Doc., Chap.,  Paragraph

  1 LumenGentium,  3, 27   :         ordering of worship and the apostolate.~The pastoral office or
  2 LumenGentium,  4, 33   :            of the Redeemer.~The lay apostolate, however, is a participation
  3 LumenGentium,  4, 33   :            are commissioned to that apostolate by the Lord Himself. Moreover,
  4 LumenGentium,  4, 33   :            which is the soul of the apostolate is communicated and nourished.
  5 LumenGentium,  4, 33   :          bestowal".197~Besides this apostolate which certainly pertains
  6 LumenGentium,  4, 33   :          form of cooperation in the apostolate of the Hierarchy 3*. This
  7 LumenGentium,  4, 35   :           by which the life and the apostolate of the faithful are nourished,
  8 LumenGentium,  4, 35   :         excellent school of the lay apostolate. In such a home husbands
  9 LumenGentium,  6, 44   :       prayer or active works of the apostolate. It is for this reason that
 10 LumenGentium,  6, 45   :            unity and harmony in the apostolate.8*.~The Church not only
 11 SacrosConcil,  1, 9    :             charity, piety, and the apostolate. For all these works make
 12 SacrosConcil,  1, 45   :            promoting the liturgical apostolate.~Sometimes it may be expedient
 13 GaudiumSpes,  8, 76    :           Christ, the Savior. Their apostolate is based on the power of
 14 GravissEduc,  0        :           real sense of the word an apostolate most suited to and necessary
 15 GravissEduc,  0        :          more rigorous intellectual apostolate. Likewise it is the role
 16 DeiVerbum,  Pref|1     :            on the Decree on the Lay Apostolate (1965), no. 12.~
 17 DeiVerbum,  Pref|1     :            of the Decree on the Lay Apostolate (1965), nos. 12 and 16.~
 18 AdGentes,  2, 15       :           by means of which the lay apostolate will be able to permeate
 19 AdGentes,  2, 15       :           it enough to carry out an apostolate by way of example. They
 20 AdGentes,  2, 18       :           religious life and of the apostolate.~Worthy of special mention
 21 AdGentes,  3, 19       :          become seedbeds of the lay apostolate and of vocations to the
 22 AdGentes,  3, 21       :           highly esteem the arduous apostolate of the laity. Let them train
 23 AdGentes,  4, 26       :     collaborate still better in the apostolate.~Even those who take part
 24 AdGentes,  5, 30       :            of unity in the diocesan apostolate, to promote missionary activity,
 25 AdGentes,  5, 30       :          the exercise of the sacred apostolate.7 To improve coordination,
 26 AdGentes,  6, 41       :            various forms of the lay apostolate, in order that the faithful
 27 PresbytOrdin,  2, 5    :        Church and every work of the apostolate, are tied together with
 28 PresbytOrdin,  2, 8    :           as co-workers in the same apostolate, whether they engage in
 29 PresbytOrdin,  2, 8    :           or labor designed for the apostolate. All, indeed, are united
 30 PresbytOrdin,  3, 17   :            of the works of the holy apostolate or works of charity, especially
 31 PresbytOrdin,  3, 19   :           of evangelization and the apostolate. Let opportune aids be prepared
 32 ApostActuos            :                       DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY APOSTOLICAM
 33 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :            in other documents.2 The apostolate of the laity derives from
 34 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :        conditions demand that their apostolate be broadened and intensified.
 35 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :relationships, the areas for the lay apostolate have been immensely widened
 36 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :           attention and study. This apostolate becomes more imperative
 37 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :            and diversity of the lay apostolate, to state its basic principles,
 38 ApostActuos,  Intro, 1 :           as it pertains to the lay apostolate, is revised. ~
 39 ApostActuos,  1        :        VOCATION OF THE LAITY TO THE APOSTOLATE~
 40 ApostActuos,  1, 2     :             this goal is called the apostolate, which the Church carries
 41 ApostActuos,  1, 2     :           is also a vocation to the apostolate. No part of the structure
 42 ApostActuos,  1, 2     :           world.2~They exercise the apostolate in fact by their activity
 43 ApostActuos,  1, 2     :            by God to exercise their apostolate in the world like leaven,
 44 ApostActuos,  1, 3     :           the right and duty to the apostolate from their union with Christ
 45 ApostActuos,  1, 3     :            they are assigned to the apostolate by the Lord Himself. They
 46 ApostActuos,  1, 3     :           is the soul of the entire apostolate.3~One engages in the apostolate
 47 ApostActuos,  1, 3     :     apostolate.3~One engages in the apostolate through the faith, hope,
 48 ApostActuos,  1, 3     :            For the exercise of this apostolate, the Holy Spirit Who sanctifies
 49 ApostActuos,  1, 4     :             and origin of the whole apostolate of the Church, the success
 50 ApostActuos,  1, 4     :              the success of the lay apostolate depends upon the laity's
 51 ApostActuos,  1, 4     :          and commend their life and apostolate to her maternal care. ~
 52 ApostActuos,  2, 5     :      Christian laity exercise their apostolate both in the Church and in
 53 ApostActuos,  2, 6     :        Christ and by His grace. The apostolate of the Church and of all
 54 ApostActuos,  2, 6     :   especially on this level that the apostolate of the laity and the pastoral
 55 ApostActuos,  2, 6     :           for the exercise of their apostolate of evangelization and sanctification.
 56 ApostActuos,  2, 6     :            Matt. 5:16).~However, an apostolate of this kind does not consist
 57 ApostActuos,  2, 7     :           the works of this type of apostolate is that of Christian social
 58 ApostActuos,  2, 8     :         While every exercise of the apostolate should be motivated by charity,
 59 ApostActuos,  3        :           THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF THE APOSTOLATE~
 60 ApostActuos,  3, 9     :            carry out their manifold apostolate both in the Church and in
 61 ApostActuos,  3, 9     :      various fields of the Church's apostolate.~
 62 ApostActuos,  3, 10    :     communities that without it the apostolate of the pastors is often
 63 ApostActuos,  3, 10    :           an obvious example of the apostolate on the community level inasmuch
 64 ApostActuos,  3, 11    :         Church (cf. Eph. 5:32), the apostolate of married persons and families
 65 ApostActuos,  3, 11    :          the greatest part of their apostolate to manifest and prove by
 66 ApostActuos,  3, 11    :            activities of the family apostolate may be enumerated the following:
 67 ApostActuos,  3, 11    :    attainment of the goals of their apostolate, it can be useful for families
 68 ApostActuos,  3, 12    :           the first to carry on the apostolate directly to other young
 69 ApostActuos,  3, 12    :         example to take part in the apostolate and, if the opportunity
 70 ApostActuos,  3, 13    :                             13. The apostolate in the social milieu, that
 71 ApostActuos,  3, 13    :          the laity can exercise the apostolate of like toward like. It
 72 ApostActuos,  3, 13    :             of life and labor.~This apostolate should reach out to all
 73 ApostActuos,  3, 14    :            10. A vast field for the apostolate has opened up on the national
 74 ApostActuos,  3, 14    :            is a function of the lay apostolate sedulously to promote this
 75 ApostActuos,  4        :            THE VARIOUS FORMS OF THE APOSTOLATE ~
 76 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :                  16. The individual apostolate, flowing generously from
 77 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :          condition of the whole lay apostolate, even of the organized type,
 78 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :          are called to this type of apostolate and obliged to engage in
 79 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :          engage in it. This type of apostolate is useful at all times and
 80 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :         There are many forms of the apostolate whereby the laity build
 81 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :   particular form of the individual apostolate as well as a sign specially
 82 ApostActuos,  4, 16    :         believe in Him. Then by the apostolate the spoken and written word,
 83 ApostActuos,  4, 17    :            need for this individual apostolate in those regions where the
 84 ApostActuos,  4, 17    :           gratitude.~The individual apostolate has a special field in areas
 85 ApostActuos,  4, 17    :             laity who engage in the apostolate only as individuals, whether
 86 ApostActuos,  4, 17    :          activity and to make their apostolate more productive.~
 87 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :             called to engage in the apostolate as individuals in the varying
 88 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :            1 Cor. 12:12). The group apostolate of Christian believers then
 89 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :           should participate in the apostolate by way of united effort.2
 90 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :             community nature of the apostolate, as well as in the informal
 91 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :        among themselves. ~The group apostolate is very important also because
 92 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :          important also because the apostolate must often be performed
 93 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :     established for carrying on the apostolate in common sustain their
 94 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :          members, form them for the apostolate, and rightly organize and
 95 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :           and organized form of the apostolate be strengthened. In fact,
 96 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :          all the aims of the modern apostolate and firmly protecting its
 97 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :            it is important that the apostolate encompass even the common
 98 ApostActuos,  4, 18    :      Otherwise those engaged in the apostolate are often unable to bear
 99 ApostActuos,  4, 19    :      variety of associations in the apostolate.4 Some set before themselves
100 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :      themselves increasingly to the apostolate. They grouped themselves
101 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :   collaboration of the laity in the apostolate of the hierarchy.8~Whether
102 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :          Whether these forms of the apostolate have the name of "Catholic
103 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :             title, they exercise an apostolate of great value for our times
104 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :        fittingly symbolized and the apostolate rendered more effective.~
105 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :         direct cooperation with the apostolate of the hierarchy, the laity
106 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :             answer the needs of the apostolate of the Church among many
107 ApostActuos,  4, 20    :         with all other forms of the apostolate in a fraternal manner in
108 ApostActuos,  4, 21    :             All associations of the apostolate must be given due appreciation.
109 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :                 23. Whether the lay apostolate is exercised by the faithful
110 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :            be incorporated into the apostolate of the whole Church according
111 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :            element of the Christian apostolate. No less necessary is cooperation
112 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :             various projects of the apostolate which must be suitably directed
113 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :            resplendent in the whole apostolate of the Church, common goals
114 ApostActuos,  5, 23    :          among all the forms of the apostolate in the Church and, with
115 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :        hierarchy should promote the apostolate of the laity, provide it
116 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :          direct the conduct of this apostolate to the common good of the
117 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :          and order.~Indeed, the lay apostolate admits of different types
118 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :           forms and objects of this apostolate. For in the Church there
119 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :     authority.~Certain forms of the apostolate of the laity are given explicit
120 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :         various dispositions of the apostolate according to circumstances,
121 ApostActuos,  5, 24    :             distinctiveness of each apostolate must be preserved, and the
122 ApostActuos,  5, 25    :           and duty to exercise this apostolate is common to all the faithful,
123 ApostActuos,  5, 25    :             particular forms of the apostolate of the laity and are properly
124 ApostActuos,  5, 26    :            and promotion of the lay apostolate. It can serve as a well-
125 ApostActuos,  5, 26    :       movements and projects of the apostolate of the laity throughout
126 ApostActuos,  6        :        CHAPTER VI FORMATION FOR THE APOSTOLATE ~
127 ApostActuos,  6, 28    :                             28. The apostolate can attain its maximum effectiveness
128 ApostActuos,  6, 28    :              This formation for the apostolate should rest upon those bases
129 ApostActuos,  6, 28    :       Christians, many forms of the apostolate demand also a specific and
130 ApostActuos,  6, 29    :         life.~The formation for the apostolate presupposes a certain human
131 ApostActuos,  6, 29    :      condition for every successful apostolate.~In addition to spiritual
132 ApostActuos,  6, 29    :             Since formation for the apostolate cannot consist in merely
133 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :            30. The training for the apostolate should start with the children'
134 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :        should be initiated into the apostolate and imbued with its spirit.
135 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :         providing formation for the apostolate.~In the family parents have
136 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :           of apprenticeship for the apostolate. Children must be educated,
137 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :      formation of the laity for the apostolate in their catechetics, their
138 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :           distinguished form of the apostolate of the laity by their vocation
139 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :       associations dedicated to the apostolate or other supernatural goals,
140 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :           promote formation for the apostolate in keeping with their purpose
141 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :        harmonious formation for the apostolate inasmuch as they provide
142 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :          into account the whole lay apostolate, which must be carried on
143 ApostActuos,  6, 30    :             prepare himself for the apostolate, this preparation being
144 ApostActuos,  6, 31    :            31. Various types of the apostolate demand also a specially
145 ApostActuos,  6, 31    :      formation.~a) In regard to the apostolate for evangelizing and sanctifying
146 ApostActuos,  6, 32    :          lay persons devoted to the apostolate, namely, study sessions,
147 ApostActuos,  6, 32    :            the various types of the apostolate in the milieu where it is
148 ApostActuos,  6, 32    :   established for all fields of the apostolate for the better development
149 ApostActuos,  Exhor, 33:          forms and modes of the one apostolate of the Church, which must
150 DeiVerbum,  Pref, 1|1  :             on the promotion of the apostolate, Oct. 15, 1951: A.A.S. 43 (
151 DeiVerbum,  Pref, 1|1  :             on the promotion of the apostolate Oct. 15, 1951: A.A.S. 43 (
152 DeiVerbum,  Pref, 1|1  :             on the promotion of the apostolate, Oct. 5 1957: A.A.S. 49 (
153 OptatTotius,  3, 6     :             eagerly embrace the lay apostolate.~
154 OptatTotius,  5, 18    :            the various needs of the apostolate. The spiritual and pastoral
155 OptatTotius,  6, 20    :         more effective forms of the apostolate. Let them also be imbued
156 OptatTotius,  6, 20    :           the art of exercising the apostolate not only theoretically but
157 PerfectCarit,  0, 1    :           lively and successful its apostolate.~In order that the great
158 PerfectCarit,  0, 3    :           to the necessities of the apostolate, the demands of culture,
159 PerfectCarit,  0, 7    :             the needs of the active apostolate may be, an honorable place
160 PerfectCarit,  0, 7    :          gains new members by their apostolate which is as effective as
161 PerfectCarit,  0, 8    :           to fit the demands of the apostolate to which they are dedicated.
162 PerfectCarit,  0, 9    :        legitimately undertaken some apostolate or work of Christian charity.
163 PerfectCarit,  0, 9    :          life to the demands of the apostolate appropriate to them that
164 PerfectCarit,  0, 11   :            were, from the world the apostolate for which they were founded.~
165 PerfectCarit,  0, 12   :            God and the works of the apostolate. In this way they recall
166 PerfectCarit,  0, 18   :      employed by rule in the active apostolate may be equal to their task,
167 PerfectCarit,  0, 22   :            or a very similar active apostolate should become associated,
168 PerfectCarit,  0, 23   :       regard to the exercise of the apostolate.~Similar conferences should
169 PerfectCarit,  0, 25   :           exemplar. Moreover, their apostolate, most effective, whether
170 ChristDomin,  1, 6     :           of evangelization and the apostolate. Let them strive, moreover,
171 ChristDomin,  2, 17    :            17. Various forms of the apostolate should be encouraged, and
172 ChristDomin,  2, 17    :             duty of carrying on the apostolate, each according to his state
173 ChristDomin,  2, 17    :            the various works of the apostolate of the laity, especially
174 ChristDomin,  2, 17    :          charity. ~The forms of the apostolate should be properly adapted
175 ChristDomin,  2, 22    :       keeping with the needs of the apostolate. All these things will benefit
176 ChristDomin,  2, 23    :     coordinate all the works of the apostolate in the diocese and know
177 ChristDomin,  2, 23    :            efficient government and apostolate; finally, resources for
178 ChristDomin,  2, 25    :           the special nature of the apostolate or other reasons of a different
179 ChristDomin,  2, 27    :       carrying out the works of the apostolate.~It is greatly desired that
180 ChristDomin,  2, 29    :             to various works of the apostolate, whether in schools or in
181 ChristDomin,  2, 29    :            outstanding works of the apostolate.~
182 ChristDomin,  2, 30    :           who can assist him in the apostolate.~To render the care of souls
183 ChristDomin,  2, 30    :         especially dedicated to the apostolate, and in the whole parish
184 ChristDomin,  2, 30    :          assist in the works of the apostolate.~3.) Assistant pastors,
185 ChristDomin,  2, 33    :           the external works of the apostolate.~
186 ChristDomin,  2, 34    :           carrying out works of the apostolate under the authority of the
187 ChristDomin,  2, 34    :           increasing demands of the apostolate they can and should offer
188 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :         order that the works of the apostolate be carried out harmoniously
189 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :           to undertake works of the apostolate, they are obliged to discharge
190 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :     Religious engaged in the active apostolate, however, must always be
191 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :          the exercise of the sacred apostolate. Catholic schools conducted
192 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :              For those works of the apostolate which Religious are to undertake,
193 ChristDomin,  2, 35    :        affairs which pertain to the apostolate in their territory. ~
194 ChristDomin,  3, 37    :           proofs of a more fruitful apostolate. Therefore, this sacred
195 ChristDomin,  3, 38    :            forms and methods of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the
196 ChristDomin,  3, 39    :      regions. Thus the needs of the apostolate will be better met in keeping
197 UnitatRedint,  2, 6    :            God and catechetics, the apostolate of the laity, new forms
198 UnitatRedint,  2, 10   :           and the benefits in their apostolate which derive from the ecumenical
199 OrientEccles,  2, 6    :       enhance the efficacy of their apostolate, Religious and associations
200 InterMirific,  2, 15   :            to the objectives of the apostolate should be appointed promptly. ~
201 InterMirific,  2, 16   :            in seminaries and in lay apostolate groups. To speed this along
202 InterMirific,  2, 17   :             genuine culture and the apostolate. ~
203 InterMirific,  2, 20   :           and, as far as the public apostolate is concerned, to guide them,
204 InterMirific,  2, 21   :              21. Since an effective apostolate on a national scale calls