The Faith of Our Fathers
by James Gibbons
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Contents
- Preface To The Eleventh Edition
- Preface To The Forty-Seventh Edition
- Preface
- Preface To Eighty-Third Revised Edition
- Introduction
- The Blessed Trinity, The Incarnation, Etc
- The Unity Of The Church
- The Holiness Of The Church
- Catholicity
- Apostolicity
- Perpetuity Of The Church
- Infallible Authority Of The Church
- The Church And The Bible
- The Primacy Of Peter
- The Supremacy Of The Popes
- Infallibility Of The Popes
- Temporal Power Of The Popes
- The Invocation Of Saints
- Is It Lawful To Honor The Blessed Virgin Mary As A Saint, To Invoke Her As An Intercessor, And To Imitate Her As A Model
- Sacred Images
- Purgatory And Prayers For The Dead
- Civil And Religious Liberty
- Charges of Religious Persecution
- Grace—The Sacraments—Original Sin—Baptism—Its Necessity—Its Effects—Manner Of Baptizing
- The Sacrament Of Confirmation
- The Holy Eucharist
- Communion Under One Kind
- The Sacrifice Of The Mass
- The Use Of Religious Ceremonies Dictated By Right Reason
- Ceremonials Of The Mass
- The Sacrament Of Penance
- Indulgences
- Extreme Unction
- The Priesthood
- Celibacy Of The Clergy
- Matrimony