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Neapolitan society, to whom he liked preaching, and whom he instructed in the basic truths of the faith. Many of these people, poor and modest, to whom he addressed himself, were very often prone to vice [...] catechists trained by Alphonsus and by other priests, who regularly visited these groups of the faithful. When at the wish of the Archbishop of Naples, these meetings were held in the chapels of the city [...] development and fulfilment. Alphonsus recommended to pastors of souls and confessors that they be faithful to the Catholic moral doctrine, assuming at the same time a charitable, understanding and gentle

Frank grew in wisdom and knowledge in his faith too at this time. He loved to read and he devoured book after book on the lives of the saints. He was faithful to Mass and to his rosary and often visited [...] it was not until he joined the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1913 at the age of 24 that his faith took a new turn. Normally a high-society man, Frank was now exposed to the real poverty of Dublin [...] his life, namely, that all without exception are called to be saints and that through our Catholic faith we have available all the means necessary to attain this. In 1917 he discovered the Treatise of St

between you and the woman" (Gn 3: 15) " Abraham's most authentic daughter " Abraham, our "father in the faith", obeyed God wholly and unconditionally even when, because of outside events, it was very difficult [...] daughter " because she became the Mother of the Messiah, and of all believers, through her strong faith (cf the sermon published in the Osservatore Romano on April 4, 2000). Let us look at some of the symbols

would go to one or the other's house in Jerusalem, and Mary prayed with them and sustained their faith, hope and charity, like a mother encourages her children. She is there in the course of temporal human [...] Last Advent when the mystical Body - the Church - will have reached its maturity. She is a model of faith, hope and charity for all humanity. "Since she is the dawn which precedes and finally reveals the

God's existence and is equally fundamental. God is unique; there is only one God: "The Christian faith confesses that God is one in nature, substance and essence." 201: To Israel, his chosen, God revealed [...] understand that he himself is "the Lord".7 To confess that Jesus is Lord is distinctive of Christian faith. This is not contrary to belief in the One God. Nor does believing in the Holy Spirit as "Lord and

Revelation and private revelations (J. Ratzinger) Over one thousand apparitions Mary, model of courageous faith, and tenderness

in Nazareth, 5 January 1964), I pray, first, for a great renewal of faith in all the children of the Church. A deep renewal of faith: not just as a general attitude of life, but as a conscious and courageous [...] the devotion with which you carry out your unique vocation. With gratitude I pay tribute to your faithfulness to the charge given to you by Saint Francis himself and confirmed by the Popes down the centuries [...] Pilgrimage has been a journey in spirit, which began in the footsteps of Abraham, "our father in faith" ( Roman Canon ; cf. Rom 4:11-12). That journey has brought us today to Nazareth, where we meet Mary

the free love of God. To love means to choose. Faith sought and lived as the normal form of existence is the answer to the divine election. The path of faith first leads one who is called to isolation and [...] the Virgin By its solemn tone this text is much more than mere information. It is a profession of faith, an illustration of what the Jewish people consider to be the origin and the goal of its history, [...] nation; they do not know his laws." In the midst of the pagan world, Mary professed with all Israel the faith in the unique God. And yet, Rome had imposed its culture on Palestine. Its empire extended to the

Revelation of Christ, but to help us live it more fully at a certain time in history"[ 1]—therefore the faithful are not obliged to believe in them. Her visions contain many elements borrowed from other authors [...] to the apostle Saint James. “I saw Saint James in danger because of the persecution against the faithful in Saragoza. I saw the Apostle praying at night with some disciples near the walls of the city.