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Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph 1612

The nuptial covenant between God and his people Israel had prepared the way for the new and everlasting covenant in which the Son of God, by becoming incarnate and giving his life, has united to himself in a certain way all mankind saved by him, thus preparing for "the wedding-feast of the Lamb." (521)

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  • Gaudium et Spes·§22

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