[The laity's] activity in ecclesial communities is so necessary that, for the most part, the apostolate of the pastors cannot be fully effective without it.Reflection: Everyone talks about the priest shortage, but what about the laity shortage? The failure to participate in Sunday Mass and Parish life by "non-practicing" Catholics constitutes another sort of crisis, one that seriously hampers the work of the priests we do have.
- CCC No. 900
Prayer: Lord, may all the baptized hear and know your voice and seek you in the community of the faithful.
From: Day by Day with the Catechism (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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