CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION

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Games of chance, 2413 Genres, literary, in Sacred Scripture, 110 Gentleness, 153, 395, 736, 1832, 2219. See also the Meek Gestures liturgical signs and symbols, 1149-50, 1234, 1341 signs and gestures necessary for conversion, 1430, 1435 Gifts. See God: Holy Spirit Glory angels glorify God, 350 apostles and the glory of God, 241 Christ's glorification, 124, 312, 429, 663, 1335 Church glorifies God, 434, 824, 1204, 2639 of God and of His blessed life, 257 God reveals His, 2059 human glory does not constitute human happiness, 1723 man deprived of God's, 705 Moses and the glory of God, 210 nature and art glorify God, 1162, 2416, 2502 perfection of the Church's glory in heaven, 769, 1042, 1821, 2550 world created for the glory of God, 293-94 Gluttony, 1866 Gnosticism, 285 God existence of, 31, 33-35, 46, 48, 286, 2127 greatness of, 41, 223, 272, 283, 300, 306, 1147 heaven as God's own place, 326 image of, 370, 399, 844, 1549, 1702, 1705, 2129-32 Kingdom of (see Kingdom of God) People of (see People of God) providence of (see Providence) Son of (see Christ) Spirit of (see Holy Spirit) Word of (see Word of God) See also Trinity adoration, prayer, and the worship of God commandment to adore and serve Him, 2083-94, 2095-109, 2133-36 creation with a view to, 347 departure from the worship of, 2138 Eucharist as thanksgiving and praise of, 1359-61, 1408 family as the first community honoring, 2207 glorification of, 824 in the liturgy, 1110 the "Lord's Prayer" (see "Our Father," the prayer) means and instruments for giving glory and praise to, 1123, 1162, 1670-71, 1678, 1698, 2062, 2641 occasions for, 1164, 1167, 1174, 2502, 2513 offering sacrifices to God, 2099 prayer of praise must rise up to God, 2589, 2639, 2649 praying to, 2664, 2800 sabbath as the Lord's Day, 2168-173, 2189 significance of, 2097, 2628 Sunday as the Lord's Day, 2174-88, 2190-95 tabernacle and church as places favorable for, 1183, 2691 Almighty God attributes of God's omnipotence, 268 God, Father and omnipotent, 268-78 God's almighty power is righteous and not arbitrary, 271 "He who is mighty has done great things for me," 273 importance of knowing about almighty God, 274, 278 manifestations of divine omnipotence, 277, 312, 315 mystery of God's apparent powerlessness, 272-74 universal omnipotence, 269 works of divine omnipotence, 311, 997, 1004 Creator of the universe and of man, 279, 324 carries out His plan, 302-14, 320-24 cause, reason, and purpose of creation, 293-94, 319, 760 creates all things visible and invisible, 325, 327, 337-38 an ordered and good world, 299 out of nothing, 296-98 with wisdom and love, 295 the Creator alone, 290, 317 entrusting to man the governance of the world, 1884 first cause, 308 forming man, 362, 371, 704 Lord of life, 2280, 2318 man created in His image, 355-61, 1701-09 possibility of knowing the existence of the Creator, 286 progressively revealing the mystery of creation, 287-88 question of origins of the world, 285 transcends creation and is present to it, 300 upholds and sustains creation, 301 gifts of God authority, 1899, 1918 beatitude, 1722, 1727 chastity, 2345 communion, 1489 compendium of gifts in the Creed, 14, 1692 contrition, 1452-53 conversion, 1432 earth and its resources, 2402 eternal life, 1016, 1722 faith, 153, 155, 162, 848, 1381 freedom, 1730 God's love for man, 516, 604, 776, 2658 grace, 1608, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2712 greatness of gifts, 1692 health, 169, 620 Holy Spirit, 683, 733-36, 742 human cooperation in fulfilling God's plan, 306-07, 323, 378 intelligence, 1955 Jesus, 603, 614 Law, 1955 (see also Law) life and physical health, 2288 personal dignity, 2334, 2393 prayer, 2559-61, 2564, 2713 priesthood, 983 purity, 2520 God's actions toward men apostolate entrusted to the laity, 900 blessing all living things, 1080-81 completing in man what God has begun, 2001 completing the sublime works of the Eucharist, 1325 creating (see God: Creator of the universe and of man) establishing His people, 781 forgiving sins, 208, 1440-42 giving grace, 1996, 2008, 2021, 2023-24 giving the Holy Spirit, 741, 1993 God's goodness (see Goodness) infusing the theological virtues into the souls of the faithful, 1812-13, 1840 leading with the moral law, 708, 1776, 1950-51, 1961, 1975, 1981, 2063 moving the will of man to the good, 17, 51-52, 152-54, 162, 179, 1724, 1742, 1811-13, 1817, 1821, 1830-31, 1848, 1949, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2001-02, 2008, 2021-22 passing away of justification, 1994, 2020 placing in the human heart the desire for happiness, 1718, 1721, 1725, 1818 promising descendants to Abraham, 706 revealing the Ten Commandments, 2058-59 saving man, 15, 74, 169, 430-31, 1949 sealing a covenant with Israel, 2060 sending Jesus, 422, 457-58 showing mercy, 1422, 1846, 1870 speaking to man, 715, 1777, 1795, 2700 transmitting the mission of safeguarding life, 2271 uniting man to God, 950, 1027, 1033, 2305 vocation to eternal life, 1011, 1998 holiness, 2012-14 the Kingdom, 1726 love, 1604, 2331 prayer, 2567, 2591 reconciliation, 1442 truth, 160, 410 man's actions toward God being dedicated by consecration to the service of, 931, 934-44, 1579 being reconciled to, 980, 1445, 1462, 1468, 1484, 1493, 1496 believing in, 150-51, 199, 222-27, 1266, 1842 contemplating, 97, 1028 conversion to, 1428, 1431-32 entering into communion with, 197, 367, 518, 613, 737, 1071, 1472, 1540, 2565 filial adherence to, 2609 loving as the first and greatest commandment, 2055, 2083 negative to effect injuries against, 398, 1440, 1487, 1850, 1871, 2277, 2281, 2314, 2324, 2464 separating oneself from, 1033, 1035, 1057, 1263, 1607 sinning, i.e., disobeying, 397 tempting, 2139 obeying, 143-44, 154, 2242, 2256 possibility of speaking about, 39-43, 48 responding to God's will, 348, 847, 1026, 2103, 2233, 2822-27 seeing, 163, 1716, 1722, 2518-19, 2557 seeking, 28, 1281, 1501, 2566 serving, 1273, 2424 sharing in the fatherhood of, 2367, 2398 sharing in God's life, 1988, 1997 trusting, 227 name of God Adonai, 209 "Hallowed be thy name," 2807-15, 2858 holiness of, 2142-49 respect for, 2150-55, 2162-63 revelation of, 203-04, 207 YHWH, Kyrios, 206, 210-11, 213-14, 231, 446 plan of God acts and deeds contrary with God's design, 1665, 1935, 2387 angels as messengers of, 331 Christ as the center and heart of, 112 the Church in, 7, 751-80, 851 Creation as the foundation of, 280, 315 death of Jesus in, 599-605, 624 desire to fulfill, 2823, 2825, 2860 diversity of persons in, 1937, 1946 economic activity in accord with, 2426 embraces all, 841-42 family in, 2201-06 fulfilling and performing, 332, 571, 670, 686, 1043, 1138, 2683 human rejection of God's plan and its consequences, 1739 intelligence of, 158, 426 Jesus' adherence to, 566, 606-07 man's cooperation in, 2062, 2611, 2738 man's renunciation of, adherence to, and conformity with, 716, 2745 marriage in, 1602-20, 1665 Mary's virginal motherhood in, 502-07, 723, 2617 providence carrying out, 302-14 purposes of, 257, 294, 772 revealed and communicated by Him, 50-64, 474, 1066, 1079 Satan "throws himself across," 2851, 2864 titles and attributes of God Almighty (see God: Almighty God) Father, 233, 238-40, 2779-85, 2794-96, 2802 God of the living, 993 Good, 339, 385, 2052 Holy, 208, 1352 Ineffable mystery, 230 Living, 205, 2112, 2575 Love, 214, 218-21, 257, 342 Merciful, 210-11 Pure Spirit, 370 Righteous, 62, 215, 271, 2577 Source of every good and of all love, 1723, 1955, 2465 Source of prayer, 2639 Truth, 214-17 will of God, 2822-27 discerning, 1787 fulfilling, 1260, 1332 responding to, 348 Good all creatures destined to the good of the human race, 353 bishops contributing to the good of all the churches, 886 children and the good of the family, 1652, 2217 Christ as man's, 457, 519 of the communion of saints, 947 consecrated life and the good of the Church, 917, 931, 945 creation: "And God saw that it was good... very good," 299 ecclesial ministries directed to, 874, 937, 1539 evil as a means to achieve good is not to be justified, 1756, 1761, 1789 God as author and source of all, 14, 1723, 2052 God as eternal and supreme, 356, 2052 God's power of drawing good from evil, 311-12, 324, 412 the Holy Spirit and the good of man, 291, 798-99 lay people and the good of the Church, 907 life and physical health as a good given by God, 2288 man called to do what is, 307, 409, 1706, 1713, 2002, 2541 man's struggle between good and evil, 1707 marriage and the good of the spouses, 1601, 1660, 2201, 2203, 2363 moral conscience and what is, 1776-77, 1780-81, 1783, 1791, 1798 moral law and, 33, 1713, 1954-55 need of conversion for the good of society, 1886 objective criteria of good and evil, 2244 parents, their authority, and the good of their children, 2234, 2248 passions and, 1751, 1768, 1770-71, 1773, 1775 perfection in seeking and doing what is, 1711, 1775, 2500 physical evil existing with physical good up until the end, 310 sacraments as a good of the Church given to men, 1116, 1129, 1499, 1522, 1532 science and technology and the good of the person, 2294 seeking the penitent's spiritual, 1460 seeking what is, 1811, 1828, 2727, 2857 sin and, 398, 1707, 1855, 1863, 1865, 2094 Sunday and good works, 2186 "The tree of the knowledge of good and evil," 396 triumph of good over evil, 681 virtue and the, 1266, 1803-04, 1806-10, 1833, 1835, 1837 Good, as adjective and ordered world created by God, 299 See also Good Good news of the Apostles, 638, 977, 1427, 2443 of Christ, 422, 632, 634, 714, 763, 852, 2763 effects of, 2527 the Paschal mystery and, 571 See also Gospel(s); New Testament Goodness of Christ and the law of the sabbath, 2173 of creation, 299, 302, 339, 353, 1333, 1359 freedom and growth in, 172 as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, 1695 of God in all His works, 214, 284, 299 creatures, creation, and, 1, 214, 284, 293, 295, 299, 308, 759, 970 God as wisdom and, 239, 308, 310, 311, 759, 1951, 2086, 2500, 2828 and His gifts to the Church, 750 man's sin and, 215, 397, 1869, 2091, 2094, 2119, 2307 the participation of creatures in, 306, 319, 1954, 1978 the revelation and, 51, 101 toward men, 41, 294, 396, 842, 1050, 1722, 2009, 2784 (see also God) Holy Spirit gives, 736, 1832 of human acts, 1754-55, 1760 of marriage, 1613 Goods earthly goods abundance of earthly and spiritual dangers, 2547, 2728 beatitudes and, 1728-29 the Church and its use of, 2420, 2444 concern and respect for, 2288, 2407-08 coveting, 377, 2514, 2534, 2536, 2539, 2553 distribution of, 1940, 1948, 2444, 2446, 2833 economic life and the production of, 2421, 2426 perverse attachment to, 1849, 1863, 2548 renouncing, 2544 spiritual goods and, 1942, 2027 squandering of, 1439 stealing the goods of others, 2412 universal destination and ownership of, 2402-03, 2452, 2459 use and administration of, 360, 1740, 1809, 1838, 2198, 2401, 2404-05, 2409 moral and spiritual goods, Christ and His goods given to man, 412, 420, 819 communion of, 947, 949-53, 955 exchange of spiritual goods, 1475-76, 1697 future, 662, 2549 the good of marriage and conjugal love, 1643, 2333, 2363 moral conscience and discretion, 1780 and prayer, 2010, 2559, 2590, 2736, 2830 sacrament of Reconciliation and the goods of divine life, 1468-69 spiritual, 293, 1050, 1948, 2121, 2548 state of consecrated life and heavenly, 933 Gospel(s) acceptance of, 1229 authors of, 515 catechesis and the proclamation of, 6, 854 and the Church's social teaching, 2419, 2421 contents of, 513 deacons' office to proclaim, 1570 formation of, 126 and fulfillment of the Old Law, 1968 the Lord's Prayer as summary of the whole, 2761, 2763, 2774 Old Law as preparation for, 1964 proclaiming, 2, 75, 860, 875, 888, 1565, 2044, 2419 as revelation of God's mercy, 1846 significance and importance of, 125-27, 139 transmission of, 76-79 See also Good News; New Testament; Sacred Scripture Gospel beatitudes, 1716 "Blessed are the poor," 2546-47, 2603, 2660,2883 catechesis of, 1697 at the center of Jesus' preaching, 1716 Christ, model of, 459, 1697 the Church's love inspired by the, 2444 consecrated life and the spirit of, 932 depict the countenance of Jesus, 1717 doctrine following from, 1726, 1728, 1820, 2546 fulfill God's promises, 1725 Law and, 581, 1967, 1984 meaning and effects of, 1717 respond to man's natural desire for happiness, 1718, 1725, 2548 reveal the goal of human existence, 1719 spirit of, 1658, 2603 Grace actual, 2000, 2024 of Baptism, 1262-74, 1308 charisms as, 799, 951, 2003, 2024 death of Christ as a source of, 1407 definition and significance of, 1996-2000, 2003, 2005, 2017 dying in God's, 1023, 1030 of final perseverance, 2016 freedom and, 1742, 2022 as a gift from Christ, 388, 957 as a gift from God, 35, 54, 1999, 2008 graces of state, 2004 habitual, 2000 of Holy Orders, 1585-89 Mary "full of grace," 411, 490-91, 493, 722 merit and, 1708, 2008-09, 2011, 2025-27 New Law called the law of, 1972 original, 375-76, 399 prayer as a gift of, 2713, 2725 refusal and privation of, 412, 679, 1861 of the sacrament of Matrimony, 1615, 1641-42 sanctifying, 824, 1266, 1999, 2000, 2023-24 special, 1527, 2014 state of, 1310, 1319, 1415, 1861 virtue and, 1810-11, 2825 See also Life: new life as divine life effects of building up of the Church, 798 chastity, 2345 contrition, 1453 conversion, 1432, 1989 faith, 153-55, 158, 424, 684, 1098, 1102 filial adoption, 654, 1212, 2009 forgiveness of sins, 277, 1263, 1708, 1987, 1989, 2023 gift of the theological virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, also the virtue of merit, 1266 good and holy life, 409, 1889, 2082, 2541 holiness, 824, 2023 justification, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2018-20 knowledge of the truth, 1960 new dignity, 1701 salvation and eternal life, 265, 836, 1697 union with Christ, 737 receiving disposition for, 1446, 1848 preparation for, 2001, 2022 (see also Sacrament(s)) thanksgiving Eucharist as, 1328, 1358, 1360 hallowing God's name - i.e., recognizing it as holy, 2807 Holy Spirit who inspires, 1103 Jesus' thanksgiving to the Father, 2603-04 life as, 2062 necessity of giving thanks to God, 224, 795, 983, 1167, 1333, 2781 occasions for giving thanks, 2638 prayer of, 1352, 1359-60, 2637-38 Gratitude of man to Christ, 1418 of man to God, 1148, 1334, 1360, 1418, 2062, 2097, 2099 of man to his neighbors, 1648, 1900, 2199, 2215, 2218, 2220 Gratuitousness of salvation, 218, 1250, 1699, 1722, 1996 Growth the Church and growth of temporal goods, 1942 the Church's, 7, 766, 798, 874, 910, 1134 of humanity, 1049 integral growth of man, science, and technology, 2293 of the Kingdom of God, 2820, 2859 man's, 1936 of the reign of God and earthly progress, 1049 support for the spiritual and religious growth of man, 794, 798, 874, 1210, 1303, 1392, 1731, 2010, 2041, 2186, 2227, 2847 in understanding the faith, 94-95 See also Advancement; Development

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