num_pages: 347
description: The famous Catechetical Lectures of Cyril archbishop of Jerusalem are a series of 23 addresses St. Cyril gave in the fourth century to new believers preparing for baptism. The last five lectures concerning the mysteries are addressed to the newly baptized Christians in preparation for their first Holy Communion. The Catechetical Lectures are an invaluable resource for the teachings of the early church when teaching the doctrines of Christianity to outsiders was forbidden. The contents are as follows: Procatechesis or prologue I. Introductory II. On sin and repentance III. On BaptismIV. On the ten points of doctrine a short account of the faith V. On FaithVI. The Creed: I Believe in One GodVII. The FatherVIII. Almighty IX. Maker of Heaven and Earth and of All Things Visible and Invisible X. And in One Lord Jesus Christ XI. The Only-Begotten Son of God Begotten of the Father Very God Before All Ages by Whom All Things Were MadeXII. Incarnate and Made Man XIII. Crucified and Buried XIV. And Rose Again from the Dead on the Third Day and Ascended into the Heavens and Sat on the Right Hand of the Father XV. And Shall Come in Glory to Judge the Quick and the Dead; Of Whose Kingdom There Shall Be No End XVI. And in One Holy Ghost the Comforter Which Spake in the Prophets XVII. On the Holy Ghost. XVIII. And in One Holy Catholic Church and in the Resurrection of the Flesh and the Life Everlasting. XIX. (On the Mysteries I.) Renunciation of SatanXX. (On the Mysteries II.) On Baptism XXI. (On the Mysteries III.) On Chrism XXII. (On the Mysteries IV.) On the Body and Blood of Christ XXIII. (On the Mysteries V.) On the Sacred Liturgy and CommunionThis book was formatted for Kindle based on a public domain text which is freely available online. Hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes are included.
language: English
title: The Catechetical Lectures of St. Cyril of Jerusalem
publisher: None