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 19:  Articles 7-8 of  THE DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH
 


                                       LUMEN GENTIUM
, 1964 

The aim of every member of the Church
is to become like Jesus

We must allow Jesus to download and install
his divine life in our lives

The Church is the Body of Jesus.
The soul of the Body is the Holy Spirit

Through Baptism we are born into the Body.
Through the Eucharist we are in union ("Communion")
with Jesus and other members of the Body

Just as each arm, leg, vein of the human body
has a unique role in the human body,
so each Christian, has a unique role in
the Church, the Body of Christ

Some Christians have received special gifts from the Holy Spirit
to be leaders and animators of the Body

Jesus' human body, born of Mary, was his physical "becoming-flesh".
The Church, Jesus "Mystical" Body, is his continuing incarnation in the world

Jesus, please increase your influence in my life.
Please help me become more like you

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