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Catechesis has to Reveal in all clarity the Joy and the demands of the way of Christ. 22 Catechesis for the "newness of life" 23 in him should be: -a catechesis of the Holy Spirit, the interior Master of life according to Christ, a gentle guest and friend who inspires, guides, corrects, and Strengthens this life; -a catechesis of Grace, for it is by grace that we are saved and again it is by grace that our works can bear Fruit for eternal life; -a catechesis of the beatitudes, for the way of Christ is summed up in the beatitudes, the only path that Leads to the eternal beatitude for which the human Heart longs; -a catechesis of Sin and Forgiveness, for unless man acKnowledges that he is a sinner he cannot know the Truth about himself, which is a condition for acting justly; and without the offer of forgiveness he would not be able to bear this truth; -a catechesis of the human Virtues which causes one to grasp the beauty and attraction of right dispositions Towards Goodness; -a catechesis of the Christian Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity, generously inspired by the Example of the Saints; -a catechesis of the twofold Commandment of charity set Forth in the Decalogue; -an Ecclesial catechesis, for it is through the manifold exchanges of "spiritual Goods" in the "Communion of saints" that Christian life can grow, develop, and be communicated.