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Pagans, 522, 528, 781

 

Pain

acceptance of, 1435, 1460

accompanying conversion of the heart, 1431, 1490

alleviating the sufferings of the dying, 2279

in childbearing, 1607, 1609

as a consequence of original sin, 1521

euthanasia as imposing an end to, 2277

human experience of, 164, 272, 385

no sickness in the earthly paradise, 376

See Illness

 

Parable(s)

significance and purposes of, 546, 2607

various parables

        of the Good Samaritan, 1465

        of the good shepherd, 1465

        of the importunate friend, 2613

        of the importunate widow, 2613

        of the just judge, 1465

        of the leaven, 2660, 2832

        of the Last Judgment, 1038

        of the lost sheep, 605

        of the merciful servant, 2843

        of the Pharisee and the tax collector, 2613, 2839

        of the poor man Lazarus, 633, 1021, 2463, 2831

        of the prodigal son, 1439, 1465

        of the seed, 543

        of the sower, 2707

        of the talents, 1880, 1937

        of the two ways, 1696

        of the weeds, 681, 827

 

Paraclete. See Holy Spirit

 

Paradise

first man in paradise, 374-79, 1023

Jesus' participation in God's power and authority, 668

of the laity in Christ's priestly office, 901-03, 1546, 1591

in Christ's prophetic office, 904-07

in Christ's royal office, 908-13

ministerial participation in Christ's priesthood, 1554

 

Participation in social life, 1882, 1897-917

 

Pasch. See Passover (Pasch)

 

Paschal banquet, 1323

 

Passion of Christ. See Christ

 

Passion(s)

consummation of human feelings, 1769

definition, operation, and origin of, 1763-64

diminishes imputability, 1860

enslavement to one's, 1792

love as a fundamental, 1765

mastery of, 908, 1804, 1809, 2339, 2341

morality of the, 1762-70

prohibition of immoderate, 2536

reason discerns the morality of, 1768

in themselves passions must be judged as neither good nor evil, 1767

 

Passover (Pasch)

celebration of the Passover for Christians and for Jews, 1096

the Christian's last, 1680-83

consequences from Christ's, 1225, 1449

consummation of the, 1096, 1164

day for the celebration of Easter, 1170

Eucharist as the memorial of Christ's, 1340, 1362-66

events of Easter, 640

final Passover of the Church, 677

fulfillment of Christ's, 731

fulfillment in the kingdom of God, 1403

names for Easter, 1169

significance of the Jewish, 1363

union of the Christian faithful in Christ's, 793

 

Pastoral

care of the parish, 2179

common pastoral practice for mixed marriages, 1636

discernment is needed to sustain and support popular piety, 1676

duty of the Magisterium, 890

office and concern of the bishops, 886, 896, 927, 1560

purposes of pastoral mission, 857

Word of God nourishes pastoral preaching, 132

 

Patience

bearing wrongs patiently as a work of spiritual mercy, 2447

"Charity is patient," 1825

in the family, 2219

as a fruit of the Spirit, 736, 1832

God's, 2822

prayer and patience of faith, 2613

 

Patriarchs

of the Jewish people, 839

as the roots of the Church, 755

veneration of patriarchs in the Old Testament, 61

 

Peace, 2304

aids to, 1941, 2015, 2310

defense of, 2302-17

earthly peace as the image of Christ, 2305

education of the conscience and, 1784

as the foundation of the common good, 1909

as the fruit of charity, 1829

as the fruit of the Spirit, 736, 1832

as a gift from God, 1424, 1468

the Lord calls us to, 2302

peacemakers, 1716, 2442

things that threaten, 1938, 2315, 2317

 

Penance

forms of penance in the Christian life, 1434-39

interior, 1430-33

purposes of, 2043

works of penance for the dead, 1032

 

Penance and Reconciliation

age for confessing sins, 1457

Anointing of the Sick and the forgiveness of sins, 1532

and Baptism, 1425-26

Baptism and the forgiveness of sins, 535, 977-78

commandment to receive the sacrament of, 1457, 2042

eschatological significance of the sacrament of, 1470

the Eucharist and forgiveness of sins, 1393, 1395, 1436, 1846

indulgence, 1471

power to confer the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation to non-Catholic Christians, 1401

purposes of the sacrament of, 1421, 1468

receiving absolution in the sacrament before receiving Eucharistic Communion, 1415

receiving the sacrament before the celebration of Matrimony, 1622

as a sacrament, 1210

sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in particularly grave cases, 1463

instituted by Christ, 1446

instituted for all men, 827, 1446

sacramental seal of Confession, 1467, 2490

sacrifice of Christ as the source of forgiveness of man's sins, 1851

See also Sacrament(s)

 

absolution, 1480-84

        Byzantine liturgy and formulas of, 1481

        communal celebration and individual, 1482

        excommunication and, 1463

        formulas of, 1449, 1481

        general, 1483

        grave sins and, 1415, 1457, 1497

        over the dying Christian, 1020

        power to forgive sins, 553, 976, 1441-42, 1444-45, 1461

 

acts of the penitent, 1491

        confession, 1455-58

        of grave sins necessary for obtaining reconciliation, 1493

        individual confession and a communal celebration, 1482

        necessity of confessing sins, 1448

        personal confession the most expressive form of reconciliation, 1484

        of sins and conversion, 1435

        of venial sins, 1493, 1863

        contrition, 1451-54

        Holy Spirit gives the grace of, 1433

        as necessary to obtain forgiveness, 982, 1259, 1861, 1864

        no penance after death, 393

        perfect and imperfect, 1492

        and sacramental Confession, 1452

        as sorrow of the soul, 1451

        examination of conscience, 1454, 1456

        satisfaction

                as an act of the penitent, 1491

                forms of penance and their purposes, 1460

                purposes of, 1494

                through the penance imposed by the confessor, 1460

 

effects of the sacrament

        anticipating the Last Judgment, 1470

        brings about a "spiritual resurrection," 1468

        gives pardon for offense committed against God, 1422

        reconciling with God, 980, 1468

        reconciling with the Church, 980, 1422, 1469

        recovering grace, 1446, 1468

 

forgiveness and Penance and Reconciliation

        the Church as a place of reconciliation, 755

        God reconciles the world to Himself in Christ, 433

        pardon as the fundamental condition of Reconciliation, 2844

        reconciliation of all Christians in the unity of Christ's Church, 822

        reconciliation with the Church, 1443-45

        ways of reconciliation, 981, 1449, 1455

        See also Forgiveness: forgiveness of sins

 

liturgical celebration or rite of the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

        actions of the penitent (see Penance and Reconciliation: acts of the penitent)

        actions of the priest, 1491

        changes in liturgical celebration of the sacrament of Penance over the centuries, 1447-48

        communal, 1482-83

        fundamental structure, 1448, 1480

        minister of, 1461-62, 1466

 

necessity of the sacrament

        for receiving the other sacraments, 1385

        for Reconciliation with God and with the Church, 1484

        for recovering the grace of justification, 1446

        for obtaining forgiveness of mortal sins, 1395

 

titles for the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

        sacrament of Confession, 1424, 1455-58

        conversion, 1423

        forgiveness, 1395, 1424, 1446

        pardon, 1422

        Penance, 1423

        Reconciliation, 1385, 1424, 1440

        remission, 1496

 

Pentecost

day of full revelation of the Trinity, 732

day of Jesus' public manifestation, 767, 1076

day of outpouring of the Holy Spirit, 696, 731, 1287, 2623

 

People of God, 781-86

belonging to, 836, 871

the Church as, 781-86

diversity of peoples and cultures in, 814

faith of the, 93, 99

gathering together of, 761-62, 776, 865

Israel's election as, 762

Jews, non-Christians and, 839

ministries as a help to, 874

of the Old Covenant and the new people of God, 840

peculiarities of, 782

priestly, 784

prophetic, 785

royal, 786

universality of, 831, 885

 

Perfection

charity as the "bond of perfection," 1827

Christ as the way of, 1953

of creation, 302, 310

of creatures, 41, 330, 339

as the fruit of the Holy Spirit, 1832

God as the fullness of all, 41, 213, 370

human virtues and, 1804

journey of, 2015

man and woman reflect God's, 370

of Mary and the Church, 829

movement of the will and heart in moral, 1770, 1775

must be acquired by the faithful, 825, 1709, 2013, 2028

must be found in seeking what is true and good, 1704

 

Perjury

consequences of, 2476

gravity of, 1756, 2153, 2163

meaning of, 2152

 

Persecution

of Christ, 530

of the Church, 675, 769, 1816

 

Perseverance

in faith, 162

final perseverance and retribution, 2016

in prayer, 2728, 2742-43

 

Person(s)

and the common good, 1738, 1905, 1912-13

communication through the media and, 2492, 2494

constitution of, 362

destined for eternal beatitude, 1703

differences between, 1946

as God's image, 1730

identity of, 203, 2158

integrity of, 2338-45

is capable, 1704

respect for, 1907, 1929-33, 2212, 2297-98, 2477, 2479, 2524

        and scientific research, 2292-96

        and their goods, 2407-18

rights and duties of, 1738, 2070, 2108, 2270, 2273

sexuality and, 2332, 2337

and society, 1878-89, 1929

state and, 2237

as the temple of the Holy Spirit, 364

transcendent nature of the human, 1295, 2245

work and, 2428

See also Man; Society

 

dignity of the person, 1700-876

        artificial insemination and, 2377

        attempts to influence the genetic inheritance and, 2275

        euthanasia and, 2277, 2324

        experiments on the human creature and, 2295

        foundation of, 225, 357, 1700, 1730, 1934, 2126

        implications of, 1780, 1930, 1938, 1944, 2339, 2467

        pornography, prostitution, violation, and, 2354-56

        and religious freedom, 1738, 1747, 2106

        respect for, 1935, 2158, 2235, 2267, 2297, 2304

        sin and, 1487, 2261, 2320, 2353, 2414

        and social justice, 1911, 1913, 1926, 1929, 1938, 2213, 2238, 2402

 

Peter (the apostle)

denial and conversion of, 1429, 1851

faith in Christ, 153, 424, 440, 442

as head of the apostles, 552, 765, 880-81

offices of, 552, 642, 881

Roman bishop (see Supreme Pontiff)

as witness of Christ's Resurrection, 641-42

 

Petition, 2734. See also Prayer

 

Pharisees

behavior of, 576, 579, 595, 993, 2054

disagreement between Christ and, 574, 581, 588, 596, 2285

Jesus' relations with, 575

 

Physician

care of the human body and of health, 2288-89

immoral actions of, 2377, 2537

Jesus Christ as physician of souls and bodies, 1421, 1484, 1503-05

professional secrecy, 2491

 

Piety

devotion to the Virgin Mary, 971

filial, 2215

as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 1303, 1831

popular piety and catechesis, 1674, 2688

 

Pilgrimage

appropriate times for, 1438

of the Church, 769

as a form of piety and devotion, 1674, 2101

man's earthly, 1013, 1419

significance of, 2691

 

Places for celebrating divine worship, 1179-86, 1198-99

 

Pleasure(s)

sexual

        intemperate, 2351-56

        temperate, 2362

spiritual, 2500

temperance, the virtue that moderates the attraction of, 1809

 

Political authority/community

action of resisting oppression by political power, 2243

authority exercised within limits, 1923

Christian faithful intervening in political organization of social life, 899, 2442

community and the Church, 2244-46

control of political opinion, 2499

distinction between the service of God and the service of, 2242

human rights and political authorities, 2273

moral judgment of the Church in matters related to political order, 2246

prayer for political authorities, 1900

regimes and the common good, 1901-04, 2237

 

Polygamy

contrary to the equal personal dignity of man and woman, 1645

as an offense committed against the dignity of matrimony, 2387

in the Old Law, 1610

 

Polytheism, 2112

 

Pope. See Supreme Pontiff

 

Popular. See nouns to which it refers

 

Pornography, 2211, 2354, 2396

 

Poverty

arms race harmful to the poor, 2329

Christ as a poor person, 517, 525, 544, 1351, 2407

concern, care, and love for the poor, 886, 1033, 1435, 1825, 194, 2208, 2405, 2443-49

detachment from riches as a lifestyle, 2544-45

duty of rich nations in solidarity toward the poor, 2439-40

Eucharist commits us to, 1397

as an evangelical counsel, 915

kingdom of heaven and, 544

in spirit, 709, 716, 1716, 2544-47

as the way of Christ and the Church, 544, 786, 852

See also the Needy

 

Power

Christ gives, 1504, 1566, 1615, 1642

of darkness and freedom from it in Baptism, 1250

God gives, 1432, 2584, 2848

of God's Word, 124, 131, 2057

of the Holy Spirit, 703, 735, 798, 1107, 1285, 1520, 1550, 1624, 1704, 2472

of human nature, 60, 405, 661, 822, 2090, 2520

of Jesus Christ, 635, 649, 664, 668, 1441, 1503

loving God with all your mind, 1, 201

of man, 943, 1731, 1861, 1884, 2002

military force, 2309

"Power of the keys," 553, 981-83

of prayer, 2610

of Providence, 302

sacraments give, 1116, 1496, 1521, 1588

of the state, 1904, 2237, 2239, 2241, 2244

of the Supreme Pontiff and of the episcopal college, 882-83

 

Power of God

divine omnipotence is in no way arbitrary, 271

faith in God's omnipotence, 273-74

God's apparent powerlessness, 272

God's power in the sacraments, 1128

manifestations of God's power, 277, 296, 648, 1508, 2500

power of Christ, 449, 649

power of the Holy Spirit, 496, 1127, 1238, 2778

properties of God's power, 268, 270

Sacred Scripture declares the, 269

the Word of God as power, 124, 131

 

Powers

of darkness, 409, 680

fighting the kingdom of Christ, 671

occult, 2116-17

victory of the Church over the powers of death, 552

 

Praise(s)

beauty of creation as a hymn of, 32

blessings of, 1081, 1671

Eucharist as thanksgiving and praise to the Father, 1358-61

of God, 1138, 2171, 2513

life consecrated to praise of God, 920, 2687

prayer of, 2098, 2639-43

Psalms as, 2585, 2589

significance of, 2639

temporal things and praise of the Creator, 898, 1670

See also Liturgy

 

Prayer

ability to pray is always possible, 2743

the Church's, 276, 2623-25

definition of, 2559

efficacious, 2738-41

to the Father, 2664, 2680, 2779-85, 2792

God calls to, 2567

God hears our, 1127, 2737

to the Holy Spirit, 2670-72

to Jesus, 2616, 2664-69

Jesus hears, 2616

law of

        ecumenical sense of, 1126

        significance of the saying "Lex orandi, lex credendi," 1124

of Mary, 2617-19, 2622

to Mary, 971

with Mary, 2673-79, 2682

perseverance in, 2742, 2582

praying as a vital necessity, 2744

praying each and every day, 2659-60

rhythms and times of, 2698

and the search for God, 2566

Sunday, 2761, 2765

See also Liturgy of the Hours; "Our Father," the prayer; Psalms

 

difficulties in praying, 2731, 2735-37, 2754

        battle of, 2725

        distractions, 2729

        failure in, 2728

        not heard, 2737

        objections to, 2726-27

        temptations, 2732-33, 2755

 

expressions and forms of prayer, 2644, 2663, 2684

        act of thanksgiving, 2637-38,2648

        adoration, 2096-97, 2628

        anamnesis, 1354

        anaphora, 1352

        blessing, 2626-27

        contemplative, 2709-19, 2724

        groaning, 2630

        intercession, 2634-36, 2647

        life of, 2697-99

        Liturgy of the Hours, 1174-78

        meditation, 2705-08, 2723

        of praise, 2639-43, 2649

        pray at all times, 2633

        preface, 1352

        supplication: seek, beseech, plead, invoke, entreat, cry out. Struggle in prayer, 2629-33, 2646

 

helps for prayer, 2041, 2695

        assembly of prayer (see Prayer groups)

        catechesis, 2688

        Christian family, 2205, 2685

        education in prayer, 2252, 2686, 2688-89, 2694

        places favorable to prayer, 2691

        saints as witnesses of spirituality, 2683-84

        spiritual direction, 2690

 

intentions of supplications and intercessions

        for the coming of God's Kingdom, 2816

        for daily bread, 2828-37

        for the dead, 958, 1032

        for deliverance from evil, 2850-54

        for ecumenism, 821

        for forgiveness, 2631, 2838-41

        petition to the Holy Spirit, 2671

        for the sick, 1499, 1510

 

Jesus teaches how to pray, 2601, 2603-04, 2607

        ask with filial boldness, 2610

        asking in the name of Jesus, 2614

        to do God's will, 2611

        by His own prayer, 2607

        Jesus as the model of prayer, 520, 2601

        Jesus insists on conversion of heart, 2608

        keeping watch in prayer, 2612

        parables on prayer

                importunate friend, 2613

                importunate widow, 2613

                Pharisee and the Publican, 2613

        pray in faith and confidence, 2609-10

 

prayer and the Christian life, 2564-65

        Christian prayer characterized by the title "Lord," 451

        in consecrated life, 2687

        in daily life, 2659-60

        filial relationship with God in Christian prayer, 2525, 2786-88

        meaning of the word "Amen," 1061-65

        name of Jesus in the heart of Christian prayer, 435, 2664

        tradition of Christian prayer, 2650-51

 

prayer in the Holy Spirit, 2615

        intercedes for us, 688, 741

        as the source of prayer, 2652

        as the Teacher of prayer, 2670, 2672

 

prayer in the Old Testament, 2568

        of Abraham, 2570

        creation as the source of, 2569

        of King David, 2578-80, 2594

        of Moses, 2574-77, 2593

        of the prophets, 2581-84, 2595

        of the Psalms, 2585-89, 2596

 

prayer of Jesus

        action of the Holy Spirit in, 2600

        to the Father, 2599

        of the Hour of Jesus, 2746-51, 2758

        Jesus learning how to pray from Mary, 2599

        in life, 2598-606, 2620

 

prayer of the Church

        all with one accord devoted themselves to prayer on Pentecost, 2623

        directed to Jesus, 2665-69, 2680

        first community of Jerusalem, 2424-25

        liturgical, 1073, 2655

        praying in the name of Jesus, 2664, 2668, 2671, 2815

        should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, 2653-54

        "Through Our Lord Jesus Christ," 435

 

properties of the praying soul

        hope, 1820

        humility as the foundation of prayer, 2559

        trust, 2734

        watchfulness, 2730

 

Prayer groups, 2689, 2695

 

Preaching

apostolic, 76-77

Christ's Resurrection as the reason for our, 651

effects of, 94

God's Word as the nourishment of, 132

importance of, 875, 1122

Jesus,' 1151, 1716

 

Predestination, 257, 600, 1007, 2012, 2782, 2823

 

Preferential option. See Love: preferential love

 

Prefiguration(s)

of Baptism in the Old Covenant, 1217-22

of the Eucharist, 1335

of the Old Covenant, 1223

of the priest in the Old Covenant, 1544

 

Preparation for receiving the sacraments. See individual sacraments

 

Presence of

Christ

        in the earthly liturgy, 1088

        in the Eucharist, 1374, 1378-79, 2691

God

        to be in, 2565

        man conscious of God's presence and the effects of this consciousness, 208, 2144

        signs of, 1148

 

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, 529

 

Preside

bishop presides over the particular Church, 1369

chair of the presider over the assembly, 1184

Christ presides over every liturgical celebration, 1348

deacons preside over funerals, 1570

faculty of lay people to preside at blessings, 1669

faculty of lay people to preside over liturgical prayers, 903

ministry of the bishop and priests in presiding over the Eucharist, 1142, 1411

 

Presumption

as a sin against hope, 2091-92

 

Pride, 1866, 2514

battle against, 1784

consequences of, 2094, 2317, 2540, 2728

 

Priest/priesthood

celibacy of, 1580

Christ the Priest (see Christ)

the Church as a kingdom of priests, 1546

the Church as a priestly people, 784, 941, 1591, 1119

common priesthood of the baptized, 1141, 1143, 1268, 1273, 1546-47

high priesthood as the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders, 1557

meaning of the word priest, 1554

the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood of bishops and priests, 1547

one and only priesthood of Christ, 1544-45

ordination of, 1562-68, 1572

participation in the priesthood of Christ, 1546

particular ministries, 1143

priesthood of Christ, 1544-47, 1551, 1554 (see also Christ)

priesthood of the Old Covenant, 1539-41, 1591

See also Holy Orders, sacrament of

 

identity of the priest's ministry

        as icon of Christ, 1142

        joined to the priesthood of Christ, 1544-45

        ministerial priesthood established for mankind and the Church community, 1551

        ministerial priesthood in the service of the common priesthood, 1120, 1547, 1592

        "In the name of the whole Church," 1552-53

        priest acts in the person of Christ, 1548

        priest as a means of building the Church, 1547

        priest's bond with Christ and the apostles, 1120

        the true priest of the New Testament, 1564

 

ministry of the priest

        cooperation of the laity in exercising, 900

        as coworker with the bishop, 1562, 1595

        duty of the priest in the Liturgy of the Hours, 1175

        human weakness of, 1550

        as minister of the sacrament of

                the Anointing of the Sick, 1516, 1530

                Baptism, 1256

                Confirmation, 1312-14

                Penance, 983, 1461-67, 1495

        power to exorcise, 1673

        presides over the Eucharist and consecrates the bread and wine, 1142, 1411

        receiving the consent of the spouses in marriage, 1630

        represents the bishop in local congregations, 1567

        scope of exercising, 877, 1564

        universal dimensions of the mission of, 1565

 

priesthood

        collegial character of the priest's relationship to the bishop, 877

        one priesthood with the bishop and the obedience of the priests to the bishops, 1567

        subordinate to the bishop's office, 1562

        unity of, 1567-68

 

Primacy

of Christ, 792

of God, 304

of the Roman Church, 834

of the Supreme Pontiff, 882

Private property. See Property, private

 

Procession as act of worship

with consecrated hosts, 1378

as an expression of popular piety, 1674

 

Proclamation of God's Word

by deacons, 1570

in the Eucharistic celebration, 1408

importance of, 1154

See also Word of God

 

Procreation

of children as an end of marriage, 1652

morality of methods for regulating, 2370

regulation of births, 2368, 2370

responsible, 2368

sexuality and, 2351-52

spouses are responsible for, 2372

techniques of procreation contrary to the dignity of the person, 2377

 

Profaning, 2120

 

Profession

of the evangelical counsels, 873, 915, 925, 944

of faith, 14 (see also Faith)

of faith as the first step of Christian initiation, 1229

first profession of faith, 189, 978

of the one faith as the bond of Church unity, 815

and work, 2230, 2433

 

Promise(s)

of Baptism, 1185, 1254, 1298

of the Beatitudes, 1716-17, 1725, 1967

of eternal life, 2002

God's promises

        to Abraham, 705-06

        fidelity to His, 212, 215, 422, 1063

        and the prayer of faith, 2570-74, 2579

        and their fulfillment, 484, 652, 1065, 2787

of the Holy Spirit, 715, 729, 1287

hope and trust in Christ's, 1817

Israel as trustee of God's, 60

of Jesus' Resurrection and its fulfillment, 638, 653

made to God or a vow, 2101-03

marriage, 1644

the Promised Land, 1222

solemn promise and an oath, 2147, 2150, 2152

spirit of, 705-06

 

Promotion, human, 1929

 

Property, private

respect for, 2409

right to, 2211, 2401, 2403, 2406, 2411

universal destination and the private ownership of goods, 2402-06, 2452

 

Prophecy

of the destruction of the Temple, 585

as a gift, 2004

of the suffering servant, 601

 

Prophet(s)

action of the Holy Spirit through, 243

and the announcing of the Messiah, 522, 555, 702

Elias, father of, 2582

John the Baptist, the last of, 523, 719

role and mission of prophets in Israel, 64, 201, 522, 762, 1964, 2581, 2595

significance and importance of the prayer of, 2584

who denounced, 2100, 2380

as witnesses of God's justice, 2543

as witnesses of God's love for Israel, 218

 

Propitiator, 433

 

Prostitution, 2355

 

Providence

childlike abandonment to the providence of God, 305, 322, 2215, 2547, 2830

Christian prayer as cooperation with God's, 2738

and the cooperation of creatures, 306-07, 323

definition of, 302, 321

divine providence as God's plan carried out, 302-05

and evil, 309-14, 324, 395

leads, 1040

and secondary causes, 306-08

witness of Sacred Scripture to divine, 303

See also God

 

Prudence

as a cardinal virtue, 1805-06

common good demands, 1906

definition of, 1806, 1835

in moral judgment and in decisions, 1788

 

Psalms

collection of the five books of, 2585

definition of, 2596

different forms and expressions of, 2588

express the heart of "the poor," 716

importance of, 2597

institution of, 1176

and the liturgy, 1156, 1177

as a prayer of the assembly, 2585-89

praying psalms teaches faith and hope in God, 2657

significance of, 2586-88

special characteristics of, 2589

 

Public opinion, 2286, 2493, 2498, 2499. See also Notoriety or "newspaper fame"

 

Punishment

commensurate with the gravity of the crime, 2266

of death, 2267

diversity of punishment in Purgatory and in Hell, 1031

moral life and the fear of God's, 1828, 1964, 2090

sin and its, 2061

 

Purgatory, 1030-32, 1472. See also Communion of saints

 

Purification

Baptism as purification of all sins, 2520

the Church must be purified always, 827, 1428

confessing one's sins as a condition of, 1847

Eucharist and its power of, 1393

final purification or purgatory, 1030-32, 1054

Gospel and its power of, 856, 2527

of the heart, 1723, 2517-19, 2532

perpetual, 2813

of the social climate, 2525

 

Purity

bond between purity of heart, of body, and of faith, 2518

as a gift of the Holy Spirit, 2345

of heart as a condition for seeing God, 2519, 2531

of intention and simplicity of vision, 2520

requirements and conditions for obtaining, 2521, 2525, 2532-33

struggle for, 2520-27

 

Purpose

of amendment, among other things, as an act of the penitent, 1451, 1490

intention to make reparation and do works of reparation, 1491

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