A most helpful aid, for example, is the individual or communal recitation of the Holy Rosary, which ponders the mysteries of Christ’s life in union with Mary, and which Pope John Paul II wished to enrich with the mysteries of light.” – Verbum Domini #88, 4. They did not want to continue the development, the organic maturing of something living through the centuries, and they replaced it, in the manner of technical production, by a fabrication, a banal product of the moment. Visiting Elizabeth, she raised her hymn of praise to the Most High for the marvels he worked in those who trust him (cf. Jn 1:14).” – Spe Salvi #49, 5.

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According to the Christian faith, “redemption”—salvation—is not simply a given. Indeed we are justified by faith and works, but we are saved by grace, as I think Pope Benedict XVI illustrates in this quote. Change ).

Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Part two”, p.49, Ignatius Press, Pope Benedict XVI (2012).

“God's Revolution: World Youth Day and Other Cologne Talks”, p.34, Ignatius Press, Pope Benedict XVI (2006). Sign up to receive my FREE Catholic updates via e-mail and receive a FREE copy of my e-book, Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages: A Quick Layman's Guide to Thomism.

Everything depends on him. BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN HOPE . Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come from, where we must go, what path we must take in life. He must wait for the gift of love, and love can only be received as a gift... One must wait for it, let it be given to one. “An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.” “Everything is a gift from God: it is only by recognizing this crucial dependence on the Creator that we will find freedom and peace.” Post was not sent - check your email addresses! A previous post on the Pope’s condemnation of clapping at Holy Mass was popular. Jn 14:2); God is man’s home, in God there is God’s space. These are only the tip of the iceberg.

Unfortunately, the originators of homemade liturgies are slower to become aware of this than the participants…” (Feast of Faith p. 67-68), “I am of the opinion, to be sure, that the old rite should be granted much more generously to all those who desire it.

Learn how your comment data is processed. He knows that God is love and that God's presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.”, “The Gospel is not merely a communication of things that can be known - it is one that makes things happen and is life-changing. Ultimately, in the battle against lies and violence, truth and love have no other weapon than the witness of suffering. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account.

Benedict, is one of the greatest theological minds the Catholic Church has seen in the last 500 years. I dedicate this post to each of them in the hopes that their faith will continue to grow, burning like the fire that lit the Easter Candle. ( Log Out /  Here are ten quotes from Pope Benedict XVI focusing on the importance of Faith –, 1.

“God's Revolution: World Youth Day and Other Cologne Talks”, p.54, Ignatius Press, Pope Benedict XVI (2006).

His mandate is to confirm the brothers in the faith. ( Log Out / 

Tell then, here goes: “For fostering a true consciousness in liturgical matters, it is also important that the proscription against the form of liturgy in valid use up to 1970 [the older Latin Mass] should be lifted.

“Holy Men and Women from the Middle Ages and Beyond”, p.75, Ignatius Press, There is a mistake in the text of this quote.

There has never been anything like this in history; in doing this we are despising and proscribing the Church’s whole past. 2 Tim 3:15).

The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. 1 Cor 11:26).” (#6), 4. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account.
Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus, w2.vatican.va. Now the priest — the “presider”, as they now prefer to call him — becomes the real point of reference for the whole Liturgy. If he declines to let himself be presented with the gift, then he destroys himself. I will keep this page as a reference! Less and less is God in the picture. At the parish where I work at here in Gilbert, St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, it was this letter and the title of the letter that gave us the idea to name our Adult Faith Formation Program, Porta Fidei. Rom 6:4), through which we can address God as Father, and it ends with the passage through death to eternal life, fruit of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, whose will it was, by the gift of the Holy Spirit, to draw those who believe in him into his own glory (cf.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new articles by email. Liturgy, in truth, is an event by means of which we let ourselves be introduced into the expansive faith and prayer of the Church. Is the priest more important than Our Lord? A year before the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI wrote a “Moto Proprio Data” (Apostolic Letter), titled, Porta Fidei (Door of Faith). 20, Feb. 1990, pgs. Anyone who even begins to grasp what this means also knows what it means to be redeemed.

This is my faith; this is my joy. But now let us ask ourselves: how does the Assumption of Mary help our journey? Interreligious dialogue in the strict sense of the term is not possible without putting one's own faith into parentheses.

“Faith without charity bears no fruit, while charity without faith would be a sentiment constantly at the mercy of doubt. “Consequently, every time we approach the Body and Blood of Christ in the eucharistic liturgy, we also turn to her who, by her complete fidelity, received Christ’s sacrifice for the whole Church. Lk 2:6-7). We have to see him, to respond to him, to be involved in what he is doing. If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the, Pope Benedict XVI (2006). ( Log Out /  “By faith, the Apostles left everything to follow their Master (cf.

How can one trust her at present if things are that way?” (Spirit of the Liturgy, 2000), “[W]e have a liturgy which has degenerated so that it has become a show which, with momentary success for the group of liturgical fabricators, strives to render religion interesting in the wake of the frivolities of fashion and seductive moral maxims. At the parish where I work at here in Gilbert, St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, it was this letter and the title of the letter that gave us the idea to name our Adult Faith Formation Program, Porta Fidei.