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98-001 Faith Illustrated

98-001 Faith Illustrated

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Foreword

 St John Paul II once wrote a Letter to Artists, where he said:

"In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by
Christ, the Church needs art. Art must make perceptible,
and as far as possible attractive, the world of the spirit,
of the invisible, of God. It must therefore translate into
meaningful terms that which is in itself ineffable. " (Letter to
Artists, 4 April 1999)
 
In the early Church, images were important for teaching
both catechumens and the faithful about the faith,
especially those who could not read. Paintings, sculptures,
stained-glass windows were employed to illustrate basic
ideas about the faith.
 
Art was also a way of helping the faithful remember the
things they believed in. It was also a way of helping them
immerse themselves into the scenes of the history of
salvation.
 
This series of illustrated books, which are a compilation
of infographics that have previously appeared in ‘O Clarim
Weekly’, are a modest contribution to the task of making the
world of the spirit visible.
 
This first volume presents the Creed in graphic form. The
Creed, as we know, tells us the truth about God, about the
world, and about ourselves.
 
The use of art in these pages also remind us that there is
a Beauty that is eternal and infinite. It is the Beauty that
our hearts are longing for: "One thing have I asked of the
LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of
the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the
LORD, and to inquire in his temple" (Psalm 27:4).
 
+ Most Rev. Stephen Lee Bun-sang
Bishop of Macau

 

INDEX

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7          – Foreword

9          – Overview

15         – Does God Exist?

  • Most People believe in God’s existence

19         – God Reveals himself

  • The privilege of Judaism and Catholicism: God has spoken to us.
  • The transmission of Divine Revelation
  • Task of Magisterium
  • Sacred Scripture
  • Books and Divisions of the Bible
  • Formation of the Canon of Scripture
  • How should we read Sacred Scripture
  • What is Sacred Tradition?
  • What are the different senses or meanings in Scripture?
  • Where can we find Sacred Tradition?

39         – Man’s Response to God

  • Faith: Man’s Response to God

43         – God’s Nature and Attributes

  • God’s name reveals his nature

47         – Three Persons in One Nature

  • God One and Triune
  • Internal Processions in God: “God is one, but not solitary.”
  • God One and Triune
  • The Revelation of the Mystery

53         – Creator of Heaven and Earth

  • The Work of Creation
  • Angels
  • God also created invisible beings: the multitude of angels
  • The Fall of the Rebel Angels
  • In God’s image
  • Original Sin
  • “Protoevangelium” – The Promise of a Savior

69         – Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God

  • Why did the Son of God become man?
  • One Person, Two Natures
  • Jesus, the Christ
  • “Born if the Virgin Mary”
  • Christ’s Whole Life is a Mystery
  • The Holy Family
  • St Joseph
  • Nazareth: Holiness in Daily Life
  • Jesus’ Public Life
  • Jesus is Tempted
  • Jesus appoints Apostles
  • “First Simon, who is called Peter”
  • Signs of the Messiah
  • The Paschal Mystery
  • Why do we need the Cross? Of what use is suffering?
  • Jesus’ cruel death did not happen by chance
  • Jesus Christ was buried
  • Christ descended into hell
  • The miracle every Christian must believe
  • Jesus ascends into heaven

93         – The Holy Spirit

  • Descent of the Holy Spirit
  • Titles and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
  • Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
  • Fruits of the Holy Spirit

101       – God’s Church

  • God’s Church
  • The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
  • Christ’s Faithful – Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
  • Diversity of ministry, unity of mission
  • Never alone: the Communion of Saints
  • Mary: Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church

109       – Last Things

  • The Four Last Things
  • Death
  • Particular Judgment
  • “Weeping and Gnashing of Theeth”*
  • Purgatory: Fire that Purifies
  • Heaven: Surpassing all Desires
  • The Resurrection of the Body
  • “From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead”

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