Table of Contents

Prayers     1
Traditional Prayers     2
Creeds     4
Other Mass Prayers     7
Other Traditional Prayers     8
The Rosary     16
Litanies     21
A Sampling of Saints' Prayers     33
The Psalter     36
More Old Testament Prayers     40
New Testament Prayers     43
Prayers in the Gospels     46
Prayers in the Acts of the Apostles     48
Prayers in the Book of Revelation     48
The Tradition     55
A Catholic's Faith, Tradition, and Practice Known by Heart     56
The Trinity     58
Conversion     65
Orthodoxy     68
Virtues     70
Gifts     73
Fruits of the Spirit     74
Commandments     74
The Fourth Commandment     78
The Fifth Commandment     79
The Demands of Social Justice     85
Blessings     86
Three Notable Duties: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving     87
Sin     97
The End and Eternity     102
Scripture     119
Revelation     120
The Book     124
Alphabets     127
The Vernacular Bible     129
The Old Testament     147
The Relationship Between the Old Testament and the New Testament     172
The New Testament     184
Church     201
The Nature of the Church     202
Revelation/Religion     204
Historical Development of the Church     206
The Episcopacy     211
The Papacy     216
Mottoes     226
Insignia     227
Religious Life     231
Rites of the Catholic Church     238
Protestantism     243
Places and Practices     248
The Church Building     253
Liturgy     263
Background Information     264
The Seven Sacraments     265
The Sacraments of Healing     290
The Sacrament of Mission     296
The Sacrament of Holy Orders     297
The Liturgy of the Hours     303
Sacramentals     305
The Liturgical Year     311
Time     312
The Church Year     317
Holidays and Anniversaries      327
General Roman Calendar     331
The Jewish Calendar     347
Devotions     349
An Overview     350
Devotion to the Eucharist     352
Devotion to the Sacred Heart     357
Devotion to the Passion     360
Devotion to the Infant of Prague     366
Saints and Heroes     369
The Nature of Veneration     370
Devotion to Mary     371
Devotion to Saint Joseph     383
The Twelve Apostles     384
Church Fathers     391
Doctors of the Church     394
The Saints     396
Symbols     417
Cross     418
Other Symbols     424
Liturgical Feasts and Seasons     431
Sacred Monograms     437
Numbers and Their Significance     439
A Glossary of Common Symbols     443
Word and Phrase Origins     463
Words and Phrases with a Biblical Origin or Allusion     464
Words and Phrases with a Church Origin or Allusion     482