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33. The most holy council, then, earnestly entreats all the laity
in the Lord to answer gladly, nobly, and promptly the more urgent
invitation of Christ in this hour and the impulse of the Holy
Spirit. Younger persons should feel that this call has been directed
to them especially and they should respond to it eagerly and
generously. Through this holy synod, the Lord renews His invitation
to all the laity to come closer to Him every day, recognizing that
what is His is also their own (Phil. 2:5), to associate
themselves with Him in His saving mission. Once again He sends them
into every town and place where He will come (cf. Luke 10:1) so
that they may show that they are co-workers in the various forms and
modes of the one apostolate of the Church, which must be constantly
adapted to the new needs of our times. Ever productive as they should
be in the work of the Lord, they know that their labor in Him is not
in vain (cf. 1 Cor. 15:58).
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