What must we do to save our souls?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 1, question 9
To save our souls we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity; that is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our heart.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 →
What is prayer?
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 →
Which are the Commandments of God?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 29, question 313
The Commandments of God are these ten. 1. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth…Read the source passage →
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- Exodus 20:2 (KJV) ↗Shared wording: “brought thee out of the land of egypt out of”
- Exodus 20:7 (KJV) ↗Shared wording: “thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy”
- Deuteronomy 5:11 (KJV) ↗Shared wording: “thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy”
- Jeremiah 34:13 (KJV) ↗Shared wording: “out of the land of egypt out of the house”
- Exodus 20:4 (Douay–Rheims) ↗Shared wording: “of those things that are in the waters under the”
- Exodus 20:7 (Douay–Rheims) ↗Shared wording: “thou shalt not take the name of the lord thy”
How does the first Commandment help us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 30, question 316
The first Commandment helps us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God because it commands us to adore God alone.Read the source passage →
How do we adore God?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 30, question 317
We adore God by faith, hope, and charity, by prayer and sacrifice.Read the source passage →
How may the first Commandment be broken?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 30, question 318
The first Commandment may be broken by giving to a creature the honor which belongs to God alone; by false worship; and by attributing to a creature a perfection which belongs to God alone.Read the source passage →
What are we commanded by the third Commandment?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 32, question 354
By the third Commandment we are commanded to keep holy the Lord's day and the holydays of obligation, on which we are to give our time to the service and worship of God.Read the source passage →
How are we to worship God on Sundays and holydays of obligation?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 32, question 355
We are to worship God on Sundays and holydays of obligation by hearing Mass, by prayer, and by other good works.Read the source passage →