CCC 519

All Christ's riches "are for every individual and are everybody's property." John Paul II, RH — Redemptor Hominis (John Paul II encyclical) II. Christ did not live his life for himself but for us, from his Incarnation "for us men and for our salvation" to his death "for our sins" and Resurrection "for our justification". I Cor 15:3; Rom 4:25. He is still "our advocate with the Father", who "always lives to make intercession" for us. I Jn 2:1 Heb 7:25. He remains ever "in the presence of God on our behalf, bringing before him all that he lived and suffered for us." Heb 9:24.

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  • ¶519 Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church(11)