I. Purification of the Heart
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The sixth beatitude proclaims, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall see God.”306 “Pure in heart” refers to those who
have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God’s holiness,
chiefly in three areas: charity;307 chastity or sexual rectitude;308
love of truth and orthodoxy of faith.309 There is a connection between
purity of heart, of body, and of faith:
- SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
- Article 9 THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
- I. Purification of the Heart
- Article 9 THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P8Q.HTM