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THE CATECHETICAL MINISTRY
EVERY CHRISTIAN A CATECHIST
It might be said that the first disciples of Jesus Christ
were the first catechists, and thus began the catechetical
ministry of the Church.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church in its Prologue
states that God “calls man to seek him, to know
him, to love him with all his strength.” (CCC
1).
It continues, “So that this call should resound
throughout the world, Christ sent forth the apostles
he had chosen, commissioning them to proclaim the gospel:
‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe
all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, to the close of the age.” Strengthened
by this mission, the apostles “went forth and
preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them
and confirmed the message by the signs that attended
it.”
Thus catechesis is continued to this day by modern
versions of Christ’s disciples, every Christian,
who carries out, the teaching of the Christian doctrine
so that those who hear and understand it may be brought
to the fullness of life that God promised.
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