To Be a Christian: The Anglican Catechism in a Year

Today is day 161 and we are on the section on the Lord's Prayer.

161. Why should you learn the Lord’s Prayer?

I should learn the Lord’s Prayer because Jesus taught it to his disciples as both a pra…

Today is day 160 and we are on the section on the Lord's Prayer.

160. What is the prayer our Lord Jesus taught his disciples to pray?

The traditional version of the Lord’s Prayer is this:

Our Fath…

Today is day 159 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

159. When should you pray?

I should pray at regular times throughout each day, with fellow Christians for prayer and worship, and whene…

Today is day 158 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

158. What should you pray?

I should pray the Lord’s Prayer, the Psalms, the collected prayers of the Church, and my own prayers as the …

Today is day 157 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

157. Why should you pray?

I should pray because God calls me to do so, because I was made for fellowship with him, because I need the h…

Today is day 156 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

156. How can you have fellowship with God?

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, and union with him by the Holy Spirit, I have f…

Today is day 155 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

155. What should you seek in prayer?

In prayer, I should seek not only God’s provision for my needs, but fellowship with God, who made …

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Today is day 154 and we are on the section Concerning Prayer.

154. What is prayer?

Prayer is turning my heart toward God, to listen and to speak with him. (Psalms 84; 123; Matthew 7:7–11; John 17:1…

Today is day 153 and we are studying The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

153. What grace does God give in the anointing of the sick?

God gives healing, strength, and peace, either for recovery …

Today is day 152 and we are studying The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

152. What is the anointing of the sick?

Through prayer and anointing with oil, the minister invokes God’s blessing upon …

Today is day 151 and we are studying The Sacrament of Absolution.

151. What is necessary to receive the grace of absolution?

Repentance, in which I intend to resist further sin, accept responsibili…

Today is day 150 and we are studying The Sacrament of Absolution.

150. What grace does God give to you in absolution?

In absolution, God conveys his pardon through the Cross, removes and cancels my…

Today is day 149 and we are studying The Sacrament of Absolution.

149. What is absolution?

In absolution, a priest, acting under God’s authority, pronounces God’s forgiveness in response to repenta…

Today is day 148 and we are studying The Sacrament of Marriage.

148. What grace does God give in marriage?

In Christian marriage, God unites husband and wife and blesses their common life, that the…

Today is day 147 and we are studying The Sacrament of Marriage.

147. What is signified in marriage?

The union of husband and wife in one flesh signifies the communion between Christ, the heavenly b…

Today is day 146 and we are studying The Sacrament of Marriage.

146. What is Christian marriage?

Christian marriage, or Holy Matrimony, is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, uniting t…

Today is day 145 and we are studying The Sacrament of Ordination.

144. What is the work of deacons?

Serving Christ under their bishops, deacons care for those in need, assist in public worship, and…

Today is day 144 and we are studying The Sacrament of Ordination.

144. What is the work of priests?

Serving Christ with their bishops, priests (or presbyters) nurture God’s people through the minis…

Today is day 143 and we are studying The Sacrament of Ordination.

143. What is the work of bishops?

Bishops represent and serve Christ and the Church as chief pastors, catechists, and missionaries …