# Christifideles Laici (December 30, 1988) ## Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation *Christi Fideles Laici* of His Holiness John Paul II on the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World To Bishops To Priests and Deacons To Women and Men Religious and to All the Lay Faithful ## Table of Contents [[jpii-cl-00|Introduction]] [[jpii-cl-01|Chapter I. I Am The Vine and You Are The Branches The Dignity Of The Lay Faithful In The Church as Mystery]] [[jpii-cl-02|Chapter II. All Branches Of a Single Vine The Participation Of The Lay Faithful In The Life Of Church as Communion]] [[jpii-cl-03|Chapter III. I Have Appointed You to Go Forth and Bear Fruit The Coresponsibility Of The Lay Faithful In The Church as Mission]] [[jpii-cl-04|Chapter IV. Labourers In The Lord's Vineyard Good Stewards Of God's Varied Grace]] [[jpii-cl-05|Chapter V. That You Bear Much Fruit The Formation Of The Lay Faithful In The Lay State]]