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PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE REMAINS MISSION WORK!
The Archdiocese of the Southwest, founded as the Diocese of the Southwest in 1978, historically was comprised of the greater part of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and follows the traditional Christian Catholic faith as handed down by the Apostles, using the Anglican tradition. The summary of beliefs is found in the Apostles' and Nicene Creed, as well as in the Southwest Anglo-Catholic Catechism. It is now a Metropolitan See within the Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church. The Metropolitan See is expanded to include the balance of southwestern North America and the whole of Central and South America inclusive of the island nations of the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans in Union with this Church and the Faith we Defend. However, the modern Archdiocese, in its role as Metropolitan See of the Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church, is no longer territorial in nature. However, we keep our historical name to honor the proud and distinguished history that is our duty to maintain, uphold, and perpetuate. Parishes and membership in the Metropolitan See and suffragan jurisdictions span many states and several nations. The Archdiocese uses traditional Anglican liturgy, specifically the Anglican Latin missal and the 2010 Anglo-Catholic Book of Common Prayer. The masses are very similar to the Tridentine Rite, except that they also use some Elizabethan English. The Anglican mass, as well as Evening Prayer, Morning Prayer, and other Divine Offices, are intended to involve all the senses in a unified act of worship with Almighty God, in unity with the Collective Body of the Church extending from the lifetime of Christ to the present.
WHAT
DOES THE CHURCH TEACH ABOUT...? This catechism, following from the venerable Baltimore Catechism, is a concise, yet detailed description of the entire doctrinal foundation of the traditional Christian faith, and focused on the Anglo-Catholic Rite. (In this publication, Anglican and Anglo-Catholic are used interchangeably, and generally also together.) Through careful and diligent study of this catechism, those preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation may be made thoroughly ready, well-grounded in the Faith, and worthy to receive the sacrament. Furthermore, the faithful already confirmed may renew their knowledge of their faith through study of this catechism. Whether confirmed recently or long ago, study of the basic foundation of the Faith is an essential tool towards spiritual growth, a means of attaining grace, and an effort towards perfection and eternal salvation.
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