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Paragraph 2447
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF › THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
"The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.[241] Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. the corporal works of..."
Paragraph 1864
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
"...never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin."[136] There are no limits to the mercy of God, but anyone who deliberately refuses to accept his mercy by repenting, rejects the forgiveness of his sins and the salvation offered by the Holy Spirit.[137] Such hardness..."
Paragraph 2361
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF › THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
"...and said to Sarah, "Sister, get up, and let us pray and implore our Lord that he grant us mercy and safety." So she got up, and they began to pray and implore that they might be kept safe. Tobias began by saying, "Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.... You made Adam, and..."
Paragraph 1700
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
"...7), avoid sin, and if they sin they entrust themselves as did the prodigal son[1] to the mercy of our Father in heaven (article 8). In this way they attain to the perfection of charity."
Paragraph 1716
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE
"...righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness'..."
Paragraph 1781
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › MORAL CONSCIENCE
"...particular choice. the verdict of the judgment of conscience remains a pledge of hope and mercy. In attesting to the fault committed, it calls to mind the forgiveness that must be asked, the good that must still be practiced, and the virtue that must be constantly cultivated..."
Paragraph 1829
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › THE VIRTUES
"The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy; charity demands beneficence and fraternal correction; it is benevolence; it fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous; it is friendship and communion:
Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the..."
Paragraph 1846
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
"The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God's mercy to sinners.[113] The angel announced to Joseph: "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."[114] The same is true of the Eucharist, the sacrament of redemption: "This is my blood of the..."
Paragraph 1847
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
""God created us without us: but he did not will to save us without us."[116] To receive his mercy, we must admit our faults. "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins..."
Paragraph 1851
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
"It is precisely in the Passion, when the mercy of Christ is about to vanquish it, that sin most clearly manifests its violence and its many forms: unbelief, murderous hatred, shunning and mockery by the leaders and the people, Pilate's cowardice and the cruelty of the soldiers,..."
Paragraph 1856
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
"...the vital principle within us - that is, charity - necessitates a new initiative of God's mercy and a conversion of heart which is normally accomplished within the setting of the sacrament of reconciliation:
When the will sets itself upon something that is of its nature..."
Paragraph 1861
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON › SIN
"...an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God."
Paragraph 1870
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
""God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all" (Rom 11:32)."
Paragraph 1992
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
"...It conforms us to the righteousness of God, who makes us inwardly just by the power of his mercy. Its purpose is the glory of God and of Christ, and the gift of eternal life:[40]
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the..."
Paragraph 1994
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
"...surpasses the creation of the angels in justice, in that it bears witness to a greater mercy."
Paragraph 2001
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
"...it:"[50]
Indeed we also work, but we are only collaborating with God who works, for his mercy has gone before us. It has gone before us so that we may be healed, and follows us so that once healed, we may be given life; it goes before us so that we may be called, and..."
Paragraph 2004
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
"...he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.[55]"
Paragraph 2016
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › GRACE AND JUSTIFICATION
"...Keeping the same rule of life, believers share the "blessed hope" of those whom the divine mercy gathers into the "holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."[71]"
Paragraph 2020
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE
"...of God and of Christ, and the gift of eternal life. It is the most excellent work of God's mercy."
Paragraph 2040
LIFE IN CHRIST › MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT › GOD'S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE › THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER
"...and made us members of the Body of Christ. In her motherly care, the Church grants us the mercy of God which prevails over all our sins and is especially at work in the sacrament of reconciliation. With a mother's foresight, she also lavishes on us day after day in her..."
Paragraph 2091
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART... › THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
"...to God's goodness, to his justice - for the Lord is faithful to his promises - and to his mercy."
Paragraph 2092
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART... › THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
"...to save himself without help from on high), or he presumes upon God's almighty power or his mercy (hoping to obtain his forgiveness without conversion and glory without merit)."
Paragraph 2100
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART... › THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
"...coupled with love of neighbor.[18] Jesus recalls the words of the prophet Hosea: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice."[19] The only perfect sacrifice is the one that Christ offered on the cross as a total offering to the Father's love and for our salvation.[20] By uniting..."
Paragraph 2185
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART... › THE THIRD COMMANDMENT
"...the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord's Day, the performance of the works of mercy, and the appropriate relaxation of mind and body.[123] Family needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. the faithful should see..."
Paragraph 2272
LIFE IN CHRIST › THE TEN COMMANDMENTS › YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF › THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
"...provided by Canon Law.[78]
The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy.
Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society."