This lesson is an introduction to the Catholic Church. It is a bridge between understanding the inner life of the Holy Trinity, which we have just studied, and living and sharing in this divine life as members of the Messiah's body - the Church - the subject of the second half of the course. Jesus established His Church - one, holy, catholic and apostolic - to dispense the mysteries of the Holy Trinity to us through the offices of prophet, priest, and king (Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium). God shares His life with us through the Church's seven sacraments, united with the saints in heaven and on earth, and most especially with Mary our mother.
