Which are the chief creatures of God?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 4, question 34
The chief creatures of God are angels and men.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore CatechismBaltimore Catechism No. 2Historic Catholic catechism, introduced in 1885 ↗Augustine of HippoSelections from the ConfessionsE. B. Pusey translation, 1838 ↗
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Clear all filtersWhat are angels?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 4, question 35
Angels are pure spirits without a body, created to adore and enjoy God in heaven.Read the source passage →
Were the angels created for any other purpose?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 4, question 36
The angels were also created to assist before the throne of God and to minister unto Him; they have often been sent as messengers from God to man; and are also appointed our guardians.Read the source passage →
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Were the angels, as God created them, good and happy?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 4, question 37
The angels, as God created them, were good and happy.Read the source passage →
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Did all the angels remain good and happy?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 4, question 38
All the angels did not remain good and happy; many of them sinned and were cast into hell, and these are called devils or bad angels.Read the source passage →
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On what day was the Son of God conceived and made man?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 7, question 74
The Son of God was conceived and made man on Annunciation day—the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God.Read the source passage →
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What words should we bear always in mind?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 37, question 421
We should bear always in mind these words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: "What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul, or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and …Read the source passage →
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- Matthew 16:27 (KJV) ↗Shared wording: “for the son of man shall come in the glory”
- Mark 8:36 (Douay–Rheims) ↗Shared wording: “it profit a man if he gain the whole world”
- Matthew 16:26 (Douay–Rheims) ↗Shared wording: “what doth it profit a man if he gain the”
- Matthew 16:27 (Douay–Rheims) ↗Shared wording: “for the son of man shall come in the glory”