Catechism of the Catholic Church §518 — excerpt
Christ's whole life is a mystery of recapitulation. All Jesus did, said and suffered had for its aim restoring fallen man to his original vocation:
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Also cites: St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3, 18, 1: PG 7/1, 932 · St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3, 18, 7: PG 7/1, 937 · 2, 22, 4