857. The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways:
– she was and remains built on “the foundation of the Apostles,”362 The witnesses chosen and sent on mission by Christ himself;363
– with the help of the Spirit dwelling in her, the Church keeps and hands on the teaching,364 The “good deposit,” the salutary words she has heard from the apostles;365
– she continues to be taught, sanctified, and guided by the apostles until Christ’s return, through their successors in pastoral office: the college of bishops, “assisted by priests, in union with the successor of Peter, the Church’s supreme pastor”:366
You are the eternal Shepherd
who never leaves his flock untended.
Through the apostles you watch over us and protect us always.
You made them shepherds of the flock
to share in the work of your Son….367
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
98. What does the virginal conception of Jesus mean?
14. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?
583. How is it possible to address God as “Father”?
153. Why is the Church the ‘people of God’?
523. What is forbidden by the eighth commandment?
223. How does the Holy Spirit work in the liturgy of the Church?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does Wisdom 8:7 teach us about wisdom as a source of virtue and honor?
What are Daniel’s visions of the golden image and the four beasts?
What can we learn about the theology of suffering from the story of Job described in Job 1:1-22?
What does the Bible say about God’s judgment and justice?
What is the story of Naaman and how did faith and obedience cure him of leprosy?
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
