Vince Cruz ‘"For the word of God is living and active" (Heb. 4:12) and "it has power to build you up and give you your heritage among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32; see 1 Thess. 2:13).
22. Easy access to Sacred Scripture should be provided for all the Christian faithful. That is why the Church from the very beginning accepted as her own that very ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament which is called the septuagint; and she has always given a place of honor to other Eastern translations and Latin ones especially the Latin translation known as the vulgate. But since the word of God should be accessible at all times, the Church by her authority and with maternal concern sees to it that suitable and correct translations are made into different languages, especially from the original texts of the sacred books. And should the opportunity arise and the Church authorities approve, if these translations are produced in cooperation with the separated brethren as well, all Christians will be able to use them.
23. The bride of the incarnate Word, the Church taught by the Holy Spirit, is concerned to move ahead toward a deeper understanding of the Sacred Scriptures so that she may increasingly feed her sons with the divine words. Therefore, she also encourages the study of the holy Fathers of both East and West and of sacred liturgies. Catholic exegetes then and other students of sacred theology, working diligently together and using appropriate means, should devote their energies, under the watchful care of the sacred teaching office of the Church, to an exploration and exposition of the divine writings. This should be so done that as many ministers of the divine word as possible will be able effectively to provide the nourishment of the Scriptures for the people of God, to enlighten their minds, strengthen their wills, and set men's hearts on fire with the love of God. (1) The sacred synod encourages the sons of the Church and Biblical scholars to continue energetically, following the mind of the Church, with the work they have so well begun, with a constant renewal of vigor. (2)
24. Sacred theology rests on the written word of God, together with sacred tradition, as its primary and perpetual foundation. By scrutinizing in the light of faith all truth stored up in the mystery of Christ, theology is most powerfully strengthened and constantly rejuvenated by that word. For the Sacred Scriptures contain the word of God and since they are inspired, really are the word of God; and so the study of the sacred page is, as it were, the soul of sacred theology. (3) By the same word of Scripture the ministry of the word also, that is, pastoral preaching, catechetics and all Christian instruction, in which the liturgical homily must hold the foremost place, is nourished in a healthy way and flourishes in a holy way.’
Suzana Solis Vince Cruz The word ‘humility’ comes from the Latin word ‘humus’ which means fertile ground… Humility is the situation of the earth. The earth is always there, always taken for granted, never remembered, always trodden on by everyone, somewhere we cast and pour out all the refuse, all we don’t need. It’s there, silent and accepting everything and in a miraculous way making out of all the refuse new richness in spite of corruption, transforming corruption itself into a power of life and a new possibility of creativeness, open to the sunshine, open to the rain, ready to receive any seed we sow and capable of bringing thirtyfold, sixtyfold, a hundredfold out of every seed... Lord, may my life become like the dirt and soil of the earth; an ordinary, unobtrusive place where the pain and poison of this broken world silently fall, are absorbed, and miraculously transformed into new life.
- Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
Suzana Solis Ivica Vrbić
20 min ·
Za one koji večeras neće sudjelovati u Obredu preminuća sv. Franje.
Uz upaljenu svijeću, povezani u molitvi i čitajući tekst Izvješća o smrti dragog Oca i Brata uđimo u slavlje blagdana sv. Franje!
"Izviješće brata Ilije o smrti svetog oca Franje
Sjećajte se našega oca i brata Franje i molite mu se!
Prije nego započnem govoriti, uzdišem, i s pravom: kao voda moji se razlijevaju krici, jer obistinjuje se moje strahovanje, obistinjuje se i vaše, snalazi me, evo, čega se bojah, snalazi i vas, jer je daleko od nas tješitelj, koji nas je nosio na svojoj ruci kao ovce; otišao je u daleku zemlju. Drag Bogu i ljudima primljen je u sjajne stanove.
Uistinu, prisutnost brata i oca našega Franje bila je svjetlo ne samo u nama koji smo bili blizu, nego i onima koji su od pravoga Svjetla, obasjao je one koji su bili u tami i koji su sjedili u smrtnoj sjeni, da bi upravio njihove noge na put mira. To je i učinio kao pravo sunce. Onaj koji s visine izlazi obasjavao je njegovo srce i zapalio je volju njegovu žarom svoje ljubavi, i on je propovijedao kraljevstvo Božje obrativši srca otaca k sinovima i nerazumne k razumnosti pravednih, i po svem svijetu spremao je Gospodin novi narod. Ime mu se pročulo od dalekih otoka i čitav se svijet divio čudesnim njegovim djelima.
Nemojte se, sinovi i braćo, žalostiti zato što se čak to dogodilo, jer otac sirota, Bog će nas tješiti svojom svetom utjehom; pa ako već plačete, plačite nad sobom, ne nad njim. Jer usred života u smrti smo, a on je iz smrti prešao u život.
Radujte se, jer prije nego je bio uzet od nas kao drugi Jakov blagoslovio je sve svoje sinove i svima oprostio grijehe, koje je tko od nas djelom ili mišlju učinio protiv njega.
I to rekavši, javljam vam veliku radost i čudo novo. Odvijeka se nije čulo za takav znak, osim u Sinu Božjemu, koji je Krist Gospodin. Kratko vrijeme prije smrti brat i otac naš pojavio se raspet; na svome je tijelu nosio pet rana koje su doista biljezi Kristovi. Njegove su ruke i noge imale ubode čavala, probodene s obiju strana, rane su bile trajne i pokazivale su crnu boju čavala, a njegova su se rebra pojavila kopljem probodena i često su gubila krv.
Zato braćo, blagoslivljajte Boga i hvalite ga pred svima, jer nam se smilovao i sjećajte se oca i brata našega Franje na hvalu onoga koji ga je uzveličao među ljudima i proslavio ga pred anđelima.
Molite za njega, kao što je od nas prije tražio i molite njega da nas Bog s njime učini dionicima svoje svete milosti. Amen."
Sveti Franjo moli za nas!
Sv.Franjo ..moj uzore zivota moli za nas..rasvjetli tmine moga srca
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