972. After speaking of the Church, her origin, mission, and destiny, we can find no better way to conclude than by looking to Mary. In her we contemplate what the Church already is in her mystery on her own “pilgrimage of faith,” and what she will be in the homeland at the end of her journey. There, “in the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity,” “in the communion of all the saints,”516 The Church is awaited by the one she venerates as Mother of her Lord and as her own mother.
In the meantime the Mother of Jesus, in the glory which she possesses in body and soul in heaven, is the image and beginning of the Church as it is to be perfected in the world to come. Likewise she shines forth on earth until the day of the Lord shall come, a sign of certain hope and comfort to the pilgrim People of God.517
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
242. What is the function of the liturgical year?
419. What place does the Old Law have in the plan of salvation?
466. Why must human life be respected?
119. In what way did Christ offer himself to the Father?
308. To whom is the absolution of some sins reserved?
28. What are the characteristics of faith?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the image of the river of life in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 47) represent?
The Creation of the Universe and Man: What Does the Book of Genesis Teach Us? (Genesis 1:1-31)
What is the message of Isaiah’s heavenly vision of the Lord’s glory revealed in Isaiah 40:1-31?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
