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PROLOGUE

I - THE LIFE OF MAN - TO KNOW AND LOVE GOD

II - HANDING ON THE FAITH - CATECHESIS

III - THE AIM AND INTENDED READERSHIP OF THE CATECHISM

IV - STRUCTURE OF THE CATECHISM

V - PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS CATECHISM

VI - NECESSARY ADAPTATIONS

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