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Woman
complementarity, union, and
collaboration of man and
woman: 68, 73
vocation of: 268-69
see also Man and woman;
specific
topics,
e.g., Consecrated life
Wonder and awe in God’s presence:
see
Fear of the Lord
Word, Liturgy of:
see under Liturgy:
Liturgy of the Word
Word of God
Christ as: 63, 469
importance of in the liturgy: 175,
177, 185
interpreting the (see Sacred
Scripture)
liturgy of: 175, 177
made flesh: 63
as the source of prayer: xxiii
as truth: 232
see also Catechesis; Sacred Scripture
Work
access to: 422
dignity of work: 423-24
and human dignity: 455
just wage: 419, 424
labor strikes: 422
need of wage-earners to be able
to represent their needs and
grievances: 421, 426
participation in God’s creation:
423-24
rest on Sunday from (see Sunday;
Sunday rest)
rights of workers: 423-24
right to: 424
unions: 424
see also Vocation; Work
World
beauty of: 3-4
Christ the Savior of the (see Savior,
Jesus as)
creation of the (see Creation)
destiny of: 158, 179
end of: 156-58, 161
peaceful future of: 435
Providence at work in the (see
Providence, Divine)
the visible world: 55-56
see also Creation;
specific topics
Worship:
50, 349
and adoration of God: 221
the Blessed Virgin Mary and the
saints join us in: 221
of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament:
224, 226
the Church in her worship transmits
to every generation all that she is
and believes: 32
the common priesthood of the
faithful and: 117
the community that worships: 218
as duty: 420
of the Eucharist: 365 (see also
under Eucharist, Holy)
the family and: 382
of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: 107
the First Commandment and: 342,
345, 347
idolatrous (see Idolatry)
of the liturgy directed to the Father
through the Son in the unity of
the Holy Spirit: 167
making available the grace
necessary to conform one’s life to
Christ: 176
the ministerial priesthood and: 265
offering one’s body as spiritual
worship: 225
in the Old Testament: 363
places for: 113, 171, 174, 178
presence of God in: 166
and religious freedom: 420, 501
as response to God’s
Revelation: xvii
the Sacraments and: 170,
223-24, 226
Sunday as day of: 363-71
Sunday observance as visible
and public, as sign of radical
dependence upon God, and as
gratitude for all the blessings
we’ve received: 167, 170, 364