Thursday, April 28, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 139 - Part I.
(Youcat
answer) The Laity are sent to engage in society so that the kingdom of God can
grow among men.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 897)
"The term 'laity' is here understood to mean all the faithful except those
in Holy Orders and those who belong to a religious state approved by the
Church. That is, the faithful, who by Baptism are incorporated into Christ and
integrated into the People of God, are made sharers in their particular way in
the priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ, and have their own part
to play in the mission of the whole Christian people in the Church and in the
World" (LG 31).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment)
A lay person is not a
second-class Christian, for he shares in the priestly ministry of Christ (the
universal priesthood). He sees to it that the people in his walk of life (in
school, family and work) come to know the Gospel and learn to love Christ.
Through his faith he leaves a mark on society, business, and politics. He
supports the life of the Church, for instance, by becoming a lector or an
extraordinary minister, by volunteering as a group leader, or by serving on
church committees and councils (for example, the parish council or the board of
directors of an institution). Young people especially should give serious
thought to the question of what place God might want them to have in the
Church.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 898)
"By reason of their special vocation it belongs to the laity to seek the
kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them according to
God's will.... It pertains to them in a special way so to illuminate and order
all temporal things with which they are closely associated that these may
always be effected and grow according to Christ and maybe to the glory of the
Creator and Redeemer" (LG 31 § 2).
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