IGLESIA CATÓLICA ROMANA ANTIGUA
DE NORTEAMÉRICA
- Sede Primada de Nova-Terra -
"La Fe tradicional para los católicos de hoy."
Founded at Jerusalem in 33 A.D.; Organized at Utrecht in 696 A.D.; Established in Great Britain in 1908 A.D.; Established in America in 1914 A.D.
A Compendium of the Catholic Faith
The Ten Commandments
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I am the Lord Thy God, thou shalt not have other gods besides Me.
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Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
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Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day.
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Honor thy father and thy mother.
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Thou shalt not kill.
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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Thou shalt not steal.
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.
The Two Great Commandments
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To love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind and strength.
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To love thy neighbor as thyself.
The Six Precepts of the Church
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To attend Mass and refrain from sevile work on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
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To fast and abstain on the days appointed.
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To confess our sins at least once a year.
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To receive Holy Communion at least once during Eastertide.
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To contribute to the support of the Church and one's pastor.
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To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage; not solemnize marriage at the forbidden times, nor to marry persons within the forbidden degrees of kindred, or otherwise prohibited, nor secretly.
The Eight Beatitudes
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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
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Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
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Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.
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Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Seven Last Words of Christ
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Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
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Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
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Woman, behold thy son. . . .Behold thy mother.
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Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? [My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?]
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I thirst.
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It is consummated.
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Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit.
The Seven Sacraments
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Baptism
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Confirmation
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Holy Eucharist
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Penance
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Matrimony
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Holy Orders
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Extreme Unction
Holy Days of Obligation observed in the North American Old Roman Catholic Church
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All Sundays of the Year
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The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord
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The Epiphany of our Lord
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Ascension Thursday
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The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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All Saints Day
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The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
Days of Special Observance in the North American Old Roman Catholic Church
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St Vincent of Lerins (May 24)
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The Proclamation of the Faith (August 5)
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St Augustine, Patron Saint of the Old Roman Catholic Church (August 28)
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Bestowal of the American Episcopate (October 4)
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Founding of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church (October 17)
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All Ultrajectine Luminaries and Notables (November 3)
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Arrival of the ORCC in America / St Willibrord (November 7)
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Blessed John van Ruysbroeck (December 2)
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The Preservation of the Church (December 29)
The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy
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To counsel the doubtful
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To instruct the ignorant
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To admonish the sinner
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To comfort the sorrowful
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To forgive all injuries
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To bear wrongs patiently
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To pray for the living and the dead
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
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To feed the hungry
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To give drink to the thirsty
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To clothe the naked
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To shelter the homeless
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To visit the sick
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To visit the imprisoned
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To bury the dead
The Three Eminently Good Works
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Prayer
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Fasting
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Almsgiving
The Three Theological Virtues
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Faith
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Hope
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Charity
The Three Evangelical Counsels
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Voluntary poverty
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Perpetual chastity
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Entire obedience
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost
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Wisdom
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Understanding
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Counsel
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Fortitude
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Knowledge
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Piety
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Fear of the Lord
The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost
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Charity
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Joy
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Peace
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Patience
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Benignity
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Goodness
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Longanimity
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Mildness
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Faith
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Modesty
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Continency
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Chastity
The Four Cardinal Virtues
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Prudence
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Justice
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Fortitude
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Temperance
The Seven Deadly Sins and their Contrary Virtues
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Pride...........................Humility
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Covetousness..........Liberality
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Lust.............................Chastity
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Anger..........................Meekness
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Gluttony....................Temperance
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Envy............................Brotherly Love
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Sloth...........................Diligence
Ways to Conquer the Seven Deadly Sins
In General: the practice of self-discipline, self-denial, detachment, and the recollection of God's Presence
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To conquer Pride: Cultivation of simplicity; seeking to be meek, lowly, and humble of heart, meditation upon our Lord's life.
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To conquer Anger: Practicing self-control; silence before speaking; signing the Cross; recognizing the possibilty of acts of violence; praying for others or self; rendering good for evil; kindness, patience, forbearance, forgiveness.
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To conquer Envy: Cultivating love, magnanimity, rejoicing in the joy or success of others.
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To conquer Covetousness: Caring little for earthly things; never hoarding; being generous to man and grateful to God, giving liberally to the Church and all good works, and sharing with others.
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To conquer Gluttony: Ruling our desires; being temperate and moderate; fasting at times; avoiding excess; taking less than desired.
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To conquer Lust: Cultivating purity in thought, word and deed; refusing to look at, speak or think of suggestive things; avoiding sources of temptation; regular habits; exercise; prayer; fasting; flight,in special bodily tmeptation; recognizing the awful consequences of lust.
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To conquer Sloth: Living by Rule; being with useful or profitable employment; doin our duties conscientiously to the best of our ability as in the sight of God, for God's Glory; taking proper rest or recreation, but resisting idleness or laziness; singing spiritual hymns and psalms as we work.
The Six Sins against the Holy Ghost
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Presumption
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Despair
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Resisting the known truth
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Envy of another’s spiritual good
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Obstinacy in sin
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Final impenitence
The Four Sins that Cry Out to Heaven for Vengeance
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Willful murder
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The sin of Sodom
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Oppression of the poor
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Defrauding laborers of their wages
The Divisions of Sin
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Original Sin
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Actual Sin
a. Mortal
b. Venial
The Three Conditions Necessary for Mortal Sin
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Grave matter
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Full knowledge
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Deliberate consent
The Nine Ways of Being Accessory to Anothers' Sins
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By counsel
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By command
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By consent
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By provocation
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By praise or flattery
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By concealment
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By partaking
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By silence
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By defense of the ill done
The Seven Stages of Sin
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Suggestion
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Pleasure
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Consent
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Act
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Habit
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Slavery
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Spiritual Blindness
Thirteen Reasons to Have Sorrow for Sin
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It grieves and offends God
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It is the yeilding to the Devil
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It brought about the fall of man
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It brought sorrow and suffering
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It caused the Death of Christ
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It separates us from God
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It crucifies Jesus Christ afresh
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It resists the Holy Ghost
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It ruins our character
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It deadens the conscience
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It prevents the working of Grace
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It imperils our immortal souls
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Because "the wages of sin is death.
Fourteen Reasons to Go to Confession
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It shows sorrow for sin
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It express the need of God's Grace
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It strengthens the will and character
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It increases the beauty of holiness
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It brings peace to the mind and the soul
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It keeps from presumption and pride
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It seeks pardon in God's appointed way
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It releases from eternal punishment
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It cleanses in the Blood of Christ
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It restores to a state of Grace
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It prepares the soul for death and judgment
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It shows Faith, Love and Repentance
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It marks the Cross in our lives
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It leaves nothing undone to ensure pardon
Three Marks of True Repentance
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In the heart........Contrition
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In the mouth.....Confession
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In the life.............Amendment
The Types of Grace
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Sanctifying Grace
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Actual Grace
The Three Parts of the Church
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The Church Militant (Christians on Earth)
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The Church Expectant (Christians in Purgatory)
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The Church Triumphant (Christians in Heaven)
The Four Marks of the Church
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Unity (One)
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Sanctity (Holy)
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Catholicity (Catholic)
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Apostolicity (Apostolic)
The Four Pillars of the Catholic Faith
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The Apostles Creed
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The Seven Sacraments
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The Ten Commandments
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The Lord's Prayer
The Three Pillars of the Church's Authority
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Sacred Scripture
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Sacred Tradition
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Living Magisterium
The Three Munera (Duties of the Ordained)
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Munus docendi (duty to teach, based on Christ's role as Prophet)
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Munus sanctificandi (duty to sanctify, based on Chris's role as Priest)
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Munus regendi (duty to shepherd, based on Christ's role as King)
The Three Levels of Reverence
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Dulia: the reverence we give to Saints
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Hyperdulia: the reverence we give to Mary as the greatest of Saints and Mother of God
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Latria: the reverence and worship we give to God alone
The Three Powers of the Soul
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Memory
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Intellect
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Will
The Four Last Things (The Novissima)
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Death
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Judgement
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Heaven
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Hell
The Order of Creation
1st Day: A dividing of light from darkness brings forth Heaven and a formless, water-covered Earth, then Light
2nd Day: A dividing of the waters above from the waters below to create the Firmament of Heaven
3rd Day: A dividing of the waters under the heavens to form dry land; then grass, herbs, and fruit trees
4th Day: Sun, Moon and Stars
5th Day: Creatures of the waters and of the air
6th Day: Creatures of the land, then Man
The Nine Choirs of Angels
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Angels
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Archangels
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Principalities
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Powers
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Virtues
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Dominations
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Thrones
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Cherubim
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Seraphim
The Seven Archangels
We know the names of 3 of them from Scripture:
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Michael
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Gabriel
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Raphael
The Apocryphal Book of Enoch lists the other four:
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Uriel
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Raguel
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Sariel
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Jeramiel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
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Reuben
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Simeon
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Levi
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Judah
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Zabulon
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Issachar
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Dan
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Gad
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Asher
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Naphtali
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Joseph (Menasseh and Ephraim)
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Benjamin
The Twelve Apostles
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Peter
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Andrew
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James the Greater
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John
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Phillip
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Bartholomew
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Matthew
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Thomas
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James the Less
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Jude
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Simon
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Judas (the Betrayer)
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Matthias (numbered as one of the Twelve after the death of Judas)
The Fourteen Stations of the Cross
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Jesus is Condemned to Die
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Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
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Jesus Falls the First Time
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Jesus Meets His Mother
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Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
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Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face
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Jesus Falls the Second Time
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Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
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Jesus Falls the Third Time
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Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
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Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
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Jesus Dies on the Cross
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Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
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Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
The Fifteen Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
The Joyful Mysteries
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Annunciation
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Visitation
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Nativity
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Presentation
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Finding Jesus in the TempleThe
Sorrowful Mysteries
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Agony in the Garden
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The Scourging
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Crowning with Thorns
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Carrying of the Cross5. Crucifixion
The Glorious Mysteries
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Resurrection
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Ascension
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Pentecost
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Assumption
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Crowning of Mary
The Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of Our Lady
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The Prophecy of Simeon ----- The Annunciation
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The Flight into Egypt ----- The Visitation
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The Loss of Jesus in the Temple ----- The Birth of Jesus
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The Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross ----- The Adoration of the Magi
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The Crucifixion ----- The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
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The Taking Down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross ----- The Resurrection of Our Lord
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Jesus laid in the Tomb ----- The Assumption and Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of St. Joseph
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The doubt of Saint Joseph ----- The Message of the Angel
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The poverty of Jesus' birth ----- Jesus' Birth itself
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The Circumcision ----- The Holy Name of Jesus
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Simeon's prophecy that many would be lost ----- Simeon's prophecy that many would rise
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The flight into Egypt ----- The Overthrow of Idols
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The return from Egypt ----- Life with Mary and Jesus
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The loss of the Child Jesus ----- The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Fourteen Holy Helpers
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St. George, Martyr, April 23
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St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, February 3
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St. Pantaleon, Martyr, July 27
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St. Vitus, Martyr, June 15
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St. Erasmus (Elmo), Bishop and Martyr, June 2
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St. Christopher, Martyr, July 25
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St. Giles, Abbot, September 1
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St. Cyriacus (Cyriac), Martyr, August 8
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St. Achatius, Martyr, May 8
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St. Dionysius (Denis), Bishop and Martyr, October 9
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St. Eustachius (Eustace), Martyr, September 20
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St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr, November 25
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St. Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr, July 20
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St. Barbara, Virgin and Martyr, December 4
The Seven Penitential Psalms
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Psalm 6
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Psalm 31
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Psalm 37
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Psalm 50
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Psalm 101
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Psalm 129
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Psalm 142
The Fifteen Gradual Psalms
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Psalm 119
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Psalm 120
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Psalm 121
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Psalm 122
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Psalm 123
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Psalm 124
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Psalm 125
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Psalm 126
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Psalm 127
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Psalm 128
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Psalm 129
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Psalm 130
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Psalm 131
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Psalm 132
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Psalm 133
Subjects For Daily Meditation
Remember Christian soul, that thou hast this day, and every day of thy life:
God to glorify....Eternity to prepare for;
Jesus to imitate....Time to profit by;
The Angels and Saints to invoke....Neighbors to edify;
A soul to save...The world to despise;
A body to mortify....Devils to combat;
Sins to expiate....Passions to subdue;
Virtues to acquire....Death perhaps to suffer;
Hell to avoid....And judgment to undergo;
Heaven to gain.