The Social History of the Outer Missionary Cenacle, A Pioneer Catholic Action Group, 1909-1949
Abstract
The origin of the lay apostolate may be traced back to the dawn of the Christian era when Christ Himself appointed to the laity a very definite role in His Church. Down through the centuries the history of the development of what St. Peter refers to as "the priesthood of the laity can be traced. He gives to the laity their place in the Church, their part in the Mystical Body of Christ. They share in the work of the bishops and priests, which is to teach, to govern and to sanctify. The laity, too, must realize their place, which is a very definite one, and they, too, are to teach, to govern and to sanctify themselves and others. This was crystallized in the 16th Century with the foundation of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine by Marcus Sudi, a zealous layman of Milan. In 1905 Pope Pius X in his encyclical letter "Acerbo Nimis", directed the establishment of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine in every parish throughout the world.
Subject Area
Theology|Religion|Social work
Recommended Citation
Healy, Marie of the Holy Trinity, "The Social History of the Outer Missionary Cenacle, A Pioneer Catholic Action Group, 1909-1949" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097051.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097051
