United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

634 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Vatican I: see specific topics, e.g., Papal infallibility Vatican II: see Second Vatican Council; specific topics “Venerable”: xix see also Beatification Veneration of angels: 62 of God’s Word: 24, 29, 32-33 of holy images: 297, 300, 344, 347 of Mary: 173, 178, 297, 344 of the saints: xix, 178, 297, 344 Vengeance: 396 see also Anger Venial sin: see under Sin: venial sin Viaticum: 223, 229, 254, 400, 531 see also Anointing of the Sick Vice: 317, 441, 531 see also Sin Violence; force the Fifth Commandment and: 401 people coming together in charity to vanquish: 398 and respect for life: 501 sin as causing: 331 wrong of using religion to justify: 332-33 see also specific topics, e.g., Terrorism consecrated: 144, 413 of Mary (see under Mary, Blessed Virgin: perpetual virginity of) practiced by some of Christ’s disciples: 144 see also Chastity; Evangelical counsels; Purity; Virtues Virtues: 19, 315-17, 320, 441, 531 Cardinal Virtues: 193, 316-17, 320, 341 chastity as form of all virtues: 411 the Christian family and: 377, 380, 383 habitual and firm disposition to do the good: 315-16 human virtues: 316-17 Virginity

required for an effective moral life: 315, 317, 320 society and: 326 stable dispositions of the intellect and will: 315, 320 Ten Commandments: 317, 342, 347 see also Beatitudes Virtues, Theological: 315, 317, 320, 341, 347, 478, 530 see also Faith; Hope; Charity; Love Visible creation: 4, 55-56, 71 Vocation: 531

of Abraham (see Abraham) of becoming God’s adopted sons: 329 a calling: 269, 452 Christian: 454 Christ’s blood revealing the greatness of our: 401 Christ’s Great Commission to evangelize as: 137

to consecrated life: 531 discerning a: 269, 452 each of us as having a personal: 452 to eternal life: 531 fostering: 273 and gift of self: 401 Holy Orders: 269, 271 human: 451, 454 of the laity: 135-36 to love: 401-2 to marriage: 279, 375 in our Baptismal commitments: 531 priestly: 126, 269, 271 religious: 379 to religious life: 126 stewardship of: 452 of women: 269 work as a human vocation: 451-52

Vote, duty to: 380, 501 Vows: 433 to God: 342, 347

marriage vows: 405 see also Evangelical counsels; Promises