Catechism index

341 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The beauty of the universe: the order and harmony of the created world results from the diversity of beings and from the relationships which exist among them. Man discovers them progressively as …
342 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The hierarchy of creatures is expressed by the order of the "six days", from the less perfect to the more perfect. God loves all his creatures 209 and takes care of each …
343 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH Man is the summit of the Creator's work, as the inspired account expresses by clearly distinguishing the creation of man from that of the other creatures. 211
344 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH There is a solidarity among all creatures arising from the fact that all have the same Creator and are all ordered to his glory: May you be praised, O Lord, in all …
345 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The sabbath - the end of the work of the six days. the sacred text says that "on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done", that the "heavens …
346 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence, for they are the sign and pledge of the unshakeable faithfulness of …
347 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath and therefore for the worship and adoration of God. Worship is inscribed in the order of creation. 215 As the rule of St. …
348 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The sabbath is at the heart of Israel's law. To keep the commandments is to correspond to the wisdom and the will of God as expressed in his work of creation.
349 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The eighth day. But for us a new day has dawned: the day of Christ's Resurrection. the seventh day completes the first creation. the eighth day begins the new creation. Thus, the …
350 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH Angels are spiritual creatures who glorify God without ceasing and who serve his saving plans for other creatures: "The angels work together for the benefit of us all" (St. Thomas Aquinas, STh …
351 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The angels surround Christ their Lord. They serve him especially in the accomplishment of his saving mission to men.
352 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH The Church venerates the angels who help her on her earthly pilgrimage and protect every human being.
353 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH God willed the diversity of his creatures and their own particular goodness, their interdependence and their order. He destined all material creatures for the good of the human race. Man, and through …
354 Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH Respect for laws inscribed in creation and the relations which derive from the nature of things is a principle of wisdom and a foundation for morality.
355 Paragraph 6. MAN "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them." 218 Man occupies a unique place in creation: (I) he is …
356 Paragraph 6. MAN Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator". 219 He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for himself", 220 and he alone …
357 Paragraph 6. MAN Being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone. He is capable of self-knowledge, of self-possession and of freely …
358 Paragraph 6. MAN God created everything for man, 222 but man in turn was created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to him: What is it that is about to …
359 Paragraph 6. MAN "In reality it is only in the mystery of the Word made flesh that the mystery of man truly becomes clear." 224 St. Paul tells us that the human race takes its …
360 Paragraph 6. MAN Because of its common origin the human race forms a unity, for "from one ancestor (God) made all nations to inhabit the whole earth": 226 O wondrous vision, which makes us contemplate …