1. What is faith?
“I
know him in whom I have believed” (2 Tim1:12). The words of St Paul help us to
understand that faith is “first of all a personal adherence of man to God. It
is a free assent to the whole truth that God has revealed. Faith is both a
personal and a communal act; a gift from God that is lived in the communion of
the Church and must be communicated to the world."
2. What is
the Year of Faith?
The
Year of Faith is a special year set aside by the Holy Father for the Universal
Church to enable us to rediscover the precious gift of faith received at Baptism, which we must share to others.
3. When is the celebration of the Year of
Faith?
Pope
Benedict XVI, in his Apostolic Letter the Door of Faith, declared that the Year of Faith, will
begin on 11 October 2012 and will end on 24 November2013.
4. Why did the Pope choose this date?
This
date is very meaningful to the Church. There are two great events which marked
the life of the Church in our days: the 50th anniversary of the
opening of the Second Vatican Council convoked by Blessed Pope John XXIII (11
October 1962), and the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of The
Catechism of the Catholic Church, given to the Church by Blessed Pope John Paul
II (11October 1992).
5. What is
the relation between The Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Year of
Faith?
According
to Blessed Pope John Paul II, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, will teach
us the wealth of teaching that the Church has received, safeguarded, and taught
in the history of the Church. Pope Benedict XVI said (The Door of Faith), that
it is a precious tool that provides real support for the faith which is also
very important in our cultural context.
6. What can we do in order to live with
enthusiasm our encounter with Christ?
·
We must
rediscover the importance of the Word of God in our lives, faithfully handed
down by the Church in the Bible, and the bread of life given to us for our food in the Eucharist.
·
We are
called to a renewed conversion to the Lord so that we will be more credible
witnesses to the Risen Lord in today’s world.
·
We are
called to celebrate the Liturgy, especially the Eucharist with devotion which
is the source from which all its power flows.
·
We are
called to intensify our profession of faith. “I believe” is the faith of the Church
professed by each believer, principally during Baptism.
Pope
Benedict XVI has a high hope that this year will be a good opportunity to intensify
the witness of charity. Faith enables us to recognise the Risen Christ in our
brothers and sisters in need and impels us to assist them along the
journey of life. He exhorts “every one of us to become a living sign of the
presence of the Risen Lord in the world.”
Read:
Read:
- The African Bible
- A Catholic Catechism
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