United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Appendix A. Glossary • 529

present. They are also contained in conciliar and episcopal documents.

a person falls out of that state, he or she can be subsequently recon ciled to God, especially through the Sacrament of Penance. SUBSIDIARITY: “A community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need and help it to coordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good” (CCC, no. 1883). SUNDAY: Christians celebrate the Sunday because it is the day of the Lord’s Resurrection and the begin ning of the new creation. Catholics are obliged to participate in the celebration of the Eucharist on Sundays and to devote the remain der of the day to rest, relaxation, spiritual reflection, and activities that are consonant with this. TABERNACLE: A noble repository located in a prominent place in a Catholic church in which uncon sumed hosts that have become the Body of Christ are reserved for later use as well as a focus for adoration and prayer. -T

SOLIDARITY: “The principle of solidarity, also articulated in terms of ‘friendship’ or ‘social charity,’ is a direct demand of human and Christian brotherhood” (CCC, no. 1939). This involves a love for all peoples that transcends national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideo logical differences. It respects the needs of others and the common good in an interdependent world. SOUL: The immortal spiritual part of a person; the soul does not die with the body at death, and it is reunited with the body in the final resurrection. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY: These are actions that help our neighbor in their spiritual needs. They include counseling the doubtful, instructing the ignorant, admonishing the sinner, comforting the sorrowful, forgiving injuries, bearing wrongs patently, and pray ing for the living and the dead. STATE OF GRACE: A condition in which our sins have been for given and we are reconciled with God, though purification from sin’s effects may still be needed. A person is first in a state of grace, sharing in God’s life, following Baptism. If