Universal Call to Holiness and Apostolate is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy. (See Lumen Gentium, Chapter V) [1] This Church teaching states that all within the church should live holy lives and spread holiness to others. This term is used by theologians primarily to stress that a Roman Catholic cannot think that a different standard applies to those who are "saints", or those in the religious life. It ties in with the theological concept of "perfection", and with the saying of Jesus "Be ye perfect as your heavenly father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48 - The last line of the Antithesis of the Law). The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... Holiness is the state of being holy, that is, set apart for the worship or service of God or gods. ... Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. ... In traditional Christian iconography, Saints are often depicted as having halos. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... The Antithesis of the Law (Matthew 5:17-48) is a less well known but highly structured (you have heard . ...

The universal call to holiness in the Roman Catholic Church is rooted in baptism, a sacrament which configures a person to Jesus Christ who is God and man, thus uniting a person with the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, bringing him in communion with intra-trinitarian life. Baptism in early Christian art. ... In Christian belief and practice, a sacrament is a rite that mediates divine grace, constituting a sacred mystery. ... This article or section contains too many quotations for an encyclopedic entry. ...

As John Paul II states in his apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte [2], his master plan for the new millennium, a "program for all times", holiness is not only a state but a task, whereby Christians should strive for a full Christian life, imitating Christ, the Son of God, who gave his life for God and for his neighbor. This entails a "training in the art of prayer". According to the Pope, all pastoral initiatives have to set in relation to holiness, as this has to be the topmost priority of the Church. Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as... Novo Millennio Ineunte is an apostolic letter of John Paul II, addressed to the the Bishops Clergy and Lay Faithful, At the Close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. ... Mary Magdalene in prayer. ...

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