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864 "Christ, sent by the Father, is the source of the Church's whole apostolate"; thus the fruitfulness of apostolate for ordained ministers as well as for lay people clearly depends on their vital union with Christ. ³⁷⁸ In keeping with their vocations, the demands of the times and the various gifts of the Holy Spirit, the apostolate assumes the most varied forms. But charity, drawn from the Eucharist above all, is always "as it were, the soul of the whole apostolate." ³⁷⁹

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

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Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

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IV. THE CHURCH IS APOSTOLIC

Notes for the above paragraph:

378 AA 4; cf. Jn 15:5.

379 AA 3.

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