What is Hope?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 10, question 108
Hope is a Divine virtue by which we firmly trust that God will give us eternal life and the means to obtain it.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 28, question 307
We should pray: 1st, With attention; 2d, With a sense of our own helplessness and dependence upon God; 3d, With a great desire for the graces we beg of God; 4th, With trust in God's goodness; 5th, With perseverance.Read the source passage →