Catechism of the Catholic Church

852 Index defense of religious liberty for the, 2188 Eucharist and, 1374, 1392 God’s Word and prayer as sources of, 131, 2687, 2697 union with Christ in, 2014 See also New life in the Spirit; Spirituality(ies) Spirituality(ies) Christian, 2693 diversity of, 2684 See also New life in the Spirit; Spiritual life Sports activities , 2289 Spouses. See Divorce; Marriage State choice of one’s state of life, 2230 of consecrated life, 916, 933 ( see also Life: consecrated) grace of, 2004 of holiness and righteousness in Adam and Eve, 375 State, political duty to defend the common good, 1910 duty to defend the right to life, 2273 idolatry in reference to, 2113 and personal freedom, 1883 plague of totalitarian states condemned by moral judgment, 2499 responsibility of state in economic action, 2431 responsible for its citizens’ well‑being, 2372 “society of law,” 1904 See also Society Sterility , 2375, 2379 Sterilization , 2399 Strikes , 2435 Structures of sin, 1869 social, 408, 2286 Submission, man’s to God, 154, 341, 396, 1955 to legitimate authorities, 2239‑40 refusal to submit to the Supreme Pontiff (schism), 2089 Subsidiarity , 1883, 1885, 1894, 2209 Substance (or nature, or essence) designates the divine being, 252 God, three Persons, one substance, 200, 202, 255 meaning of, 252 the Son, one in substance with the Father, 465 Suffering of Jesus , 572 Suffrage , 958, 1032, 1055, 1684‑90 Suicide , 2280‑83, 2325 Sunday as the day of Jesus’ Resurrection, 1343 as a day to cultivate family, cultural, social, and religious life, 2184, 2194 celebration as the heart of the Church’s life, 2177 defense of Sunday as a holiday, 2187‑88 as the fulfillment of the sabbath, 2175‑76 the Lord’s Day as the first day of the week, 1166‑67, 2174 obligation to take part in the Sunday liturgy, 1389, 2042, 2180‑83 as the principal day for the celebration of the Eucharist, 1193 rest, 2185‑86, 2193 significance of the Lord’s Day, 1163, 2190 Supernatural beatitude, 1722, 1727 communion, 950 end of man, 367 faith as a supernatural virtue, 153, 179 sense of faith, 91‑93 theological virtues and supernatural acts, 1812‑13, 1840‑41 vocation to eternal life, 1998 Superstition , 2110‑11, 2138 Supplication different forms of, 2629