Chapter 6 Chapter 6

The apostles The apostles modeled their modeled their ministry on the ministry on the way Jesus lived his way Jesus lived his life.life.

Jesus spent time Jesus spent time with the people he with the people he served.served.

He walked with those who were poor, He walked with those who were poor, ate with those who were hungry, ate with those who were hungry, comforted those who were sick, and comforted those who were sick, and listened to those who were lonely.listened to those who were lonely.

The Marks of the Church—one, holy,The Marks of the Church—one, holy,

catholic, and apostolic—make the catholic, and apostolic—make the Church what it is.Church what it is.

Just as you can tell a brand ofJust as you can tell a brand of

clothing by its characteristics, so can clothing by its characteristics, so can you identify the Church by its marks.you identify the Church by its marks.

The Church is united in our celebration ofThe Church is united in our celebration ofthe sacraments.the sacraments.

We are especially united in the celebration We are especially united in the celebration of the Eucharist.of the Eucharist.

When we gather for Mass, we are united When we gather for Mass, we are united with Jesus and with one another.with Jesus and with one another.

We are one in what we We are one in what we believe.believe.

A creed is a statement of A creed is a statement of the truths we believe.the truths we believe.

At Sunday Mass, we pray At Sunday Mass, we pray the Nicene Creed as a the Nicene Creed as a profession of our faith in profession of our faith in God and in the Church.God and in the Church.

The Church is joined together under theThe Church is joined together under the

leadership of the pope and bishops, wholeadership of the pope and bishops, who

are successors of the apostles.are successors of the apostles.

The pope and bishops teach us the truths of The pope and bishops teach us the truths of our faith through Church councils, papal our faith through Church councils, papal encyclicalsencyclicals

(letters from the pope to the whole Church),(letters from the pope to the whole Church),

pastoral letters, and talks.pastoral letters, and talks.

We follow the We follow the teaching of the teaching of the pope and the pope and the bishops who, bishops who, inspired by the inspired by the Spirit, govern the Spirit, govern the Church.Church.

By practicing the By practicing the virtues of faith, virtues of faith, hope, and love, we hope, and love, we come to live in a come to live in a relationship with relationship with the Trinity.the Trinity.

By putting our By putting our faith in God, we faith in God, we deepen our deepen our friendship with friendship with God and grow God and grow in love for God in love for God and one and one another.another.

The Spirit guides all members of the The Spirit guides all members of the Church to work for unity with other Church to work for unity with other Christian churches.Christian churches.

This effort to This effort to unite all unite all Christians is Christians is called called ecumenism. ecumenism. Ecumenical Ecumenical refers to the refers to the whole world.whole world.

Paul lists the charismatic gifts in his Paul lists the charismatic gifts in his firstfirst

letter to the Corinthians.letter to the Corinthians.

The members of the Church have a The members of the Church have a wide range of gifts. God calls us to wide range of gifts. God calls us to use our gifts so that all may be one.use our gifts so that all may be one.