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DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF LAITY |
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DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY (Apostolicam
Actuositatem) Introduction I – The
Vocation of the Laity to the Apostolate Objectives II –
Objectives III – The
Various Fields of the Apostolate ·
Church Communities ·
The Family ·
Youth ·
Social Milieu ·
National and International Levels IV – The
Various Forms of the Apostolate V – External
Relationships VI – Formation
for the Apostolate AA affirms the
laity’s vocation to the apostolate. It mentions different fields of
apostolate, enumerates the means to attain their aim, particularly the
importance of formation. The teaching of
the constitution on the nature of the laity (those not in holy orders) was
intended to provide the basis for the call of lay people to holiness and
to share in the missionary vocation of the church Active Role of
the Laity. In the past priest and religious bore the total responsibility
for the mission of the Church. Laity have been too passive. Catholic
Action sought to involve the elite members of the laity as collaborators
in the apostolate of the hierarchy. Laity seek the kingdom of God by
engaging in temporal affairs and ordering them according to the plan of
God (LG 31). The special responsibility of the laity is to penetrate and
perfect the temporal sphere with the spirit of the gospel (AA 5). AA
encouraged the laity’s involvement in divine worship, pastoral councils,
theological research and teaching, greater responsibility in the faith and
life in the Church. |
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