671
Though already present in his Church, Christ’s reign is nevertheless yet to be
fulfilled “with power and great glory” by the King’s return to
earth.556 This reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even
though they have been defeated definitively by Christ’s Passover.557
Until everything is subject to him, “until there be realized new heavens
and a new earth in which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments
and institutions, which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this
world which will pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures
which groan and travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of
God.”558 That is why Christians pray, above all in the Eucharist,
to hasten Christ’s return by saying to him:559 Maranatha! “Our
Lord, come!”560
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
- Article 7 “FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD”
- I. He Will Come Again in Glory
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1V.HTM