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What do we mean when we speak of the Church in Heaven?
When we speak of the Church in Heaven, we do not mean the Church in the condition in which it is a sign, with ministers and sacraments; these will cease. As signs and instruments, they will be absorbed into the heavenly realities which they now serve. When we speak of the Church in Heaven, we mean the union of the saints with Christ and the life they have in Him, with the Father and the Holy Spirit.