CATHOLIC SCRIPTURE MEMORY
RSV Second Catholic Edition
EUCHARIST
CCC 1322-1419
John 6:53-54
"So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.'"
John 6:55
"For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed."
1 Corinthians 11:27
"Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord."
Luke 22:19
"This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
1 Corinthians 10:16
"The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ?"
BAPTISM
CCC 1213-1284
John 3:5
"Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'"
Romans 6:3-4
"Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."
1 Peter 3:21
"Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
Acts 2:38
"And Peter said to them, 'Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
Colossians 2:11-12
"In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ; and you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God."
FAITH & WORKS
CCC 1814-1816, 1987-2029
James 2:24
"You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone."
James 2:17
"So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead."
James 2:14
"What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?"
Philippians 2:12-13
"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."
Matthew 25:34-36, 41-43
"Then the King will say... 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom... for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink...' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed... for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink.'"
CHURCH & PETER
CCC 551-553, 765-870, 880-887
Matthew 16:18-19
"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
1 Timothy 3:15
"If I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth."
John 21:15-17
"When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?' He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.' He said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' A second time... 'Tend my sheep.' He said to him the third time... 'Feed my sheep.'"
Luke 10:16
"He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
CONFESSION
CCC 1422-1498
John 20:23
"If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
James 5:16
"Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects."
2 Corinthians 5:18
"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation."
PERSEVERANCE
CCC 161-162, 1854-1864, 2016
Philippians 2:12-13
"Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."
Hebrews 6:4-6
"For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit... if they then commit apostasy."
Hebrews 10:26-27
"For if we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment."
1 Corinthians 9:27
"But I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified."
Matthew 24:13
"But he who endures to the end will be saved."
Galatians 5:4
"You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace."
MARY
CCC 484-511, 963-975, 2617-2619
Luke 1:28
"And he came to her and said, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!'"
Luke 1:42
"And she exclaimed with a loud cry, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!'"
Luke 1:48
"For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed."
John 2:5
"His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you.'"
John 19:26-27
"When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!'"
COMMUNION OF SAINTS
Hebrews 12:1
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us."
Revelation 5:8
"And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."
Revelation 8:3-4
"And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne."
1 Timothy 2:1
"First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men."
TRADITION
CCC 75-83, 95-100
2 Thessalonians 2:15
"So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter."
2 Timothy 2:2
"And what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."
1 Corinthians 11:2
"I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you."
John 21:25
"But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written."
PURGATORY
CCC 1030-1032
1 Corinthians 3:13-15
"Each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done... If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire."
Matthew 5:26
"Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny."
Matthew 12:32
"And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."
2 Maccabees 12:46
"Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin."
CHRISTIAN IDENTITY
CCC 782, 866, 1265-1270, 1692
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come."
Galatians 3:26-27
"For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ."
1 Peter 2:9
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
John 1:12
"But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God."
Ephesians 4:4-6
"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all."
GREATEST COMMANDMENTS
CCC 849, 1823, 1970, 2055, 2083-2195
Matthew 22:37-39
"And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"
John 13:34-35
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
Matthew 28:19-20
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
THE BEATITUDES
Matthew 5:3-12
CCC 1716-1717
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven."
FRUITS & GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."
CCC 1832
The 12 Fruits: Love • Joy • Peace • Patience • Kindness • Goodness • Faithfulness • Gentleness • Self-Control • Generosity • Modesty • Chastity
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Isaiah 11:2
"And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD."
CCC 1831
The 7 Gifts: Wisdom • Understanding • Counsel • Fortitude • Knowledge • Piety • Fear of the Lord
GRACE & COOPERATION
CCC 307, 1996-2005, 2630
2 Corinthians 6:1
"Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain."
1 Corinthians 15:10
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me."
2 Peter 1:10
"Therefore, brethren, be the more zealous to confirm your call and election, for if you do this you will never fall."
1 Corinthians 3:9
"For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building."
Romans 8:26-27
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words."
All Scripture quotations from RSV Second Catholic Edition