# Love ## Catechism of the Catholic Church _See_ [[charity|Charity]]. ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible **Love** Disciples were commanded to love each other: [[john-13#^john-13-34|Jn 13:34-35]]; [[john-15#^john-15-12|15:12, 17]]; [[1-john-03#^1-john-03-11|1 Jn 3:11, 23]]; [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-21|4:21]] Disciples will keep Jesus' commandments out of love: [[john-14#^john-14-15|Jn 14:15, 21, 23-24]]; [[john-15#^john-15-12|15:12]] Enemies should be loved: [[matthew-05#^matthew-05-44|Mt 5:44]]; [[luke-06#^luke-06-27|Lk 6:27]]; [[luke-23#^luke-23-34|23:34]]; [[acts-of-the-apostles-07#^acts-of-the-apostles-07-60|Acts 7:60]]; [[romans-12#^romans-12-14|Rom 12:14, 17, 20]]; [[romans-13#^romans-13-8|13:8-10]]; [[1-peter-03#^1-peter-03-9|1 Pet 3:9]] First great commandment is love of God: [[matthew-22#^matthew-22-37|Mt 22:37-38]]; [[mark-12#^mark-12-30|Mk 12:30]] Fruit of the Spirit includes love: [[galatians-05#^galatians-05-22|Gal 5:22]] Fulfills the Law: [[mark-12#^mark-12-33|Mk 12:33]]; [[romans-13#^romans-13-8|Rom 13:8-10]]; [[galatians-05#^galatians-05-14|Gal 5:14]] God is love: [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-8|1 Jn 4:8,10]] God's love for us: [[john-03#^john-03-16|Jn 3:16]]; [[romans-05#^romans-05-5|Rom 5:5, 8-11]]; [[romans-08#^romans-08-31|8:31-39]]; [[ephesians-02#^ephesians-02-4|Eph 2:4-7]] Greatest act of love is to lay down one's life for one's friends: [[john-15#^john-15-13|Jn 15:13]] Greatest of the virtues is love: [[1-corinthians-13#^1-corinthians-13-13|1 Cor 13:13]] Hatred of neighbor is incompatible with love of God: [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-20|1 Jn 4:20]] Love realized in obedience to God's commandments: [[john-14#^john-14-15|Jn 14:15]]; [[john-15#^john-15-10|15:10]]; [[1-john-02#^1-john-02-5|1 Jn 2:5]]; [[1-john-05#^1-john-05-2|5:2-3]] Necessity of love: [[1-corinthians-02#^1-corinthians-02-9|1 Cor 2:9]]; [[1-corinthians-13#^1-corinthians-13-2|13:2-3]]; [[1-corinthians-16#^1-corinthians-16-22|16:22]]; [[galatians-05#^galatians-05-6|Gal 5:6]]; [[james-01#^james-01-12|Jas 1:12]]; [[james-02#^james-02-5|2:5]]; [[1-john-05#^1-john-05-3|1 Jn 5:3]] Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ: [[romans-08#^romans-08-35|Rom 8:35-39]] Paul's hymn regarding love: [[1-corinthians-13#^1-corinthians-13-1|1 Cor 13:1-13]] Second great commandment is love of neighbor: [[matthew-22#^matthew-22-39|Mt 22:39]]; [[mark-12#^mark-12-31|Mk 12:31]]; [[1-john-04#^1-john-04-11|1 Jn 4:11, 21]] Truth in love: [[galatians-04#^galatians-04-16|Gal 4:16]]; [[ephesians-04#^ephesians-04-15|Eph 4:15]] ### Sources [[index-of-doctrines|Index of Doctrines]] ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - Resembling God our supernatural life should be essentially — [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity#Meditation 1|4,1]]; - in every action we are impelled by the — of God, of creatures, or of self: [[5-sanctity-and-gods-will#Meditation 2|5,2]]; - — is an act of the will: [[19-seeking-god-in-love#Meditation 2|19,2]]; [[255-the-act-of-love#Meditation 1|255,1]]; - — is repaid by —: [[22-behold-the-savior-comes#Meditation 1|22,1]]; - — overcomes every obstacle in order to be united with the loved one: [[31-returning-love-for-love#Meditation 1|31,1]]; - — finds or renders lovers equal [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 1|251,1]]; 348.1; - — tends by nature to unity: [[348-purifying-love#Meditation 1|348,1]]. - See: [[love-of-god|Love of God]], [[love-of-neighbor|Love of Neighbor]], [[charity|Charity]]. --- - [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity|4. Charity, the Essence of Sanctity]] - [[5-sanctity-and-gods-will|5. Sanctity and God’s Will]] - [[19-seeking-god-in-love|19.Seeking God in Love]] - [[22-behold-the-savior-comes|22. Behold the Savior Comes]] - [[31-returning-love-for-love|31. Returning Love for Love]] - [[251-the-love-of-friendship|251. The Love of Friendship]] - [[255-the-act-of-love|255. The Act of Love]] - [[348-purifying-love|348. Purifying Love]]