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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 17, question 194
Before beginning the examination of conscience we should pray to God to give us light to know our sins and grace to detest them.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 221
The chief means by which we satisfy God for the temporal punishment due to sin are: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, all spiritual and corporal works of mercy, and the patient suffering of the ills of life.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 222
The chief spiritual works of mercy are seven: To admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to comfort the sorrowful, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive all injuries, and to pray for the living and the dead.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 271
Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 27, question 301
Holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer to beg God's blessing on those who use it, and protection from the powers of darkness.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 303
There is another means of obtaining God's grace, and it is prayer.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 304
Prayer is the lifting up of our minds and hearts to God to adore Him, to thank Him for His benefits, to ask His forgiveness, and to beg of Him all the graces we need whether for soul or body.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 305
Prayer is necessary to salvation, and without it no one having the use of reason can be saved.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 306
We should pray particularly on Sundays and holydays, every morning and night, in all dangers, temptations, and afflictions.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 307
We should pray: 1st, With attention; 2d, With a sense of our own helplessness and dependence upon God; 3d, With a great desire for the graces we beg of God; 4th, With trust in God's goodness; 5th, With perseverance.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 308
The prayers most recommended to us are the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, the Apostles' Creed, the Confiteor, and the Acts of Faith, Hope, Love, and Contrition.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 309
Prayers said with wilful distractions are of no avail.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 30, question 317
We adore God by faith, hope, and charity, by prayer and sacrifice.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 31, question 332
The first Commandment does not forbid us to pray to the saints.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 31, question 333
By praying to the saints we mean the asking of their help and prayers.Read the source passage →
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