Catechism of the Catholic Church

844 Index Sacramental character of Baptism, 698, 1121, 1272, 1273, 1280 of Confirmation, 698, 1121, 1304‑05, 1317 of episcopal consecration, 1558 of ordination, 698, 1121, 1563, 1570, 1581, 1583 See also Seal Sacramentals , 1667 ‑76 definition and significance of, 1667, 1677 forms of, 1671‑73, 1678 laity may preside at the use of, 1669 powers of, 1668, 1670 Sacred Heart , 478 Sacred Scripture , 81 canon of, 120, 138 Christ as the central object of the New Testament, 124, 127 Christ as fulfillment of, 2763 composition of the Gospels, 126 God the author of, 105, 136 Gospels and their importance, 125, 127, 139 human authors of Sacred Scripture inspired by God, 106 importance of Sacred Scripture in the liturgy, 1096, 1100 inspiration and truth of, 106‑07 in the life of the Church, 131‑32 the Lord’s Prayer as the center of, 2763, 2774 as nourishment of the Christian life, 141 the Old Testament as an indispensable part of, 121, 123 purposes and significance of the Old Testament, 122 teaches the truth, 107 and Tradition, 78, 80‑83, 95, 97 unique place of the first three chapters of Genesis, 289 veneration of, 103 as the Word of God, 104, 135 See also Old Testament; New Testament interpretation of Sacred Scripture exegesis of, 109, 119 fundamental principle of, 111, 137 the Holy Spirit as interpreter of, 109‑11 need to provide wide access to Sacred Scripture for the Christian faithful, 131 right reasons for, 112‑14, 121‑25 senses of (literal, spiritual, allegorical, moral, anagogical), 115‑19 study of, 132‑33 unity of the Old and New Testaments, 128‑30 reading of Sacred Scripture, 1437, 2653 in catechesis, 129 in the family, 2205 in the liturgy, 1093, 1177 necessity of, 133, 2653 in the sacraments, 1154, 1480, 1482 Sacred, sense of , 2144 Sacrifice(s) offering sacrifices to God, 901, 2099‑2100 in the Old Testament: bread and wine offered in, 1334 Eucharistic Sacrifice Christ offers, 1410 Christ’s presence in, 1088 the Eucharist as Christ’s sacrifice made present, 1330 importance of, 1113 institution of, 1323 man’s participation in Christ’s, 618, 1419 as a memorial of Christ’s sacrifice, 611, 1358, 1362‑72 purposes of celebrating, 1382, 1414 as the source and summit of moral life, 2031 See also Eucharist sacrifice of Christ completes and surpasses the sacrifices of the Old Testament, 1330 on the Cross for all, 616‑17 one perfect, 2100 and the sacrifice of the Eucharist as one sacrifice, 1367 significance of, 545, 606 as the source of the forgiveness of sins, 1851 is unique and definitive, 613‑14, 1545