On the Catechising of the Uninstructed

Augustine of Hippo, On the Catechising of the Uninstructed. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 3 (Schaff, 1887), public domain.

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On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 1 — How Augustin Writes in Answer to a Favor Asked by a Deacon of Carthage. 1. You have requested me, brother Deogratias, to send you in writing something which might be of service to you in the matter of catechising the…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 2 — Chapter 2.—How It Often Happens that a Discourse Which Gives Pleasure to the Hearer is Distasteful to the Speaker; And What Explanation is to Be Offered of that Fact. 3. But as regards the idea thus privately…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 3 — Of the Full Narration to Be Employed in Catechising. 5. The narration is full when each person is catechised in the first instance from what is written in the text, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4 — That the Great Reason for the Advent of Christ Was the Commendation of Love. 7. Moreover, what greater reason is apparent for the advent of the Lord than that God might show His love in us, commending it powerfully,…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 5 — That the Person Who Comes for Catechetical Instruction is to Be Examined with Respect to His Views, on Desiring to Become a Christian. Chapter 5.—That the Person Who Comes for Catechetical Instruction is to Be…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 6 — Chapter 6.—Of the Way to Commence the Catechetical Instruction, and of the Narration of Facts from the History of the World’s Creation on to the Present Times of the Church. 10. But if it happens that his answer is…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 7 — Of the Exposition of the Resurrection, the Judgment, and Other Subjects, Which Should Follow This Narration. Chapter 7.—Of the Exposition of the Resurrection, the Judgment, and Other Subjects, Which Should Follow…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 8 — Of the Method to Be Pursued in Catechising Those Who Have Had a Liberal Education. Chapter 8.—Of the Method to Be Pursued in Catechising Those Who Have Had a Liberal Education. 12. But there is another case which…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 9 — Of the Method in Which Grammarians and Professional Speakers are to Be Dealt with. Chapter 9.—Of the Method in Which Grammarians and Professional Speakers are to Be Dealt with. 13. There are also some who come from…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 10 — Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and of Various Causes Producing Weariness in the Catechumen. Chapter 10.—Of the Attainment of Cheerfulness in the Duty of Catechising, and of Various…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 11 — Of the Remedy for the Second Source of Weariness. 16. If, however, it is rather our desire to read or hear such things as are already prepared for our use and expressed in a superior style, and if the consequence is…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 12 — Of the Remedy for the Third Source of Weariness. 17. Once more, however, we often feel it very wearisome to go over repeatedly matters which are thoroughly familiar, and adapted (rather) to children. If this is the…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 13 — Of the Remedy for the Fourth Source of Weariness. 18. But in good truth it is a serious demand to make upon us, to continue discoursing on to the set limit when we fail to see our hearer in any degree moved; whether…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 14 — Of the Remedy Against the Fifth and Sixth Sources of Weariness. 20. If, again, your spirit has been broken by the necessity of giving up some other employment, on which, as the more requisite, you were now bent; and…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 15 — Of the Method in Which Our Address Should Be Adapted to Different Classes of Hearers. Chapter 15.—Of the Method in Which Our Address Should Be Adapted to Different Classes of Hearers. 23. But now, perhaps, you also…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 16 — A Specimen of a Catechetical Address; And First, the Case of a Catechumen with Worthy Views. Chapter 16.—A Specimen of a Catechetical Address; And First, the Case of a Catechumen with Worthy Views. 24. Nevertheless,…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 17 — The Specimen of Catechetical Discourse Continued, in Reference Specially to the Reproval of False Aims on the Catechumen’s Part. Chapter 17.—The Specimen of Catechetical Discourse Continued, in Reference Specially to…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 18 — Of What is to Be Believed on the Subject of the Creation of Man and Other Objects. Chapter 18.—Of What is to Be Believed on the Subject of the Creation of Man and Other Objects. 29. “Whereas, then, the omnipotent…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 19 — Of the Co-Existence of Good and Evil in the Church, and Their Final Separation. Chapter 19.—Of the Co-Existence of Good and Evil in the Church, and Their Final Separation. 31. “Neither ought we to be moved by the…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 20 — Of Israel’s Bondage in Egypt, Their Deliverance, and Their Passage Through the Red Sea. Chapter 20.—Of Israel’s Bondage in Egypt, Their Deliverance, and Their Passage Through the Red Sea. 34. “That people, then,…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 21 — Of the Babylonish Captivity, and the Things Signified Thereby. 37. “Howbeit, after the lapse of some generations, another type was presented, which bears very emphatically on the matter in hand. For that city was…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 22 — Of the Six Ages of the World. 39. “Five ages of the world, accordingly, having been now completed (there has entered the sixth). Of these ages the first is from the beginning of the human race, that is, from Adam,…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 23 — Of the Mission of the Holy Ghost Fifty Days After Christ’s Resurrection. 41. “Thereafter, having confirmed the disciples, and having sojourned with them forty days, He ascended up into heaven, as these same persons…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 24 — Of the Church in Its Likeness to a Vine Sprouting and Suffering Pruning. 44. “But that vine, which was spreading forth its fruitful shoots throughout the circle of lands, according as had been prophesied with regard…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 25 — Of Constancy in the Faith of the Resurrection. 46. “Therefore, brother, confirm yourself in the name and help of Him in whom you believe, so as to withstand the tongues of those who mock at our faith, in whose case…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 26 — Of the Formal Admission of the Catechumen, and of the Signs Therein Made Use of. Chapter 26.—Of the Formal Admission of the Catechumen, and of the Signs Therein Made Use of. 50. At the conclusion of this address the…vatican.va
On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 27 — Of the Prophecies of the Old Testament in Their Visible Fulfillment in the Church. Chapter 27.—Of the Prophecies of the Old Testament in Their Visible Fulfillment in the Church. 53. “For all those things, which at…vatican.va

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