Mass and the Sacraments The Mass, Seven Sacraments, Indulgences, Sacramentals: A Course in Religion:For Catholic High Schools and Academics: Book II

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Chapter I. The sacraments in general 1. Nature of the sacraments ....1 2. Number of the sacraments ...3 3. Division of the sacraments ...5 4 Effects of the sacraments ....6 5. Administration and reception of the sacraments ....7 Chapter II. Baptism ...12 Rite of Baptism ....21 Chapter III. Confirmation ....26 Rite of confirmation ....32 Chapter IV. The holy eucharist Introduction ...35 A. The real presence of vhrist in the eucharist 1. Proofs of the real presence ....38 a The words of promise .....38 b The words of institution .....40 c The words of st paul ....41 2. Transubstantiation .....44 3. Eucharistic adorastion ....46 B. The holy eucharist as a sacrifice I. Nature of sacrifice ....49 II. The sacrifices of the old law ....51 III. The sacrifice of the new law ....53 a The sacrifice of the cross ....53 b The sacrifice of the mass ...54 1. Nature of the mass ...54 2. Institution of the mass ....56 3. The sacrifice of the mass in the teaching and worship of the church ....60 4. The four ends of the mass ....62 5. The fruits of the mass ...62 6. The clebration of mass ....66 7. Assisting at mass ...68 8. The Sacred liturgy or the rite of the mass ...69 9.The language of the mass ..73 10. Some notes on the liturgy of the mass ....74 C. Holy communion 1. Nature and necessity of holy communion ...83 2. Dispositions for receiving holy communion ....87 3. Effects of holy communion ...89 Chapter V Penence 1. Nature and necessity of the sacrament of penance ....95 2. Contrition and purpose of amendment ...99 3. Confession a. Necessity of confession ...102 b Qualities of a good confession ....103 4. Satisfaction ....104 5. Indulgences ....105 Chapter VI Extreme unction Rite of extreme unction ....117 Chapter VII Holy orders ....121 Chapter VIII Matrimony 1. Marrige in pre-christian times ....129 2. Marriage in christian times ....130 3. The marriage laws of the church mixed marriages ...133 Rite of matromony ...137 Chapter IX. The sacramentals of the church