1. God, infinitely Perfect and Blessed in Himself, in a design of pure goodness has literally created man so that he may partake in His blessed life. Therefore, at all times and in all places, He is near to man. He calls him and helps him to seek Him, to know Him, and to love Him with all his strength. He summons all men, whom sin has scattered, to the unity of His family, the Church. He does this through His Son, whom He sent as Redeemer and Savior upon the fulfillment of time. In Him and through Him, He calls men to be, in the Holy Spirit, His adopted children, and therefore heirs of his blessed life.
2. So that this call would resonate throughout the earth, Christ sent the apostles He had chosen, giving them the command to proclaim the Gospel: ¨Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirti, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And know that I am with you always, to the end of the age¨ (Mt 28: 19-20). Strengthened by this mission, the apostles went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that accompanied it (Mk 16:20).
3. Those who, with the help of God, have chosen the call of Christ and have freely responded to it, are in turn compelled by the love of Christ to proclaim the Good News throughout the world. This treasure, receive from the apostles, has been faithfully preserved by their successors. All the faithful of Christ are called to transmit if from generation to generation, by proclaiming the faith, living it in fraternal communion, and celebrating it in liturgy and prayer.
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