Year of Faith

Year of Faith

The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped by transforming grace. To enter through that door is to set out on a journey that lasts a lifetime.
Pope Benedict XVI, PORTA FIDEI

Pope Benedict has declared this year to be a “Year of Faith.” which is a “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world” (Porta Fidei 6). In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.

Watch this space in the months that come for opportunities to celebrate our Year of Faith at Sacred Heart and Sts. Martha and Mary. In the meantime let us reflect upon the “door of faith” that is always open to us… Will you walk through that door?