Catechism of The Catholic Church #2741
2741 Jesus also prays for us - in our place and on our behalf. All our petitions were gathered up, once for all, in...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1387
1387 To prepare for worthy reception of this sacrament (The Eucharist*), the faithful should observe the fast required in their Church. Bodily demeanor (gestures,...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1438
1438 The seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #2643
2643 The Eucharist contains and expresses all forms of prayer: it is "the pure offering" of the whole Body of Christ to the glory...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #11
11 This catechism aims at presenting an organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental contents of Catholic doctrine, as regards both faith and morals,...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #982
982 There is no offense, however serious, that the Church cannot forgive. "There is no one, however wicked and guilty, who may not confidently...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1085
1085 In the liturgy of the Church, it is principally his own Paschal mystery that Christ signifies and makes present. During his earthly life...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1020
1020 The Christian who unites his own death to that of Jesus views it as a step towards him and an entrance into everlasting...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #1865
1865 Sin creates a proclivity to sin; it engenders vice by repetition of the same acts. This results in perverse inclinations which cloud conscience...
Catechism of The Catholic Church #2116
2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to...