United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

588 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

prayer and: xxiii purification in purgatory for achieving: 154, 161

taught from secular viewpoint: 16 understanding, starting point for: 16, 19 wisdom and: 208 see also Tradition; specific topics and events, e.g., Enlightenment Adam and Eve created in a state of: 67 call to: xvii, xix, 113, 121, 139, 197, 242 found in Baptism: 138-39, 195 97, 214 involves prayerful study of Scripture: 28 of the Church: 116-17, 121, 126, 129, 133, 138, 170 the Cross as the way to: 138 expressed in Jesus’ parables, the Sermon on the Mount, his dialogues, and the Last Supper discourse: 80 the four marks of the Church and the pursuit of: 138 a gift: 139 of God: 119, 239, 328, 336, 342, 346-47, 485-86, 493 growth in: 129, 147, 170, 263, 335, 405, 408 the Holy Spirit calling us to: 108 the Holy Spirit imparting: 138 the Holy Trinity as source of the Church’s holiness: 129 Israel’s call to: 139 Jesus as model of: 86-87, 129 lifelong conversion: 196-97 life of holiness beginning at Baptism: 138-39, 195-97 lives of the saints motivating us to lives of: 106, 138, 354 Mary’s: 138 original holiness and justice: 67-71, 73-74, 522 Original Sin as loss of original holiness: 67-71, 73-74, 522 as personal and communal: 179 practical plan for (St. Paul): 196

Sacraments as a share of God’s: xxi sources of holiness for the Church: 129, 133 state of original holiness and justice: 67-71, 73-74, 522 willingness to support and encourage others who share the faith: 196-97

Holiness: 514

Holy Communion: see Eucharist Holy Days of Obligation: 334, 514 see also Feast days Holy Orders: see Orders, Sacrament of Holy Holy Spirit: 101-10, 515 Christians as temples of: 159, 161, 193, 197 and the Church: 115, 120, 170 consubstantial with the Father and the Son: 104 divinity of: 104-5 as drawing the whole body of the faithful to believe what truly belongs to the faith: 25 Ecumenical Councils, presence at: 106 and evangelization: 23 and faith, assisting us to be believers: 39 fruits of: 108, 513 Gifts of the Holy Spirit: 45, 105,

108, 178, 314, 370-71, 513 in Anointing of the Sick: 254 in Baptism: 186, 193 charism of healing: 252 charisms: 106, 329 chastity: 406 in Confirmation: 103, 107, 203 5, 207-11, 500, 507-8 in the Eucharist: 370-71 fear of the Lord: 209 fruits of the Holy Spirit: 108, 513 grace: 328-29, 336, 342 holiness: 139 in Holy Orders: 264, 267, 270