Catechism in a Year Catechism in a Year Day 21 - Why Do I Need the Church? What does my faith have to do with the Church? No one can believe alone and by himself, just as no one can live alone and by himself. We receive the faith from the Church and live it out in fellowship with the people with whom we share our faith. Faith is the most personal thing a person has, yet it is not a private matter. Anyone who wants to believe must be able to say both I and we, because a faith you cannot share and communicate would be irrational. The individual believer gives his free assent to the we believe of the Church. From her he received the faith. She was the one who handed it down through the centuries and then to him, preserved it from falsifications, and caused it to shine forth again and again. Believing is therefore participation in a common conviction. The faith of others supports me, just as the fervor of my faith enkindles and strengthens others. The Church emphasizes the I and the we of faith by using two professions of faith in her liturgies: the Apostles Creed, the creed that begins with I believe (Credo), and the Great Creed of Nicaea- Constantinople, which in its original form starts with the words We believe (Credimus). (YOUCAT question 24) Dig Deeper: CCC section (160-169) and other references here. The Church has been especially blessed this last century with amazing Popes! Discover their incredible stories and fall more in love with the Church through these three amazing pontiffs. Get the 3 DVD set today! Sent by Denise Fath Add a comment Powered by Flocknote unsubscribe
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