THE
RELIGION
"And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this
rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth,
it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven." (Matt
14: 18-19)
The Catholic Church is Christ's Mystical Body;
we share in His life and become members of His body in His Church.
We can grow closer to Christ, our God, and ultimately reach
eternity with Him in heaven by taking part in the life that
He gives to us in His Church. We can do this especially through
the prayers, blessings, sacraments, liturgies and promises that
God has given to us in their fullness in the Church.
God is one, entire and perfect, ever existing
and ever the same. Christ, God, established one Church, one
religion, with one head.
"And
there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." (John 10:16)
The
Catholic religion is the religion of the Sovereign Order of
Saint John of Jerusalem. We live the Catholic Faith as God has
taught us. We strive to live as Christ has taught us, to reflect
his truth in our lives, growing closer to Him so that we may
live forever with Him in heaven.
"Amen,
amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting
life." (John 6:47)