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Clear all filtersBaltimore Catechism · Lesson 6, question 57
Venial sin is a slight offense against the law of God in matters of less importance, or in matters of great importance it is an offense committed without sufficient reflection or full consent of the will.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 6, question 58
The effects of venial sin are the lessening of the love of God in our heart, the making us less worthy of His help, and the weakening of the power to resist mortal sin.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 6, question 59
The chief sources of sin are seven: Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth; and they are commonly called capital sins.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 7, question 60
God did not abandon man after he fell into sin, but promised him a Redeemer, who was to satisfy for man's sin and reopen to him the gates of heaven.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 7, question 72
The Son of God did not become man immediately after the sin of our first parents, but was promised to them as a Redeemer.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 83
Christ suffered and died for our sins.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 84
From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of sin, the hatred God bears to it, and the necessity of satisfying for it.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 13, question 141
Baptism and Penance are called Sacraments of the dead, because they take away sin, which is the death of the soul, and give grace, which is its life.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 13, question 144
He who receives the Sacraments of the living in mortal sin commits a sacrilege, which is a great sin, because it is an abuse of a sacred thing.Read the source passage →
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 14, question 153
Actual sins and all the punishment due to them are remitted by Baptism, if the person baptized be guilty of any.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 15, question 175
It is a sin to neglect Confirmation, especially in these evil days when faith and morals are exposed to so many and such violent temptations.Read the source passage →
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 16, question 178
We receive the gift of Fear of the Lord to fill us with a dread of sin.Read the source passage →
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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 →