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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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