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1 " Make us love and obey you so that the works of our hands may always display what your hands have done, until we gaze upon the beauty of your face. "
― The Catholic Church , Liturgy Of The Hours (Set Of 4)
2 " Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them: by participating directly and voluntarily in them; by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them; by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so; by protecting evil-doers. [1868] "
― The Catholic Church , Catechism of the Catholic Church
3 " 1951. Law is a rule of conduct enacted by competent authority for the sake of the common good. The moral law presupposes the rational order, established among creatures for their good and to serve their final end, by the power, wisdom, and goodness of the Creator. All law finds its first and ultimate truth in the eternal law. Law is declared and established by reason as a participation in the providence of the living God, Creator and Redeemer of all. "
4 " 1862 ...although we can judge that an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God. "
5 " The Laity Prohibited To Touch The Sacred Vessels To safeguard in every possible way the dignity of so august a Sacrament, not only is the power of its administration entrusted exclusively to priests, but the Church has also prohibited by law any but consecrated persons, unless some case of great necessity intervene, to dare handle or touch the sacred vessels, the linen, or other instruments necessary to its completion. Priests themselves and the rest of the faithful may hence understand how great should be the piety and holiness of those who approach to consecrate, administer or receive the Eucharist. "
― The Catholic Church , Catechism of the Council of Trent
6 " The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life. "
7 " 1883. ...The teaching of the Church has elaborated the principle of subsidiarity, according to which "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 to co-ordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society, always with a view to the common good. "
8 " Healing infirmities or forgiving sins, Jesus always responds to a prayer offered in faith: “Your faith has made you well; go in peace. "
9 " Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything depended on you. "
10 " Man and woman were made “for each other”—not that God left them half-made and incomplete: he created them to be a communion of persons, "
11 " The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and mercy; charity demands beneficence and fraternal correction; it 2540 is benevolence; it fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous; it is friendship and communion: "
12 " The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship. "
13 " Immigrants are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens. "
14 " 1877. The vocation of humanity is to show forth the image of God and to be transformed into the image of the Father's only Son. This vocation takes a personal form since each of us is called to enter into the divine beatitude; it also concerns the human community as a whole. "
15 " In the words of St. Augustine, “I believe, in order to understand; and I understand, the better to believe. "
16 " To live, grow, and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lord to increase our faith;45 it must be “working through charity,” abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the Church.46 (2089, 1037, 2016, 2573, 2849) "
17 " God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. "
18 " Faith is man’s response to God, who reveals himself and gives himself to man, at the same time bringing man a superabundant light as he searches for the ultimate meaning of his life. "
19 " When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete” (St. Augustine, "
20 " The differences among persons belong to God’s plan, who wills that we should need one another. These differences should encourage charity. "
