Catechism of Pope St. Pius X

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.

• 1 Preliminary Lesson
  • 1.1 On Christian Doctrine and its Principal Parts
  • 1.2 The Apostle’s Creed
    • 1.2.1 The Creed In General
    • 1.2.2 The First Article of the Creed
      • 1.2.2.1 God the Father Almighty
      • 1.2.2.2 On the Creation
      • 1.2.2.3 The Angels
      • 1.2.2.4 Man
    • 1.2.3 The Second Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.4 The Third Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.5 The Fourth Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.6 The Fifth Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.7 The Sixth Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.8 The Seventh Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.9 The Eighth Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.10 The Ninth Article of the Creed
      • 1.2.10.1 The Church In General
      • 1.2.10.2 The Church in Particular
      • 1.2.10.3 The Church Teaching and the Church Taught
      • 1.2.10.4 The Pope and the Bishops
      • 1.2.10.5 The Communion of Saints
      • 1.2.10.6 Those Outside the Communion of Saints
    • 1.2.11 The Tenth Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.12 The Eleventh Article of the Creed
    • 1.2.13 The Twelfth Article of the Creed

• 2 Prayer
  • 2.1 Prayer In General
  • 2.2 The Lord’s Prayer
    • 2.2.1 The Lord’s Prayer In General
    • 2.2.2 The First Petition
    • 2.2.3 The Second Petition
    • 2.2.4 The Third Petition
    • 2.2.5 The Fourth Petition
    • 2.2.6 The Fifth Petition
    • 2.2.7 The Sixth Petition
    • 2.2.8 The Seventh Petition
  • 2.3 The Hail Mary
• 3 The Sacraments
  • 3.1 Nature of the Sacraments
  • 3.2 The Principal Effect of the Sacraments: Grace
  • 3.3 The Character Impressed by some of the Sacraments
  • 3.4 Baptism
    • 3.4.1 Nature and Effects of Baptism
    • 3.4.2 Minister of Baptism
    • 3.4.3 The Rite of Baptism and the Disposition of the Adult who Receives It
    • 3.4.4 Necessity of Baptism and Obligations of the Baptised
    • 3.4.5 Names and Sponsors
  • 3.5 Chrism or Confirmation
  • 3.6 The Blessed Eucharist
    • 3.6.1 The Nature of This Sacrament – The Real Presence
    • 3.6.2 The Institution and Effects of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
    • 3.6.3 The Dispositions Necessary to Receive Holy Communion Worthily
    • 3.6.4 The Way to Go to Communion
    • 3.6.5 The Precept of Holy Communion
  • 3.7 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
    • 3.7.1 The Essence, Institution and Ends of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
    • 3.7.2 The Way to Assist at Mass
  • 3.8 The Sacrament of Penance
    • 3.8.1 Penance In General
    • 3.8.2 The Effects and the Necessity of the Sacrament of Penance and the Dispositions to Receive It Properly
    • 3.8.3 Examination of Conscience
    • 3.8.4 Sorrow
    • 3.8.5 Resolution of Sinning No More
    • 3.8.6 The Accusation of Sins to the Confessor
    • 3.8.7 How to Make a Good Confession
    • 3.8.8 Absolution
    • 3.8.9 Satisfaction or Penance
  • 3.9 Indulgences
  • 3.10 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction
  • 3.11 The Sacrament of Holy Orders
  • 3.12 The Sacrament of Matrimony
    • 3.12.1 Nature of the Sacrament of Matrimony
    • 3.12.2 Minister – Rite Dispositions
    • 3.12.3 Conditions and Impediments
• 4 On the Commandments of God and of the Church
  • 4.1 The Commandments of God In General
  • 4.2 The First Commandment
  • 4.3 The Second Commandment
  • 4.4 The Third Commandment
  • 4.5 The Fourth Commandment
  • 4.6 The Fifth Commandment
  • 4.7 The Sixth and Ninth Commandment
  • 4.8 The Seventh Commandment
  • 4.9 The Eighth Commandment
  • 4.10 The Tenth Commandment
  • 4.11 The Precepts of the Church
    • 4.11.1 The Precepts of the Church In General
    • 4.11.2 The First Precept of the Church
    • 4.11.3 The Second Precept of the Church
    • 4.11.4 The Third Precept of the Church
    • 4.11.5 The Fourth Precept of the Church
    • 4.11.6 The Fifth Precept of the Church
• 5 On the Virtues and Vices
  • 5.1 Theological Virtues
    • 5.1.1 On Faith
    • 5.1.2 The Mysteries of Faith
    • 5.1.3 On Holy Scripture
    • 5.1.4 On Tradition
    • 5.1.5 On Hope
    • 5.1.6 On Charity
  • 5.2 On The Cardinal Virtues
  • 5.3 The Gifts of the Holy Ghost
  • 5.4 The Beatitudes
  • 5.5 The Main Kinds of Sins
  • 5.6 The Vices and other Very Grievous Sins

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