The Year of Saint Paul

Reading II

Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a

Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me life is Christ, and death is gain….

The way of faith

• The dignity of the human person requires the pursuit of the common good. Everyone should be concerned to create and support institutions that improve the conditions of human life. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1926)
• Those who believe in Christ have new life in the Holy Spirit. The moral life, increased and brought to maturity in grace, is to reach its fulfillment in the glory of heaven. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1715)
• The Incarnation is the mystery of the wonderful union of the divine and human natures in the one person of the Word. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 483)

To see how you might use one of these three points in your catechesis, see “How to lead a 90-minute catechetical session.”

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