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CATECHISM
93 QUESTIONS

1. Who is our Lord God?

Our Lord God is the infinitely perfect Being, creator of heaven and of
earth

Is there only one God?

There is only one true God, creator of heaven and earth, who rewards the...
the good and punishes the bad.

3. Has God always existed?

God has always existed and will always exist, because He is eternal.

4. Where is God?

God is in heaven, on earth, and everywhere.

Does God see everything?

God sees everything, even our thoughts.

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6. Who is the Holy Trinity?

The Holy Trinity is the same God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three
different people and one true God.

7. What is the first person of the Holy Trinity?

The first person of the Holy Trinity is the Father.

8. What is the second person of the Holy Trinity?

The second person of the Holy Trinity is the Son.

9. What is the third person of the Holy Trinity?

The third person of the Holy Trinity is the Holy Spirit.

Is the Father God?

Yes, the Father is God.

11. Is the Son God?

Yes, the Son is God.

12. Is the Holy Spirit God?

Yes, the Holy Spirit is God.

13. Are the three persons of the Holy Trinity one God?

Yes, the three persons of the Holy Trinity are one true God.

14. What does Creator mean?

Creator means that God has made everything out of nothing.

15. How did God create the world?

God created the world with his omnipotent will, he preserves it with his power.
and governs it with his providence.

16. What are the most perfect beings that God has created?

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The most perfect beings that God has created are angels and men.

17. What are Angels?

Angels are purely spiritual beings endowed with intelligence.

and will.

18. Who is the Guardian Angel?

The Guardian Angel, also called the Custodian Angel, is the angel that
God gives each one of us, to protect us on earth and take us away.
to heaven.

19. What purpose has God created man for?

God has created man to know Him, love Him, and serve Him in this life and
enjoy him in eternal life.

20. Who were the first man and the first woman that God created?

The first man was Adam, whose body God made of clay and joined him a
immortal soul that created from nothing; and the first woman was Eve, who was taken from
side of Adam, also endowing it with an immortal soul.

21. Where did God place Adam and Eve?

God placed Adam and Eve in a delightful place, called the earthly paradise.

22. Did God impose any commandment on Adam and Eve?

God imposed on Adam and Eve the precept of not eating from the Tree of Knowledge
of good and evil.

23. Did Adam and Eve obey God?

No. Adam and Eve, tempted by the devil, disobeyed God.

24. How did God punish Adam and Eve?

God punished Adam and Eve by depriving them of sanctifying grace and moreover
threw them out of Paradise and condemned them to suffer and die.

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25. Did God have mercy on mankind?

Yes, God had mercy on men and to save them He promised them and
sent a Redeemer.

26. Who is the Redeemer that God promised and sent to men?

The Redeemer that God promised and sent to men is the same Son of
God made man.

27. Which of the three divine persons became man?

Of the three divine persons, the second, who is the Son, became man.

28. What is the name of the Son of God made man?

The Son of God made man is called Jesus Christ.

29. Who is the Father of Jesus Christ?

The Father of Jesus Christ is only the Eternal Father.

30. Who is the Mother of Jesus Christ?

The Mother of Jesus Christ is the Most Holy Virgin Mary.

31. Where was Jesus Christ born?

Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem and was placed in a manger.

32. Why did he want to die by crucifixion?

Jesus Christ wanted to die by crucifixion to free us from sin and from the
eternal death.

33. How did Jesus rise on the third day after his death? (33/93)

Jesus Christ rose on the third day after his death, reuniting his
body and its glorious soul to never die again.

34. How did Jesus Christ ascend to heaven?

Jesus Christ ascended to heaven by his own virtue.

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35. Are you Christian?

Yes, I am a Christian by the grace of God.

What does it mean to be a Christian?

Being Christian means having the faith of Jesus Christ, which was professed in the
Bautsmo and being offered to his holy service.

37. How do we become Christians?

We become Christians through the Holy Baptism.

38. What is the signal of the Christian?

The sign of the Christian is the Holy Cross.

39. When will Jesus Christ come to judge the good and the bad?
Jesus Christ will come to judge the good and the bad at the end of the world.

40. Will all men be judged before the end of the world?
At the end of their lives, Jesus Christ will judge all men and will sentence them to the
good to enjoy God in glory forever and the wicked to suffer
eternal torments in hell.

41. What is death?

Death is the separation of the soul and the body.

42. What is glory?

Glory is to see God and rejoice in Him endlessly in eternal bliss.

43. What is hell?

Hell is the deprivation of the vision of God and the place where one suffers
eternal fire and all evil without any mixture of good.

44. What is purgatory?

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Purgatory is the place where the souls of those who die in grace go.
from God, without having been completely satisfied for their sins, to be there
purified with terrible torments.

45. What is the only true Church?

The only true Church is the Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman.

46. What is the Holy Catholic Church?

It is the society of faithful Christians, whose head is the Pope.

47. Who founded the Catholic Church?

Our Lord Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church.

What is sin?

Sin is a voluntary transgression against the law of God.

49. What is original sin?

Original sin is that with which we are all born, inherited from our
first parents Adam and Eve.

50. Who did not have original sin?

Only the Most Holy Virgin Mary had no original sin.

What is mortal sin?

Mortal sin is to think, desire, say, do, or omit something against the law of
God in serious matter.

Does one deserve hell for a single mortal sin?

Yes, he deserves hell for a single mortal sin.

53. What is venial sin?

A venial sin is to think, desire, say, do, or omit something against the law of
God in light matters.

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54. How many and what are the Sacraments of the Church?

The Sacraments of the Church are seven: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist,

Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage.

55. Who instituted the Sacraments of the Church?

Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted the Sacraments of the Church.

56. What do the Sacraments received worthily give us?

The sacraments worthy received give us sanctifying grace.

57. What is sanctifying grace?

Sanctifying grace is a divine gift that makes man a son of God and
heir of the sky.

58. What is baptism?

Baptism is the first and most necessary of the sacraments, in which one
gives us the grace and character of Christians.

59. What sin does the sacrament of Baptism forgive?

The sacrament of Baptism forgives original sin and any other sin.
what would be in the one who is baptized.

60. In case of necessity, who can baptize?

In case of necessity, you can baptize any man or woman who has...
use of reason.

61. How is it done to baptize in case of necessity?

To baptize in case of necessity, natural water is poured over the

head of the one who is baptized saying at the same time, with the intention of
baptize: 'I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'
Saint.

62. What promises are made in Holy Baptism?

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In Holy Baptism, the one being baptized does so for themselves or through the means of
your godparents, the promises to believe in the teachings of the Church and to live
in accordance with them and to renounce forever the devil, his works and his
pomp, that is, to sin and all that is bad.

63. What is Confirmation?

Confirmation is a sacrament that gives us the Holy Spirit with its

seven gifts and strengthens us in the faith we received at Baptism.
64. Should the one who confirms be in a state of grace?

Yes, the one who is confirmed must be in the grace of God.

65. What sin does one commit when receiving Confirmation knowing that they are
in mortal sin?

The one who receives Confirmation knowing that they are in mortal sin commits
sacrilege.

66. What is the Eucharist?

The Eucharist is a sacrament that contains true, real and

substantially the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Our Lord
Jesus Christ.

67. Who do we receive in Holy Communion?

In Holy Communion, we receive Our Lord Jesus Christ, true God.

and true man.

68. What is the host before consecration?

The host before the consecration is bread.

69. What is the host after the consecration?

The host after consecration is the body of Jesus Christ, together with
with his blood, soul, and divinity.

70. What is in the chalice before the consecration?

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In the chalice before the consecration, there is a little wine with some drops.
of water

71. What is in the chalice after the consecration?

In the chalice after the consecration is the blood of Jesus Christ

together with his body, soul, and divinity.

72. Is there bread in the host after the consecration or wine in the chalice?

After the consecration, there is neither bread in the host nor wine in the chalice.
only the accidents or appearances of bread and wine, such as the smell,
color, flavor, etc.

73. When does the bread become the body and the wine become the blood of
Our Lord?

The bread becomes the body and the wine becomes the blood of Our Lord
Jesus Christ in the Holy Mass at the moment of consecration.

74. How many things are necessary to make a good Communion?

To make a good Communion, three things are necessary: a) To be in

grace of God; b) To fast one hour before communion; c) To know how to
who is going to receive Our Lord Jesus Christ.

75. What does it mean to be in God's grace?

To be in God's grace means to have no mortal sin.

76. What sin does one commit who goes to communion knowing that they are in
mortal sin?

Whoever goes to communion knowing that they are in mortal sin commits a
horrible sacrilege.

77. Who is in mortal sin, how should they prepare to

to commune?

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Whoever is in mortal sin must prepare; to receive communion by making

a good confession.

78. What is the Holy Viaticum?

The Holy Viaticum is the Communion administered to the sick.

79. What is the Holy Mass?

The Holy Mass is the sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ, offered in
our altars in memory of the sacrifice of the Cross.

80. Is the sacrifice of the Mass the same sacrifice as the cross?

Yes, the sacrifice of the Mass is the same sacrifice as the Cross, because in it...
offers and sacrifices the same Jesus Christ, although in an unbloody manner, it is
to say, without suffering or dying like on the Cross.

81. What is Penitence?

Penance or Confession is a sacrament through which all are forgiven.

the sins committed after Baptism.

82. How many things are necessary to make a good confession?

To make a good confession, five things are necessary: 1st) examination of

conscience
confess to the priest all sins; 5th) fulfill the imposed penance
by the confessor.
83. What is an examination of conscience?

An examination of conscience is to diligently try to remember one's sins.

committed since the last well-made confession.

What does it mean to have pain for sins?

To have remorse for sins means to regret having committed them.

What is the purpose of amendment?

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The purpose of the amendment is a firm resolution to never offend again.

to God.

86. What sins are obligatory to confess?

There is an obligation to confess mortal sins, stating their number and the...
circumstances that change the species or that change the venial sin into
mortal sin.
87. Is someone who remains silent out of shame about a mortal sin truly confessing?

No, he who remains silent out of shame for a mortal sin confesses poorly and
commits a grave sacrilege, and is also left with the obligation to return to
confess the sins that he confessed and did not confess and the sacrilege or sacrileges
cometdos.

88. What is the Anointing of the Sick?

The Anointing of the Sick is the Sacrament that is administered to the

sick of a certain severity for the greater good of their soul and to give the
health to the body if it is beneficial to the health of the soul.

89. What is the Holy Order?

The Holy Order is the sacrament that gives a man the power to exercise
the sacred ministries and imprint on the soul of the one who receives it the character
from the minister of God and it is only received once.

91. What is faith?

Faith is a supernatural virtue, infused by God into our soul, through the
which we believe all that God has revealed and through the Church we
proposes for us to believe it.

90. What is Marriage?

Marriage is the sacrament that gives spouses the grace to love each other.
holily and to educate their children in a Christian manner, establishing among them
a holy and indissoluble union.

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92. What is hope?

Hope is a supernatural virtue, infused by God into our soul,

by which we trust to attain glory, through grace and our
good works.

What is charity?

Charity is a supernatural virtue, infused by God into our soul, by

which we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves
same for the love of God.

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