Dear Parishioners and Friends,
The fullness of
divine faith is found in belief in Jesus Christ. St. Augustine, the Pope
reminds us in Lumen Fidei, says that even
Abraham and the patriarchs were saved by faith in Christ Jesus, not who had
come but who was yet to come.
In Jesus we see
the full face of God. In Him we see the ultimate manifestation of divine love.
“Christian faith is thus faith in a perfect love, in its decisive power, in its
ability to transform the world and to unfold its history” (LF, 15). The
clearest proof of this love is in the death of Christ on the Cross.
The self-giving
and salvific love of Jesus as seen on the Cross “is something I can believe in;
Christ’s total self-gift overcomes every suspicion and enables me to entrust
myself to him completely” (LF, 16).
In this way,
faith is inextricably linked to love. Faith in Christ involves a personal
relationship with Him, “clinging to him in love and following in his footsteps
along the way” (LF, 18). Faith is a gaze at Jesus but also taking on His eyes,
His way of seeing things. Faith involves seeing life through the eyes of our
beloved.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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