# Mortal sin ## Catechism of the Catholic Church A grave infraction of the law of God that destroys the divine life in the soul of the sinner (sanctifying grace), constituting a turn away from God. For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must be present: grave matter, full knowledge of the evil of the act, and full consent of the will ([[3.1.1.8.p6c#^ccc-1855|1855]], [[3.1.1.8.p6c#^ccc-1857|1857]]). ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - is in complete opposition to God: [[54-what-jesus-teaching-exacts#Meditation 1|54,1]]; [[100-sin#Meditation 1|100,1]]; - malice and consequences of mortal — [[100-sin#Meditation 1|100,1]], [[100-sin#Meditation 2|100,2]]; - struggle against mortal —: [[100-sin#Meditation 2|100,2]]; - God clothes with His grace the soul cleansed from mortal —: [[78-the-necessity-for-interior-purification#Meditation 1|78,1]]. - [[54-what-jesus-teaching-exacts|54. What Jesus' Teaching Exacts]] - [[78-the-necessity-for-interior-purification|78. The Necessity for Interior Purification]] - [[100-sin|100. Sin]]