Sunday, November 17, 2013

Year of Faith: an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord

As the Year of Faith comes to a close on the Feast of Christ the King, November 24, 2013,  our faith has surely been deepened profoundly for many of us.


This Year of Faith is not so much a series of events but, rather, a beginning of living out in a more intentional way, our relationship with Jesus Christ and inviting others to know Him. During this year, we have heard about reaching out to our marginalized brothers and sisters in the faith: those who have been hurt by the Church, those who have lost a living sense of faith, those who no longer consider themselves members of the Church, and those who live far removed from Christ and His Gospel.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI told us in the beginning that  the Year of Faith was to provide us with a unique opportunity for "an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the world” (Porta Fidei 6), and into a deeper, healthier, more committed relationship with Him.  

As the official Year of Faith is about to end, we can say that the work of the New Evangelization has just begun and so, too, our initiative to turn our hearts to Christ every day of our lives. We hope this Year has been for all of us an invitation and a challenge to “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Mt. 28:19).