My brothers and sisters in Christ, the other six points on which we will
focus, are these: 6. The promotion of conferences to help the
faithful to rediscover the gift of Baptismal faith and the task of giving
witness, knowing that the Christian vocation “by its very nature is also a
vocation to the apostolate.” 7. During this time, members of
Institutes of Consecrated Life and of Societies of Apostolic Life are asked to
work towards the new evangelization with a renewed union to the Lord Jesus,
each according to their proper charism, in fidelity to the Holy Father and to
sound doctrine. 8. Contemplative communities, during the Year of
Faith, should pray specifically for the renewal of the faith among the People
of God and for a new impulse for its transmission to the young. 9.
Associations and Ecclesial Movements will contribute to the wider experience of
the Year
of Faith. 10. All of the faithful, called to renew the gift
of faith, should try to communicate their own experience of faith and charity to
their brothers and sisters of other religions, with those who do not believe,
and with those who are just indifferent. In this way, it is hoped that the
entire Christian people will begin a kind of mission toward those with whom
they live and work, knowing that they “have welcomed the news of salvation
which is meant for every man.” Faith is the lifelong companion that makes it
possible to perceive, ever anew, the marvels that God works for us. Intent on
gathering the signs of the times in the present of history, faith commits every
one of us to become a living sign of the presence of the Risen Lord in the
world. Faith is both a personal and a communal act: it is a gift from God that
is lived in the communion of the Church and must be communicated to the world.
Every initiative for the Year of Faith should be designed to aid in the joyous
rediscovery of the faith and its renewed transmission. This Year of Faith will
be a special time in which we, as Christians, may share that which is most dear
to us: Christ Jesus, the Redeemer of mankind, Universal King, leader and perfecter of faith[1]
■ Fr. Agustin, pastor.
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