Paragraph 2416

2416. Animals are God’s creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory.196 Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

521. What is one’s duty toward the truth?

519. In what way do Christians participate in political and social life?

559. In the Church are there different ways of praying?

366. What place does human freedom have in the plan of salvation?

69. How do the soul and body form a unity in the human being?

528. What is forbidden by the ninth commandment?

302. What are the essential elements of the sacrament of Reconciliation?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?

What is the importance of gratitude and recognition according to the book of Proverbs?

What is the importance of Christian witness?

What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?

What does the Bible teach about transforming the body?

What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?

The story of Daniel in the lions’ den (Daniel 6)