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Reflection 280  
Based on the 1965 Vatican II document:
 
DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY,  APOSTOLICAM ACTUOSITATEM- 02

        

Lay people are meant to be apostles, spreading the Gospel

Lay people are meant to influence society by the Christian way they live their lives

An outstanding example of a lay apostle:  Frederick Ozanam

Jesus, may there be more lay people like Frederick Ozanam