CCC 1249

Catechumens "are already joined to the Church, they are already of the household of Christ, and are quite frequently already living a life of faith, hope, and charity."⁴⁸ AG 14 # 5. "With love and solicitude mother Church already embraces them as her own."⁴⁹ LG 14 # 3; cf. CIC, cann. 206; 788 # 3.