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 Baptism
IV.
On the ten points of doctrine, a short account of the faith
V.
On Faith
VI.
The Creed: I Believe in One God
VII.
The Father
VIII.
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 Made
XII.
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 Satan
XX. (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 Communion
This book was formatted for Kindle based on a public domain text which is freely available online.
Hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes are included.
The contents are as follows:
Procatechesis, or prologue
I.
Introductory
II.
On sin and repentance
III.
On Baptism
IV.
On the ten points of doctrine, a short account of the faith
V.
On Faith
VI.
The Creed: I Believe in One God
VII.
The Father
VIII.
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 Made
XII.
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 Satan
XX. (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 Communion
This book was formatted for Kindle based on a public domain text which is freely available online.
Hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes are included.
