CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION

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Laity apostolate of, 864, 900, 2442 lay people presiding at blessings, 1669 and Liturgy of the Hours, 1174-75 participation of the laity in Christ's kingly office, 908-13, 943 in Christ's priestly office, 901-03, 941 in Christ's prophetic office, 785, 904-07, 942 significance of the word, 897 vocation of lay people, 898-900, 2442 Lamb Abraham and the Lamb for the burnt offering, 2572 apocalypse and the, 1137, 2159 Christ the, 523, 536, 602, 608, 613, 719, 1364 the Church, the spouse of the, 757, 796 the wedding feast of die, 1329, 1602, 1612, 1642, 2618 witnesses and the glory of the, 2642 Language of creation, 2500 duplicity in speech, 2338, 2480 of faith, 170-71, 185 human freedom in relation to God, 40-43 of prayer, 2663 of signs and symbols in human life, 1146 words of God expressed in human, 101 Last Supper bread, wine, and the Last Supper, 1412 breaking of bread and the Lord's Supper, 1329 cup of the New Covenant and, 612 ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and, 1400 Eucharist and, 1337, 1366 institution of the Eucharistic Sacrifice and, 1323 offertory and, 1350 passover in the Kingdom of God and, 1166, 1403, 2816 significance of the Lord's Supper, 1329 Law definition of, 1952 different expressions of (eternal, natural, revealed, etc.), 1952 economy of law and grace liberates the heart, 2541 fulfillment of, 2196 human law derived from eternal law, 1904 of the marketplace, 2425 and not arbitrary will is sovereign in a community of, 1904 law in the Old Testament chief commandments of, 2055 curse of, 580 Decalogue as the Law of God, 2058 forgetting of law and its consequences, 710 gift of, 238, 700, 2060 of God as truth, 2465 "Golden Rule" as a summary of, 1970 Jesus and, 527, 576-82, 592, 2053, 2382 in the Kingdom and in exile, 709 purpose of, 62, 708 sin as transgression of, 401 value and significance of, 1961-64 moral law, 1950-74 crimes against life and, 2269, 2271, 2282 freedom and, 1740, 2526 fullness and unity of law in Christ, 1953 ignorance of, 1860 observance of God's, 2222 polygamy and, 2387 significance of, 1950 sin as an act contrary to, 1849, 1855, 1859 uses contrary to, 2291, 2295-97, 2357, 2409, 2455 validity of moral law during war, 2312 natural law, 1954-60 acts contrary to, 2235, 2242 application of the moral law in different cultures, 1957 Decalogue and, 2070-71, 2079 divorce and, 2384 as the foundation and basis of the other laws, 1959 immutability of, 1958 Magisterium of the Church and, 2036 political regimes and, 1901 revealed law and, 1960 significance of, 1954-55 universality of, 1956 New Law of the Gospel, 1965-71 definition of, 1965-66 as an expression of the divine law, natural and revealed, 1965 as fulfillment of the Old Law, 1967-68 and the Holy Spirit, 1966 Jesus as the norm of, 459 as a law of love, grace, and freedom, 1972 See also Covenant, New Lawlessness mystery of, 385 Laying on of hands in Confirmation, 1288 in Holy Orders, 1538, 1556, 1558, 1573 Jesus heals by, 699, 1504 as a sign of the Covenant, 1150 significance of, 699 Leader(s) bishops and pastors as, 939, 1140, 1575, 2033, 2594 Christ leads, 551, 1547 conscience and prudence as, 1778, 1806 Magisterium of the Church that leads, 93 spiritual direction, 2690 state as leader for economic activity, 2431 Supreme Pontiff as, 816, 895, 899 Lectern, 1184 Lectio divina liturgy and, 1177 meditation and, 2708 Lectionary, 1154 Lent, 540, 1095, 1438 Liberation economic and social, 2124 of Israel, 1363, 2170 prayer for liberation from evil, 2750, 2850-54 and salvation, 1741 from sin, 1741, 1964 wrought by Baptism, 1221, 1237 Life changing life by conversion, 1431 of Christ (see Christ) Christ as the link between death and, 625 of the Church (see Church) compared to death, 1007, 1012 death as the end of earthly, 1013 dignity of the life of the human body, 364 of God (see God) God alone is the Lord of, 2258 "I am the resurrection and the life," 994 illness and suffering affect human, 150 Jesus, the "author of life," 635 laying down one's soul for one's friends, 609 man's life in the earthly paradise, 376 man's life as a struggle against evil, 386, 409, 1707 ministry of life as the fundamental duty of marriage and the family, 1653 sacred nature of human, 2258, 2319 water as the source of life and fruitfulness, 1218 Word of God and His breath at the origin of all, 703 Christian life angels as a help to, 336 catechumenate as formation in life, 1248 and communion with the divine persons, 259 Eucharist, "source and summit of the whole Christian life," 1324, 1391-92 family as the first school of, 1657 Most Holy Trinity as central mystery of, 234 and participation in Christ's death and Resurrection, 1002 popular piety enriches, 1679 prayer, an essential element of, 2701, 2745, 2764 (see also Prayer) precepts of Christian life in the Sermon on the Mount, 1966 sacraments as foundation and help for, 1210, 1212-13 Sacred Scripture as nourishment and rule of, 141 and the way of perfection, 2015 conjugal life and Christ's presence in it, 1642 established by the Creator and provided with His laws, 1660 and fruitfulness, 1654, 1664 See also Marriage (Matrimony) consecrated life the Church's recognition of, 915 consecration and mission, 931-33 definition of, 916 different forms of, 917-19 eremitic life, 920-21 evangelical counsels and profession, 914-16, 944 religious life, 925-27 secular institutes, 928-29 significance of consecrated life in the Church, 932 societies of apostolic life, 930 virgins and widows, 922-24, 1537, 1672 eternal life Baptism, the "seal of eternal life," 1274 of the blessed as full possession of the fruits of the Redemption, 1026 Christ, the Lord of, 679 God wants to give man, 55 God will be "all in all" in, 1050, 1060 grave sin as an impediment to attaining, 1472 "He who eats my flesh... has eternal life," 1406, 1524 "I believe in," 1020 only God has "the words of eternal life," 1336 pledge of eternal life in the sacraments, 1130 resurrection of the dead and, 989-90, 994, 997-98, 1016 as the reward of the righteous, 1038, 2002 vocation to eternal life as God's gratuitous gift, 1998 "What good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" 2052, 2075 human life peace and respect for, 2304 purpose of human life to know God and to love and serve Him, 1, 68 respect for, 2559-83 and legitimate defense, 2263-67, 2321 from the moment of conception, 2270-75, 2322 and the punishment of death, 2266-67 right to, 2264, 2273 moral life and the Church's Magisterium, 2032-40, 2049-51 as a condition for building up the Church and the Kingdom, 2045-46 definition of, 2047 and the dignity of the person, 1706 faith as the source of our, 2087 gives spiritual freedom, 1828 impediments to, 1740 natural law governs, 1955 passions and, 1767-70 as a primary condition for proclaiming the Gospel, 2044 is to reach its fulfillment in eternal life, 1715 as spiritual worship, 2031, 2047 virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit as a help to, 1804, 1808, 1830 new life as divine life Baptism as the source of, 1254, 1279 catechesis of, 1697 communion with divine life as the purpose of creation, 760 divine life offered to men in the sacraments, 694, 1131 fruit in new life in Christ according to the Spirit, 740 God wants to communicate His divine life to men, 52, 541 grace as a sharing in God's life, 375, 1997 liturgy as source of, 1071-72 made possible by the coming of the Holy Spirit, 735 merited for us by Christ, 1708 opened in Christ's Resurrection, 654 participation in the divine life arises not of the will of the flesh but of God, 505 received from the Church in Baptism, 168, 628, 683 and sin, 1420 See also Grace snares of human life abortion, 2271, 2322 euthanasia, 2276-79 infanticide, 2271 intentional homicide, 2268-69 procedures carried out on the embryo, 2275 suicide, 2280-83 social life charity in, 1889 Christian revelation and, 2419 common good and, 1906, 1911, 1924 family and, 2207, 2210 God's mode of governance must be imitated in, 1884 of man is necessary, 1879, 1891 must be organized, 2442 participation in, 1882, 1897-1917 and protection of private life, 1907 spiritual life, 1699 (see also Spiritual life; Spirituality(ies)) transmission of life as cooperation with the work of the Creator, 372, 2367, 2398 as the end of conjugal love, 2363, 2366 ordained by God, 372 regulation of births, 2368, 2370 Lifting up of Jesus on the cross, 662 the mind toward God, 2098, 2559 Light Baptism as, 1216 "Children of light," 736, 1216, 1695 Christ as, 280, 529, 748, 1202, 2466, 2665, 2715 and darkness, 285, 1707 Decalogue as, 1962 of faith, 26, 89, 286, 298, 2730 God as, 157, 214, 234, 242, 257 of reason, 37, 47, 156-57, 1955 as symbol, 697, 1027, 1147, 1189 Word of God as, 141, 1785 of the world, 1243, 2105, 2466 Likeness to God Baptism, the sacrament that confers conformity to the image of God, 1682 creatures bear a resemblance to God, 41 man's resemblance to God, 225, 705, 1604, 1701-09, 2319, 2331, 2784 union of the Divine Persons and the fraternity of men, 1878 ways to restore the divine likeness, 734, 2572 Limbo, 1261. See also Baptism; Funerals Limits, therapeutic, 2278 Listening God hears man's cry, 2657 God the Father always hears Jesus, 2604 to Jesus teaching us to pray, 2598 to the Word of God, 709, 900, 1651, 2578, 2584, 2656, 2716, 2724, 2835 Litanies, 1154, 1177 Liturgical music, 1156-58 Liturgy angels in, 335 the Church as the proper place for liturgical prayer, 2691, 2695 earthly, 1088-89 Easter, 1217 Eastern liturgy and their features, 948, 1182, 1240, 1623 heavenly, 1090, 1137-39, 1326 Jewish liturgy and Christian liturgy, 1096 Liturgy of the Word, 1103, 1154, 1346, 1349, 2183 Mary in, 721 participation in the liturgy of the Church, 1273, 1389 popular devotions and, 1674-75 purpose of, 1068 significance of the word, 1069-70 divine persons in the liturgy Christ as the center and Priest of, 662, 1070, 1088 Christ in, 1084-90, 1097, 1136, 2655 God the Father as the source and goal of, 1077-83 the Holy Spirit in, 688, 1091-109 as work of the Trinity, 1076-109 interpretation of the liturgy as an action of the Church, 1071-72 as a constitutive element of tradition, 1124 corresponding to different cultures, 1204-06 makes present the saving events, 1104 as the privileged place for catechesis, 1074 as a response of faith, 1083 as the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed and as the font from which her power flows, 1074 liturgical celebration of the Anointing of the Sick, 1517-19, 1531 of Baptism, 1234-45, 1278 celebrating the heavenly, 1137-39 community and group, 1140-41, 1144 head and members, 1142-43 sacramental, 1140-44 of Confirmation, 1297-301, 1321 elements of holy images, 1159-62 signs and symbols, 1145-52 song and music, 1156-58 words and actions, 1153-55 of the Eucharist, 1330, 1345-55, 1363 of funerals, 1684-90 of Holy Orders, 1572-74, 1597 liturgical traditions and catholicity of the Church, 1200-03 of matrimony, 1621-24, 1631, 1663 ministries and, 1142-44 modification of the sacramental rite, 1125 Paschal mystery of Christ in, 1067-68 of Penance, 1480-84 liturgical season, 1163-78 liturgical year, 1168 description of, 1168-71 explanation of the Paschal mystery, 1171 interpretation of the seasons in liturgical order, 1095 memorial of the saints, 1173 memorial of the Virgin Mary, 1172, 1370 Paschal mystery as foundation for interpreting the liturgical year, 1168-69 prayer and, 2698 season of penance, 1438 Sunday, the foundation and kernel of, 1193 the Lord's Day, 1166-67 importance of celebration of the Sunday Eucharist, 2177-79 other feast days to be observed, 2177 Sunday, 1166-67 Liturgy of the Hours, 1174-78 effects of, 1437 make-up of, 1176-77 origin of the, 1096 participating in, 1175 places for celebrating, 2691 prayers of all the People of God, 1173 purposes of, 1174 significance of, 1174, 1178 Living God, 205, 2112, 2575 Lord, 446-51. See also Christ; God Lordship God's, 304 of Jesus, 449-50 "kingship" as, 2816 man's, 2293, 2415 Love. See also Charity Christ's love charity, the new commandment, 1823 healings, signs of love, 1503 the heart of Christ, measure of His love for us, 478, 2669 the life of Jesus reveals the mystery of the Father's love, 516, 701 the Passion Christ died out of love for us, 1825 Christ's sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins, 545 love extended to all, 605, 616 prayer, adherence to the will of the love of the Father, 2600 the Church's love for the poor, 2444, 2448 for those who are separated, 818 See also Church God as revealed love Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the name of love, 221, 257, 850 "God is love," 214, 221, 231, 733 heaven, communion of love, 1024 men to be judged according to love, 1022 God's love as the cause for creation, 27, 293, 295 creation as the first witness to, 315 disposes creatures to their final purpose, 321 establishes and preserves the world, 421 as foundation of new life, 735 as fruit of the Holy Spirit, 736, 1832, 2658 God does not forsake His creatures, 2577 His first gift, 733 for Israel, 219-20 "jealous" for us, 2737 male and female made in the image of, 2331 man partakes in the love of the Trinity, 850 ordains all for the salvation of man, 313 as a source of prayer, 2658 See also God love of God the Christian dies to be with God, 1011 embracing celibacy for the, 1599 faith as believing in God's love, 278, 1064, 2087, 2614 keeping the commandments and abiding in love, 1824 liturgy, a response of faith and, 1083 loving God as Lord, 2086 prayer, a communion of love in the Holy Spirit, 2615, 2712 prayer draws everything in the love by which we are loved in Christ, 2658 prayer and love, 2709, 2792 prayer without ceasing and fervor coming from love, 2742 praying about the Kingdom and cooperating with God's saving love, 2633, 2738 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart," 2055, 2063, 2083, 2093 love of neighbor of enemies, 2608, 2844 the family at Nazareth, an example of, 533 as forgiving one's brother from the depths of the heart, 2843 inseparable from the love of God, 1878 love for the poor is not compatible with love of riches, 2445 "Love one another as I have loved you," 459, 1337, 1823 "Love thy neighbor," 1844, 2055, 2196 loving as Christ loved the poor and his enemies, 1825, 2443 loving God and neighbor as a summary of the Decalogue, 1822, 2055, 2067, 2069 as praying to the common Father for all men, 2793 who has turned toward error regarding the faith, 2104 man's love conjugal love as the image of God's love, 1604 indissoluble and faithful by its very nature, 1646 in the institution of marriage, 1603 ordered to procreation and unity, 1652, 2363, 2366, 2369 of country, 2239 of family, a natural society of love, 2207 of the good, 1765-66 order animated by love to the common good, 1912 of truth, 2105, 2185, 2466, 2518 See also Man preferential love, 2729, 2732 Lust as a capital sin, 1866 cause of concupiscence, 1607, 2259 concupiscence and the goods of others, 2534, 2536 mastery over covetousness, 377, 2552 meaning of, 2351 reasons for overcoming lust, 2541 See also Concupiscence; Desire Lying condemnation of, 2485 definition and significance of, 2482 devil as the father of the lie, 392, 2482 gravity of a lie, 2484, 2486 as an offense against the truth, 2483 tempter's lie as the beginning of sin, 215 ways to discern the truth and the lie, 1954, 2847

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