Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 / An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine for the Use of / Sunday-School Teachers and Advanced Classes

by Thomas L. Kinkead

Lesson 8

268. What do you mean by Our Lord's "Passion"? 269. When did it begin and when did it end? 270. Give an account of Our Lord's Passion. 271. Where was Gethsemani or the Garden of Olives? 272. Who went into it with Our Lord? 273. What did Our Lord do in this garden? 274. What else happened there? 275. What caused Our Lord's sufferings in the garden? 276. Why could Christ's body suffer greater pain than ours? 277. What do we mean by the "agony in the garden"? 278. Who betrayed Our Lord? 279. How did the Jews act unjustly in the trial of Our Lord? 280. What was the "scourging at the pillar"? 281. What was the "crowning with thorns"? 282. What happened at the death of Our Lord? 283. Where was Calvary? 284. Why were no criminals put to death in Jerusalem? 285. How was the temple of Jerusalem divided? 286. What was the "Holy of Holies"? 287. What was the "Ark of the Covenant," and what did it contain? 288. Of what were the ark and its contents figures? 289. What was the veil of the temple? 290. Why was this veil rent asunder at the death of Our Lord? 291. What does Calvary mean? 292. Why was Our Lord crucified between thieves? 293. Why do we call one of these the "penitent thief"? 294. Why did Christ suffer more than was necessary? 295. What is a sepulchre? 296. How was Our Lord buried? 297. What did the Jews count the beginning and the end of their day? 298. Was the Jewish religion ever the true religion? 299. What is a miracle? 300. What does a miracle prove? 301. What miracles did Our Lord perform? 302. What was His greatest? 303. What are the qualities of a glorified body? 304. Show that Our Lord's body had all these qualities. 305. What was the "Transfiguration of Our Lord"? Describe it. 306. Who were present at it? 307. What happened on the way to Emmaus? 308. What benefit is derived from Thomas the Apostle doubting the resurrection of Our Lord? 309. Will all who rise on the last day have glorified bodies? 310. What does the "stigmata of Our Lord" mean? 311. Did anyone ever have it? 312. Was Our Lord visible to everyone during the forty days after His resurrection? 313. About how many times and to whom did He appear during the forty days? 314. Describe Our Lord's Ascension. 315. Did Christ always live at Bethlehem?

Lesson 9

316. Did the Holy Ghost ever appear? 317. When and under what forms? 318. What does Whitsunday mean? 319. What does Pentecost mean? 320. What effect did the coming of the Holy Ghost have upon the Apostles? 321. How many temples had the Jews? 322. What was a "synagogue"? 323. What was done in the synagogues? 324. How did the synagogues differ from the temple? 325. What did the feast of the Pasch or Passover commemorate? 326. Give a short history of Moses. 327. How did the Israelites come to be in Egypt? 328. Give an account of their sufferings in Egypt. 329. How were they delivered or liberated? 330. Give a short account of Joseph and his family. 331. Why did Joseph's brothers wish to put him to death? 332. What did they do to hide their crime? 333. What did the King of Egypt dream? 334. What did his dream mean? 335. What do we learn from the life of Joseph in Egypt? 336. How was Moses saved on the bank of the Nile? 337. What was the "burning bush" that Moses saw? 338. Why did God command Moses to remove his shoes before coming to the "burning bush"? 339. Who went with Moses to deliver the Israelites? 340. What signs did God give to Moses to show King Pharao? 341. What did the king's magicians do? 342. What were "the ten plagues of Egypt"? 343. Describe each plague. 344. Why did God send them? 345. What was the "Paschal Lamb"? 346. Of what was it a figure? 347. What happened to the Israelites and Egyptians at the Red Sea? 348. How long were the Israelites in the desert? 349. What was the "manna"? 350. Why were the Israelites so long in the desert? 351. What do you mean by the "gift of tongues"? 352. Why did God perform more miracles in the first ages of the Church than now? 353. How and where was St. Peter put to death? 354. How did the other Apostles die? 355. St. Paul? 356. What did the Apostles prove by suffering death for their faith?

Lesson 10

357. What do we mean by an effect? 358. What does "supernatural" mean? 359. What is merit? 360. What is a virtue? 361. What is a vice? 362. Does habit excuse us for the sins committed through it? 363. When will habit excuse us for the sin? 364. Why do we believe revealed truths? 365. Who is our neighbor? 366. What example did Our Lord give to explain this? 367. How do we love our neighbor as ourselves? 368. Why should we love our neighbor? 369. Can we merit the grace of perseverance?

Lesson 11

370. When did men begin to speak different languages? 371. Who were the prophets? 372. Give a short history of religion before the time of Christ. 373. What are the chief works of the Church? 374. Why are our churches holy? 375. What are the catacombs, and why were they made? 376. What are altar stones? 377. Why are relics placed in them? 378. How many general persecutions of the Church were there? 379. Tell what you know of these persecutions. 380. What lessons do we learn from the sufferings of the early Christians? 381. Who are "lawful pastors"? 382. Could anyone be Pope without being Bishop of Rome? 383. What does "vicar" mean? 384. Why are Catholics called Roman? 385. How could a Protestant be saved?

Lesson 12

386. What is an attribute? 387. What is authority? 388. Why is it sinful to resist lawful authority? 389. What does "cathedra" mean? 390. Why is the bishop's church called cathedral? 391. How do we know when the Pope speaks "ex cathedra"? 392. What is required that the Pope may so speak? 393. Is the Pope infallible in everything he says? 394. What do you mean by "faith and morals"? 395. How many Popes from St. Peter to Pius XI? 396. Why should we have the greatest respect for the opinions of the Holy Father on any subject? 397. Why must the Pope sometimes speak on political matters? 398. Can the Pope commit sin? 399. What do we mean by the "temporal power" of the Pope? 400. How did he acquire it, and how did he lose it? 401. Why has he need of it? 402. How is the "temporal power" useful to the Church? 403. What is "Peter's pence"? 404. Does the Church change its doctrines? 405. How can you show that the Church is one in government and doctrine? 406. What is the hierarchy of the Church? 407. Could a person be a Catholic and not believe all the Church teaches? 408. Why are Protestants so called? 409. Why does the Church use Latin as its language? 410. Why does the Church define some truths? 411. Does the Church by defining truths make new doctrines? 412. Give a short history of Luther. 413. Why was he cut off from the true Church? 414. Why did many follow him? 415. How did the first Protestants act towards the Church? 416. What foolish excuses do some give for not becoming Catholics? 417. Why must the true Church be visible? 418. Who are heathens? 419. Who were the "publicans" mentioned by Our Lord?