The Catechism Of The Catholic Church

When I started R.C.I.A (Rite Of Christian Initiation of Adults) we were given two books a youth prayer book and a youth version of the Catechism of the catholic church. We were given the you cat version of the Catechism because its the easiest one to understand. The Catechism of the catholic church is a book all about what the church teaches and what we believe.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) “is a statement of the Church’s faith and of Catholic doctrine, attested to or illuminated by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church’s teachings .

It is offered to all the faithful who wish to deepen their knowledge of the unfathomable riches of salvation. It is meant to support ecumenical efforts… [and] lastly, is offered to every individual who asks us to give an account of the hope that is in us and who wants to know what the Catholic Church believes.”

The Catechism of the Catholic Church arranges the material in four parts:

Creed		The Profession of Faith The Christian mystery, the object of faith: it is what the Catholic Church believes and is summed up in the Creeds of the Church (The creeds: The Apostles’ Creed and The Nicene Creed) with the Holy Trinity (three persons in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) as the central mystery of the faith.
Sacraments		The Celebration of the Christian Mystery How this Christian mystery is celebrated and communicated in liturgical actions, with pride of place given to the sacraments.
Morality		Life in Christ This Christian faith is present to enlighten and sustain the children of God in their actions as explained beginning with the Ten Commandments and more completely by the Beatitudes. What does it mean to be human, to have dignity, and to be free? And what is the right use of our dignity and freedom?
Prayer		Christian Prayer And finally, this faith is the basis for our prayer, the privileged expression of which is the Our Father, and it represents the object of our supplication, our praise and our intercession.