United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

530 • Conclusion and Appendices

TEMPERANCE: The Cardinal Virtue by which one moderates the desire for the attainment of and pleasure in earthly goods. TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit dwells in the Church in each member, providing the gifts and fruits that make the Church’s members holy. TEN COMMANDMENTS: Laws guiding human actions given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES: The Theological Virtues are faith, hope, and charity. They call us to believe in God, hope in him, and love him. The Theological Virtues relate directly to the living God. THEOLOGY: Theology is the reflective study of Revelation as found in the Scripture, in Apostolic Tradition, and in Church teaching. TRADITION: The living transmis sion of the message of the Gospel in the Church, flowing from the oral preaching of the Apostles and the written message of salvation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Scripture). Tradition is preserved and handed on as the Deposit of Faith under the guidance of the bishops, successors to the Apostles.

TRANSUBSTANTIATION: A term used to describe the unique change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. By the conse cration, the substance of bread and wine is changed into the substance of Christ’s Body and Blood. TRIDUUM: In the Church’s liturgi cal calendar, these are the three days that follow the conclusion of Lent. The Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday and concludes with the celebration of Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. TRUTH: Reality and authentic ity according to God’s design. Through God’s revelation, truth is found in Apostolic Tradition, in Scripture, and in the Magisterium of the Church guided by the Holy Spirit. In the human order, truth is discovered by the light of reason and reinforced by love of truth and truthful behavior. TRINITY: One God in three Persons—Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

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UNITIVE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE: The aspect of mar riage that requires that it be a lifelong union. God willed that husband and wife be united in a