Catechism of the Catholic Church

Index 755 Adoration blessing and, 2626 of God, 2096 of the Incarnate Word by the angels, 333 as principal act of the virtue of religion, 2096, 2628 ( see also God) sacred art and, 2502 Adultery definition of, 2380 and desire, 2336, 2528 and divorce, 1650, 2384 and God’s commandment, 2052, 2055, 2196 gravity of, 1756, 1856, 1858, 2380, 2400 and the heart of man, 1853, 2517 and insults against the dignity of marriage, 2380‑81 Adults adult children and family life, 2214, 2218, 2230 Baptism of, 1247 catechesis of, 5, 2688 catechumenate for, 1232, 1233 Christian initiation of, 1233, 1247 ( see also Initiation, Christian) Advancement of economic activities, 2426 See also Development; Growth Advent “Come, Lord Jesus,” 2853 coming of Christ and the Last Judgment, 1040 coming of God’s kingdom brought on by signs and miracles, 542, 1505 coming of God’s kingdom and the defeat of Satan’s kingdom, 550 coming of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost, 729, 732 expectation of the coming of Christ, 840 preparation for Christ’s coming, 522‑24 “Thy kingdom come,” 2816‑21, 2859 transfiguration as a foretaste of Christ’s glorious coming, 556 uncertainty of the time of Christ’s glorious coming, 673‑74, 1040, 2772 See Consummation; Expectation Advocate Christ, our, 519 Holy Spirit, the other advocate (Paraclete), 692, 729, 1433, 1848 Age adult age of faith distinct from the age of natural growth, 1307‑08 for celebrating Confirmation, 1318‑19 of discretion for going to Confession, 1457 Agnosticism , 2127, 2128 Almsgiving as a form of penance, 1434, 1438 in the New Law, 1969 as works of charity and mercy, 2447, 2462 Altar blessing of the, 1672 celebration of the Eucharist and the meanings of the, 1383 Eucharist, sacrament of the, 1372 the heart as, 786, 2655 of heaven, 1383, 1589 the Lord’s altar built by Abraham, 2570 New Covenant and the, 1182 sacrifice of the cross and the, 1182, 1364, 1366‑68, 1939 Ambo , 1184 Amen Christ, the definitive amen of the Father’s love, 1065 in the Eucharistic liturgy, 1345 the last word of the “Creed” and of Sacred Scripture, 1061 meaning of, 1062‑64, 1348, 1396, 2856, 2865 Analogy analogy of faith, 114 of biblical revelation, 128‑30 ( see also Typology) the Creator and the likeness of His creatures, 41, 2500 spiritual life and its analogy with the natural life, 1210‑12 Anamnesis , 1103, 1106, 1354, 1362