Need Help with Catechism

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I found a chart online that can be used to read Scriptures and Catechism in a year. I have set out many times trying to read the Bible in a year but always give up. My heart wasn’t in it. My heart has changed. I feel I really need to start reading the Catechism. I will be using one from online for now till I can afford to buy one. vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Is the Prologue started with in figuring out what numbers you read? First day I read 1-10. Is this with the Prologue or do I start with Part 1?

Dianna
 
Never mind LOL I looked at the chart wrong, day one is the intro and that answers my question lol
 
TwinMommy said:
Never mind LOL I looked at the chart wrong, day one is the intro and that answers my question lol
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Happy to help. 😃

Yeah, the numbers refer to paragraph numbers, not page numbers or section numbers. That’s how most Catholic documents work. It’s one of those things I know I sometimes take for granted that everyone knows. :o

The Catechism is also available online here and here. I find those two sites to be a bit more easily navigable than the version on the Vatican website. So you might check them out and see which one you like best.
 
TwinMommy said:
I found a chart online that can be used to read Scriptures and Catechism in a year. I have set out many times trying to read the Bible in a year but always give up. My heart wasn’t in it. My heart has changed. I feel I really need to start reading the Catechism. I will be using one from online for now till I can afford to buy one. vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Is the Prologue started with in figuring out what numbers you read? First day I read 1-10. Is this with the Prologue or do I start with Part 1?

Dianna
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Ditto! Although I have read the Bible daily for years, I just can’t seem to get through some of the books.

Bob
 
Joe_5859 said:
Happy to help. 😃

Yeah, the numbers refer to paragraph numbers, not page numbers or section numbers. That’s how most Catholic documents work. It’s one of those things I know I sometimes take for granted that everone knows. :o

The Catechism is also available online here and here. I find those two sites to be a bit more easily navigable than the version on the Vatican website. So you might check them out and see which one you like best.
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Thanks for the links, Joe.

Bob
 
TwinMommy said:
I found a chart online that can be used to read Scriptures and Catechism in a year. I have set out many times trying to read the Bible in a year but always give up. My heart wasn’t in it. My heart has changed. I feel I really need to start reading the Catechism. I will be using one from online for now till I can afford to buy one. vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Is the Prologue started with in figuring out what numbers you read? First day I read 1-10. Is this with the Prologue or do I start with Part 1?

Dianna
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Also try the library–they may have it in book form.
 
Slowride said:
Ditto! Although I have read the Bible daily for years, I just can’t seem to get through some of the books.

Bob
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Yeah some books are very hard to get through. There are a number of books in the OT that I have never made it to.
 
Joe_5859 said:
Happy to help. 😃

Yeah, the numbers refer to paragraph numbers, not page numbers or section numbers. That’s how most Catholic documents work. It’s one of those things I know I sometimes take for granted that everyone knows. :o

The Catechism is also available online here and here. I find those two sites to be a bit more easily navigable than the version on the Vatican website. So you might check them out and see which one you like best.
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I really like how the second one is done thank you.

Why does the yearly reading start in Oct? Didn’t know that till I signed up a few seconds ago to get it in my email.
 
TwinMommy said:
I really like how the second one is done thank you.

Why does the yearly reading start in Oct? Didn’t know that till I signed up a few seconds ago to get it in my email.
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Pope Benedict called for a “Year of Faith” to be celebrated from October 11, 2012 through November 24, 2013. As this year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council and also the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism, he encouraged people to read the documents of Vatican II and the Catechism during this year.

Flocknote is trying to help people take on that challenge through their daily emails, which started on October 11th of last year. My guess is that it is far less complicated to send out an identical mass email to all subscribers than to independently email individuals based on when they signed up.

I found this website which is also doing the read-through-the-Catechism-in-a-year, but has archives from the beginning of the Year of Faith. They also follow the same reading plan as the Coming Home Network (which is where I assume you found the pamphlet you referred to in the OP). You could bookmark that site and go back everyday and the links are all right there to the right paragraph numbers.
 
Joe_5859 said:
Pope Benedict called for a “Year of Faith” to be celebrated from October 11, 2012 through November 24, 2013. As this year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council and also the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism, he encouraged people to read the documents of Vatican II and the Catechism during this year.

Flocknote is trying to help people take on that challenge through their daily emails, which started on October 11th of last year. My guess is that it is far less complicated to send out an identical mass email to all subscribers than to independently email individuals based on when they signed up.

I found this website which is also doing the read-through-the-Catechism-in-a-year, but has archives from the beginning of the Year of Faith. They also follow the same reading plan as the Coming Home Network (which is where I assume you found the pamphlet you referred to in the OP). You could bookmark that site and go back everyday and the links are all right there to the right paragraph numbers.
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Thank you for the site link. Is the Catechism not read all the way through every year?
 
TwinMommy said:
Thank you for the site link. Is the Catechism not read all the way through every year?
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No, there is no mandated universal reading plan. 🙂

Just like reading the Bible, it’s a good thing to do, but the Church doesn’t specify what devotional reading we have to do every day. A lot of places have been encouraging reading the Catechism this year specifically for the Year of Faith.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t read it some other year – or even once a year every year.
 
Joe_5859 said:
No, there is no mandated universal reading plan. 🙂

Just like reading the Bible, it’s a good thing to do, but the Church doesn’t specify what devotional reading we have to do every day. A lot of places have been encouraging reading the Catechism this year specifically for the Year of Faith.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t read it some other year – or even once a year every year.
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I am pretty limited on time since my mom is here. I want to dig into it so much. There are tons of websites I want to read and so on. I am so hungry to learn as much as I can.
 
TwinMommy said:
I am pretty limited on time since my mom is here. I want to dig into it so much. There are tons of websites I want to read and so on. I am so hungry to learn as much as I can.
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That’s great! There’s so much great stuff out there. Just dive in! 🙂
 
Joe_5859 said:
😃 Too true. There’s no shortage of material to read.
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I am overwhelmed by the amount of sites pack full of so many things. Trying not to put pressure on myself to read everything. I know as time goes on I will be guided to read what I need to. My prayer book and Catechism books should be here Thursday!! WOO HOO!!! :extrahappy:
 
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