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The Council speaks with urgency about the modern world — its confusion, its beauty, its wounds, its possibilities.

And then it says something astonishing:

The laity are called to “renew the temporal order” according to God’s plan. (AA 7)

This means your daily life — your work, your relationships, your decisions, your influence, your creativity — is a place where Christ desires to act.

You are not a spectator.

You are not a helper on the sidelines.

You are a co‑worker in the mission of God.