"I
believe in one God", the first article of the profession of faith that
accompanies our lives as believers, was the theme of His Holiness Pope Benedict
XVI's catechesis during the 23 January 2013 general audience. This sentence is
"a fundamental affirmation, seemingly simple in essence, but which opens
us to the infinite world of a relationship with the Lord and with His mystery.
Believing in God means adherence, … acceptance, … and obedience … Faith is a
personal act and a free response... Being able to say that you believe in God
is thus both a gift and … a human responsibility in an experience of dialogue
with God who, out of love 'speaks to men and women as friends'."
Where
can we hear the voice of God who speaks to us? "Fundamentally," the
Pope said, in "Sacred Scripture, … which speaks to us of faith … narrating
a story in which God carries out His plan of redemption and draws near to
humanity through … persons who believe in Him and who entrust themselves to
Him."
"And
yet," the Holy Father emphasized, "the thirst for God is not quenched
and the Gospel message continues to resonate through the words and deeds of
many men and women of faith…. It is the blessed world of faith to which we are
all called, to walk without fear following the Lord Jesus Christ."
For more
information, please visit:
http://www.news.va/en/news/believing-in-god-following-in-the-footsteps-of-abr
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Always give
good heed to the Word of God, whether you hear or read it in private, or
hearken to it when publicly preached:
listen with attention and reverence; seek to profit by it, and do not
let the precious words fall unheeded; receive them into your heart as a costly
balsam; imitate the Blessed Virgin who “kept all the sayings” concerning her
Son “in her heart.” And remember that
according as we hearken to and receive God’s words, so will He hearken and
receive our supplications.
An Introduction
to the Devout Life
Saint Francis
de Sales
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Pontifical
Council for the Laity – Women’s Section
The January
– February 2013 website update is available for you to read at: http://www.laici.va/content/laici/en/sezioni/donna.html. See the featured article, Martha, Mary
and “the martyrdom of equilibrium” by Costanza Miriano.
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