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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 279
To receive Holy Orders worthily it is necessary to be in the state of grace, to have the necessary knowledge and a divine call to this sacred office.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 280
Christians should look upon the priests of the Church as the messengers of God and the dispensers of His mysteries.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 281
Bishops can confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 282
The Sacrament of Matrimony is the Sacrament which unites a Christian man and woman in lawful marriage.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 283
A Christian man and woman cannot be united in lawful marriage in any other way than by the Sacrament of Matrimony, because Christ raised marriage to the dignity of a Sacrament.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 284
The bond of Christian marriage cannot be dissolved by any human power.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 285
The effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony are: 1st, To sanctify the love of husband and wife; 2d, To give them grace to bear with each other's weaknesses; 3d, To enable them to bring up their children in the fear and love of God.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 286
To receive the Sacrament of Matrimony worthily it is necessary to be in the state of grace, and it is necessary also to comply with the laws of the Church.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 287
The Church alone has the right to make laws concerning the Sacrament of marriage, though the state also has the right to make laws concerning the civil effects of the marriage contract.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 288
The Church does forbid the marriage of Catholics with persons who have a different religion or no religion at all.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 289
The Church forbids the marriage of Catholics with persons who have a different religion or no religion at all, because such marriages generally lead to indifference, loss of faith, and to the neglect of the religious education of the children.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 290
Many marriages prove unhappy because they are entered into hastily and without worthy motives.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 291
Christians should prepare for a holy and happy marriage by receiving the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist; by begging God to grant them a pure intention and to direct their choice; and by seeking the advice of their parents and the blessing of their pastors.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 27, question 292
A sacramental is anything set apart or blessed by the Church to excite good thoughts and to increase devotion, and through these movements of the heart to remit venial sin.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 27, question 293
The difference between the Sacraments and the sacramentals is: 1st, The Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and the sacramentals were instituted by the Church; 2d, The Sacraments give grace of themselves when we place no obstacle in the way; the sacramentals excite in us pious dispositions…Read the source passage →