{"id":399,"date":"2026-07-31T08:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:38:14","slug":"living-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/faith-spiritual-life\/prayer-and-christian-life\/living-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro wp-block-paragraph\">Living in Christ means allowing our relationship with Jesus to gradually shape our entire existence. Faith isn&#8217;t confined to a moment of prayer or Sunday Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It helps guide the way we work, use our time, care for our bodies, manage our possessions, build our relationships, engage with society, and welcome the vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some practices to move forward<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participate regularly in the Eucharist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pray and read the Word of God<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive the sacrament of Reconciliation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultivate virtues, including prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve a person or cause that protects human dignity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow yourself to be accompanied when important choices must be discerned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em>\u201cAbide in me as I abide in you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite><em>John 15:4<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-margin-small\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Love in Truth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro wp-block-paragraph\">To love in truth means seeking what is truly good for others and for oneself, in the light of the Gospel. Christian love is not only a feeling. It involves faithfulness, respect, justice, forgiveness, responsibility, and the courage to make choices that help us grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus unites love of God and love of neighbour. He teaches us to recognize the dignity of each person, to form our conscience, and to discern what leads to greater freedom and life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section can offer guidance on human relationships, emotional and family life, integrity, truthfulness in speech, the sharing of goods, solidarity, and respect for life and creation. More sensitive or complex subjects should be developed on separate pages, with pastoral language and appropriate resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><em>\u201cYou shall love the Lord your God&#8230; and your neighbour as yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite><em>Matthew 22:37, 39<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in Christ means allowing our relationship with Jesus to gradually shape our entire existence. Faith isn&#8217;t confined to a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":48,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-399","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3292,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399\/revisions\/3292"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}