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Abbreviations Used for the Books of the Bible

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General Abbreviations

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Overview

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Catholic Prayers and Devotions

1
Chapter 1:
In the Beginning

1a
Chapter Planning Guide

1c
Chapter Objectives

1c
Keys to this Chapter

1d
Key Ideas

2
Introduction

3
What Catholics Believe About the Bible

4
The Bible Is Sacred Literature

4
The Bible Reveals History from God’s Point of View

5
The Literal and Spiritual Senses of the Bible

6
Sidebar: How the Bible Was Written

7
Religious Truth, Not Scientific Truth

9
God Created the World

10
Sidebar: Is It True?

11
Creation as the Work of the Blessed Trinity

12
Sidebar: Creation and Evolution

13
Image and Likeness

15
God Made Them Male and Female

16
Sidebar: Charity and Chastity

17
The Original State of Man

18
The Creation of Angels

18
Sidebar: Prayer to One’s Guardian Angel

19
Satan and the Fallen Angels

20
Original Sin

21
The Consequences of Original Sin

22
Original Sin Affects All of Humanity

23
Sidebar: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

24
Sin and Our Need for Redemption

25
Conclusion

26
Supplementary Reading

27
Vocabulary

29
Study Questions

30
Practical Exercises

31
From the Catechism

35
Chapter 2:
Preparing for the Messiah

35a
Chapter Planning Guide

35c
Chapter Objectives

35c
Keys to this Chapter

35d
Key Ideas

36
Introduction

36
God’s Promise of Redemption

38
Sidebar: The Meaning of “Redemption”

39
The Proliferation of Sin

39
Cain and Abel

40
The Flood

40
The Tower of Babel

41
The Covenants Prepare God’s People for Redemption

41
God’s Covenant with Noah

43
God’s Covenant with Abraham

44
Sidebar: How the Old Testament Covenants Foreshadow the Redemption

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God’s Covenant with Moses

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Entrusted with God’s Promises

49
Sidebar: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

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The Promise to David

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Promises Made Through the Prophets

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Prophecy of Redemption: The “Suffering Servant” of Isaiah

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Sidebar: Christ, the Suffering Servant

54
Conclusion

55
Supplementary Reading

57
Vocabulary

57
Long-term Assignment

60
Study Questions

61
Practical Exercises

61
From the Catechism

63
Chapter 3:
The Promise of Redemption Is Fulfilled in Christ

63a
Chapter Planning Guide

63c
Chapter Objectives

63c
Keys to this Chapter

63d
Key Ideas

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Introduction

65
The Annunciation

66
Sidebar: “Full of Grace” Exempted from Original Sin

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St. Joseph’s Dream

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“Prepare the Way of the Lord”

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Why the Word Became Flesh

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The Word Became Flesh to Reconcile Us to God

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The Word Became Flesh to Manifest God’s Love

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The Word Became Flesh to Offer a Model of Holiness

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Sidebar: Holiness: Meditating on the Passion

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The Word Became Flesh to Allow Us a Share in Divine Life

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Sidebar: St. Charles Borromeo

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The Word Became Flesh to Defeat the Devil

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Christ’s Entire Life Was a Mystery of Redemption

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Christ’s Poverty Is a Lesson in Detachment

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Christ’s Hidden Life Teaches Us Obedience

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Christ’s Preached Word Is Redemptive

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In His Divine Mercy, Christ “Bore Our Infirmities”

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We are Justified in Christ

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Sidebar: Justified by Faith and Works

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Christ’s Entire Life Reveals the Father

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Conclusion

85
Supplementary Reading

86
Vocabulary

88
Study Questions

89
Practical Exercises

89
From the Catechism

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Chapter 4:
The Light of the World: Redemption Revealed

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Chapter Planning Guide

93c
Chapter Objectives

93c
Keys to this Chapter

93d
Key Ideas

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Introduction

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The Baptism of Christ

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Temptation in the Wilderness

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The Miracle at Cana

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The Proclamation of the Kingdom

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The Kingdom of God Announced Through His Works

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The Kingdom of God Announced Through Parables

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Sidebar: The Parable as a Light to Conscience

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Sidebar: Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven

104
The “Light” of the Transfiguration

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Sidebar: St. Francis de Sales

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The Institution of the Eucharist

108
The “New Passover”

109
“Love One Another”

110
Memorial and Anticipation

111
Conclusion

112
Supplementary Reading

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Vocabulary

113
Long-term Assignment

115
Study Questions

116
Practical Exercises

116
From the Catechism

119
Chapter 5:
Redemption Through the Paschal Mystery

119a
Chapter Planning Guide

119c
Chapter Objectives

119c
Keys to this Chapter

119d
Key Ideas

120
Introduction

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Sidebar: The Death of Christ: Who Is Guilty?

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The Passion of Christ: Love in Action

123
The Agony in the Garden

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The Suffering Servant: Christ Is Tried and Tortured

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Kenosis Revisited: “. . . even death on a cross”

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The Significance of Christ’s Resurrection

133
Our Participation in the Mystery of Redemption

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The Sacraments as Sources of Sanctifying Grace

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Sidebar: The Seven Sacraments

136
The Redemptive Meaning of the Ascension

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Sidebar: St. Joan of Arc

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Conclusion

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Supplementary Reading

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Vocabulary

145
Study Questions

146
Practical Exercises

147
From the Catechism

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Chapter 6:
Our Response to the Gift of Redemption

151a
Chapter Planning Guide

151e
Chapter Objectives

151e
Keys to this Chapter

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Key Ideas

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Introduction

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God’s Desire for Us: Happiness and Holiness

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God Created Us for Happiness

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God Calls Us to Holiness

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Redemption, Grace, and Free Will

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Sidebar: Objective and Subjective Redemption

156
Practicing the Theological Virtues

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Theological Virtues

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Natural and Supernatural Virtues

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Sidebar: Aids and Marks of Christian Virtues: The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit

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The Imitation of Christ

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Living Out God’s Call to Holiness

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Conversion and Conscience

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Leading a Moral Life

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Holiness in and Through the Church

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Working Toward the Kingdom

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Love of Neighbor and Service to the Needy

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Evangelization: Witnesses for Christ

166
Stewardship

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Sidebar: The Decalogue: The Ten Commandments of God

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Sidebar: The Beatitudes: Road Map to Eternal Happiness

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Sidebar: The Precepts of the Church

169
The Last Things

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Parousia and Judgment

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Sidebar: St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

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Hell

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Purgatory

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Heaven

174
Conclusion

175
Supplementary Reading

177
Vocabulary

177
Long-term Assignment

180
Study Questions

181
Practical Exercises

182
From the Catechism

185
Chapter 7:
Prayer in the Life of a Believer

185a
Chapter Planning Guide

185c
Chapter Objectives

185c
Keys to this Chapter

185d
Key Ideas

186
Introduction

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Prayer Is a Dialogue with God

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Sidebar: Saintly Pray-ers

188
Scripture as a Source of Prayer

189
Scripture in the Liturgy of the Word

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Scripture in the Liturgy of the Hours

191
Sidebar: Reflections on the Hail Mary from the Catechism of the Catholic Church

192
Lectio Divina

193
Expressions of Prayer

194
Forms of Prayer

196
Difficulties in Prayer

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Temptations in Prayer

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The Model of Perfect Prayer

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“Our Father . . .”

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“hallowed be thy name . . .”

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“Thy kingdom come . . .”

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“Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven . . .”

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“Give us this day our daily bread . . .”

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“and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors . . .”

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“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one . . .”

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“Amen.”

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Conclusion

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Sidebar: St. Benedict of Nursia

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Supplementary Reading

206
Vocabulary

207
Study Questions

208
Practical Exercises

209
From the Catechism

213
Appendix:
Challenges to Faith in the Redemption

213a
Chapter Planning Guide

213b
Chapter Objectives

213b
Keys to this Chapter

213b
Key Ideas

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1. Why would God the Father allow his Son, Jesus, to suffer and die the way he did (CCC 599–609)?

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2. Why are followers of Jesus Christ sometimes so willing to make sacrifices and to accept pain and suffering, especially in witness to Christ and their faith?

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3. Isn’t making sacrifices and enduring suffering a sign of weakness (CCC 1808, 1831)?

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4. In the end, isn’t it really only the final result that matters?

STUDENT WORKBOOK

Student Workbook

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Chapter One

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

RESOURCE MATERIALS

Chapter Tests

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Chapter One

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

Chapter Quizzes

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Chapter One

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

Vocabulary Reviews

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Chapter One

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Chapter Two

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Chapter Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven