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
440. Why does the Decalogue enjoin serious obligations?
532. What does Jesus call for in poverty of spirit?
231. What is sacramental grace?
10. What is the value of private revelations?
189. How do the lay faithful participate in the priestly office of Christ?
313. How was sickness viewed in the Old Testament?
3. How is it possible to know God with only the light of human reason?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What lessons can we learn from Haman’s fall in Esther 7:7-8?
What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?
What is the story of Uzziah and how was he punished for disobeying God?
What does Wisdom 8:7 teach us about wisdom as a source of virtue and honor?
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
