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LUMEN GENTIUM , 1964 |
Jesus' spiritual family tree includes
not only the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations
This family tree never forgets the Trunk of
Abraham,
the Jewish people, always most dear to God,
from whom Jesus was born
Closely related to the main stem
and also coming from the Trunk of Abraham
is the Branch of Islam
which loyally adores one merciful God
Also related are all good people
who by lives of charity
seek God without knowing him clearly
To help such people know God clearly,
the Church obeys the command of Jesus
to preach the Good News to all nations
Jesus, please help me be more interested in
your Family Tree,
and do whatever I can to help family re-unions