hip" mean?
A. "Worship" means to give divine honor by acts such as the offering of
prayer or sacrifice.

Q. 156. {10} How shall we know the things which we are to believe?
A. We shall know the things which we are to believe from the Catholic
Church, through which God speaks to us.

Q. 157. What do we mean by the "Church, through which God speaks to us"?
A. By the "Church, through which God speaks to us," we mean the
"teaching Church"; that is, the Pope, Bishops, and priests, whose duty
it is to instruct us in the truths and practices of our religion.

Q. 158. {11} Where shall we find the chief truths which the Church
teaches?
A. We shall find the chief truths which the Church teaches in the
Apostles' Creed.

Q. 159. If we shall find only the "chief truths" in the Apostles' Creed,
where shall we find the remaining truths?
A. We shall find the remaining truths of our Faith in the religious
writings and preachings that have been sanctioned by the authority of
the Church.

Q. 160. Name some sacred truths not mentioned in the Apostles' Creed.
A. In the Apostles' Creed there is no mention of the Real Presence of
Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist, nor of the Infallibility of the Pope,
nor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nor of some
other truths that we are bound to believe.

Q. 161. {12} Say the Apostles' Creed.
A. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the
Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell: the third day
He arose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the
right hand of God, the Father Almighty: from thence He shall come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy
Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

LESSON SECOND.
ON GOD AND HIS PERFECTIONS.

Q. 162. What is a perfection?
A. A perfection is any good quality a thing should have. A thing is
perfect when it has all the good qualities it should have.

Q. 163. {13} What is God?
A. God is a spirit infinitely perfect.

Q. 164. What do we mean when we say God is "infinitely perfect"?
A. When we say God is "infinitely perfect" we mean there is no limit or
bounds to His perfection; for He possesses all good qualities in