[[catechism-of-the-catholic-church|Table of Contents]] --- - PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST - SECTION ONE: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT - CHAPTER ONE: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON - Article 2: OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE - IN BRIEF > [[3.1.1.2.p5k|Previous]] - [[3.1.1.3.p5m|Next]] --- # Article 2. Our Vocation to Beatitude – In Brief *1725 The Beatitudes take up and fulfill God's promises from [[abraham|Abraham]] on by ordering them to the Kingdom of heaven. They respond to the desire for happiness that God has placed in the human heart.* ^ccc-1725 *1726 The Beatitudes teach us the final end to which God calls us: the Kingdom, the vision of God, participation in the divine nature, eternal life, filiation, rest in God.* ^ccc-1726 *1727 The beatitude of eternal life is a gratuitous gift of God. It is supernatural, as is the grace that leads us there.* ^ccc-1727 *1728 The Beatitudes confront us with decisive choices concerning earthly goods; they purify our hearts in order to teach us to love God above all things.* ^ccc-1728 *1729 The beatitude of heaven sets the standards for discernment in the use of earthly goods in keeping with the law of God.* ^ccc-1729 --- > [[3.1.1.2.p5k|Previous]] - [[3.1.1.3.p5m|Next]]