The 7 Sacraments (The Holy Mysteries):
Baptism
Confirmation (Chrismation)
Eucharist
Penance (Confession, Reconciliation)
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Extreme Unction (Annointing of the Sick
The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy:
To feed the hungry
To give drink to the thirsty
To clothe the naked
To shelter the homeless
To visit the sick
To visit the imprisoned
To bury the dead
The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy:
To counsel the doubtful
To instruct the ignorant
To admonish the sinner
To comfort the sorrowful
To forgive all injuries
To bear wrongs patiently
To pray for the living and the dead
The 3 Eminent Good Works:
Prayer
Fasting
Almsgiving
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost:
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel
Fortitude
Knowledge
Piety
Fear of the Lord
Class of Gifts of the Holy Ghost known as Charismata:
Gift of speaking with wisdom
Gift of speaking with knowledge
Faith
Grace of healing
Gift of miracles
Gift of prophecy
Gift of discerning spirits
Gift of tongues
Gift of interpreting speeches
The 12 Fruits of the Holy Ghost:
Charity
Joy
Peace
Patience
Benignity
Goodness
Longanimity
Mildness
Faith
Modesty
Continency
Chastity
The 3 Theological Virtues:
Faith
Hope
Charity
The 4 Cardinal Virtues:
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude
Temperance
The 7 Capital Sins:
Pride
Greed
Lust
Anger
Gluttony
Envy
Sloth
The 6 Sins against the Holy Ghost:
Presumption
Despair
Resisting the known truth
Envy of another’s spiritual good
Obstinacy in sin
Final impenitence
The 4 Sins that Cry Out to Heaven:
Willful murder
The sin of Sodom
Oppression of the poor
Defrauding laborers of their wages
Conditions for Mortal Sin:
Grave matter
Full knowledge
Deliberate consent
The 9 Ways We Participate in Others’ Sins:
By counsel
By command
By consent
By provocation
By praise or flattery
By concealment
By partaking
By silence
By defense of the ill done
The 10 Commandments:
Thou shalt not have other gods besides Me
Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day
Honor thy father and thy mother
Thou shalt not murder
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods
The 2 Greatest Commandments:
To love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind and strength.
To love thy neighbor as thyself.
The 3 Evangelical Counsels:
Voluntary poverty
Perpetual chastity
Entire obedience.
The 6 Precepts of the Church (The Duties of a Catholic):
1.To go to Mass and refrain from servile work on Sundays and holy days
To go to Confession at least once a year (traditionally done during Lent)
To receive the Eucharist at least once a year, during the Easter Season (known as the “Easter duty”)
To observe the days of fasting and abstinence
To help to provide for the needs of the Church according to one’s abilities and station in life
To obey the marriage laws of the Church
The 3 Powers of the Soul:
Memory
Intellect
Will
The 4 Pillars of the Catholic Faith:
The Apostles Creed
The Seven Sacraments
The Ten Commandments
The Lord’s Prayer
The 3 Pillars of the Church’s Authority:
Sacred Scripture
Sacred Tradition
Living Magisterium
The 3 Munera (Duties of the Ordained):
Munus docendi (duty to teach, based on Christ’s role as Prophet)
Munus sanctificandi (duty to sanctify, based on Chris’s role as Priest)
Munus regendi (duty to shepherd, based on Christ’s role as King)
The 3 Parts of the Church:
The Church Militant (Christians on Earth)
The Church Suffering (Christians in Purgatory)
The Church Triumphant (Christians in Heaven)
The 4 Marks of the Church:
Unity
Sanctity
Catholicity
Apostolicity
The 12 Tribes of Israel In order of their birth:
Reuben
Simeon
Levi
Judah
5.Zabulon
Issachar
Dan
Gad
Asher
Naphtali
Joseph (Menasseh and Ephraim)
Benjamin
The 8 Beatitudes:
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land.
Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God
Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
The 14 Stations of the Cross:
Jesus is Condemned to Die
Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
Jesus Falls the First Time
Jesus Meets His Mother
Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Face
Jesus Falls the Second Time
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Jesus Falls the Third Time
Jesus is Stripped
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
The 20 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary & When They are Prayed:
Joyful:
Annunciation
Visitation
Nativity
Presentation
Finding Jesus in the Temple
Sorrowful:
Agony in the Garden
The Scourging
Crowning with thorns
Carrying of the Cross
Crucifixion
Luminous: 1. Baptism of Jesus.
Manifestation of Jesus at the wedding feast of Cana.
Proclamation of the kingdom of God.
The Transfiguration.
The institution of the Holy Eucharist
Glorious:
Resurrection
Ascension
Pentecost
Assumption
Crowning of Mary
Mondays: Joyful
Tuesdays: Sorrowful
Wednesdays: Glorious
Thursdays: Luminous
Fridays: Sorrowful
Saturdays: Glorious
Sundays in Advent
Christmastide & Epiphany:
Joyful Sundays in Eastertide & Time After Pentecost: Glorious
All of Septuagesima & Lent: Sorrowful
The 9 Choirs of Angels In ascending order:
Angels
Archangels
Principalities
Powers
Virtues
Dominions
Thrones
Cherubim
Seraphim
The 3 Levels of Reverence:
Dulia: the reverence we give to Saints
Hyperdulia: the reverence we give to Mary as the greatest of Saints and Mother of God
Latria: the reverence and worship we give to God alone
The 14 Holy Helpers:
St. George, Martyr, April 23
St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, February 3
St. Pantaleon, Martyr, July 27
St. Vitus, Martyr, June 15
St. Erasmus (Elmo), Bishop and Martyr, June 2
St. Christopher, Martyr, July 25
St. Giles, Abbot, September 1
St. Cyriacus (Cyriac), Martyr, August 8
St. Achatius, Martyr, May 8
St. Dionysius (Denis), Bishop and Martyr, October 9
St. Eustachius (Eustace), Martyr, September 20
St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr, November 25
St. Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr, July 20
St. Barbara, Virgin and Martyr, December 4
The 7 Last Words of Christ:
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34)
Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:43)
Woman, behold thy son. . . .Behold thy mother. (John 19:26-27)
Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? (My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?) (Matthew 27:46, ref. Psalm 21)
I thirst. (John 19:28)
It is consummated.(John 19:30)
Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit. (Luke 23:46, ref. Psalm 30:6)
The 4 Last Things (The Novissima):
Death
Judgement
Heaven
Hell
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