what do you have faith in…?. how important is faith to you?
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WHAT DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN…?
HOW IMPORTANT IS FAITH TO YOU?
“The door of faith is always open for us…” Pope Benedict XVI
PORTA FIDEI – “DOOR OF FAITH”
Sunday 14th October 2012 – Sunday 23rd November 2013
WHY NOW?
SO WHAT ACTUALLY IS OUR FAITH?
“Central to this is the call of each believer to ‘rediscover the content of the faith that
is professed, celebrated, lived and prayed and to
reflect on the act of faith’.”
Pope Benedict XVI – Porta Fidei
How will we journey though the year?
Launch – Advent: Gaudium et Spes [The Church in the Modern World]
Advent - Christmas: Dei Verbum [Divine Revelation]
Lent: Sacrosanctum Concilium [Sacred Liturgy]
Easter: Lumen Gentium [Light of the Nations]
Pentecost - Christ the King: Gaudium et Spes [The Church in the Modern World]
SO WHAT ACTUALLY IS OUR FAITH?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
SO WHAT ACTUALLY IS OUR FAITH?
This is our faith.This is the faith of the
Church.We are proud to profess
it in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen
OUR HERO OF THE FAITH
Blessed Dominic Barberi
1792 - 1849
He felt called to preach the Catholic Faith in
England
Became a priest at the age of 26
Played a big role in the conversion of Blessed John Henry
Newman
YEAR OF FAITH PRAYER
Loving Father,you have called us to pass through the door of faith into the fullness of life
and have shown us that faith bears fruit in hope and love.Arouse in us a deep desire for these gifts,
which the teaching of your Son bestows upon all who encounter him. Help us to understand his teaching:
Proclaimed by the apostles,Alive in the Scriptures,Active in the Church,
Professed in the Creed, and offered to the world anew
through the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Increase in us the love that casts out fear,
that the whole Church may profess her faith confidently and joyfully.Enable us to hold open the door of faith, with its promise of salvation, for all humanity.
We ask this through out Lord Jesus Christ, your Sonwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever. Amen Blessed Dominic Barberi Pray for us
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN…?