Hebrews 4:9

Celebrating the Church's Liturgy

• §1165Article 1 · Celebrating the Church's LiturgyRead at vatican.va

  When the Church celebrates the mystery of Christ, there is a word that marks her prayer: "Today!" - a word echoing the prayer her Lord taught her and the call of the Holy Spirit.

Sacred Scripture

• §117Article 3 · Sacred ScriptureRead at vatican.va

  The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.

Our Vocation to Beatitude

• §1720Article 2 · Our Vocation to BeatitudeRead at vatican.va

  “The New Testament uses several expressions to characterize the beatitude to which God calls man: - the coming of the Kingdom of God; - the vision of God: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" - entering into the joy of the Lord; - entering into God's rest:” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Heb 4:7-11.

Jesus Christ Was Buried

• §624Paragraph 3 · Jesus Christ Was BuriedRead at vatican.va

  “It is the mystery of Holy Saturday, when Christ, lying in the tomb, reveals God's great sabbath rest” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Heb 4:7-9.

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 38

  “…never to cease being said by us, not with our lips indeed, but in our heart: for therefore do our lips cease to speak, that we may cry out with our hearts.” — editor's note: [Heb. iv. 9. The Sabbath that “remaineth” is the only Sabbath our author sees in this Psalm.—C.]

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 6

  “Ver.” — the author cites it

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.22Book II

  “On account of which love and the restoration to hope, he says, in another place, “which rest is laid up for us.”” — editor's note: Probably Heb. iv. 8, 9.

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• Matthew 4:17

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• Matthew 5:8

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• Matthew 25:21

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• Matthew 25:22

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• Matthew 25:23

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• John 19:30

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• John 19:42

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• 1 Corinthians 13:12

  Cited together in Catechism §1720.

• 1 Corinthians 15:3

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Colossians 1:18

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Colossians 1:19

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Colossians 1:20

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 2:9

  Cited together in Catechism §624.