4 Essentials for Every Catholic

During the Easter Season, we read from the Acts of the Apostles. In Acts 2:42, we are told what the soil is made of:

“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”

So there are four elements in the soil:

1. Teachings of the Apostles: Magisterial teaching of the Church, Sacred Scripture, and Tradition.
2. Communal Life (Fellowship): It’s not just me praying to Jesus. We need to share life somehow.
3. Breaking of the Bread: This refers to the Mass, not just eating together.

God wants us to flourish in faith, hope, and love for him and for others. He is the one who makes us grow in holiness, but in order to flourish we have to be nourished by the soil he gave us.

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1. Teachings of the Apostles - learning from them and the Magisterium of the Church (Dogmas, Doctrines, etc.)
2. Communal Life - it's not just Jesus and me. Develop relationships within your Church, serve and be served.
3. Breaking of bread - go to Mass as often as you can.
4. Prayers - individual or group prayers. Prayers can take many forms.

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[mrs.repucci]

The way I see it, these four essentials can be seen to reflect the four marks of the Church:


"One" - Communal life
"Holy" - Prayer
"Catholic" - "The breaking of the bread" AKA The Eucharist
"Apostolic" - The teachings of the Apostles/The Magisterium

It makes sense that this would be our "soil", since they are a bedrock of our Creed.

This is probably intentional and maybe even obvious, but just pointing it out! :)

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Prayers ☺Communal Life † Eucharist ☺ Teachings ☺

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