1954 ... The natural law expresses the original moral sense which enables man to discern by reason the good and the evil, the truth and the lie
1956 The natural law, present in the heart of each man and established by reason, is universal in its precepts and its authority extends to all men. It expresses the dignity of the person and determines the basis for his fundamental rights and duties
2071 The commandments of the Decalogue, although accessible to reason alone, have been revealed. To attain a complete and certain understanding of the requirements of the natural law, sinful humanity needed this revelation:
A full explanation of the commandments of the Decalogue became necessary in the state of sin because the light of reason was obscured and the will had gone astray.32
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2176 The celebration of Sunday observes the moral commandment inscribed by nature in the human heart to render to God an outward, visible, public, and regular worship "as a sign of his universal beneficence to all."
Can. 1250 The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent. Can. 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the General Roman Calendar III. Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials 12. The celebration of the two greatest Solemnities, Easter and the Nativity, is extended over eight days. Each Octave is governed by its own rules. Title II – The Cycle of the Year II. Easter Time 24. The first eight days of Easter Time constitute the Octave of Easter and are celebrated as Solemnities of the Lord. IV. Christmas Time 35. The Nativity of the Lord has its own Octave, arranged thus: e. 29, 30, and 31 December are days within the octave; [nothing indicates they're Solemnities] Table of Li...
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