Day 97. Why is the Church called “holy”? (2025)

Today is day 97 and we are on the Third Article of the Apostles' Creed. Today we are on the fourteenth line: “The Holy Catholic Church”.

97. Why is the Church called “holy”?

The Church is holy because the Holy Spirit dwells in it and sanctifies its members, setting them apart to God in Christ and calling them to moral and spiritual holiness of life. (Exodus 19:3–6; Leviticus 19:1–2; 20:22–26; Psalm 15; John 17:17–19; Acts 26:16–18; 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; Colossians 3:12–15)

We will conclude today with Prayer 11. For the Local Congregation found on page 649 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).

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