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Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in the Sacred Scriptures and the documents
Councils of the Church Fathers and the Apostolic Tradition.
The 3 Persons of the Holy Trinity.
We believe in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God in three distinct persons.
FATHER: Creator, beginning and end of all things.
SON: the Only Begotten of the Father who was born, suffered, and died for us for our salvation.
HOLY SPIRIT: Paraclete (intercessor, advocate, and comforter)
The 7 sacraments.
Of Christian Initiation
BAPTISM: We stop being creatures to become Children of God.
CONFIRMATION: The baptized is strengthened with the Gift of the Holy Spirit, in this way he ...
they commit more with Christ by reaffirming faith.
EUCHARIST: Our God instituted it at the Last Supper with the sacrifice of His body and
blood. All this in order to stay among men, to never separate from the
yours and make them participants.
Of Healing
PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION: Confession is the Sacrament of forgiveness.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: remedies the ailments of soul and body to endure and
to overcome evil with strength and to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
Of Service
SACRAMENT OF ORDER: They are the successors of the Apostles who have the mission to
to carry the Gospel, to extend its Church and to administer the sacraments.
MARRIAGE; The alliance between man and woman does not depend on human laws, for
it was created by God himself.
3. The 10 commandments.
The Decalogue proclaims the law of God, the fundamental duties we have with Our
Creator and towards others reveal fundamental obligations that we have to fulfill.
The division and numbering of the commandments of the Church follows the model made by Saint
Augustine.
You shall love God above all things.
2°YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF GOD IN VAIN
You shall sanctify the feasts.
You shall honor your father and your mother.
You shall not kill.
6° YOU SHALL NOT FORNICATE
7° YOU SHALL NOT HURT
You shall not bear false witness nor lie.
9° YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S WIFE
10° YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GOODS.
4. The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy
1) Teach the one who does not know
Give good advice to those who need it.
3) Correct the one who lives in error
4) Forgiving the injuries
5) Comfort the sad
6) To patiently endure the faults of our neighbors
Pray to God for the living and the dead
5. The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy.
VISIT THE SICK
2) GIVE FOOD TO THE HUNGRY
3) GIVE DRINK TO THE THIRSTY
4) CLOTH THE NAKED.
5) HOSTING THE PILGRIM
REDEEM THE CAPTIVE
7) BURY THE DEAD
The 4 Cardinal Virtues
PRUDENCE JUSTICE FORTRESS
Temperance
7. The 7 Deadly Sins and the 7 opposing Virtues
Capital Sins OPPOSITE VIRTUES
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PRIDE
GREED
LUST…………………………………………CHASTITY
ANGER……………………………………………….PATIENCE
GLUTTONY…………………………………TEMPERANCE
ENVY
Laziness
8. The 5 commandments of the Church.
Attend the full mass on Sundays and obligatory feast days.
Confess at least once a year or in danger of death.
3rd Communicate on Easter of resurrection.
4° Fast when the church commands it.
5° Help the church with its needs.
9. The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit. THINK OF A HUNDRED LIGHTS
1st PITY
2° UNDERSTANDING
3rd WISDOM
4th FEAR OF GOD
5° SCIENCE
6° FORTALEZA
7th ADVICE
10. The 5 Conditions for Making a Good Confession.
1. Examination of Conscience: to analyze our life and open our heart without deception.
Repentance: feeling a true pain of having sinned because we have hurt God.
3. Purpose of not sinning again: it is of no use to confess if we do not want to improve.
4. Confess sins to the confessor: let us set aside shame or pride and open our
soul.
5. Receive absolution and fulfill the penance. At that moment, we receive God's forgiveness.
The 4 Newest
In theology, 'Novísimos' are the final things that will happen to man at the end of his life.
DEATH: end of earthly life.
2) JUDGMENT: Conclusion of purgatory
HELL:Dying in mortal sin, without being repentant and a total attitude of rejection of God.
4) GLORIA: Heaven
The 12 Apostles
1) PETER (Simon or Simon Peter)
2) ANDRES
3) SANTIAGO EL MAYOR (known in English-speaking countries as James) son of Zebedee
4) JUAN the youngest of the 12 brother of Santiago the oldest
5) FELIPE of Bethsaida
6) BARTOLOMÉ (called Nathanael of Bethsaida)
7) MATTHEW (the Levite or publican)
8) THOMAS (the twin or Didymus)
9) SANTIAGO THE LESS (Son of Alphaeus, relative of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
10) SIMON (the Cananite or the Zealot)
11) JUDE THADDEUS (brother of James the Less, son of Alphaeus)
12) MATTHIAS (REPLACED JUDAS ISCARIOT)
13. The 4 Evangelists (Sacred Scripture).
MATEO
MARCOS
LUCAS
JUAN
14. The 8 Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Heavens.
15. The 15 Stations of the Cross
I. JESUS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
II. JESUS CARRIES THE CROSS ON HIS SHOULDERS
III. JESUS FALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME
IV. JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER
V. JESUS IS HELPED BY THE CYRENEAN
VI. THE VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS
VII. JESUS FALLS FOR THE SECOND TIME
VIII. JESUS AND THE PIETY OF WOMEN OF JERUSALEM
IX. JESUS FALLS FOR THE THIRD TIME
X. JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS CLOTHES
XI. JESUS IS CRUCIFIED
XII. JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS
XIII. JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
XIV. JESUS IS BURIED
XV. JESUS RISES GLORIOUSLY FROM THE TOMB
16. The 20 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)
The Annunciation
2) The visit of the Virgin to her cousin Saint Elizabeth
3) The Birth of the Messiah
The purification and presentation in the Temple
The lost and found Niño in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)
The prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
Jesus is cruelly whipped
3) They crown Jesus with thorns.
Jesus carrying the cross
5) Crucifixion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection of the Lord
2) Ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven
3) Coming of the Holy Spirit
4) Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven
5) Coronation of the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Luminous Mysteries (Thursday)
1) The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
The Wedding at Cana
3) The Announcement of the Kingdom of God
The Transfiguration
5) The Institution of the Eucharist
17. The 3 Theological Virtues.
Fe Hope Charity
18. The 3 Conditions of Mortal Sin
Full knowledge
Full consent
3) Serious matter
19. The 7 Words of Christ on the Cross.
1st WORD: 'FATHER, FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO' (LK. 23, 34)
2nd WORD: "TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE" (LUKE 23:43)
3rd WORD: "WOMAN, BEHOLD YOUR SON..., BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER" (JN. 19, 26 27)
4th WORD: "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME" (MT. 27, 46)
5TH WORD: 'I THIRST' (JN. 19, 26)
6th WORD: "IT IS FINISHED, ALL IS FULFILLED" (JN. 19, 30)
7th WORD: "LORD, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMEND MY SPIRIT" (LK. 23, 46)
20. The 3 Evangelical Counsels (Vows of the Life of the Consecrated)
POVERTY: this virtue is the only true wealth of the heart of man. It is to leave everything,
even life itself, accepting martyrdom if necessary
CHASTITY: Christ calls all Christians to perfect chastity, according to their own state.
OBEDIENCE: It demands obedience to God and to His representatives in the Church and its members.
21. The 4 Notes (Marks or characteristics) of the Church.
ONE: One church, one God – Father, one faith and one baptism.
SANTA: we have been sanctified by Christ through baptism.
CATHOLIC: It is Universal. It encompasses everything and everyone.
APOSTOLIC: Jesus entrusted the teaching of the faith to his apostles and their successors.
(priests).
