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Date de parution	16 novembre 2022
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THE CATECHISM EXPLAINED
The Catechism Explained
Newly Annotated with Corresponding References to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
REV. FRANCIS SPIRAGO
Edited by
REV. RICHARD F. CLARKE, SJ
TAN Books Gastonia, North Carolina
Nihil Obstat: Arthur J. Scanlan, S.T.D. Censor Librorum
Imprimatur: ✠ Patrick J. Hayes, D.D. Archbishop of New York New York October 18, 1921
Originally published in 1899 by Benzinger Brothers, New York. This edition is typeset from the 1921 edition with added notes.
Typesetting and notes in this edition © 2022 TAN Books.
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Printed in India
Dedicated to The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God
CONTENTS
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Publisher’s Note
Editor’s Note to the 2022 Edition
Preface
Devotions
I. Prayers and Precepts of the Church
1. The Sign of the Cross
2. The Lord’s Prayer, or Our Father
3. The Angelical Salutation, or Hail Mary
4. The Apostles’ Creed
5. The Two Precepts of Charity
6. The Ten Commandments of God
7. The Six Precepts of the Church
II. Prayers which may be used Daily at Different Times
1. A Morning Prayer
2. A Night Prayer
3. An Act of Good Intention
4. Grace before Meals
5. Grace after Meals
6. Prayer for One’s Parents
III. Prayers to be said at Different Times when the Church Bell is Heard
1. The Angelus
2. Prayer in Commemoration of Our Lord’s Passion, to be said at Three O’clock on Fridays
3. Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory, to be said when the Church Bell is Tolled or after the Evening Angelus
4. Prayers to be Said when the Bell is Rung at Mass
5. Prayer at the Offertory
6. At the Consecration
7. At the Communion
IV. Devotions for Confession and Communion
1. The Form for Confession
2. Acts of the Three Theological Virtues
3. An Act of Contrition
4. Renewal of Baptismal Vows
V. Devotions to the Holy Spirit
1. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
2. Hymn to the Holy Spirit
VI. Special Prayers
1. The Salve Regina
2. The Memorare
3. The Holy Rosary
4. Prayer to St. Joseph
5. Prayer to Our Guardian Angel
General Survey
I NTRODUCTION.
I. FOR WHAT END ARE WE ON THIS EARTH?
We are upon this earth in order that we may glorify God, and so win for ourselves eternal happiness
II. HOW ARE WE TO ATTAIN TO ETERNAL HAPPINESS?
We shall attain to eternal happiness by the following means:
1. We must strive to know God by means of faith in the truths He has revealed to us
2. We must fulfil the will of God by keeping His commandments
3. We must, therefore, avail ourselves of the means of grace; of which the chief are holy Mass, the sacraments, and prayers
III. CAN WE ATTAIN PERFECT HAPPINESS ON EARTH?
1. Earthly goods, such as riches, honor, pleasure, cannot by themselves make us happy; for they cannot satisfy our soul; they often only make life bitter, and invariably forsake us in death
2. Only the Gospel of Christ is capable of giving us a partial happiness on earth, for he who follows the teaching of Christ is certain to have peace in his soul
3. He who follows Christ will have to endure persecution; but these persecutions can do him no harm
4. Hence perfect happiness is impossible on earth; for no man can entirely avoid suffering
P ART I.
F AITH .
I. THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.
1. The happiness of the angels and saints consists in the knowledge of God
2. The knowledge of God is all-important, for without it there cannot be any happiness on earth, or a well-ordered life
3. We arrive at a right knowledge of God through faith in the truths which God has revealed
II. DIVINE REVELATION.
1. God has in His mercy in the course of ages often revealed Himself to men (Heb. 1:1–2)
III. THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL.
1. The truths revealed by God to men were, by God’s command, proclaimed to all nations of the earth by the Catholic Church, and especially by means of the living word, that is, by preaching
2. The Catholic Church derives from Holy Scripture and from Tradition the truths that God has revealed
IV. HOLY SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION.
1. Holy Scripture or the Bible consists of seventy-two books, which were written by men inspired by God, and under the guidance and influence of the Holy Spirit. These seventy-two books are recognized by the Church as “The Word of God”
2. The truths of divine revelation, which have not been written down in the pages of Holy Scripture, but have been transmitted by word of mouth, are called Tradition
V. THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
1. Christian faith is the firm conviction, arrived at with the grace of God, that all that Jesus Christ taught on earth is true, as well as all that the Catholic Church teaches by the commission she has received from Him
2. Faith is concerned with many things which we cannot perceive with our senses and cannot grasp with our understanding
3. We act quite in accordance with reason when we believe, because we trust ourselves to God’s truthfulness, and because we know for certain that the truths of faith are revealed to us by God
4. The Christian faith comprises all the doctrines of the Catholic faith
5. Faith is a gift of God, since the power to believe can only be attained through the grace of God
6. Faith is necessary to eternal salvation
7. Faith alone is not sufficient for salvation
VI. THE MOTIVES OF FAITH.
1. The external motives which move us to believe are chiefly miracles and prophecy
2. Miracles are such extraordinary works as cannot be performed by the mere powers of nature, but are brought about by the intervention of a higher power
3. Miracles are wrought by almighty God only for His own glory, and especially for the confirmation of true doctrine
4. In working miracles God usually makes use of the intervention of man, sometimes even of wicked men
5. Prophecies are clear and definite predictions of future events that can be known to God alone
6. God for the most part entrusts the prophesying of future events to His messengers, for the confirmation of the true faith or for the benefit of men
VII. ON THE ABSENCE AND LOSS OF FAITH.
1. Those who do not possess Christian faith are either: (a) heretics or (b) infidels
2. Faith is for the most part lost either: (1), By indifference to the doctrines of faith; (2), By willful doubt respecting the truths of faith; (3), By reading books or other literature that is hostile to the faith; (4), By frequenting the assemblies of those who are hostile to the faith; (5), By neglecting the practice of one’s religion
3. All men who through their own fault die without Christian faith are, by the just judgment of God, sentenced to eternal perdition
VIII. ON THE DUTY OF CONFESSING OUR FAITH.
1. God requires of us that we should make outward profession of our faith
2. Our Lord has promised eternal life to him who fearlessly makes profession of his faith
IX. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
1. In making the sign of the cross we make profession of the most important of all the mysteries of our holy religion, viz. , the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity and of the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
2. By means of the sign of the cross we obtain a blessing from God; and especially by it are we protected from the assaults of the devil and from all dangers both to body and to soul
X. THE APOSTLES’ CREED.
1. The Apostles’ Creed contains in brief all that a Catholic must know and believe
2. The Apostles’ Creed may be divided into three several parts
3. The Apostles’ Creed may also be divided into twelve articles
FIRST ARTICLE OF THE CREED: “I BELIEVE IN GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.”
1. T HE E XISTENCE OF A S UPREME B EING .
1. We can infer from the created world around us that there exists a supreme Being
2. The existence of God is also proved from revelation
2. T HE D IVINE E SSENCE .
1. God is a self-existent Being, infinite in His perfections, glory, and beatitude, the Creator and Ruler of the whole world
2. We cannot see God, because He is a spirit, i.e., a being without body, immortal, possessed of intellect and free will
3. There is one God, and one only
3. T HE D IVINE A TTRIBUTES.
1. God is eternal, i.e., always was, is, and ever will be
2. God is omnipresent, i.e., He is in every place
3. God is immutable, i.e., He ever remains the same
4. God is omniscient, i.e., He knows all things, the past, the present, and the future, and also our inmost thoughts (Jer. 17:10)
5. God is supremely wise, i.e., He knows how to direct everything for the best in order to carry out His designs
6. God is almighty, i.e., God can do all that He wills, and that by a mere act of His will
7. God is supremely good, i.e., He loves His creatures far more than a father loves his children
8. God is very patient, i.e., He leaves the sinner time for repentance and a change of life
9. God is full of mercy and compassion, i.e., He very readily forgives our sins when we are sincerely sorry for them
10. God is infinitely holy, i.e., He loves good and hates all evil
11. God is infinitely just, i.e., He rewards all good and punishes all evil deeds
12. God is a God of perfect truth, i.e., all that He reveals to man is true
13. God is faithful, i.e., He keeps His promises and carries out His threats
4. T HE B LESSED T RINITY .
1. The Blessed Trinity