The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.”28 Yet even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit; it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 66
It is not [so-called “private” revelations’] role to improve or complete Christ’s definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history… —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 67
…[the Church] will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection.—Catechism of the Catholic Church, 677
By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.” For this reason the believer seeks to know and do God’s will. — CCC, n. 1814
…the faithful, who by Baptism are incorporated into Christ and integrated into the People of God, are made sharers in their particular way in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ, and have their own part to play in the mission of the whole Christian people in the Church and in the World. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 897
The Word became flesh to make us “partakers of the divine nature“, “For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God.”, “For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.”, “The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods. — Catechism of the Catholic Church, 460
At once virgin and mother, Mary is the symbol and the most perfect realization of the Church… —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 507
…many elements of sanctification and of truth” are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: “the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements.” Christ’s Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, and are in themselves calls to “Catholic unity.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 818
…the Kingdom of God means Christ himself, whom we daily desire to come, and whose coming we wish to be manifested quickly to us. For as he is our resurrection, since in him we rise, so he can also be understood as the Kingdom of God, for in him we shall reign. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2816
Creation has its own goodness and proper perfection, but it did not spring forth complete from the hands of the Creator. The universe was created “in a state of journeying” (in statu viae) toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained, to which God has destined it. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 302
…His mercy has gone before us. It has gone before us so that we may be healed, and follows us so that once healed, we may be given life… —Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), n. 2001
The Kingdom of God has been coming since the Last Supper and, in the Eucharist, it is in our midst. The Kingdom will come in glory when Christ hands it over to his Father. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2816
O Marvelous Exchange! Man’s Creator has become man, Born of the Virgin. We have been made Sharers in the Divinity of Christ who Humbled Himself to Share our humanity. —Catechism of the Catholic Church 208
Christ’s Whole Life is a Mystery of recapitulation. All Jesus Did, Said and Suffered had for Its Aim Restoring fallen man to his Original Vocation. —Catechism of the Catholic Church 518
To Carry Out the Will of the Father, Christ Inaugurated the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Now the Father’s Will is “to Raise up men to Share in His Own Divine Life.” He does this by Gathering men around His Son Jesus Christ. This Gathering is the Church, “on earth the Seed and Beginning of that Kingdom.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church 246
Christ’s Whole Life is a Mystery of recapitulation. All Jesus Did, Said and Suffered had for Its Aim Restoring fallen man to his Original Vocation.—Catechism of the Catholic Church 518
The Kingdom of Heaven was Inaugurated on earth by Christ. “This Kingdom Shone out before men in the Word, in the Works and in the Presence of Christ.” The Church is the Seed and Beginning of this Kingdom. Its Keys are Entrusted to Peter. —Catechism of the Catholic Church 567
“Though already Present in His Church, Christ’s Reign is nevertheless yet to be Fulfilled “with Power and Great Glory” by the King’s Return to earth. This Reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even though they have been Defeated Definitively by Christ’s Passover. Until Everything is Subject to Him, “until there be Realized New Heavens and a New Earth in which Justice Dwells, the pilgrim Church, in Her Sacraments and institutions, which belong to this present age, Carries the mark of this world which will pass, and She Herself takes her Place among the creatures which groan and travail yet and await the Revelation of the Sons of God.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church 671, 556,557
“Sacred Scripture Calls this Mysterious Renewal, which shall Transform humanity and the world, “New Heavens and a New Earth.” It will be the Definitive Realization of God’s Plan to bring under a single Head “All Things in Christ, Things in Heaven and Things on earth.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church 1043, 632
By Sending His Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has Revealed His Innermost Secret: God Himself is an Eternal Exchange of Love, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and He has Destined us to Share in that Exchange.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church 221
At once virgin and mother, Mary is the symbol and the most perfect realization of the Church: “the Church indeed. . . by receiving the word of God in faith becomes herself a mother. By preaching and Baptism she brings forth sons, who are conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of God, to a new and immortal life. She herself is a virgin, who keeps in its entirety and purity the faith she pledged to her spouse.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 507
…final Passover, when [the Church] will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 677
According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by “distress” and the trial of evil which does not spare the Church and ushers in the struggles of the last days. It is a time of waiting and watching. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 672
The faithful, who by Baptism are incorporated into Christ and integrated into the People of God, are made sharers in their particular way in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 897
In their “one to one” encounters with God, the prophets draw light and strength for their mission. Their prayer is not flight from this unfaithful world, but rather attentiveness to The Word of God. At times their prayer is an argument or a complaint, but it is always an intercession that awaits and prepares for the intervention of the Savior of God, the Lord of history. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2584, under heading: “Elijah and the prophets and conversion of heart”
…through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers… The Church will enter the glory of the kingdom only through this final Passover, when she will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 675, 677
The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live… the heart is the place “to which I withdraw”… It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. It is the place of encounter, because as image of God we live in relation: it is the place of covenant…. Christian prayer is a covenant relationship between God and man in Christ. It is the action of God and of man, springing forth from both the Holy Spirit and ourselves, wholly directed to the Father, in union with the human will of the Son of God made man… prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. The grace of the Kingdom is “the union of the entire holy and royal Trinity… with the whole human spirit.” Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2563-2565
“Who art in heaven” does not refer to a place, but to God’s majesty and his presence in the hearts of the just. Heaven, the Father’s house, is the true homeland toward which we are heading and to which, already, we belong. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2802
…the faithful, who by Baptism are incorporated into Christ and integrated into the People of God, are made sharers in their particular way in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ, and have their own part to play in the mission of the whole Christian people in the Church and in the World. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 897
The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, “is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.”—Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 882
The whole body of the faithful… cannot err in matters of belief. This characteristic is shown in the supernatural appreciation of faith (sensus fidei) on the part of the whole people, when, from the bishops to the last of the faithful, they manifest a universal consent in matters of faith and morals. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 92
Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers… The Church will enter the glory of the kingdom only through this final Passover, when she will follow her Lord in his death and Resurrection. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 675, 677
According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by “distress” and the trial of evil which does not spare the Church and ushers in the struggles of the last days. It is a time of waiting and watching. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 672
To fulfill the Father’s will, Christ ushered in the Kingdom of heaven on earth. The Church “is the Reign of Christ already present in mystery.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 763
The “full inclusion” of the Jews in the Messiah’s salvation, in the wake of “the full number of the Gentiles”, will enable the People of God to achieve “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”, in which “God may be all in all”. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 674
Creation has its own goodness and proper perfection, but it did not spring forth complete from the hands of the Creator. The universe was created “in a state of journeying” (in statu viae) toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained, to which God has destined it. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 302
…at the “end time” the Lord’s Spirit will renew the hearts of men, engraving a new law in them. He will gather and reconcile the scattered and divided peoples; he will transform the first creation, and God will dwell there with men in peace. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 715
According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by “distress” and the trial of evil which does not spare the Church and ushers in the struggles of the last days. It is a time of waiting and watching. —CCC, 672
Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 675
It would not be inconsistent with the truth to understand the words, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” to mean: “in the Church as in our Lord Jesus Christ himself”; or “in the Bride who has been betrothed, just as in the Bridegroom who has accomplished the will of the Father.” —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2827
Man is predestined to reproduce the image of God’s Son made man, the “image of the invisible God” (Col 1:15), so that Christ shall be the first-born of a multitude of brothers and sisters (cf. Eph 1:3-6; Rom 8:29). —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 381
Through the power of the Holy Spirit we take part in Christ’s Passion by dying to sin, and in his Resurrection by being born to a new life; we are members of his Body which is the Church, branches grafted onto the vine which is himself:36
[God] gave himself to us through his Spirit. By the participation of the Spirit, we become communicants in the divine nature. . . . For this reason, those in whom the Spirit dwells are divinized. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1988
But why did God not prevent the first man from sinning? St. Leo the Great responds, “Christ’s inexpressible grace gave us blessings better than those the demon’s envy had taken away.” And St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, “There is nothing to prevent human nature’s being raised up to something greater, even after sin; God permits evil in order to draw forth some greater good. Thus St. Paul says, ‘Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more’; and the Exsultet sings, ‘O happy fault,. . . which gained for us so great a Redeemer!'”—Catechism of the Catholic Church, 412
For as he is our resurrection, since in him we rise, so he can also be understood as the Kingdom of God, for in him we shall reign. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2816
…His mercy has gone before us. It has gone before us so that we may be healed, and follows us so that once healed, we may be given life… —Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), n. 2001