2179. “A parish is a definite community of the Christian faithful established on a stable basis within a particular church; the pastoral care of the parish is entrusted to a pastor as its own shepherd under the authority of the diocesan bishop.”115 It is the place where all the faithful can be gathered together for the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist. the parish initiates the Christian people into the ordinary expression of the liturgical life: it gathers them together in this celebration; it teaches Christ’s saving doctrine; it practices the charity of the Lord in good works and brotherly love:
You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests.116
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
287. Why is the Holy Eucharist the paschal banquet?
285. How long does the presence of Christ last in the Eucharist?
81. What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”?
477. What practices are contrary to respect for the bodily integrity of the human person?
214. In what does the final judgment consist?
442. What is implied in the affirmation of God: “I am the Lord your God” (Exodus 20:2)?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The Woman and the Dragon: The Struggle Between Good and Evil (Revelation 12:1-17)
How was the defeat of the Maccabees at the Battle of Elasa described in 1 Maccabees 6:17-47?
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
What is the story of Naaman and how did faith and obedience cure him of leprosy?
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
