Chapter, Paragraph
1 I,2 | of God, in the Mystery of Christ and of the Church". Mary -
2 I,2 | the salvific mystery of Christ, and is therefore also present
3 I,2 | Since "the Church is in Christ as a sacrament... of intimate
4 I,2 | takes on light... (since) Christ fully reveals man to himself
5 I,2 | woman" who was the Mother of Christ? Cannot the "message" of
6 I,2 | Cannot the "message" of Christ, contained in the Gospel,
7 I,2 | second millennium after Christ's birth and the beginning
8 II,3 | does not call the Mother of Christ by her own name"Mary", but
9 II,3 | Eph 1: 9) by which through Christ, the Word made flesh, man
10 II,4 | union with God in Jesus Christ, which determines the ultimate
11 II,5 | Mk 10:45).~At all times Christ is aware of being "the servant
12 II,5 | Mary takes her place within Christ's messianic service.20 It
13 II,5 | serve ... means to reign".21 Christ, the "Servant of the Lord",
14 III,7 | by human beings through Christ, is the unity of the Trinity:
15 III,8 | to him as a Father. Jesus Christ - who called God "Abba Father" (
16 IV,9 | Jesus: "He chose us in (Christ) before the foundation of
17 IV,9 | be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose
18 IV,11 | in the redeeming blood of Christ. The Covenant begins with
19 IV,11 | the fact that "in Jesus Christ" "there is neither male
20 IV,11 | nor female" (Gal 3:28).In Christ the mutual opposition between
21 IV,11 | you are all one in Jesus Christ", Saint Paul will write (
22 IV,11 | man's redemption in Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, resumes
23 IV,11 | it within the mystery of Christ, "the new and the last Adam" (
24 V | V~JESUS CHRIST~
25 V,12 | person and mission of Jesus Christ, in which we also recognize
26 V,12 | becomes clearer for us from Christ's words and from his whole
27 V,12 | eyes of his contemporaries Christ became a promotor of women'
28 V,12 | his contemporaries. Even Christ's own disciples "marvelled".
29 V,12 | self-satisfied hearers of Christ's words: "the tax collectors
30 V,12 | creation, is now confirmed by Christ in opposition to that tradition
31 V,12 | recalled and confirmed by Christ's words; it is the "ethos"
32 V,13 | the Canaanite woman, whom Christ extols for her faith, her
33 V,13 | provide a very clear picture. Christ is the one who "knows what
34 V,13 | s eyes. He himself, the Christ, is the definitive confirmation
35 V,13 | chooses her and loves her in Christ (cf. Eph 1:1-5). Each woman
36 V,13 | Every word and gesture of Christ about women must therefore
37 V,14 | words concern the woman. Christ did everything possible
38 V,14 | given as a task" to man. Christ logically appeals to man'
39 V,15 | the Gospel message ~15. Christ's way of acting, the Gospel
40 V,15 | the women who are close to Christ discover themselves in the
41 V,15 | finds direct expression in Christ himself.~In Christ's sphere
42 V,15 | expression in Christ himself.~In Christ's sphere of action their
43 V,15 | becomes a "disciple" of Christ. Indeed, once taught, she
44 V,15 | once taught, she proclaims Christ to the inhabitants of Samaria,
45 V,15 | is the one who talks to Christ, and the conversation concerns
46 V,15 | believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, he who
47 V,15 | important in the Gospel.~Christ speaks to women about the
48 V,15 | Not only the Mother of Christ and "his mother's sister,
49 V,16 | 16. From the beginning of Christ's mission, women show to
50 V,16 | first to meet the Risen Christ. At first she thinks he
51 V,16 | eyewitness of the Risen Christ, and for this reason she
52 V,16 | been said previously about Christ entrusting divine truths
53 V,16 | On the fiftieth day after Christ's Resurrection, these words
54 V,16 | has been said so far about Christ's attitude to women confirms
55 V,16 | For you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28). This
56 VI,19 | and definitive Covenant in Christ, in his body and blood,
57 VI,19 | made with humanity in Jesus Christ. Each and every time that
58 VI,19 | dimension of the New Covenant in Christ's blood enters into human
59 VI,19 | 21). The first part of Christ's words refers to the "pangs
60 VI,19 | the Apostles on the day of Christ's Resurrection: "So you
61 VI,20 | 20. In the teaching of Christ, motherhood is connected
62 VI,20 | Pharisees, the disciples say to Christ: "If such is the case of
63 VI,20 | the mind of the disciples, Christ takes their mistaken opinion
64 VI,20 | the Kingdom of heaven". Christ says, "and there are eunuchs
65 VI,20 | were men. Nevertheless, Christ's answer, in itself, has
66 VI,20 | God.~From the moment of Christ's coming, the expectation
67 VI,20 | turn-about and change of values. Christ emphasizes this twice: "
68 VI,20 | perfect incarnation is Jesus Christ himself. Whoever wishes
69 VI,20 | has revealed himself in Christ, a gift for Christ, the
70 VI,20 | himself in Christ, a gift for Christ, the Redeemer of humanity
71 VI,20 | vocation to virginity find Christ first of all as the Redeemer
72 VI,20 | becomes "one spirit" with Christ the Spouse (cf. 1 Cor 6:
73 VI,20 | Leave everything and follow Christ" (cf. Mt 19:27). This cannot
74 VI,21 | embraced by the love of Christ the Spouse.~Spousal love -
75 VI,21 | virginal bride - when joined to Christ, the Redeemer of each and
76 VI,21 | spiritually through marriage to Christ. In both cases marriage
77 VI,22 | accordance with the spirit of Christ's words recorded in the
78 VII | THE CHURCH - THE BRIDE OF CHRIST~
79 VII,23 | Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church and gave
80 VII,23 | nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the Church, because
81 VII,23 | saying that it refers to Christ and the Church" (5:25-32).~
82 VII,23 | the Church as the bride of Christ, and also indicates how
83 VII,23 | woman to the mystery of Christ and of the Church. Christ
84 VII,23 | Christ and of the Church. Christ is the Bridegroom of the
85 VII,23 | the Church is the Bride of Christ. This analogy is not without
86 VII,23 | the Ephesians (5:23-32). Christ is greeted as the bridegroom
87 VII,23 | cf. Jn 3:27-29). Indeed Christ applies to himself this
88 VII,23 | for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure
89 VII,23 | expression of the truth about Christ the Redeemer's love, according
90 VII,23 | Letter to the Ephesians: "Christ loved the Church and gave
91 VII,23 | the Church is the bride of Christ: "The Holy One of Israel
92 VII,23 | character of the union of Christ with the Church, and in
93 VII,24 | This is precisely the way Christ acts as the bridegroom of
94 VII,24 | captures the whole "style" of Christ in dealing with women. Husbands
95 VII,24 | subjection out of reverence for Christ" (cf. Eph 5:21). This is
96 VII,24 | the "head" of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church;
97 VII,24 | the relationship between Christ and the Church the subjection
98 VII,24 | acting. The "innovation" of Christ is a fact: it constitutes
99 VII,24 | spouses out of reverence for Christ", and not just that of the
100 VII,24 | Paul not only wrote: "In Christ Jesus... there is no more
101 VII,24 | both "out of reverence for Christ". The measure of true spousal
102 VII,24 | finds its deepest source in Christ, who is the Bridegroom of
103 VII,25 | said of the spousal love of Christ the Redeemer: "For God so
104 VII,25 | Redemption accomplished by Christ. According to Saint Paul'
105 VII,25 | persons, both women and men. "Christ has loved the Church" precisely
106 VII,25 | every individual person. For Christ has redeemed all without
107 VII,25 | humanity and of the world.~Christ has entered this history
108 VII,25 | Church, to be the "Bride" of Christ, the Redeemer of the world.
109 VII,25 | for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28).~From
110 VII,25 | to express his mission in Christ and in the Church, speaks
111 VII,25 | the gift of the love of Christ the Redeemer, and seeks
112 VII,25 | of his or her own person.~Christ is the Bridegroom. This
113 VII,25 | what the Gospels say about Christ's attitude towards women,
114 VII,25 | with men. At the same time Christ emphasized the originality
115 VII,25 | the mystery of creation. Christ's attitude towards women
116 VII,25 | bridegroom". Precisely because Christ's divine love is the love
117 VII,26 | spousal relationship between Christ and the Church, it is possible
118 VII,26 | only men as his Apostles, Christ acted in a completely free
119 VII,26 | not at all correspond to Christ's way of acting. "Teacher,
120 VII,26 | Twelve". They are with Christ at the Last Supper. They
121 VII,26 | the spousal love of God. Christ is the Bridegroom because "
122 VII,26 | the Redeemer of the world, Christ is the Bridegroom of the
123 VII,26 | manner the redemptive act of Christ, who "creates" the Church,
124 VII,26 | creates" the Church, his body. Christ is united with this "body"
125 VII,26 | this "great mystery" of Christ and of the Church.~Since
126 VII,26 | and of the Church.~Since Christ, in instituting the Eucharist,
127 VII,26 | expresses the redemptive act of Christ the Bridegroom towards the
128 VII,27 | sacrifice and only one priest: Christ. All the baptized share
129 VII,27 | in the one priesthood of Christ, both men and women, inasmuch
130 VII,27 | Rom 12:1), give witness to Christ in every place, and give
131 VII,27 | Universal participation in Christ's sacrifice, in which the
132 VII,27 | prophetic and kingly mission of Christ the Messiah. Furthermore,
133 VII,27 | the People of God, with Christ. It expresses at the same
134 VII,27 | of the "great mystery" of Christ and of the Church, all are
135 VII,27 | inexpressible gift of the love of Christ, who alone, as the Redeemer
136 VII,27 | ordered to the holiness of Christ's members. And holiness
137 VII,27 | had personally encountered Christ and followed him. After
138 VII,27 | of their "hard work" for Christ, and this hard work indicates
139 VII,27 | strengthened by their union with Christ. Such union and freedom
140 VIII,28| The Church believes that Christ, who died and was raised
141 VIII,28| their ultimate foundation in Christ, who is the same yesterday
142 VIII,28| which are to be found in Christ, to those "immutable" truths
143 VIII,29| the relationship between Christ and the Church is presented
144 VIII,29| Letter to the Ephesians calls Christ "the Bridegroom" and the
145 VIII,29| Lev 19:18) and placed by Christ at the very centre of the
146 VIII,29| woman - is loved by God in Christ. But in the context of the
147 VIII,30| Testament, of the time of Christ, and of later ages right
148 VIII,30| ultimate foundation in Christ, who is the same yesterday
149 VIII,30| does not this mean that Christ looks to them for the accomplishment
150 VIII,30| given to every individual? Christ, as the supreme and only
151 IX,31 | woman. In the Spirit of Christ, in fact, women can discover
152 IX,31 | and perfect union with Christ",63 obtain for all of us
153 IX,31 | millennium from the coming of Christ.~With these sentiments,
154 IX,31 | to women, my sisters in Christ.~Given in Rome, at Saint
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