"Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation"

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Seems like a good catechism paragraph to ponder between Easter and Pentecost, eh?
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1816 - The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: “All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks.” Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: “So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”
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It certainly bolsters me, particularly after Easter dinner (our turn to have it this year), requiring my anti-Catholic mother-in-law to come and roll her eyes at every Crucifix, picture of the Madonna and Child, and Catholic version of the bible in the house.

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It certainly bolsters me, particularly after Easter dinner (our turn to have it this year), requiring my anti-Catholic mother-in-law to come and roll her eyes at every Crucifix, picture of the Madonna and Child, and Catholic version of the bible in the house.

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God bless you! You gave sacrificial witness to the faith over dinner - I guess there are all kinds of ways to witness. I will say a prayer for you for strength and for your mother-in-law for enlightenment.
 
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