CATECHISM: 101
Session 2 – PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
I.
Practical Directions for Using This Catechism (CCC 18-22)
II.
Design of this and possibly the following classes
a. For tonight at least...
i. Quickly review the “Table of Contents” to see what comprises the “First
Part – The Profession of Faith”
ii. Go through the “In Brief” paragraphs – 33 sections in total for this first
part
iii. If there are additional questions after a quick review of each “In Brief
Section,” we will spend time with them.
iv. If there are suggestions, issues, or questions at the end of the night, we
will review the process
III.
Part One: What do we say on Sunday after the Homily, why do we say it, and for that
matter, why are we even at Church?
SECTION ONE "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE"
Chapter One:
One Man’s Capacity for God (CCC 44-49)
Chapter Two: God Comes to Meet Man
Article 1:
1 The Revelation of God (CCC 68-73)
Article 2:
2 The Transmission of Divine Revelation
(CCC 96-100)
Article 3:
3 Sacred Scripture (CCC 134-141)
Chapter Three: Man’s Response to God
Article 1: I Believe
Article 2: We Beleieve (CCC 176-184)
“The Credo” (CCC 193-197)
SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
Chapter One: I Believe in God the Father
Article 1: "I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and
Earth"
Paragraph 1. I Believe in God (CCC 228-231)
Paragraph 2. The Father (CCC 261-267)
Paragraph 3. The Almighty (CCC 275-278)
Paragraph 4. The Creator (CCC 315-324)
Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth (CCC 350-354)
Paragraph 6. Man(CCC 380-384)
Paragraph 7. The Fall(CCC 413-421)
Chapter Two: I Believe in Jesus Christ, The Only Son of God
Article 2: "And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord" (CCC 452-455)
Article 3: "He was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and was Born
of the Virgin Mary"
Paragraph 1. The Son of God Became Man (CCC 479-483)
Paragraph 2. "Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Born
of the Virgin Mary" (CCC 508-511)
Paragraph 3. The Mysteries of Christ’s Life (CCC 561-570)
Article 4 "Jesus Christ Suffered, Died, and was Buried"
Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel (CCC 592-594)
Paragraph 2. Jesus Died Crucified (CCC 619-623)
Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ was Buried (CCC 629-630)
Article 5 "He Descended into Hell. On the Third Day He Rose Again"
Paragraph 1. Christ Descended into Hell (CCC 636-637)
Paragraph 2. On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead
(CCC 656-658)
Article 6 "He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of the
Father" (CCC 665-667)
Article 7 "From Thence He Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the
Dead" (CCC 680-682)
Chapter Three: I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Article 8: "I Believe in the Holy Spirit" (CCC 742-747)
Article 9: "I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church"
Paragraph 1. The Church in God’s Plan (CCC 777-780)
Paragraph 2. The Church – People of God, Body of Christ, Temple
of the Holy Spirit (CCC 802-810)
Paragraph 3. The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
(CCC 866-870)
Paragraph 4. Christ’s Faithful – Hierarchy, Laity and Consecrated
Life (CCC 934-945)
Paragraph 5. The Communion of Saints (CCC 960-962)
Paragraph 6. Mary – Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church (CCC
973-975)
Article 10 "I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins" (CCC 984-987)
Article 11 "I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body" (CCC 1015-1019)
Article 12 "I Believe in Life Everlasting" (CCC 1051-1060)
"Amen" (CCC 1061-1065)