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Hebrews 1
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1 God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all, CCC
2 In these days, hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world. CCC
3 Who being the brightness of his glory and the figure of his substance and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high: CCC · Fathers
4 Being made so much better than the angels as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. Fathers
5 For to which of the angels hath he said at any time: Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? Fathers
6 And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith: And let all the angels of God adore him. CCC
7 And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire. Fathers
8 But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.
11 They shall perish: but thou shalt continue: and they shall all grow old as a garment.
12 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed. But thou art the selfsame: and thy years shall not fail.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool? CCC · Fathers
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? CCC
This chapter in the Catechism and the early Church
Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text.
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- CCC 241 “For this reason the apostles confess Jesus to be the Word: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…”
- CCC 2502 “Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the…”
- CCC 2777 “In the Roman liturgy, the Eucharistic assembly is invited to pray to our heavenly Father with filial boldness; the Eastern liturgies develop…”
- CCC 2795 “The symbol of the heavens refers us back to the mystery of the covenant we are living when we pray to our…”
- CCC 102 “Through all the words of Sacred Scripture, God speaks only one single Word, his one Utterance in whom he expresses himself completely:…”
“By Him the Lord has willed that we should taste of immortal knowledge, "who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“By Him the Lord has willed that we should taste of immortal knowledge, "who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“Ask of Me, and I will give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 333 “From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When…”
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“… knowledge, "who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." For it is thus written, "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 447 “Jesus ascribes this title to himself in a veiled way when he disputes with the Pharisees about the meaning of Psalm 110,…”
“Ask of Me, and I will give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession." And again He saith to Him, "Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 331 “Christ is the centre of the angelic world. They are his angels: "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and…”
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