Catechism of the Catholic Church
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1160 Christian iconography expresses in images the same Gospel message that Scripture communicates by words. Image and word illuminate each other:
We declare that we preserve intact all the written and unwritten traditions of the Church which have been entrusted to us. One of these traditions consists in the production of representational artwork, which accords with the history of the preaching of the Gospel. For it confirms that the incarnation of the Word of God was real and not imaginary, and to our benefit as well, for realities that illustrate each other undoubtedly reflect each other's meaning. 28
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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY |
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SECTION ONE: THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY |
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CHAPTER TWO: THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY |
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ARTICLE 1: CELEBRATING THE CHURCH'S LITURGY |
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II. HOW IS THE LITURGY CELEBRATED? |
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28 Council of Nicaea II (787): COD 111.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
