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  1 Intro,1  |          the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Shepherd, who
  2 Intro,1  |      Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World.
  3 Intro,1  |           pastor who, configured to Christ by his holiness of life,
  4 Intro,3  |                   A hope founded on Christ~3. It is in fact the task
  5 Intro,3  | proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: a hope ''which not only
  6 Intro,3  |           and a faithful servant of Christ, ''our hope of glory'' (
  7 Intro,4  |             the Spirit we profess: 'Christ is truly risen!' In his
  8 Intro,4  |          ever more luminous sign of Christ, the Shepherd and Spouse
  9 Intro,4  |     everyone as the living image of Christ, our hope, in whom all God'
 10 Intro,5  |      Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World.10
 11 Intro,5  |     millennium: Duc in altum! It is Christ himself who repeats these
 12 Intro,5  |            Lk 5:5)! At your word, O Christ, we wish to serve your Gospel
 13 Intro,5  |           We know that this hope is Christ. We know it and therefore
 14 Intro,5  |          mosaic forming the face of Christ the Good Shepherd. It is
 15  I,6     |          co-workers, the Lord Jesus Christ, seated at the right hand
 16  I,7     |      foundation of ministry itself. Christ's life is Trinitarian. He
 17  I,7     |       manifested in every aspect of Christ's life and activity, also
 18  I,7     |        place of the Father of Jesus Christ in such a way that, precisely
 19  I,7     |          Father, the giver of life.~Christ is the primordial icon of
 20  I,7     |           person and in the name of Christ himself, becomes in the
 21  I,7     |           configuring the Bishop to Christ, enables him to be a living
 22  I,7     |      continuation of the mystery of Christ for the Church. Because
 23  I,7     |    represents; in the name of Jesus Christ his Son, by whom he has
 24  I,8     |           Church as willed by Jesus Christ. One attains to the fullness
 25  I,8     |     apostolic ministry is willed by Christ himself. Consequently, the
 26  I,8     |           the unity of the flock of Christ''.31 For this reason, ''
 27  I,8     |           Roman Pontiff, represents Christ the Head and Shepherd of
 28  I,9     |          the threefold dimension of Christ's service and mission. We,
 29  I,9     |      consecration. It is a share in Christ's own love that is given
 30  I,9     |           pastoral charity of Jesus Christ will never be lacking in
 31  I,10    |           name and in the person of Christ.~These are obviously two
 32  I,10    |           draw upon the richness of Christ, the one High Priest. The
 33  I,10    |            in the one priesthood of Christ, which involves two dimensions
 34  I,10    |          salvation brought about by Christ is made historically present.
 35  I,10    |               And if by the will of Christ some are made teachers,
 36  I,10    |          building up of the Body of Christ. For the distinction which
 37 II,11    |            sanctification, which by Christ's work is present in the
 38 II,11    | consecration, as a configuration to Christ, demands a lifestyle that
 39 II,11    |           is impelled to live, like Christ the Good Shepherd, for the
 40 II,11    |        contemplation of the face of Christ and the proclamation of
 41 II,11    |             imitates the kenosis of Christ, the poor and humble servant,
 42 II,11    |            Bishop becomes a sign of Christ and acquires that moral
 43 II,12    |        meditation on the mystery of Christ, passionate contemplation
 44 II,13    |            attain to the stature of Christ, the perfect Man''.54 ~The
 45 II,13    |             intimate communion with Christ and attentive docility to
 46 II,13    |             promote the holiness of Christ's faithful according to
 47 II,13    |          rooted in incorporation in Christ and is manifested in following
 48 II,13    |             manifested in following Christ in accordance with the Gospel.
 49 II,13    |       Church. Like all believers in Christ, he needs to nourish his
 50 II,13    |             Bishop is configured to Christ in order to love the Church
 51 II,13    |             Church with the love of Christ the Bridegroom, and in order
 52 II,13    |      servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in hope, the Bishop must
 53 II,13    |    reflection of the very person of Christ, the Supreme Pastor. In
 54 II,13    |             by the supreme model of Christ the Lord and which is spent
 55 II,13    |            pastors, in the image of Christ, must carry out their ministry
 56 II,13    |           holiness is the crucified Christ in his supreme self-oblation
 57 II,13    |             reason configuration to Christ and a share in his sufferings (
 58 II,14    |           and persevering prayer of Christ's disciples and Apostles
 59 II,14    |             of the saving events of Christ's life with which his holy
 60 II,15    |           Gospel as to the flesh of Christ''.68 Each Bishop will thus
 61 II,15    |          Scriptures is ignorance of Christ''.69 There can be no primacy
 62 II,16    |        offers himself together with Christ. When this celebration takes
 63 II,16    |            he acts in the person of Christ and in the power of his
 64 II,17    |          carried out in the name of Christ and under the guidance of
 65 II,17    |      Apostles who were appointed by Christ above all ''to be with him'' (
 66 II,17    |            is the very prayer which Christ himself, together with his
 67 II,17    |         greatest honour accorded to Christ's Spouse, for by offering
 68 II,18    |       Apostles, is called to follow Christ along the path leading to
 69 II,18    |           is radically dependent on Christ and a completely transparent
 70 II,18    |     completely transparent image of Christ before the Church and the
 71 II,18    |            must radiate the life of Christ and consequently Christ'
 72 II,18    |             Christ and consequently Christ's own obedience to the Father,
 73 II,18    |            who are called to follow Christ in the consecrated life
 74 II,18    |            flowing from the call of Christ to follow and imitate him
 75 II,18    |             up the self-portrait of Christ: the face of poverty, meekness
 76 II,19    |         common filial submission in Christ and in the Spirit to the
 77 II,19    |     otherwise – of the obedience of Christ himself, who said that he
 78 II,19    |         Walking in the footsteps of Christ, the Bishop is obedient
 79 II,19    |        Order he has received, Jesus Christ, the invisible Head of the
 80 II,20    |             stood out the figure of Christ the Lord, ''who carried
 81 II,20    |             he is called to bear to Christ, who was himself poor. It
 82 II,20    |            that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can become present and be
 83 II,21    |        which reflects~the purity of Christ~21. ''Receive this ring,
 84 II,21    |      mirroring the virginal love of Christ for all his faithful ones.
 85 II,21    |           wait in joyful hope'' for Christ's return in glory (cf. Tit
 86 II,21    |           head of his flock, as did Christ the Bridegroom, who gave
 87 II,24    |           at his first meeting with Christ (cf. Mt 4:19), heard this
 88 II,25    |     persecution gave their life for Christ, remains as a beacon to
 89 II,25    |             the crucified and risen Christ, our hope, they reacted
 90 II,25    |           their efforts to renew in Christ the society of our time.~ ~
 91 III,26   |            have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers.
 92 III,26   |             I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel'' (
 93 III,26   |            that the proclamation of Christ always takes first place
 94 III,27   |                                     Christ at the heart of the Gospel
 95 III,27   |          preaching of the Gospel is Christ, crucified and risen for
 96 III,27   |       salvation of all peoples.102 ~Christ is in fact the heart of
 97 III,27   |        ultimately has its centre in Christ himself, who is to be known,
 98 III,27   |        Third Millennium''.103 ~From Christ, the heart of the Gospel,
 99 III,27   |             forth for all humanity. Christ is the light which enlightens
100 III,27   |          the living person of Jesus Christ. In this way they will come
101 III,27   |           the new Covenant in Jesus Christ''.106 ~
102 III,28   |           is, the deposit of faith.~Christ our Lord in the sacred Scripture
103 III,29   |       endowed with the authority of Christ himself, and for this fundamental
104 III,29   |       decision, made in the name of Christ, in matters of faith and
105 III,29   |          richness of the mystery of Christ. Bishops will not fail to
106 III,30   |          which is realized in Jesus Christ. Great attention was paid
107 III,31   |      exercised in the name of Jesus Christ 125  the word which is heard
108 III,31   |      embrace fully the teachings of Christ. One could say that, in
109 III,31   |            become a visible sign of Christ's presence in our communities.~
110 IV,32    |                 Sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be saints'' (
111 IV,32    |           vocation: ''sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints
112 IV,32    |          the name of our Lord Jesus Christ'' (1 Cor 1:2). The sanctification
113 IV,32    |          People of God, the Body of Christ and the temple of the Holy
114 IV,32    |           according to the image of Christ the High Priest, so that
115 IV,33    |             unwavering certainty of Christ's definitive victory over
116 IV,35    |            the faith and sharers in Christ's supreme priesthood, to
117 IV,35    |             presents the mystery of Christ to the faithful and helps
118 IV,36    |           of the Paschal Mystery of Christ held on Sunday, the Lord'
119 IV,36    |       Diocese around the mystery of Christ. In this journey of faith,
120 IV,37    |             the community itself in Christ. The faithful, gathered
121 IV,37    |  communities in which the Church of Christ is truly present, and this
122 IV,37    |             and poor, or scattered, Christ is present and by his power
123 IV,37    |            in the body and blood of Christ has no other effect than
124 IV,37    |            await the encounter with Christ in the celebration of his
125 IV,38    |         means for an encounter with Christ and the Church to the many
126 IV,38    |             mystery of salvation in Christ who died and rose for us.~
127 IV,38    |         knowledge of the mystery of Christ and the Church by analogy
128 IV,38    |         full members of the Church, Christ's Mystical Body. In this
129 IV,38    |       insertion into the mystery of Christ and the Church, a mystery
130 IV,39    |       Resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ, and in the outpouring of
131 IV,39    |          who have come home, and of Christ, the Good Shepherd, who
132 IV,40    |         encounter with God in Jesus Christ''.156  ~The forms in which
133 IV,40    |             personal encounter with Christ and to fellowship with the
134  V,43    |           43. The Bishop is sent in Christ's name as a pastor for the
135  V,43    |         consecration and mission of Christ himself.163  As a consequence,
136  V,43    |           vicars and ambassadors of Christ. This they do by their counsel,
137  V,43    |         building up of the flock of Christ in truth and in holiness
138  V,43    |            Exercised in the name of Christ, it is ''proper, ordinary
139  V,43    |             reveal the authority of Christ's word and his way of acting.
140  V,43    |           of the active presence of Christ in his Church.~As ministers
141  V,43    |     participation in the mission of Christ, to be lived and exercised
142  V,43    |            as vicars and legates of Christ, ''by their counsel, exhortations
143  V,44    |           in the threefold munus of Christ. Their real equality in
144  V,44    |          building up of the Body of Christ, and thus to carry out the
145  V,44    |             the pastoral charity of Christ. The purpose of this pastoral
146  V,47    |            in the one priesthood of Christ, and consequently, albeit
147  V,47    |             chosen such priests for Christ''.185 ~The other moment
148  V,47    |            union with the suffering Christ and with so many other brothers
149  V,48    |        directed to the following of Christ.190 ~Consequently, each
150  V,49    |          love the Body and Blood of Christ whose ministers they are,
151  V,54    |            compassion, like that of Christ, our High Priest, who was
152  V,54    |            them back to the fold of Christ.205 ~ ~
153 VI,55    |       successors of the Apostles by Christ's institution and command,
154 VI,55    |          the whole mystical body of Christ – especially those members
155 VI,55    |       presence of the one Church of Christ within his particular Church.
156 VI,56    |            the image of the Body of Christ which the Apostle Paul uses
157 VI,56    |         Church''.217 ~The Church of Christ, in her mark of catholicity,
158 VI,56    |        established in his Church by Christ the Lord”.222 ~Pope Paul
159 VI,57    |        vital lymph which comes from Christ unites all the parts like
160 VI,58    |           soul of the one Church of Christ.~Precisely because the Synod
161 VI,61    |           will be glorified through Christ in the Holy Spirit''.253
162 VI,65    |          sure index of our faith in Christ and his love for us: 276
163 VII,66   |   continuously led and nourished by Christ himself, the Good Shepherd
164 VII,66   |              On this “way” which is Christ, the little flock, the Church,
165 VII,66   |               In the image of Jesus Christ, and following in his footsteps,
166 VII,66   |             order to proclaim Jesus Christ, the Bishop takes up his
167 VII,67   |            to proclaim the peace of Christ who in the Sermon on the
168 VII,68   |             saving mystery of Jesus Christ and to the consequent necessity
169 VII,68   |          redemption accomplished by Christ is not an obstacle to dialogue
170 Conclu,74|           to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, the salvation of the world.
171 Conclu,74|           ministers of the Blood of Christ and of charity; he needs
172 Conclu,74|             and women of the world. Christ sends us to them, even as
173 Conclu,74|              a living sign of Jesus Christ, Teacher, Priest and Pastor.300 ~
174 Conclu,74|            in the Episcopate, Jesus Christ is the icon to which we
175 Conclu,74|           in the task of love which Christ has entrusted to us. As