CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION

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Happiness beatitudes as the path to, 1697, 1718, 2546 God gives, 27, 30, 384, 1028, 1035, 1723 human desire for, 33, 1718-19, 1818, 2548 Harmony between human desires and the message of the Church, 2126 the liturgy and popular devotion, 1675 man and created things, 374, 376, 379, 400, 1676 rights and duties, 912 of both the Old and New Testaments, 1094 of created things, 307, 341, 2500 in the family, 2219, 2251 in human relations, 1807 of man and woman, 2333 of signs in Church buildings, 1158, 1162, 1181 Hatred condemnation of, 2262, 2302-03 of evil and of one's enemy, 1933 of one's brother and murder, 1033 origin of, 1765, 2539 of Satan, 395 toward Jesus and God, 2094, 2148 Head. See Christ; Peter (the apostle) Healing charism of, 1508 consecrated oil as a sign of, 1293 God gives spiritual, 739, 798, 1210, 1484, 1502 medical and scientific procedures for healing man, 2274-75, 2292 sacraments of healing (see Anointing of the Sick; Penance and Reconciliation) Health, physical changes and procedures directed toward improving the physical health of an embryo, 2275 "Heal the sick" as the Church's task, 1509 praying for, 1512 protection of, 2211 respect for, 2288-91 restoration of health as an effect of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, 1532 Heart adoration of the heart of Christ, 2669 aspirations of the human, 1432, 1697, 1725, 1809, 1818, 2551 of Christ and Sacred Scripture, 112, 2599, 2603 Christ's heart loves each and everyone, 478 Christ's heart, the Word Incarnate, 478, 766, 1419, 1439 of the Church, 1407 consequences of hardness of, 643, 1610, 1614, 1859, 2840 consequences of a humble, 544, 570 demands and consequences of purity of, 298, 1720, 1728, 1990, 2517-19, 2530-33, 2621 divine knowledge of the human, 473, 1586 education of the conscience engenders peace of, 1784, 2302 God governs the heart according to His will, 269 God touches and moves the heart of man directly, 1742, 2002, 2070, 2072 God's love and the heart of man, 733, 2658 hardening of, 591, 674, 1859 Holy Spirit as a help to the human, 2712, 2767 Holy Spirit dwells in, 683, 689, 742, 782, 1082, 1296, 1303, 2671 Holy Spirit renews the heart of men, 715 humble vigilance of, 2729-33, 2849 inclination of the human, 401, 582 law of the Gospel and the heart of man, 1776, 1965, 1968, 1984 loving the Lord with all your, 201-02, 1809, 2055, 2083 natural law and the heart of man, 1955-56, 1958, 2070 open to faith, 89 passions and their origin in, 1764 as the place of truth, covenant, and encounter, 2563, 2710 poverty of heart as an obstacle to entering the Kingdom, 2544-47 prayer and, 2562, 2588, 2655, 2700, 2710, 2721, 2800 significance of, 368, 2563, 2710 sin and the heart of man, 1850, 1853, 1855, 1873, 1963, 2336, 2528 transformation of the praying, 2739 will of God and the shaping of, 2611 Heaven beatitude of, 1729 beauty of heaven and the knowledge of God, 32 Christ and His Ascension into, 659-64, 665-67 Christ and His descent from, 440, 1001 Christians as citizens of, 2796 the Church and the glory of, 769, 778, 1042, 1053 communion between the Church on earth and in, 954-59, 962 creation of heaven and earth in the Apostles' Creed, 198, 279, 325 Eucharist as the bread of, 1331, 1355, 1419, 2837 God, the Creator of heaven and earth, 212, 216, 269, 287, 290 hope and the glory of, 1821 kingdom of heaven and the Beatitudes, 1716, 1724-25 and celibacy and virginity, 1579, 1618-19 and Christ, 541, 567, 763 and Christ's passover, 541, 567, 763 and the Church, 865 and God's will, 2826 and hope, 1817-18 and the keys, 553 and the Law, 577, 1964 and poverty, 544, 2544, 2547, 2556 Lord's Prayer and, 2794-96, 2802 new heaven and the new earth, 1042-50 significance of, 326, 1024-26, 2794-95, 2802 treasure in, 2053 Hebrews. See Israel Hell the Church's teaching on, 1036 as the consequence of the continual rejection of God, 1034 definition of, 1033-34 eternal separation from God as hell's chief punishment, 1035 as the free and willful turning away from God, 1037 mortal sin as the cause of eternal death, 1861 Heresy definition of, 2089 first, 465 origin of, 817 Hermeneutics. See Exegesis Hermits. See Life: consecrated life Hierarchy of the Church, 871-76, 1569, 1571 of creatures evident in creation, 342 of petitions in prayer, 2632 of spiritual and material values, 1886, 1895, 2236, 2244 of truths of the faith, 90, 234 History Church and, 759, 770 creation as the beginning of, 338 God, the Lord and Master of, 269, 304, 450 God transcends, 212 grasping the ultimate meaning of, 388, 1040 interpretation of history and the Church's social teaching, 2422 prayer and, 2568, 2591, 2596, 2660 providence in, 303, 314, 395 sin and, 386, 390, 401, 409 Hodie. See "Today" Holiness call to, 2013-14, 2028, 2813 charity as the soul of, 826 of Christ, 459, 564, 2030 of the Christian faithful, 2045 of the Church, 670, 824-25, 867, 1986 in the communion of saints, 1475 the Cross as the way to, 2015 faith as a help to attain, 1709 of God, 2809 (see also God) Mary's, 492 as a measure in the Church, 828 no holiness without ascesis, 2015 purification in purgatory for achieving, 1030 state of original holiness and sin, 375, 405 See also Sanctification Holy Orders, sacrament of, 1536 Christ as the Minister of, 1575 and consecration, 1538 degrees of, 1593 goals and significance of, 1120, 1534, 2686 God's call to the ordained ministry, 1578 manifestation of, 1142 meaning of words, 1537-38 one of the seven sacraments, 1113, 1210 prefiguring of, 1541 presence of Christ in, 1548-50 as the way of transmission of apostolic succession, 1087 See also Ministry; Sacrament(s) celebration of the sacrament of Holy Orders bishop as minister of, 1576 place and time of, 1572 rites of celebrations of the three degrees, 1573-74 signs of consecration, 1538 effects of the sacrament of Holy Orders acting in the person of Christ the Head, 1142, 1548 capacity to act as Christ's representative, 1581 configuration to Christ the Priest, 1585 deacons strengthened by sacramental grace in the service of the People of God, 1588 grace of strength for the bishop, 1586 grace of strength for the priest, 1587 indelible character of, 1121, 1582-83 power to forgive sins, 1461 unworthiness of an ordained minister does not prevent Christ from acting, 1584 three degrees of the sacrament of Holy Orders, 1536, 1554 diaconate deacon is ordained into the bishop's ministry, 1569 indelible character of, 1570 only the bishop lays hands, 1569 See also Deacon(s) episcopacy consecration confers the offices of sanctifying, teaching, and governing, 1558 fullness of the sacrament of, 1557 handing on of the mission of the apostles, 1556 intervention of the Bishop of Rome necessary for the legitimate ordination of a bishop, 1559 See also Bishop priesthood anointing, 1563 handing on of the ministry through the bishops, 1562 indelible character, 1563 ordination in the order of priesthood, 1568 of priests presupposes the sacrament of Christian initiation, 1563 priests share in Christ's universal mission, 1565 significance of the mission of priests, 1564 significance of the promise of obedience to the bishop, 1567 See also Priest/priesthood who may receive the sacrament of Holy Orders ability of a baptized male, 1577 a celibate baptized man (in the Latin Church), 1579 a man called by God, 1578 discipline in force in the Eastern Churches, 1580 married permanent deacons, 1579 right to receive holy orders given to no one, 1578 Holy Spirit beginning of life in, 1231 blasphemy against, 1864 Christian anointed by, 1241 Christian as a temple of, 1197, 1265 consubstantial with the Father and the Son, 685, 689 in the Creed, 190 desires of the Holy Spirit that satisfy man's heart are contrary to the desires of the flesh, 2541-43 grace of Holy Spirit and justification, 1987-95, 2003 invoking the outpouring of, 1083, 1196, 1299, 1353, 2670-72 man as a temple of, 364, 782, 2519 man participates in the light and power of, 1704 meaning of the term "Spirit," 691 new law of, 782 power of the Spirit of holiness recognized in the canonized faithful, 828 praying with and in conformity with the, 2736, 2756 presence and action of the Holy Spirit in human faculties, 1813 purposes of the mission of, 1108 renewal by, 1215 revelation of, 243-45, 683, 686-87 Trinity and, 253-55, 263 gifts of the Holy Spirit, 1830-32 charism of healing, 1508 charisms, 799, 951 charity as the fruit of the Holy Spirit and of the fullness of the Law, 1824 chastity, 2345 in Confirmation, 1289, 1303 in episcopal consecration, 1556, 1558 fear of God, 2217 fruits of the Holy Spirit, 736, 1832 grace, 2003 grace of repentance and conversion, 1433 love, 733, 735, 2712 in the power of forgiving sins, 976 in the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, 1520 Holy Orders, 1538, 1585-89 Matrimony, 1624 seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, 1831, 1845 what is necessary for receiving, 1310 wisdom, faith, and discernment, 2690 Holy Spirit and Christ in Christ's ministry, 535, 555 in Christ's prayer, 2600 in communion with Christ, 1286 conjoined mission of the Son and the, 485, 680, 690, 727 as the gift of Christ, 729, 1287 and the mystery of Christ, 1099, 1104-07 prepares for the reception of Christ, 1093-98, 1113 recalls the mystery of Christ, 1099-107 relation between the Holy Spirit and Jesus, 739, 747, 797, 1108 in the Resurrection, 648 reveals Jesus Christ, 152, 683, 687, 689, 702, 727-30, 1092, 1112 reveals the Father and the Son, 243-48, 687 Holy Spirit and the Church, 738-41 action in the sacraments, 1116, 1127-29, 1152, 1155, 1227, 1316 bestows hierarchical and charismatic gifts, 768 bestows the primary elements of the whole of the Church's mission, 852 builds up and sanctifies the Church, 747 changes bread and wine, 1333 chooses suitable ministers, 1142 Church as the temple of the, 797-801 communion of the Holy Spirit in the liturgy, 1108-09 given to the apostles and in apostolic succession, 1087 leads the Church on her missionary paths, 852 new Law and the Law of the Gospel as the grace of, 1965-66 outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Baptism, 784, 786 outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation, 1302, 1316 as the source of the Church's life and holiness, 749, 767-68, 867 "Where the Church is, there also is God's Spirit" and vice-versa, 797 work of the Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles, 2640 Holy Spirit in the Economy of Salvation bestows gifts to all, 2003 cleanses us from our sins, 1987 compels Christians towards unity, 738 converts the human heart, 1989 enlightens, strengthens, and renews the Christian, 1695, 1769 gives an outpouring at the end-time, 2819 helps and sustains faith, 94, 152, 158, 175, 683-84 inspires and transmits Revelation, 76, 81, 105 intercedes for men, 2634 interprets Scripture, 109-19, 137 leads believers to the truth, 79 the faithful, 79, 91, 737, 1697, 1742 to a life of prayer, 2623, 2644, 2803 as the master of prayer, 741, 2625, 2630, 2650, 2670, 2681, 2711, 2726, 2766 preserves and animates creation, 291, 703 as principal author of Sacred Scripture, 137, 304 restores the divine likeness to man, 720, 734 as the source of all holiness, 749 at work in the economy of salvation, 685 Holy Spirit and Mary as author of the Incarnation of the Word in Mary, 456, 484-86 Mary prepared by the, 493, 721-22 titles of the Holy Spirit according to Saint Paul, 693 Consoler, 1433 Creator Spirit, 291 the giver of life, 291 Paraclete, 692 as the proper name, 691 source of goodness, 291 the Spirit of truth, 692, 1848, 2466 outpouring of the Holy Spirit Christian celebrations and, 1104 effects of, 686, 706, 759, 1076, 1229 as fulfillment of Christ's Passover, 667, 731 laying on of hands for, 699 in our present time, 2819 in the sacrament of Confirmation, 1299, 1302 in the sacrament of Holy Orders, 1573 upon the apostles for their mission, 1287, 1556 prophetic promise in creation, 703-04 on the day of Pentecost, 731-32 expectation of the Messiah and His Spirit, 711-16 from the beginning, 702 in the fullness of time, 717-30 in Jesus Christ, 727-30 in John the Baptist, 717-20 in the Kingdom and the Exile, 709-10 made to Abraham, 705-06 in Mary, 721-26 in theophanies, 707-08 symbols of the Holy Spirit anointing, 695 clouds, 555, 697 dove, 535, 701 finger of God, 700 fire, 696 hand, 699 light, 697 seal, 698, 1295-96 water, 694, 1137, 2652 Homeland earthly homeland and related duties, 2199, 2239-40, 2310 heavenly, 117, 1525, 2795 Homily at funerals, 1688 importance of, 132, 1154 in the Liturgy of the Word, 1346 Homosexuality, 2357-59. See also Sexuality Honor human body worthy of, 364, 2300 man's right to, 2479 must be given to authority, 1900 to God, 449, 2116 to holy images, 2132 to parents, 2197-200, 2214 Hope Abraham's hope as an example of Christian, 1819 definition of, 1817, 2090 eternal life as Christian, 1843 first commandment as a source of, 2086 of Israel, 64, 673-74 of the new heaven and the new earth, 1042-50, 1405 prayer as source of, 2657 reason for Christian, 1681, 2785 responds to the human aspiration to happiness, 1818 sins against, 2091-92 support for, 274, 1717, 1820, 2657 sustains and helps faith, 162 as a theological virtue, 1813, 1817-21 Hospitality, 1971 Host Christ as the living, 1992 solemn veneration of consecrated host also outside of Mass, 1378 Hour of Jesus, 729-30, 1165, 2719, 2746 Hours and the liturgy. See Liturgy of the Hours Human act circumstances and consequences of, 1754 faith as, 154, 155, 180 freedom of, 1731, 1744, 1745, 1782, 2008, 2106 intention of, 1752-53, 1756 matrimonial consent as, 1625-32 morality of, 1709, 1749-56, 1757-61, 1805, 1813, 1853, 1954, 2085, 2157 morally disordered, 1761 morally good, 1755, 1760 object of, 1751 See also Action/acting; Man; Passion(s) Human embryo defense of the, 2270-71, 2273-74, 2323, 2377-78 liceity of intervention in treating, 2275 Human race desire for happiness, 1718 God seeks to save, 56 God's solicitude for, 55-56, 353 goods of creation intended for, 2402 origin and source of, 297, 842 quest for God, 28 unity of, 360, 775-76, 1045 vocation of, 1877 See also Humanity; Man Humanity consequences of Adam's sin for, 400, 402-06 future lot of, 1917 People of God and, 782 unity and salvation for humanity in the Church, 776, 845 See also Human race Humiliation of Jesus, 272, 472, 520, 537, 2748 Humility as the foundation of prayer, 2559, 2631 as necessary for prayer, 2713 "Poverty of spirit" as, 2546 Hunger feeding the hungry as works of mercy, 1039, 2447 "Give us this day our daily bread," 2828, 2830 grave offense of causing, 2269 to hear the word of God, 2835 Jesus experienced, 544, 556 Jesus frees us from, 549 solidarity and the drama of hunger in the world, 2831 Husband. See Marriage (Matrimony) Hymn liturgical, 1100 of praise, 32, 2589 in tradition, 1156 Hypostasis Christ, one, 466, 468 meaning of, 252

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