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.
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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. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. “P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul. Copyright © 1999, Daughters of St. Paul Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston MA 02130-3491. www.pauline.org. Printed in the U.S.A. Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media. 4 5 6 7 8
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