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The Sacrament of Holy Orders
1 Q. What is the sacrament of Holy Orders? A. Holy Orders is a sacrament which gives power to exercise the sacred duties connected with the worship of God and the salvation of souls, and which imprints the character of Minister of God on the soul of him who receives it. 2 Q. Why is…
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The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
1 Q. What is Extreme Unction? A. Extreme Unction is a sacrament instituted for the spiritual as well as for the temporal comfort of the sick in danger of death. 2 Q. What are the effects of Extreme Unction? A. The sacrament of Extreme Unction produces the following effects: (1) It increases sanctifying grace; (2)…
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The Sacrament of Penance
Penance in General 1 Q. What is the sacrament of Penance? A. The sacrament of Penance, also called Confession, is a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ to remit the sins committed after Baptism. 2 Q. Why is the name of Penance given to this sacrament? A. The name of Penance is given to this sacrament,…
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The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
The Essence, Institution and Ends of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass 1 Q. Should the Holy Eucharist be considered only as a sacrament? A. The Holy Eucharist, besides being a sacrament, is also the permanent Sacrifice of the New Law, which Jesus Christ left to His Church to be offered to God by the…
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The Blessed Eucharist
The Nature of This Sacrament — The Real Presence 1 Q. What is the sacrament of the Eucharist? A. The Eucharist is a sacrament in which, by the marvelous conversion of the whole substance of bread into the Body of Jesus Christ, and that of wine into His precious Blood, is contained truly, really, and…
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Confirmation
Chrism or Confirmation 1 Q. What is the sacrament of Confirmation? A. Confirmation is a sacrament which gives us the Holy Ghost, imprints on our souls the mark of a soldier of Jesus Christ, and makes us perfect Christians. 2 Q. How does the sacrament of Confirmation make us perfect Christians? A. The sacrament of…
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Baptism
Nature and Effects of Baptism 1 Q. What is the sacrament of Baptism? A. Baptism is a sacrament by which we are born again to the grace of God, and become Christians. 2 Q. What are the effects of the sacrament of Baptism? A. The sacrament of Baptism confers first sanctifying grace by which original…
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The Sacraments
Nature of the Sacraments 1 Q. What is treated of in the fourth part of the Christian Doctrine? A. In the fourth part of the Christian Doctrine the sacraments are treated of. 2 Q. What is meant by the word sacrament? A. By the word sacrament is meant a sensible and efficacious sign of grace,…
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The Hail Mary
The Hail Mary 1 Q. What prayer do we usually say after the Our Father? A. After the Our Father we say the Angelic Salutation, that is, the Hail Mary, through which we have recourse to the Blessed Virgin. 2 Q. Why is the Hail Mary called the Angelic Salutation? A. The Hail Mary is…
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The Catechism of St. Pius X
The Catechism of St. Pius X (1908) While the Catechism of the Council of Trent (1566) was directed to priests, and the recently released Catechism of the Catholic Church (1993) was directed to bishops, the Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (1908) was that pope’s partial realization of a brief, popular Catechism for the laity.…
Knights Prayer
Our Lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our Order. Keep us true to our pledge, to extend the kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through Thine intercession, win for us the grace, ever to exemplify in our public and private lives, the virtues that should characterize those especially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your Knights, we are constantly observed, our faith judged, and our Order appreciated. Accept, O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion, of Thy Servants, the Knights of the Precious Blood.
