Q. A. Sloth is a laziness of the mind and body, through which we neglect our duties on account of the labor they require. Answer:We make the sign of the cross to show that we are Christians and to profess our belief in the chief mysteries of our religion. Question 1066:Why do we make the sign of the cross? Answer:Our Lord says of those who neglect the true religion for the sake of relatives or friends, or from fear of suffering: "He that loveth father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me"; also: "And whosoever does not carry his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.". Answer:The chief means by which we satisfy God for the temporal punishment due to sin are: Prayer, Fasting,Almsgiving; all spiritual and corporal works of mercy, and the patient suffering of the ills of life. Because we thereby make our spiritual condition worse; We must tell the sin sometime if we ever hope to be saved; It will be made known on the day of judgment, before the world, whether we conceal it now or confess it. What is man? Hewas cast out of heaven because through pride he rebelled against God. The wax is usually covered with silk or some fine material.LESSON 28: On the Sacramentals, Question 1097:What is an Agnus Dei? This is the most solemn part of the Mass, and is rarely and but slightly changed in any Mass. Answer:We may take an oath when it is ordered by lawful authority or required for God's honor or for our own or our neighbor's good. To say that one religion is as good as another is to assert that Christ labored uselessly and taught falsely; for He came to abolish the old religion and found the new in which alone we can be saved as He Himself declared. Answer:To protect the Blessed Sacrament from insult or injury, or when in danger of death, Holy Communion may bereceived without fasting. A Weekly confession will suffice to gain during the week all Indulgences to which confession is enjoined as one of the works, provided we continue in a state of grace, perform the other works enjoined and have the intention of gaining these Indulgences. or Pentecost. The Baltimore Catchecism Index Question 1141:What does the commandment mean by "strange gods"? Question 1056:Show by an example how Sacramentals aid the ignorant in learning the truths of faith. Question 859:Besides being in a state of grace and performing the works enjoined, what else is necessary forthe gaining of an Indulgence? Question 1235:Has it always been a custom with pious Christians to make vows and promises to God? Question 241:Could man's body be developed from the body of an inferior animal? "Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit," by which He showed His perfect resignation to the Will of His Eternal Father. Question 956:What is the Sacrament of Extreme Unction? A. Question 404:Where was Christ's body while His soul was in Limbo? Answer:The further preparation for the administration of the last Sacraments requires that out of respect for theSacraments, and in particular for the presence of Our Lord, everything about the sick-room, the sick person andeven the attendants, should be made as neat and clean as possible. Answer:They who fail to profess their faith in the true Church in which they believe cannot expect to be saved while in that state, for Christ has said: "Whosoever shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. Question 1364:What is the meaning of the command not to marry privately? Question 957:Why is this Sacrament called Extreme Unction? Answer:The first Beatitude means by the "poor in spirit" all persons, rich or poor, who would not offend God to possess or retain anything that this world can give; and who, when necessity or charity requires it, give willingly for the glory of God. Answer:The chief sacramental used in the Church is the sign of the cross. Answer:By lawful superiors are meant all persons to whom we are in any way subject, such as employers or others under whose authority we live or work. 89. Profane words mean here bad, irreverent or irreligious words. Question 789:When is our Confession entire? Question 865:To what things may Indulgences be attached? Answer:Faith, Hope and Charity are called virtues because they are not mere acts, but habits by which we always andin all things believe God, hope in Him, and love Him. Answer:Many other evils befell Adam and Eve on account of their sin. Answer:Extreme Unction may be given to all Christians dangerously ill, who have ever been capable of committing sinafter baptism and who have the right dispositions for the Sacrament. Answer:The damned will suffer in both mind and body, because both mind and body had a share in their sins. Q. Question 458:What do you mean by "merit"? A religion that has only natural truths, such as man can know by reason alone, fully understand and teach, is only a human religion. Question 321:Who is the Redeemer? Answer:In all our devotions and religious practices we must carefully guard against expecting God to perform miracles when natural causes may bring about what we hope for. The body is inclined to rebel against the soul, and the soul itself to rebel against God. It is also wrong to expose one's self unnecessarily to the danger of death by rash or foolhardy feats of daring. Answer:In Holy Chrism, the oil signifies strength, and the balm signifies the freedom from corruption and the sweetness which virtue must give to our lives. 270. I also received two free "thank you" gifts (eBooks). Question 1338:Is it permitted on fast days to take any food besides the one full meal? Q. Question 1384:Do we know what souls are in Purgatory, and how long they have to remain there? Question 649:Is solemn baptism given with any special kind of water? Question 1208:What care does the Church take in the examination and distribution of relics? 54. Question 900:Why does not the Church give Holy Communion to the people as it does to the priest under theappearance of wine also? Answer:This strong inclination to evil is called concupiscence, and God permits it to remain in us that by His grace wemay resist it and thus increase our merits. Answer:The general resurrection or rising of all the dead will take place at the general judgment, when the same bodies in which we lived on earth will come forth from the grave and be united to our souls and remain united with them forever either in heaven or in hell. Since it can also be used as an advanced textbook, it is referred to as 'Baltimore Catechism Four.' Written by Fr. Question 1230:Is it lawful to vow or promise strict obedience to a religious superior? The circumcision of our Lord -- when she saw his blood shed for the first time; Her flight into Egypt -- to save the life of the Infant Jesus, when Herod sought to kill Him; The three days she lost her Son in Jerusalem; When His dead body was taken down from the cross; When it was laid in the sepulchre or tomb. Question 259:What other effects followed from the sin of our first parents? Honor thy father and thy mother. Answer:We say a soul is dead while in a state of mortal sin, because in that state it is ashelpless as a dead body, and can merit nothing for itself. SpiritualCommunion is an act of devotion that must be pleasing to God and bring us blessings from Him. LESSON THIRD: ON THE UNITY AND TRINITY OF GOD. Answer:The evils that follow divorce so commonly claimed by those outside the true Church and granted by civil authority are very many; but chiefly: Question 1028:Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony? Question 786:When is our Confession humble? Question 398:Why did Christ suffer and die? Answer:The five sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary are: Question 1086:Say the five glorious mysteries of the Rosary. Question 812:How can we know spiritual from corporal works of mercy? Question 1327:Which are the chief commandments of the Church? Question 1226:When may an oath be required for God's honor or for our own or our neighbor's good? Answer:He who receives Communion in mortal sin receives the body and blood of Christ, but does not receive Hisgrace, and he commits a great sacrilege. Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image and likeness of God. Question 354:How could they be saved who lived before the Son of God became man? third day after His death. Question 657:Why is the name of a saint given in Baptism? Question 1347:What is meant by our passions and what by mortifying them? Question 1093:What is the scapular, and why is it worn? Answer:Jesus Christ died to redeem all men of every age and race without exception; and every person born into theworld should share in His merits, without which no one can be saved. Answer:Prayers and ceremonies of the Church are also Sacramentals because they excite good thoughts and increase devotion. Answer:We should not give up trying to be good when we seem not to succeed in overcoming our faults, because ourefforts to be good will keep us from becoming worse than we are. Question 1400:Name some of the more essential religious truths we must know and believe. Question 1071:What is holy water? When these are joined together and worn as one they are called the five scapulars. Books View sample Add to my library Baltimore Catechism No. Question 243:Did God give any command to Adam and Eve? To enable them to bring up their children in the fear and love of God. Answer:Good works done in mortal sin profit us by obtaining for us the grace to repent and sometimes temporalblessings. Question 632:Where will persons go who -- such as infants -- have not committed actual sin and who, through nofault of theirs, die without baptism? 247. To say there are too many poor and ignorant in the Catholic Church is to declare that it is Christ's Church; for He always taught the poor and ignorant and instructed His Church to continue the work. It preserves us from mortal sin by exciting us to greater fervor and strengthening us against temptation. Required fields are marked *. Baltimore Catechism #1 Flashcards Answer:The meaning of the precept not to solemnize marriage at forbidden times is that during Lent and Advent the marriage ceremony should not be performed with pomp or a nuptial Mass. Answer:Holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer to beg God's blessing on those who use it, and protection from the powers of darkness. Question 970:Will Extreme Unction take away mortal sin if the dying person is no longer able to confess? IN COLLECTIONS Community Texts Question 797:Why is it foolish to conceal sins in confession? Question 860:How and why should we make a general intention to gain all possible Indulgences each day? Question 145:What is "Free Will"? Answer:Baptism of desire or of blood is sufficient to produce the effects of the Baptism of water, if it is impossible toreceive the Baptism of water. The Holy Ghost is God and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity. Question 438:What does "Apostle," and what does "Gospel" mean?Answer:"Apostle" means a person sent, and "Gospel" means good tidings or news. Question 242:Could man's soul and intelligence be formed by the development of animal life and instinct? Should we give up trying to be good when we seem not to succeed in overcoming our faults? Q. Thus we prevent the confusion and distraction caused bylate coming and too early leaving. Amen. Answer:It is not simony, or the buying of a sacred thing, to offer the priest money for saying Mass for our intention,because the priest does not take the money for the Mass itself, but for the purpose of supplying the thingsnecessary for Mass and for his own support. Laura Dittus M.A., Mark Brumley M.T.S., Matthew Levering Ph.D., Thomas Harmon M.A. 1 (of 4) and forgive me my sins, and bring me to ever- lasting life. Answer:The three Divine Persons are equal in all things. Question 204:Say the Doxology. Our Lord did say He was king of the Jews, but He also said that He was not their temporal or earthly king, but their spiritual and heavenly king. Thus atrademark is used to distinguish the article bearing it from all imitations of the same article. Answer:The examination of conscience is an earnest effort to recall to mind all the sins we have committed since our last worthy confession. Answer:The fasting imposed by the Church on certain days of the year, and particularly during Lent, has the greatestmerit. They may be very slight or very great in proportion to the degree in which we deny the justice or mercy of God. The first such catechism written for Catholics in North America, it was the standard Catholic school text in the country from 1885 to . Answer:St. Dominic taught the use of the Rosary in its present form. A. Covetousness begets in our souls unkindness, dishonesty, deceit and want of charity. Answer:The prophets, taken together, foretold so accurately all the circumstances of the birth, life, death, resurrectionand glory of the Redeemer that no one who carefully studied their writings could fail to recognize Him when He came. Question 1034:Who has the right to make laws concerning the Sacrament of marriage? Answer:Confirmation is a Sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. Question 1332:Why were holydays instituted by the church? Answer:God created all things for His own glory and for their or our good. The revival of interest in the Baltimore Catechism reflects Catholics growing realization that a clear, concise presentation of the truths of the Faith is just what people young and old need to appreciate, practice and defend Church teaching. The altar stone reminds us of the early history of the Church, when the martyrs' tombs were used foraltars by the persecuted Christians. Answer:The Church does not seek to make converts by its laws concerning mixed marriages, but seeks only to keep its children from losing their faith and becoming perverts by constant company with persons not Catholics. White signifiesinnocence and is used on the feasts of Our Blessed Lord, of the Blessed Virgin, and of some saints. Q. Answer:In this question "world" means the universe; that is, the whole creation; all that we nowsee or may hereafter see. Question 1219:What are we commanded by the second Commandment? Answer:By the near occasions of sin I mean all the persons, places and things that may easily lead us into sin. Question 932:What are the chief parts of the Mass? A. Drunkenness, dishonesty and impurity seem to cause most evil in the world, and they are therefore to be carefully avoided at all times. A civil divorce may give a sufficient reason for the persons to live apart and it may determine their rights with regard to support, the control of the children and other temporal things, but it has no effect whatever upon the bond and spiritual nature of the Sacrament. Answer:In case of serious illness, if the sick person will not consent, or is afraid to receive the Sacraments, or, at least,wishes to put off their reception, we should send for the priest at once and let him do what he thinks best in thecase, and thus we will free ourselves from the responsibility of letting a Catholic die without the last Sacraments. Q. We oftenconfess our sins more from habit, necessity or fear than from a real desire of receiving grace and of being restoredto the friendship of God. Answer:The first Commandment make 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. Answer:It is allowed to tell the faults of another when it is necessary to make them known to his parents or superiors, that the faults may be corrected and the wrong doer prevented from greater sin. Question 725:How does the Sacrament of Penance remit sin, and restore to the soul the friendship of God? Then we mention the next mystery and do as before, and so on to the end. Answer:The chief ends of the Sacrament of matrimony are: Question 1011:Can a Christian man and woman be united in lawful marriage in any other way than by the Sacrament of Matrimony? Answer:The sign of the cross expresses the mystery of the Incarnation by reminding us that the Son of God, having become man, suffered death on the cross. Answer:It has always been a custom with pious Christians to make vows and promises to God; to beg His help for some special end, or to thank Him for some benefit received. Thus one who cannot read the account of Our Lord's passion may learn it from the Stations of the Cross, and one who kneels before a crucifix and looks on the bleeding head, pierced hands and wounded side, is better able to understand Christ's sufferings than one without a crucifix before him. They were the Apostles, the Disciples, the pious womenand others who had followed Our Blessed Lord. Question 208:Who created heaven and earth, and all things? Answer:By the authority of the Church I mean the right and power which the Pope and the Bishops, as the successorsof the Apostles, have to teach and to govern the faithful. Question 434:Why did Christ send the Holy Ghost?Answer:Christ sent the Holy Ghost to sanctify His Church, to enlighten and strengthen the Apostles, and to enable them to preach the Gospel. Question 1152:What are spells and charms? Q. Answer:The practice of granting Indulgences has been in use in the Church since the time of the apostles. Book Description: "A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of the Third Council of Baltimore (or, simply, the Baltimore Catechism) was the de facto standard Catholic school text in the United States from 1885 to the 1960s. Question 685:What does the bishop say in anointing the person he confirms? Question 1363:What should persons about to marry do, if they suspect they are related to each other? Answer:Our Lord suffered the "bloody sweat" while drops of blood came forth from every pore of His body, during His agony in the Garden of Olives, near Jerusalem, where He went to pray on the night His Passion began. Question 325:What, then, did the miracles of Jesus Christ prove? Answer:There have existed, in past ages, some abuses among the faithful in the manner of using Indulgences, and theChurch has always labored to correct such abuses as soon as possible. All the Fridays of the year are days of abstinence except when a Holyday of obligation falls on a Friday outside of Lent. When he is called -- as in cases of accident or sudden illness -- and doubts whether the person be alive or dead, or whether he should be given the Sacraments, he must give absolution and administer Extreme Unction conditionally. Answer:We can receive the Sacraments more than once, except Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders. Answer:The chief creatures of God are angels and men. Question 451:What does redemption mean? Question 1362:Are there other relationships besides blood relationship that render marriage unlawful without a dispensation? By the Incarnation I mean that the Son of God was made man. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then will He render to every man according to his works.". Answer:We receive the gift of Knowledge to enable us to discover the will of God in all things. The relics are sent in sealed packets, that must be opened only by the bishop of the diocese to which the relics are sent, and each relic or packet must be accompanied by a document or written paper proving its genuineness. Question 716:Why are the clean of heart promised so great a reward? Answer:The Father is God and the first Person of the Blessed Trinity. Answer:We shall know the things which we are to believe from the Catholic Church, throughwhich God speaks to us. Question 150:Why did God make you? Question 1388:What is meant by "the Providence of God"? Question 692:What special preparation should be made to receive Confirmation? Question 1156:Are bad dreams sinful in themselves? Question 813:Which are the chief spiritual works of mercy? It is used specially with regard to calling upon God or the saints, and hence it means prayer. Answer:The prophets were inspired men to whom God revealed the future, that they might with absolute certainty make it known to the people. It was confined to one people -- thedescendants of Abraham. Answer:Before he came to Rome, St. Peter established a Church at Antioch and ruled over it for several years. The 37 lessons contained in Baltimore Catechism No. Question 463:What do you mean by virtue and vice? Question 1274:What sin is it to destroy one's own life, or commit suicide, as this act is called? Question 266:Why is this sin called original? Answer:From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of sin, the hatred God bears to it, and thenecessity of satisfying for it. What do you mean by the Incarnation? A. Addeddate 2018-10-03 20:27:11 . The Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and the sacramentals were instituted by the Church; 2.2nd. Answer:From various parts of Scripture we may conclude there were about 125 persons -- though traditions tell usthere was a greater number -- present at the Ascension. Answer:The difference between the powers of a bishop and of a priest with regard to the administration of theSacraments is that a bishop can give all the Sacraments, while a priest cannot give Confirmation or Holy Orders. Answer:Actual sin may be committed in two ways: namely, by willfully doing things forbidden, or by willfully neglecting things commanded. Answer:We do not see God, because He is a pure spirit and cannot be seen with bodily eyes. Answer:It is foolish to conceal sins in confession: Question 798:What must he do who has willfully concealed a mortal sin in Confession? Such sins as willfully neglecting to hear Mass on Sundays, or neglecting to go to Confession at least once a year, are sins of omission. Question 178:Into what sins will the forgetfulness of God's justice lead us? 2. Answer:The members of the Church on earth may be divided into those who teach and those who are taught. Answer:We know there are seven Sacraments and no more or less because the Church always taught that truth. Answer:The Sacrament of Penance remits sin and restores the friendship of God to the soul by means of the absolutionof the priest. 316. Answer:Virtue is the habit of doing good, and vice is the habit of doing evil. Also included here is the Baltimore Complete Catechism with 1400 questions and answers arranged in 37 lessons. Question 673:Why are we called soldiers of Jesus Christ? Anger is an excessive emotion of the mind excited against any person or thing, or it is an excessive desire for revenge. On what day was the Son of God conceived and made man? A A "serious reason" excusing one from the obligation of hearing Mass is any reason that makes it impossible or very difficult to attend Mass, such as severe illness, great distance from the Church, or the need of certain works that cannot be neglected or postponed. God had no beginning; He always was and He always will be. Answer:The first Commandment helps us to keep the great Commandment of the love of God because it commands us to adore God alone. Question 979:Besides bishops and priests, who are the other ministers of the Church? Question 1078:When are palms blessed and of what do they remind us?
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