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126. How can the spiritual sense of Scripture be subdivided? (CCC 115) The spiritual sense of Scripture can be subdivided into three senses: the allegorical, moral and anagogical.
The allegorical sense refers to dogmatic truths, the moral sense refers to human behaviour, the anagogical sense refers to the world to come (Judgment, Heaven, Hell and Purgatory).

2286. When is armed resistance to oppression by political authority legitimate? (CCC 2243) Armed resistance to oppression by political authority is legitimate when five conditions are met:
1. there is certain, grave and prolonged violation of fundamental rights
2. all other means of redress have been exhausted
3. the resistance will not provoke worse disorders
4. there is well-founded hope of success
5. it is impossible reasonably to foresee any better solution.

6th Sunday of Easter (May 5, 2024)

1. reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
2. reading: 1 Jn 4:7-10
Gospel: Jn 15:9-17

Ascension (May 9, 2024)

1. reading: Acts 1:1-11
2. reading: Eph 1:17-23
Gospel: Mark 16:15-20