IN BRIEF
2803-2854
ARTICLE 3: "THE SEVEN PETITIONS"
2807-2815
I. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
2816-2821
II. "Thy Kingdom Come"
2822-2827
III. "The Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven"
2828-2837
IV. "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread"
2838-2845
V. "And Forgive us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass against Us"
2846-2849
VI. "And Lead Us Not into Temptation"
2850-2854
VII. "But Deliver Us From Evil"
2855-2865
ARTICLE 4: THE FINAL DOXOLOGY
2857-2865
IN BRIEF

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