CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Table of Contents PROLOGUE I. The life of man - to know and love God nn. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF CHRIST, TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; Paragraph 3. 1397). Why do we call the presence of Christ in the Eucharist a "mystery"? THE CHURCH IN GOD'S PLAN; Paragraph 2. Each Miraculous Medal has been touched to our founder's relic of the True Cross and his first class relics of Saints Joseph, Jude, Anthony, Therese, and Maximilian …

THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC; Paragraph 4. An excellent tool for learning more about the Faith and for research. A catechism is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult converts. The catechism continues in paragraph 1367:

However, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1366, "The Eucharist is thus a sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice of the cross, because it is its memorial and because it applies its fruit." 4-10 III. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S TEACHING ON THE EUCHARIST The holy Catholic Church teaches that at the moment of the Consecration of the Mass, the bread and wine on the altar truly become the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. To receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren" (no. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a catechism promulgated for the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 1992. In canonical and general usage, it refers to those who exercise authority within a Christian church. Search or browse the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1-3 II. It sums up, in book form, the beliefs of the Catholic faithful. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us: "The Eucharist commits us to the poor. English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Modifications from the Editio Typica copyright © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the Church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gifts and ministries necessary for genuine unity ().. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis nn. The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. The Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism V. The Spirit and the Church In the Last Days; IN BRIEF; Article 9 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH" Paragraph 1.