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the Faith
Things to Remember from C.C.D.
What
Every Catholic Should Know
The Seven Sacraments
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Confession (Reconciliation)
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Annointing of the Sick
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The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
To feed the hungry.
To shelter the homeless.
To give drink to the thirsty.
To visit the sick.
To clothe the naked.
To visit the imprisoned.
To bury the dead.
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The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy
To convert the sinner.
To instruct the ignorant.
To counsel the doubtful.
To comfort the sorrowful.
To bear wrongs patiently.
To forgive injuries.
To pray for the living and the dead.
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The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel
Fortitude
Knowledge
Piety
Fear of the Lord
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The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Charity
Joy
Peace
Patience
Benignity
Goodness
Longanimity
Mildness
Faith
Modesty
Continency
Chastity
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The Six Sins against the Holy Spirit
Presumption
Despair
Resisting the known truth
Envy of another's spiritual good
Obstinacy in sin
Final impenitence
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The Three Theological Virtues
Faith
Hope
Charity
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The Four Cardinal Virtues
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude
Temperance
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The Seven Capital Sins
Pride
Avarice
Envy
Wrath
Lust
Gluttony (Greed)
Sloth
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The Sins that Cry Out to Heaven
Murder
The sin of the Sodomites
Oppression of the poor
Injustice to the wage earner
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The Fourteen Stations of the Cross
Jesus is Condemned to Die
Jesus Carries His Cross
Jesus Falls the First Time
Jesus Meets His Mother
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face
Jesus Falls the Second Time
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Jesus Falls the Third Time
Jesus is Stripped
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
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The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
The Prophecy of Simeon
The Flight into Egypt
The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
The Meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross
The Crucifixion
The Taking Down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross
Jesus laid in the Tomb
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The Eight Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they
shall have their fill
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
Blessed are the pure of heart: for they shall see God
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven
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The Ten Commandments
Thou shalt not have other gods
besides me
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember to keep holy the Lord's day
Honor thy father and thy mother
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods
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The Two Greatest Commandments
To love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, soul, mind and strength.
To love thy neighbor as thyself.
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The Six Precepts of the Church (The
Duties of a Catholic)
To go to Mass on Sundays and
holy days and refrain from servile work.
To go to Confession at least once a year.
To receive the Eucharist at least once a year, during the Easter
Season.
To observe the days of fasting and abstinence.
To help to provide for the needs of the Church.
To obey the marriage laws of the Church.
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The Six Holy Days of Obligation in
Addition to Sundays (United States)
Mary, Mother of God/Feast of
the Circumcision (January 1)
Ascension (Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter or 7th Sunday of
Easter, according to Province)
Assumption (August 15)
All Saints (November 1)
Immaculate Conception (December 8)
Christmas (December 25)
Note: If 1 January, 15 August, or 1
November falls on a Saturday or Monday, the precept to attend
Mass is abrogated. If 15 August or 8 December falls on a Sunday,
the Feast is celebrated the next day, but the obligation to attend
Mass is abrogated.
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