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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 13, question 150
The character which these Sacraments imprint in the soul is a spiritual mark which remains forever.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 14, question 152
Baptism is a Sacrament which cleanses us from original sin, makes us Christians, children of God, and heirs of heaven.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 166
Confirmation is a Sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 174
Persons of an age to learn should know the chief mysteries of faith and the duties of a Christian, and be instructed in the nature and effects of this Sacrament.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 17, question 187
Penance is a Sacrament in which the sins committed after Baptism are forgiven.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 17, question 188
The Sacrament of Penance remits sins and restores the friendship of God to the soul by means of the absolution of the priest.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 17, question 191
To receive the Sacrament of Penance worthily we must do five things: 1. We must examine our conscience. 2. We must have sorrow for our sins. 3. We must make a firm resolution never more to offend God. 4. We must confess our sins to the priest. 5. We must accept the penance which the priest gives us.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 19, question 219
The Sacrament of Penance remits the eternal punishment due to sin, but it does not always remit the temporal punishment which God requires as satisfaction for our sins.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 22, question 238
The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 23, question 258
Any one in danger of death is allowed to receive Holy Communion when not fasting or when it is necessary to save the Blessed Sacrament from insult or injury.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 271
Extreme Unction is the Sacrament which, through the anointing and prayer of the priest, gives health and strength to the soul, and sometimes to the body, when we are in danger of death from sickness.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 274
The effects of Extreme Unction are: 1st, To comfort us in the pains of sickness and to strengthen us against temptation; 2d, To remit venial sins and to cleanse our soul from the remains of sin; 3d, To restore us to health, when God sees fit.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 276
We should receive the Sacrament of Extreme Unction in the state of grace, and with lively faith and resignation to the will of God.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 277
The priest is the minister of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 25, question 278
Holy Orders is a Sacrament by which bishops, priests, and other ministers of the Church are ordained and receive the power and grace to perform their sacred duties.Read the source passage →