Catechism of the Catholic Church
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1820 Christian hope unfolds from the beginning of Jesus' preaching in the proclamation of the beatitudes. The beatitudes raise our hope toward heaven as the new Promised Land; they trace the path that leads through the trials that await the disciples of Jesus. But through the merits of Jesus Christ and of his Passion, God keeps us in the "hope that does not disappoint." 88 Hope is the "sure and steadfast anchor of the soul . . . that enters . . . where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf." 89 Hope is also a weapon that protects us in the struggle of salvation: "Let us . . . put on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet the hope of salvation." 90 It affords us joy even under trial: "Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation." 91 Hope is expressed and nourished in prayer, especially in the Our Father, the summary of everything that hope leads us to desire.
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PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST |
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SECTION ONE: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT |
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CHAPTER ONE: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON |
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ARTICLE 7: THE VIRTUES |
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II. THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES |
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88 Rom 5:5.89 Heb 6:19-20.
90 I Thess 5:8.
91 Rom 12:12.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
