St. Dominic Catholic Church

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Quote of the Week


July 8, 2018

There are innumerable opportunities open to the laity for the exercise of their apostolate of evangelization and sanctification.  However, an apostolate of this kind does not consist only in the witness of one’s way of life; a true apostle looks for opportunities to announce Christ by words addressed either to non-believers with a view to leading them to faith, or to the faithful with a view to instructing, strengthening and encouraging them to a more fervent life. “For the charity of Christ impels us” (2 Corinthians 5:14). The words of the Apostle should echo in all hearts, “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16). (Apostolicam Actuositatem, 6)