Saturday, April 30, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 139 - Part III.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) The Laity are sent to engage in society so that the kingdom
of God can grow among men.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 900 b)
This duty is the more pressing when it is only through them that men can hear
the Gospel and know Christ. Their activity in ecclesial communities is so
necessary that, for the most part, the apostolate of the pastors cannot be
fully effective without it (Cf. LG 33).
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 901)
"Hence the laity, dedicated as they are to Christ and anointed by the Holy
Spirit, are marvellously called and prepared so that even richer fruits of the
Spirit maybe produced in them. For all their works, prayers, and apostolic
undertakings, family and married life, daily work, relaxation of mind and body,
if they are accomplished in the Spirit - indeed even the hardships of life if
patiently born - all these become spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
through Jesus Christ. In the celebration of the Eucharist these may most
fittingly be offered to the Father along with the body of the Lord. And so,
worshipping everywhere by their holy actions, the laity consecrate the world
itself to God, everywhere offering worship by the holiness of their lives"
(LG 34; cf. LG 10, 1 Pet 2:5).
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