Church as OneChurch as One

The primary foundation of the The primary foundation of the Unity of the Church is the Unity of the Church is the Blessed Trinity (CCC 813)Blessed Trinity (CCC 813)

It is one and the same God who It is one and the same God who through Jesus in the Holy through Jesus in the Holy Spirit gathers the scattered Spirit gathers the scattered from all places and all ages from all places and all ages and makes them into one people and makes them into one people of God.of God.

the Founder, Jesus Christ who reconciled all to God, by His death on the cross, He has restored the unity of all in one people and one body.

As there is one God Unity is the essence of the Church.

One People of GodOne Body of ChristOne Spiritual Creation

Holy Spirit - Soul of the ChurchThe Holy Spirit dwelling in those who believe and pervading and ruling over the entire Church, brings about that wonderful communion of the faithful and joins them together in Christ.

Church

- as one who embraces all people

- unity in freedom

- diversity in which people with different charisms and gifts of grace serve one another .

- work for unity, justice and peace.

- unity of one faith, there must not only be tolerance but respect, love and acceptance for another and seeking to come to togetherness.

OUR Unity in

FAITH,

HOPE,

and LOVE

By reason of her founder Jesus By reason of her founder Jesus Christ who love the church as Christ who love the church as his bride.his bride.

Church is holy not because of Church is holy not because of the absence of sin but because the absence of sin but because God loves us.God loves us.

The essence of holiness is to The essence of holiness is to unite ourselves lovingly with unite ourselves lovingly with the divine will.the divine will.

It means the lived holiness of It means the lived holiness of an interior communion with God, an interior communion with God, pouring over into communion pouring over into communion with one’s fellowmen.with one’s fellowmen.

TheThe mark of a true Church is mark of a true Church is where compassion and loving where compassion and loving service are found, Holiness service are found, Holiness

takes its concrete form in the takes its concrete form in the church’s act of Charity, church’s act of Charity, uniting inseparably both uniting inseparably both

worship of God and service to worship of God and service to our fellowmen our fellowmen ( CFC 1400)( CFC 1400)

CHURCH is CATHOLICCHURCH is CATHOLIC

Greek term Kath’olou Greek term Kath’olou Universal related to Universal related to all, all embracingall, all embracing

She has been sent out by She has been sent out by Christ on a mission to Christ on a mission to the whole of human race, the whole of human race, to all peoples (CCC 831)to all peoples (CCC 831)

Universality of God’s Universality of God’s call to the whole world.call to the whole world.

CHURCH is CATHOLICCHURCH is CATHOLIC

She is endowed with the She is endowed with the fullness of salvation.fullness of salvation.

She announces the whole She announces the whole true faith.true faith.

And represents in And represents in (Kath’olou) the mystery (Kath’olou) the mystery of the Lord, present in of the Lord, present in history and working out history and working out reconciliation with the reconciliation with the Father Father

-because CHRIST grounded because CHRIST grounded the church permanently the church permanently on the foundation of the on the foundation of the Apostles.Apostles. - Continues to be taught, Continues to be taught, sanctified and guided by sanctified and guided by the Apostles until the Apostles until Christ’s return through Christ’s return through their successors.their successors.

-By remaining faithful to By remaining faithful to the teachings of Christ, the teachings of Christ, the Church realized its the Church realized its being apostolic.being apostolic.

COMMUNION WITH THE COMMUNION WITH THE ROMAN PONTIFFROMAN PONTIFF

The Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the The Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the Roman ChurchRoman Church

Four attributes are Four attributes are seen more as a task seen more as a task for every Christian.for every Christian.

Church must aspire to Church must aspire to be ever more fully be ever more fully one, holy, catholic one, holy, catholic and apostolic.and apostolic.