Catholic Essentials

The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy

  • To feed the hungry
  • To give drink to the thirsty
  • To clothe the naked
  • To shelter the homeless
  • To care for the sick
  • To visit the imprisoned
  • To bury the dead


The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy

  • To share knowledge
  • To give advice to those who need it
  • To comfort the suffering
  • To be patient with others
  • To forgive those who hurt you
  • To give correction to those who need it
  • To pray for the living and the dead


The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

  • Wisdom
  • Understanding
  • Counsel
  • Fortitude
  • Knowledge
  • Piety
  • Fear of the Lord


Fruits of the Holy Spirit

  • Charity
  • Joy
  • Peace
  • Patience
  • Goodness
  • Kindness
  • Generosity
  • Gentleness
  • Faithfulness
  • Modesty
  • Self-Control
  • Chastity

The 3 Theological Virtues

  • Faith
  • Hope
  • Love (Charity)


The 4 Cardinal Virtues

  • Prudence
  • Justice
  • Fortitude
  • Temperance


Four Marks of the Catholic Church

  1. One
  2. Holy
  3. Catholic
  4. Apostolic


The Ten Commandments

  1. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's day
  4. Honor your father and your mother
  5. You shall not kill
  6. You shall not commit adultery
  7. You shall not steal
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
  9. You shall not desire your neighbor's wife
  10. You shall not desire your neighbor's goods


The Beatitudes

  1. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven
  2. Blessed are the meek: for they shall posses the land
  3. Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted
  4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill
  5. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy
  6. Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God
  7. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God
  8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven


The Stations of the Cross

  1. Jesus is Condemned to Die
  2. Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
  3. Jesus Falls the First Time
  4. Jesus Meets His Mother
  5. Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
  6. Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face
  7. Jesus Falls the Second Time
  8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
  9. Jesus Falls the Third Time
  10. Jesus is Stripped
  11. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
  12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
  13. Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
  14. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb


The 7 Last Words of Christ

  1. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34)
  2. Amen I say to you: This day you shall be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:43)
  3. Woman, behold your son. . . .Behold your mother. (John 19:26-27)
  4. My God, My God, why have You forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46)
  5. I thirst. (John 19:28)
  6. It is finished. (John 19:30)
  7. Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit. (Luke 23:46)


Precepts of the Church

  1. Assist at Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, doing no unnecessary work on those days.
  2. Confess serious sins at least once a year.
  3. Receive Holy Communion frequently and, at a minimum, during the Easter Season.
  4. Fast and abstain on appointed days and times.
  5. Contribute to the support of the Church.
  6. Observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage and give religious training to one’s children by word, example, and use of parish schools or religious education programs.
  7. Join the missionary spirit and work of the Church.