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What is the Communion of Saints?

  
"Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others.... We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the Church. But the most important member is Christ, since he is the head.... Therefore, the riches of Christ are communicated to all the members, through the sacraments" (St. Thomas Aquinas). As this Church is governed by one and the same Spirit, all the goods she has received necessarily become a common fund.

(Catechism para. 947)

Huh? What does that mean?

 

What are saints???

We are saints! All believers, all who love Jesus Christ, all the faithful.

From the Catechism para. 91:

All the faithful share in understanding and handing on revealed truth. They have received the anointing of the Holy Spirit, who instructs them (cf. 1 John 2:20, 27) and guides them into all truth (cf. John 16:13).

And para. 2684:

The Spirit is truly the dwelling of the saints and the saints are for the Spirit a place where he dwells as in his own home since they offer themselves as a dwelling place for God and are called his temple (St. Basil).

And para. 2013:

All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity. All are called to holiness: "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt 5:48). In order to reach this perfection the faithful should use the strength dealt out to them by Christ's gift, so that . . . doing the will of the Father in everything, they may wholeheartedly devote themselves to the glory of God and to the service of their neighbor. Thus the holiness of the People of God will grow in fruitful abundance, as is clearly shown in the history of the Church through the lives of so many saints.

Doesn't "saint" mean holy ones who are now in heaven?

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