Tuesday Faith FormationSHARING THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL

Sharing the Faith

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your

faithful and kindle in them the fire of your

love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall

be created. And You shall renew the face of

the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,

did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant

that by the same Holy Spirit we may be

truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations,

Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do

men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say

Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you

say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not

revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and

on this rock I will build my Church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I

will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall

be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Then

he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Matthew 16: 13-20

1. Desire for God

2. God comes to meet man

WHAT IS GOD REALLY

LIKE…………??

RevelationGOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO MAN…

Gradually by deeds and words….

To our first parents…

After the fall Promised salvation…

God comes to meet man

God reveals His plan of Loving Goodness

Noah

Abraham

David

God the Son Jesus ChristThe Word made flesh

Moses

To save all living things

Covenant to make him the father of a multitude

Introduces himself by name " I am who I am"Free's Israel from slaveryCovenant on Sinai – The Law

Establishes a kingdom The shepherd king

"I am the Good Shepherd,I know my Father and my Father knows me and I lay down my life for my sheep."

Family

Tribe

Nation

Kingdom

The Eternal Kingdom

"The happiness you are seeking, the happiness you have a right to enjoy, has a name and a face: it is Jesus of Nazareth."

Pope Benedict XVI, August 18th 2005

3. The transmission of God’s Revelation

ChristApostles passed on orally the teaching

The written tradition evolved from...

Letters to young Christian communities, answering questions and setting straight areas with problems

The gospels were written for different Christian communities to ensure the details were maintained as the first Christian community

began to die

The Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit defined which of these writings were the inspired Word of God

Revelation

Communication of Revelation

4. The response of Faith

My Faith is Our Faith – I believe / We believe

Lord, if it is you, bid me to come to you on the

waterFor I received from the Lord

what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on

the night when he was betrayed

took bread…

Faith is both and totally a gift of God and human act

Flesh and blood has not revealed

this to you, but my Father who is in

heaven.

But as for you, continue in what you have

learned and have firmly believed.

The two wings of Faith and Reason Always have your answer ready for people who ask

you the reason for the hope that you have.

If it was God’s wisdom that human wisdom should not know God, it was because God wanted to save those

who have faith through the foolishness of the message

that we preach…Here we are preaching a crucified Christ.

Workshops

Workshop 1

For those who transmit the Catholic faith to children

Workshop 2

For those who transmit the Catholic faith to young people

Workshop 3

For those who transmit the Catholic faith to adults

Workshop 4

For those who want to deepen their own understanding of the Catholic faith

Mary, Virgin and Mother,

you who, moved by the Holy Spirit,

welcomed the word of life

in the depths of your humble faith:

as you gave yourself completely to the Eternal One,

help us to say our own “yes”

to the urgent call, as pressing as ever,

to proclaim the good news of Jesus.

Mother of the living Gospel,

wellspring of happiness for God’s little ones,

pray for us.

Amen. Alleluia!

Acknowledgments Mosaics artworks: © Fr Marko Rupnik and Centro Aletti - www.centroaletti.com

Scripture: Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA

Covenants Chart inspired by the Bible Timeline – The Great Adventure - Ascension Press biblestudyforcatholics.com

Pierugino: Christ handing the keys of the kingdom to St Peter – Wikimedia commons commons.wikimedia.org