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apostolate

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The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.

The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.

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We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy. Dorothy Day

He continued to work in the field of the apostolate through preaching, lecturing and hearing confession. Source: Internet

As she waited her turn in the reception line, Margarita Guerrero of Madonna House in Roanoke, an apostolate for laywomen, also found the bishop “very approachable, and joyful.” Source: Internet

As a missionary, I have the joy to go somewhere else and continue the apostolate; but as a human being I am not finding it very easy parting with these children, parents and other colleagues. Source: Internet

Cloudy skies at the Apostolate to the Handicapped Summer Outing, held at the Tommy Bartlett Water Show in the Wisconsin Dells, couldn't dim the smiles of the attendees and volunteers. Source: Internet

He was assigned on Oct. 28, 1975, to the Spanish-speaking Apostolate of St. Paul Cathedral. Source: Internet

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