- The first is in our capacity to see by the light of faith. “There is an urgent need,” the encyclical says, “to see once again that faith is a light” intended to illumine “every aspect of human existence.” Faith ultimately means to see things “as Jesus sees them, with his own eyes,” an eye transplant every believer needs.
- The second intensification is in our hearing. Faith comes through hearing, St. Paul writes (Romans 10:17), and each of us needs to tune anew into the Good Shepherd’s voice speaking to us, calling us to follow him and summoning us to become those who “hear the word of God and do it,” with loving, trusting obedience (Luke 8:21).
- The third growth is through the sense of touch. The encyclical challenges us to open ourselves to the interior caress of Christ’s love and to respond like the hemorrhaged woman in the Gospel (Luke 8:45): by reaching out in faith to touch him in return. This heart-to-heart contact happens, above all, through the sacraments.
- The last maturation is in our memory. Faith, Lumen Fidei declares, is a living memory of the history of salvation preserved in the heart of the Church. Like Mary’s heart, our heart is called to ponder the meaning of these wondrous deeds, treasure them and unite God’s past miracles and future promises in a present full of confident hope.
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. (Proverbs 24:3-4) Then Jesus said to his disciples, Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24) He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15)
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