Catechesis for Second Sunday of Advent, B

Reading II

2 Pt 3:8-14

But according to his promise
we await new heavens and a new earth
in which righteousness dwells.

The way of faith

• By death the soul is separated from the body, but in the resurrection God will give incorruptible life to our body, transformed by reunion with our soul. Just as Christ is risen and lives for ever, so all of us will rise at the last day. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1016)
• The church is holy: God is her author; Christ, her bridegroom, gave himself up to make her holy: the Spirit of holiness gives her life. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 867)
• The grace of the Holy Spirit confers upon us the righteousness of God. Uniting us by faith and baptism to the passion and resurrection of Christ, the Spirit makes us sharers in his life. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2017)

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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