Vatican II In A Year Day 78: LG 39-40: Called to be holy like Jesus is Holy
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Mar 19, 2025 A reading and reflection on Lumen Gentium paragraphs 39–40 about Christ sanctifying the Church and the universal call to holiness. Short talks on how baptism shares divine life and holiness flows from Jesus, not our efforts. Reflections on diverse ways of living holiness across different vocations.
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Christ Makes The Church Holy As Its Head
- Christ unites himself to the Church as head to sanctify the whole Body of believers.
- Fr. Matthew explains Jesus' self-sacrifice makes the Church inherently holy and calls every member to that holiness.
Holiness Shows Through Fruits Of Grace
- Holiness must be shown in the fruits of grace lived out by believers in everyday life.
- Fr. Matthew emphasizes varied expressions of holiness build up others and are manifested in evangelical counsels and lay states of life.
John Paul II Sparked A Personal Call To Priesthood
- Fr. Matthew shares a personal vocation moment triggered by John Paul II at World Youth Day 2000.
- He felt an interior motion toward the priesthood after hearing John Paul II tell youths to be saints in the millennium.
