Basic Catechism

Adult Instruction

Basic

Catechism

presents

the

fundamentals

of

the

Catholic faith in a concise question-and-answer format.

Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this pop-

ular handbook covers:

• Creed • Sacraments • Christian morality • Prayer Thoroughly indexed for ready reference, this essential

guide can assist all those who want to know Church teaching.

teachings

Related in

a

Scriptural

biblical

quotations

context.

place

these

Basic Catechism also

includes an appendix of basic prayers and guidelines for Christian living.

$9.95

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Nihil Obstat: Rev. Timothy J. Shea, S.T.L. Imprimatur: XBernard Cardinal Law Archbishop of Boston March 19, 1999 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Basic catechism / Daughters of St. Paul. — 7th rev. ed. p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 0-8198-0623-4 1. Catholic Church—Catechisms—English. 2. Catholic Church— Catechisms. I. Daughters of St. Paul.

BX1961.B29 1999 238´.2—dc21 99–17928 CIP Cover design: Helen Rita Lane, FSP Unless otherwise specified, the Old Testament Scripture quotations contained herein are from the Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965 and 1966 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

Unless otherwise specified, the New Testament texts used in this work are taken from the New Testament translated for Alba House by Mark A. Wauck, copyright © 1992 by the Society of St. Paul, Staten Island, New York, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America copyright © 1994, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

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