Basic Catechism presents the fundamentals of theCatholic 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 essentialguide can assist all those who want to know Churchteaching. Related Scriptural quotations place theseteachings in a biblical context. Basic Catechism alsoincludes an appendix of basic prayers and guidelines forChristian living.

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Nihil Obstat: Rev. Timothy J. Shea, S.T.L.Imprimatur: XBernard Cardinal Law

Archbishop of BostonMarch 19, 1999

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Basic catechism / Daughters of St. Paul. — 7th rev. ed.p. cm.

Includes index.ISBN 0-8198-0623-41. Catholic Church—Catechisms—English. 2. Catholic Church—

Catechisms. I. Daughters of St. Paul.BX1961.B29 1999238´.2—dc21 99–17928

CIPCover design: Helen Rita Lane, FSP

Unless otherwise specified, the Old Testament Scripture quotations con-tained herein are from the Revised Standard Version Bible: CatholicEdition, copyright © 1965 and 1966 by the Division of Christian Educa-tion of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and areused by permission. All rights reserved.

Unless otherwise specified, the New Testament texts used in this workare taken from the New Testament translated for Alba House by Mark A.Wauck, copyright © 1992 by the Society of St. Paul, Staten Island, NewYork, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for theUnited States of America copyright © 1994, United States CatholicConference, Inc.—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

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