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The Communion of Saints And the best part? We’re part of it. When you think about it, it blows the mind.
In 1535, under Pope Paul III, Michelangelo started work on this fresco on the wall of the Sistine Chapel, which Pope John Paul II proclaimed “the sanctuary of the theology of the human body”. It depicts what many may think of when the words “Communion of Saints” come up. But it’s much, much more. It’s us. It’s us - the faithful here, in heaven and those who await purification. We are all part of one body - Christ’s body (the guy in the centre). We are fellow heirs with Christ, and “the least of our acts done in charity redounds (results) to the profit of all” (Catechism of the Catholic Church). See Robert Hiini’s examination, Peter Kreeft’s analysis, and some examples of what it takes to be a saint (you’ll be surprised) on Vista 1-3.