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Chapter 10. The Church: Reflecting the Light of Christ • 123
• The Church is a communion. The starting point of this communion
is our union with Jesus Christ. This gives us a share in the commu-
nion of the Persons of the Trinity and also leads to a communion
among men and women (cf. CCC, nos. 813, 948, 959).
• These truths about unity and communion in the Church call us to
become a source of unity for all peoples.
MEDITATION
Christians do not make a house of God until they are one in
charity. The timber and stone must fit together in an orderly
plan, must be joined in perfect harmony, must give each other
the support as if it were of love, or no one would enter the build-
ing. When you see the stones and beams of a building holding
together securely, you enter the building with an easy mind. . . .
The work we see complete in this building is physical; it
should find its spiritual counterpart in your hearts.
—St. Augustine, Sermon 336, 1, 6
PRAYER
Father, you called your people to be your Church.
As we gather together in your name, may we love,
honor and follow you to eternal life in the kingdom
you promise.
—Prayer for the Dedication of a Church,
Liturgy of the Hours
, vol. III, 1596
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You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, God’s own people.
—1 Pt 2:9