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    Catechism of Saint Pius X

    Apostolic Apologetics: Catechism of Saint Pius X

    Contents

    1. 1 Introduction to the Catechism
    2. 2 The Catechism of Saint Pius X
      1. 2.1 Preliminary Lesson
      2. 2.2 The Apostle's Creed
        1. 2.2.1 The Creed in General
        2. 2.2.2 The First Article of the Creed
        3. 2.2.3 The Second Article of the Creed
        4. 2.2.4 The Third Article of the Creed
        5. 2.2.5 The Fourth Article of the Creed
        6. 2.2.6 The Fifth Article of the Creed
        7. 2.2.7 The Sixth Article of the Creed
        8. 2.2.8 The Seventh Article of the Creed
        9. 2.2.9 The Eighth Article of the Creed
        10. 2.2.10 The Ninth Article of the Creed
        11. 2.2.11 The Tenth Article of the Creed
        12. 2.2.12 The Eleventh Article of the Creed
        13. 2.2.13 The Twelfth Article of the Creed
      3. 2.3 Prayer
        1. 2.3.1 Prayer in General
        2. 2.3.2 The Lord's Prayer
        3. 2.3.3 The Hail Mary
      4. 2.4 The Sacraments
        1. 2.4.1 Nature of the Sacraments
        2. 2.4.2 Baptism
        3. 2.4.3 Chrism or Confirmation
        4. 2.4.4 The Blessed Eucharist
        5. 2.4.5 The Sacrament of Penance
        6. 2.4.6 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
        7. 2.4.7 The Sacrament of Holy Orders
        8. 2.4.8 The Sacrament of Matrimony
        9. 2.4.9 The Seventh Article of the Creed
      5. 2.5 On the Commandments of God and of the Church
        1. 2.5.1 The Commandments of God in General
        2. 2.5.2 The First Commandment
        3. 2.5.3 The Second Commandment
        4. 2.5.4 The Third Commandment
        5. 2.5.5 The Fourth Commandment
        6. 2.5.6 The Fifth Commandment
        7. 2.5.7 The Sixth and Ninth Commandment
        8. 2.5.8 The Seventh Commandment
        9. 2.5.9 The Eighth Commandment
        10. 2.5.10 The Tenth Commandment
      6. 2.6 The Precepts of the Church
      7. 2.7 On the Virtues and Vices
        1. 2.7.1 Theological Virtues
        2. 2.7.2 On Faith
        3. 2.7.3 The Mysteries of Faith
        4. 2.7.4 On Holy Scripture
        5. 2.7.5 On Tradition
        6. 2.7.6 On Hope
        7. 2.7.7 On Charity
        8. 2.7.8 On The Cardinal Virtues
        9. 2.7.9 The Gifts of the Holy Ghost
        10. 2.7.10 The Beatitudes
        11. 2.7.11 The Main Kinds of Sins
        12. 2.7.12 The Vices and other Very Grievous Sins
        13. 2.7.13 Supplemental Addendum
    3. 3 References

    Introduction to the Catechism

    Note: This introduction is not from the original text

    The Catechism of Saint Pius X is a short book, issued by Pope Pius X with questions and answers regarding the essentials of Christian  faith. Saint Pius X intended a Catechism, that all Catholic faithful could relate to and understand. Issued at the beginning of the twentieth century in Italian, Catechismo della dottrina Cristiana, Pubblicato per Ordine del Sommo Pontifice San Pio X, deals in less than 50 pages with all questions of faith and morality in a simple but comprehensive form. The Catechism begins with a listing of the most important prayers of the Catholic Church. The book has only thee parts, Faith, the Ten Commandments and Grace. The Catechism of Pope Pius X is still popular, as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger confirmed in 2002.

    Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, when discussing the forthcoming Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church referred to the catechism of Saint Pius X.: “The faith, as such, is always the same. Therefore, St. Pius X's catechism always retains its value, … There can be persons or groups that feel more comfortable with St. Pius X's catechism. It should not be forgotten that that Catechism stemmed from a text that was prepared by the Pope himself [Pius X] when he was Bishop of Mantua. The text was the fruit of the personal catechetical experience of Giuseppe Sarto, whose characteristics were simplicity of exposition and depth of content. Also because of this, St. Pius X's catechism might have friends in the future .”[1]

    The Catechism of the Council of Trent was directed to all priests. The recently released Catechism of the Catholic Church was directed to all bishops. The Catechism of Pope St. Pius X is that pope's partial realization of a simple, plain, brief, popular Catechism for uniform use throughout the whole world. In other words it is directed to the layman. It was used in the ecclesiastical province of Rome and for some years in other parts of Italy. It was not, however, prescribed for use throughout the universal church.

    Parts relating to canon law may not be up to date.

    The Catechism of Saint Pius X

    Preliminary Lesson

    The Apostle's Creed

    Prayer

    The Sacraments

    On the Commandments of God and of the Church

    The Commandments of God in General

    The First Commandment

    The Second Commandment

    The Third Commandment

    The Fourth Commandment

    The Fifth Commandment

    The Sixth and Ninth Commandment

    The Seventh Commandment

    The Eighth Commandment

    The Tenth Commandment

    The Precepts of the Church

    On the Virtues and Vices

    References

    1. Cardinal Ratzinger on the Abridged Version of Catechism ZE03050201 - 2003-05-02 Permalink: http://www.zenit.org/article-7161?l=english