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  1 1  |             of the Mystical Body of Christ, which is the Church,1 was
  2 2  |             up in this Church which Christ purchased with His own Blood, 2
  3 2  |        partake of the sufferings of Christ, that when His glory shall
  4 3  |           outside the fold of Jesus Christ, look to the Church as the
  5 5  |             of the Mystical Body of Christ will be acceptable and useful
  6 5  |            every race are united to Christ in the bond of brotherhood -
  7 6  |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ stand out most clearly before
  8 6  |           have seen Our children in Christ, in whatever part of the
  9 6  |          look to the Vicar of Jesus Christ as to the loving Father
 10 7  |        living cornerstone, which is Christ, and are built together
 11 8  |          the unsearchable riches of Christ which are preserved in the
 12 11 |      explain to the entire flock of Christ through this Encyclical
 13 11 |             of the Mystical Body of Christ and of the union in this
 14 11 |         faithful who in the Body of Christ are united with their Head;
 15 12 |             He hung upon the Cross, Christ Jesus not only appeased
 16 13 |           this true Church of Jesus Christ - which is the One, Holy,
 17 13 |    expression "the Mystical Body of Christ" - an expression which springs
 18 14 |             the Sacred Scriptures. "Christ," says the Apostle, "is
 19 14 |             many we are one body in Christ."14 But it is not enough
 20 16 |          being many are one body in Christ, and everyone members one
 21 17 |       Divine Redeemer Himself, that Christ's apostolate as Teacher,
 22 17 |            of this Mystical Body of Christ, with its ministries, its
 23 17 |      supreme holiness, which, Jesus Christ has promised, will never
 24 20 |          social needs of the Church Christ has provided in a particular
 25 23 |        because it bears the name of Christ, is made up during the days
 26 24 |          him a weak member of Jesus Christ. For, as the Bishop of Hippo
 27 25 |         body, but the Body of Jesus Christ. This follows from the fact
 28 26 |            to expound in what sense Christ founded His social Body,
 29 28 |     speaking of the pierced side of Christ, "that it is built, it is
 30 29 |          abolished; then the Law of Christ together with its mysteries,
 31 29 |         world in the blood of Jesus Christ. For, while our Divine Savior
 32 30 |          the New Testament of which Christ had chosen the Apostles
 33 30 |          under the complete sway of Christ.~
 34 31 |          building up of the Body of Christ from the fact that Jesus
 35 31 |            from the fact that Jesus Christ, hanging on the Cross, opened
 36 32 |          teaches the Ephesians that Christ, by His blood, made the
 37 33 |        their ministry of preaching, Christ our Lord sent the Holy Spirit
 38 34 |             Church should be called Christ's is proved in the second
 39 36 |           is in a higher place than Christ God, who as the Word of
 40 36 |             more lofty heights than Christ Man who, though born of
 41 37 |                         37. Because Christ is so exalted, He alone
 42 39 |           Body. Morever from Heaven Christ never ceases to look down
 43 40 |       during His mortal pilgrimage, Christ our Lord, when about to
 44 40 |         view of his primacy is only Christ's Vicar; so that there is
 45 40 |           Head of this Body, namely Christ, who never ceases Himself
 46 40 |      visible foundation stone. That Christ and His Vicar constitute
 47 41 |        believe that they can accept Christ as the Head of the Church,
 48 42 |             too, are ruled by Jesus Christ through the voice of their
 49 42 |             rules it in the name of Christ. 63 Yet in exercising this
 50 44 |                         44. Because Christ the Head holds such an eminent
 51 44 |             perfection derives from Christ the Head.71 Yet this, also,
 52 44 |       marvelous though it may seem: Christ has need of His members.
 53 44 |         because the person of Jesus Christ is represented by the Supreme
 54 44 |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ offer for this intention
 55 45 |            far adduced to show that Christ our Lord should be called
 56 46 |            has risen above it: "For Christ," as Aquinas says, "is Head
 57 46 |             to similarity of nature Christ is not Head of the angels,
 58 46 |             seed of Abraham."72 And Christ not only took our nature;
 59 47 |             It is the will of Jesus Christ that the whole boy of the
 60 47 |     precious jewels, she represents Christ deep in prayer on the mountain,
 61 47 |             on this earth she, like Christ, suffer persecutions, insults
 62 48 |                                 48. Christ must be acknowledged Head
 63 48 |             perfection in the Head, Christ. "In Him it hath well pleased
 64 49 |           us to the last reason why Christ our Lord should be declared
 65 50 |                                 50. Christ enlightens His whole Church,
 66 50 |            a way that as members of Christ they wrote what they had
 67 51 |            51. Holiness begins from Christ; and Christ is its cause.
 68 51 |             begins from Christ; and Christ is its cause. For no act
 69 51 |            measure of the giving of Christ."91 Hence it follows that
 70 52 |         tracing the manner in which Christ our Lord wills that His
 71 52 |           be honored by the name of Christ - namely, that our Savior
 72 53 |          appellation of the Body of Christ is not to be explained solely
 73 53 |             solely by the fact that Christ must be called the Head
 74 53 |             is, as it were, another Christ. The Doctor of the Gentiles,
 75 53 | qualification, he calls the Church "Christ," 94 following no doubt
 76 53 |             is often called simply "Christ" by the Apostle;96 and you
 77 53 |          that phrase of Augustine: "Christ preaches Christ." 97~
 78 53 |         Augustine: "Christ preaches Christ." 97~
 79 54 |            a most faithful image of Christ. For in virtue of the juridical
 80 55 |             influences the members, Christ our Lord wills the Church
 81 56 |             life and power given by Christ, insofar as it constitutes
 82 56 |         special way, the "Spirit of Christ" or the "Spirit of the Son."100
 83 56 |       cherished shrine; this Spirit Christ merited for us on the Cross
 84 56 |          the Apostles;101 and while Christ alone received this Spirit
 85 56 |            measure of the giving of Christ from Christ's own fulness.103
 86 56 |           the giving of Christ from Christ's own fulness.103 But after
 87 56 |           own fulness.103 But after Christ's glorification on the Cross,
 88 56 |         Savior. It is the Spirit of Christ that has made us adopted
 89 57 |               57. To this Spirit of Christ, also, as to an invisible
 90 57 |     activity of the Spirit of Jesus Christ is tersely and vigorously
 91 57 |             suffice to say that, as Christ is the Head of the Church,
 92 58 |          And I live, now not I; but Christ liveth in me."107~
 93 59 |        saying of the same Apostle: "Christ is the Head of the Church:
 94 59 |         Church is given the name of Christ, namely, that Christ is
 95 59 |             of Christ, namely, that Christ is the Divine Savior of
 96 59 |             Church on the Cross, of Christ as the source of life and
 97 59 |       principle of sanctity, and of Christ as the support of His Mystical
 98 59 |            for us to cooperate with Christ in this work of salvation, "
 99 60 |          make clear why the Body of Christ, which is the Church, should
100 60 |             whose Head and Ruler is Christ, from His physical Body,
101 61 |       things are yours; and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's."115
102 61 |           and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's."115 For the Church
103 61 |           glory of God and of Jesus Christ whom He sent.~
104 63 |         constitution given to it by Christ and contribute to the attaining
105 64 |                 On the contrary, as Christ, Head and Exemplar of the
106 65 |           and Teacher received from Christ, since they mutually complement
107 66 |              For, as We said above, Christ did not wish to exclude
108 66 |           we call the Body of Jesus Christ "mystical," the very meaning
109 67 |       special way of our union with Christ in the Body of the Church,
110 67 |         that the Apostle says: "He (Christ) is the Head of the Body
111 67 |          quote Augustine, the whole Christ.135 Our Savior Himself in
112 68 |           68. Our union in and with Christ is first evident from the
113 68 |           from the fact that, since Christ wills His Christian community
114 69 |          willed this social body of Christ to be visible, the cooperation
115 69 |         that is, the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth, be visible to
116 71 |           fast to God, and to Jesus Christ whom He has sent.140 The
117 71 |      illumined by the same light of Christ, nourished by the same Food
118 71 |       nourished by the same Food of Christ, and live under the teaching
119 71 |           the teaching authority of Christ. If the same spirit of faith
120 71 |           And once we have received Christ, our Head, through an ardent
121 72 |       calling;" 148 nay rather that Christ in us is our hope of glory.149~
122 73 |          virtue binds us closely to Christ. How many children of the
123 74 |             this love of God and of Christ, there must be love of the
124 74 |            united with God and with Christ; as, on the other hand,
125 75 |            simplicity remarks - "in Christ our own flesh loves us."156
126 75 |       unending glory of the Father, Christ has all the members of the
127 76 |        Apostle so often writes that Christ is in us and we in Christ.
128 76 |           Christ is in us and we in Christ. In proof of which, there
129 76 |           other more subtle reason. Christ is in us through His Spirit,
130 76 |          must also be attributed to Christ.157 "If a man hath not the
131 76 |          man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his," says
132 76 |           says the Apostle, "but if Christ be in you..., the spirit
133 77 |      communication of the Spirit of Christ is the channel through which
134 77 |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ. Thus the Church becomes,
135 77 |   complement of the Redeemer, while Christ in a sense attains through
136 77 |             mystical Head, which is Christ, and the Church, which here
137 77 |         which here below as another Christ shows forth His person,
138 77 |           saving work of the Cross: Christ We mean, the Head and the
139 77 |             and the Body, the whole Christ.~
140 78 |            our wonderful union with Christ. But let all agree uncompromisingly
141 78 |            by which the faithful of Christ should in any way pass beyond
142 80 |          speaking of our union with Christ and with the Divine Paraclete
143 81 |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ with its Head, were We not
144 82 |           the Eucharistic Sacrifice Christ our Lord willed to give
145 83 |            own life but the life of Christ, and to love the Redeemer
146 84 |         many who cling so firmly to Christ the Lord hidden beneath
147 86 |        attributes on man, they make Christ our Lord subject to error
148 86 |              for although he brings Christ and His Mystical Body into
149 87 |     mysterious union of us all with Christ a certain unhealthy quietism.
150 87 |            the Holy spirit of Jesus Christ is the one source of whatever
151 87 |            the social Body of Jesus Christ in which each individual
152 87 |              I live, now not I, but Christ liveth in me"169 did not
153 88 |      confession which the Spouse of Christ, surrounded by her children
154 88 |           is alien to the Spirit of Christ and disastrous for the Mystical
155 89 |           from the Mystical Body of Christ. This opinion is false;
156 89 |            her dignity as Spouse of Christ; but no prayer, even the
157 90 |          not to the person of Jesus Christ, but rather to God, or to
158 90 |          the Eternal Father through Christ, since our Savior as Head
159 90 |        truth. For to speak exactly, Christ is Head of the universal
160 90 |    Eucharistic Sacrifice - in which Christ, at once Priest and Victim,
161 90 |       understand that the man Jesus Christ is also the Son of God and
162 91 |         hidden union of us all with Christ, We have thus far, as Teacher
163 91 |           and chosen stones, "Jesus Christ himself being the chief
164 92 |         love: to love the Spouse of Christ as Christ willed her to
165 92 |             the Spouse of Christ as Christ willed her to be, and as
166 92 |             them with the Spirit of Christ. As her children, it is
167 92 |         which she has received from Christ in virtue of which she brings
168 92 | understanding unto the obedience of Christ.179 Thus we are commanded
169 93 |           accustom ourselves to see Christ Himself in the Church. For
170 93 |            in the Church. For it is Christ who lives in His Church,
171 93 |      governs, and sanctifies; it is Christ also who manifests Himself
172 93 |   especially those who according to Christ's mandate will have to render
173 93 |            the very person of Jesus Christ.~
174 96 |            the Church, the Bride of Christ, is one; and yet so vast
175 96 |             Church, our brothers in Christ according to the flesh,
176 96 |             depth of the charity of Christ,188 which neither diversity
177 97 |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, may shine resplendently
178 98 |           of the charity with which Christ loved His Church is equalled
179 98 |           love the Mystical Body of Christ. Now from the moment of
180 98 |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ as well have, each in his
181 99 |          earnestly, for the love of Christ and the Church, to take
182 101|           101. After the example of Christ we too should pray daily
183 101|          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ; first for Bishops who are
184 102|       represent the person of Jesus Christ on earth. Let us then re-echo
185 103|          great and glorious Body of Christ"195 and from a heart overflowing
186 103|          one, organic Body of Jesus Christ, may they together with
187 104|         enter the one fold of Jesus Christ, yet We recognize that this
188 106|                      106. Moreover, Christ proved His love for His
189 106|           souls she brings forth to Christ. For although our Savior'
190 106|        wanting of the sufferings of Christ in our flesh for His Body,
191 108|             St. Ambrose: "Carry me, Christ, on the Cross, which is
192 109|            for which our Lord Jesus Christ did not hesitate to be betrayed
193 110|          the divine spirit of Jesus Christ above all other created
194 110|            Within her virginal womb Christ our Lord already bore the
195 110|        wanting of the sufferings of Christ...for His Body, which is
196 110|            for the Mystical Body of Christ, born of the pierced Heart
197 111|        Mother of all the members of Christ,220 to whose Immaculate