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  1 Intro,  0,1   |             example and teaching of Christ the Lord, is a gift of God
  2 Intro,  0,1   |            special way of following Christ, in order to devote themselves
  3 Intro,  0,1   |          behind in order to be with Christ and to put themselves, as
  4 Intro,  0,2   |         total self-giving to God in Christ is in no way incompatible
  5 Intro,  0,2   |            a grace shared by all of Christ's disciples. This fact is
  6 Intro,  0,4   |          building up of the Body of Christ and for the Church's mission
  7 Intro,  0,5   |             men and women who chose Christ by radically following the
  8 Intro,  0,5   |           and space, the mystery of Christ.~
  9 Intro,  0,6   |   preferring nothing to the love of Christ".The monks of today likewise
 10 Intro,  0,7   |             fully live her love for Christ the Bridegroom.~Men and
 11 Intro,  0,8   |            these Institutes imitate Christ in his prayer on the mountain,
 12 Intro,  0,9   |            continue to be images of Christ the Lord, fostering through
 13 Intro,  0,10  |            the newness and power of Christ's Kingdom, striving to transfigure
 14 Intro,  0,10  |            consecrate themselves to Christ through the practice of
 15   I           |             LIFE ~IN THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST ~AND OF THE TRINITY~
 16   I,  0,14    |            Icon of the Transfigured Christ~14. The evangelical basis
 17   I,  0,14    |             a life "in the image of Christ". But this is possible only
 18   I,  0,14    |        response in the following of Christ through acceptance of the
 19   I,  0,14    |           special way of "following Christ", at the origin of which
 20   I,  0,14    |       tending.n the Gospel, many of Christ's words and actions shed
 21   I,  0,14    |          helpful to fix our gaze on Christ's radiant face in the mystery
 22   I,  0,14    |          not only the revelation of Christ's glory but also a preparation
 23   I,  0,14    |            a preparation for facing Christ's Cross. It involves both "
 24   I,  0,15    |            the transfigured face of Christ in order to be confirmed
 25   I,  0,15    |            equally called to follow Christ, to discover in him the
 26   I,  0,15    |      Apostle: "For to me to live is Christ" (Phil 1:21). But those
 27   I,  0,15    |      special communion of love with Christ feel as it were caught up
 28   I,  0,16    |          Father's call to listen to Christ, to place all their trust
 29   I,  0,16    |        acceptance of the mystery of Christ, lived within the Church.~
 30   I,  0,16    |            rays of the one light of Christ, whose radiance "brightens
 31   I,  0,16    |          part, are living images of Christ the Head and Shepherd who
 32   I,  0,16    |          only a matter of following Christ with one's whole heart,
 33   I,  0,16    |            one's whole existence to Christ in an all-encompassing commitment
 34   I,  0,16    |   consecrated persons not only make Christ the whole meaning of their
 35   I,  0,16    |          their own the pure love of Christ and proclaim to the world
 36   I,  0,16    |            30, 14:11). By imitating Christ's poverty, they profess
 37   I,  0,16    |             freedom, the mystery of Christ's filial obedience, they
 38   I,  0,16    |    configuration" to the mystery of Christ, the consecrated life brings
 39   I,  1,18    |   surpassing worth of knowing Jesus Christ", by comparison with which
 40   I,  1,18    |           order that they "may gain Christ" (Phil 3:8). They strive
 41   I,  1,18    |      evangelical counsels, by which Christ invites some people to share
 42   I,  1,18    |          fruitful way of sharing in Christ's mission, in imitation
 43   I,  1,19    |         called, configuring them to Christ, the chaste, poor and obedient
 44   I,  1,19    |             after day, conformed to Christ, the prolongation in history
 45   I,  1,19    |          into full configuration to Christ reflect in themselves a
 46   I,  1,20    |           greatness of the force of Christ the King and the boundless
 47   I,  1,21    |         according to the example of Christ who, "though he was rich ...
 48   I,  1,21    |           practised in imitation of Christ, whose food was to do the
 49   I,  1,21    |     Trinitarian dimension: love for Christ, which leads to closeness
 50   I,  1,21    |           persons strive to live in Christ with "one heart and soul" (
 51   I,  1,22    |                    Consecrated like Christ for the Kingdom of God~22.
 52   I,  1,22    |       submissiveness to the Father, Christ lives his life as a virgin,
 53   I,  2,23    |      contemplation of the Crucified Christ that all vocations find
 54   I,  2,24    |            the foot of the Cross of Christ, the more immediately and
 55   I,  2,24    |             it is the great sign of Christ's saving presence, especially
 56   I,  2,24    |           flesh "what is lacking in Christ's afflictions" (Col 1:24),
 57   I,  2,25    |                        Witnesses to Christ in the world~25. The Paschal
 58   I,  2,25    |              Jn 4:34), held fast by Christ (cf. Jn 15:16; Gal 1:15-
 59   I,  2,25    |         promptings of the Spirit of Christ. Their witness helps the
 60   I,  2,25    |           serve God freely, through Christ's grace which is communicated
 61   I,  2,25    |           will become true signs of Christ in the world. Their lifestyle
 62   I,  2,25    |         witness that they belong to Christ.Since the habit is a sign
 63   I,  2,26    |            dedicated their lives to Christ cannot fail to live in the
 64   I,  2,27    |             await the fulfilment of Christ's promises are able to bring
 65   I,  2,27    |             renewal of the world in Christ. In the West, monasticism
 66   I,  2,28    |          from his or her union with Christ, is even more pronounced
 67   I,  2,28    |         virginal and humble life"of Christ also means imitation of
 68   I,  2,28    |          consecrated their lives to Christ. "Behold your mother!" (
 69   I,  2,28    |           their lives every day for Christ and to cooperate with him
 70   I,  3,29    |            17:4). The experience of Christ's glory, though completely
 71   I,  3,29    |       connected with the mystery of Christ, and has the duty of making
 72   I,  3,30    |          which the close union with Christ already begun in Baptism
 73   I,  3,30    |           fact, all those reborn in Christ are called to live out,
 74   I,  3,30    |        oblation to the sacrifice of Christ.he profession of the evangelical
 75   I,  3,30    |          fullness of the mystery of Christ, thanks also to the specific
 76   I,  3,30    |       themselves, in communion with Christ who offers himself to the
 77   I,  3,31    |          virtue of their rebirth in Christ, all the faithful share
 78   I,  3,31    |      building up of the one Body of Christ, each in accordance with
 79   I,  3,31    |           the growth of the Body of Christ in history and for its mission
 80   I,  3,31    | manifestation of the one mystery of Christ, the lay faithful have as
 81   I,  3,31    |        women, special conformity to Christ, chaste, poor and obedient.~
 82   I,  3,32    |        aspect of the one mystery of Christ. While the lay life has
 83   I,  3,32    |     consecrated life, which mirrors Christ's own way of life, has an
 84   I,  3,32    |        share in the love with which Christ has loved his Bride and
 85   I,  3,32    |             special way an image of Christ praying on the mountain.
 86   I,  3,32    |            the active life manifest Christ "in his proclamation of
 87   I,  3,32    |           and growth of the Body of Christ".For this purpose they share
 88   I,  3,33    |           union with the mystery of Christ and the Church in its many
 89   I,  4,35    |            the transfigured face of Christ does not prevent them from
 90   I,  4,35    |        called by God to "listen to" Christ, necessarily feel a deep
 91   I,  4,35    |            the transfigured face of Christ, consecrated men and women
 92   I,  4,36    |          and love for the person of Christ there are a number of points
 93   I,  4,36    |          progressively conformed to Christ; they learn detachment from
 94   I,  4,36    |           to take up the mission of Christ, working and suffering with
 95   I,  4,36    |           desire to be conformed to Christ to give witness to some
 96   I,  4,40    |             touched" by the hand of Christ, a life where his voice
 97   I,  4,40    |            to "risk everything" for Christ. This is particularly true
 98   I,  4,40    |           Elijah were speaking with Christ about his Paschal Mystery,
 99  II,  1,41    |            of complete sharing with Christ lived out by the Twelve,
100  II,  1,42    |             cf. Jn 13:34). Love led Christ to the gift of self, even
101  II,  1,42    |       Father and with his Son Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Jn 1:3), a communion
102  II,  1,46    |            leads people to faith in Christ ... In this way communion
103  II,  1,46    |          one whom she called "sweet Christ on earth",the apostolic
104  II,  1,48    |             and apostolic Church of Christ is truly present and operative",
105  II,  1,48    |            harmony with the Body of Christ continually in the process
106  II,  1,52    |      commitment to the following of Christ and are inspired by the
107  II,  1,57    |          life.~Having received from Christ a message of liberation,
108  II,  2,59    |            cloistered nuns share in Christ's emptying of himself by
109  II,  2,59    |            but also a way of living Christ's Passover.From being an
110  II,  2,59    |           to live solely for God in Christ Jesus (cf. Rom 6:11). The
111  II,  2,59    |        restoration of all things in Christ, when she will appear "in
112  II,  2,59    |         Spouse (cf. Col 3:1-4)",and Christ will deliver "the Kingdom
113  II,  2,60    |             of total self-giving to Christ and the Church, in accordance
114  II,  2,60    |            called to be brothers of Christ, deeply united with him, ?
115  II,  2,60    |       everyone, in their witness to Christ's love for all, especially
116  II,  2,60    |         dimension of brotherhood in Christ, to be lived among themselves
117  II,  3,63    |             proclaim their faith in Christ's Death and Resurrection,
118  II,  3,64    |            rejuvenates the Bride of Christ by enabling the consecrated
119  II,  3,64    |           ideal of the following of Christ, and then to support the
120  II,  3,64    |           of the first meeting with Christ, there comes the constant
121  II,  3,65    |             God in the following of Christ, at the service of the Church'
122  II,  3,65    | identification with the attitude of Christ towards the Father.If this
123  II,  3,66    |       through the unceasing gift of Christ and the Spirit, is the educator
124  II,  3,66    |             the beauty of following Christ and the value of the charism
125  II,  3,68    |           full maturity of faith in Christ.While it is true that the
126  II,  3,68    |    themselves to put on the mind of Christ the Lord. Formation is a
127  II,  3,69    |           reflects the very mind of Christ. Initial formation, then,
128  II,  3,70    |             love and enthusiasm for Christ.The next stage can present
129  II,  3,70    |         configured to the Crucified Christ who fulfils the Father's
130  II,  3,70    |       essential to the following of Christ Crucified. The trial itself
131  II,  3,71    |         sign that it is the love of Christ which urges them on (cf.
132 III,  0,72    |          life, are called to follow Christ "more closely", and to make
133 III,  0,72    |          mission consists in making Christ present to the world through
134 III,  0,72    |       themselves to be conformed to Christ, the more Christ is made
135 III,  0,72    |       conformed to Christ, the more Christ is made present and active
136 III,  0,72    |      equally necessary: both mirror Christ who is at one and the same
137 III,  0,72    |            continues the mission of Christ with another feature specifically
138 III,  1,75    |            Loving with the heart of Christ~75. "Having loved his own
139 III,  1,75    |             today, those who follow Christ on the path of the evangelical
140 III,  1,75    |         counsels intend to go where Christ went and to do what he did.
141 III,  1,75    |       fervent proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who do not yet
142 III,  1,76    |       loving and saving presence of Christ, the One consecrated by
143 III,  1,76    |          that the more one lives in Christ, the better one can serve
144 III,  1,77    |         evangelization: proclaiming Christ to the nations~77. Those
145 III,  1,77    |      manifestation of God's love in Christ. The result, in obedience
146 III,  1,77    |             result, in obedience to Christ's commandment, is the missionary
147 III,  1,78    |          the world~78. "The love of Christ impels us" (2 Cor 5:14):
148 III,  1,78    |           and expand the Kingdom of Christ, bringing the proclamation
149 III,  1,78    |            of those who do not know Christ.~Today too this duty continues
150 III,  1,78    |       proclamation of the Gospel of Christ. Also those Institutes which
151 III,  1,79    |                 The proclamation of Christ and inculturation~79. The
152 III,  1,79    |             79. The proclamation of Christ "is the permanent priority
153 III,  1,79    |           and sincere allegiance to Christ and his Gospel.In the context
154 III,  1,80    |          acting of those who follow Christ more closely gives rise
155 III,  1,81    |            zealous heralds of Jesus Christ, ready to respond with the
156 III,  1,82    |          structure of love lived in Christ. All of Christ's disciples
157 III,  1,82    |             lived in Christ. All of Christ's disciples are therefore
158 III,  1,82    |      sincerity of their response to Christ's love will lead them to
159 III,  1,82    |       serving the Lord in the poor. Christ "is poor on earth in the
160 III,  1,82    |             be otherwise, since the Christ encountered in contemplation
161 III,  1,83    |            the ministry of mercy of Christ, who "went about doing good
162 III,  1,83    |        sufferings in communion with Christ, crucified and glorified
163 III,  2,84    |          special form of sharing in Christ's prophetic office, which
164 III,  2,84    |          nature of the following of Christ and of the subsequent dedication
165 III,  2,84    |             before personal love of Christ and of the poor in whom
166 III,  2,85    |           chaste, poor and obedient Christ, who was completely consecrated
167 III,  2,86    |         women have borne witness to Christ the Lord with the gift of
168 III,  2,86    |       honouring them as martyrs for Christ. They enlighten us by their
169 III,  2,88    |           truly liberating. Yes, in Christ it is possible to love God
170 III,  2,88    |             love, revealed to us in Christ. Precisely because they
171 III,  2,90    |           the imitation of the poor Christ.Its primary meaning, in
172 III,  2,90    |           full their life "hid with Christ in God" (Col 3:3) for the
173 III,  2,91    |         reproposes the obedience of Christ to the Father and, taking
174 III,  2,93    |           borne faithful witness to Christ to the point of martyrdom.
175 III,  2,93    |   everything behind for the sake of Christ (cf. Mt 4:18-22, 19:21,27;
176 III,  2,93    |         surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord ... that I
177 III,  2,93    |             a spousal covenant with Christ, of which Saint Paul was
178 III,  2,93    |         life, understood as life in Christ or life according to the
179 III,  2,93    |            and configured by him to Christ, in full communion of love
180 III,  2,93    |        aspect of the one mystery of Christ. When the Church approves
181 III,  2,94    |            the words and example of Christ and Mary and the apostolica
182 III,  2,94    |             and on the mysteries of Christ in particular, gives rise
183 III,  2,95    |                   In communion with Christ~95. An indispensable means
184 III,  2,95    |           sustaining communion with Christ is assuredly the Sacred
185 III,  2,95    |          spiritual wealth, that is, Christ himself, our Passover and
186 III,  2,95    |     evangelical counsels, to choose Christ as the only meaning of their
187 III,  2,95    |          persons are called to live Christ's Paschal Mystery, uniting
188 III,  2,95    |          and prolonged adoration of Christ present in the Eucharist
189 III,  3,97    |            show that faith in Jesus Christ enlightens the whole enterprise
190 III,  3,98    |    categories, so that the light of Christ will penetrate all sectors
191 III,  3,99    |             to speak effectively of Christ to our contemporaries, interpreting
192 III,  3,99    |   encouraged, so that the Gospel of Christ may be proclaimed also through
193 III,  4,100   |             of Christian unity~100. Christ's prayer to the Father before
194 III,  4,100   |       existing between believers in Christ and the urgent need to pray
195 III,  4,102   |          and of the proclamation of Christ's Gospel. In order to foster
196 III,  4,103   |           the saving Incarnation of Christ (cf. 1 Jn 4:2-3), such as
197 III,  4,103   |        consecrated person points to Christ loved above all things and
198 Conclu,  0,105|            society the fragrance of Christ (cf. 2 Cor 2:15). The whole
199 Conclu,  0,106|      launched in their following of Christ. Cultivate the ideals proper
200 Conclu,  0,108|         that "whoever follows after Christ, the perfect man, becomes
201 Conclu,  0,108|           at these people seized by Christ, who show that in self-mastery,
202 Conclu,  0,109|         seek authentic witnesses to Christ. And the consecrated life
203 Conclu,  0,109|             42). To bear witness to Christ by one's life, works and
204 Conclu,  0,109|           impassioned love of Jesus Christ is a powerful attraction
205 Conclu,  0,109|             other young people whom Christ in his goodness is calling
206 Conclu,  0,109|         that you not only belong to Christ but that "you have become
207 Conclu,  0,109|           but that "you have become Christ"!~
208 Conclu,  0,110|            a fervent expectation of Christ; go forth to meet him like
209 Conclu,  0,110|           always ready, faithful to Christ, the Church, to your Institute
210 Conclu,  0,110|            day by day be renewed in Christ, in order with his Spirit
211 Conclu,  0,111|           fulfilment the mission of Christ by means of many charisms,
212 Conclu,  0,111|       kindness of our Saviour Jesus Christ (cf. Tit 3:4).~
213 Conclu,  0,112|          and complete dedication to Christ, we address our confident