Catechismus Catholicae Ecclesiae
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Quick reference to its structure and paragraph numbers
A Prologue and four Parts: what we believe, how we celebrate it, how we live it, and how we pray.
Numbers are paragraph (¶) ranges.
Prologue
Introduction
- ¶ 1–3The life of man: to know and love God
- ¶ 4–10Handing on the faith: catechesis
- ¶ 11–25Aim, audience and structure of the Catechism
Part One · ¶ 26–1065
The Profession of Faith
- ¶ 26–184Section One: "I believe," "We believe"
- ¶ 50–141Revelation, Tradition and Scripture
- ¶ 185–1065Section Two: the Creed, article by article
- ¶ 199–421God the Father, creation, the Fall
- ¶ 422–682Jesus Christ: Incarnation to Second Coming
- ¶ 683–1065Holy Spirit, Church, communion of saints, resurrection, eternal life
Part Two · ¶ 1066–1690
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery
- ¶ 1066–1209Section One: the sacramental economy
- ¶ 1210–1690Section Two: the seven sacraments
- ¶ 1213–1321Baptism and Confirmation
- ¶ 1322–1419The Eucharist
- ¶ 1420–1532Healing: Penance, Anointing of the Sick
- ¶ 1533–1666Service: Holy Orders, Matrimony
- ¶ 1667–1690Sacramentals and Christian funerals
Part Three · ¶ 1691–2557
Life in Christ
- ¶ 1691–2051Section One: our vocation, life in the Spirit
- ¶ 1716–1876Beatitudes, freedom, conscience, virtue, sin
- ¶ 1877–1948The human community
- ¶ 1949–2051Moral law, grace, the Church as teacher
- ¶ 2052–2557Section Two: the Ten Commandments
- ¶ 2083–2195Commandments 1–3: love of God
- ¶ 2196–2557Commandments 4–10: love of neighbor
Part Four · ¶ 2558–2865
Christian Prayer
- ¶ 2558–2758Section One: prayer in the Christian life
- ¶ 2759–2865Section Two: the Lord's Prayer
- ¶ 2566–2649How prayer is revealed in Scripture
- ¶ 2777–2802"Our Father who art in heaven"
- ¶ 2650–2696The tradition of prayer
- ¶ 2803–2854The seven petitions
- ¶ 2697–2758Vocal prayer, meditation, contemplation
- ¶ 2855–2865The final doxology and "Amen"