Foundation of Faith

Our faith is a great gift from God! We thank God for the gift of faith and for those in our families and those entrusted with our formation who have instilled the gift of faith in us. A foundation has been laid for us and with God's grace it is up to us to build that structure that sustains us throughout our journey of life. In terms of a larger picture, we can go back to Peter's confession when he told Jesus, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus responded, "You are Peter, meaning rock, and upon this rock I will build my church." That is the foundation that was poured for those early apostles and they did their part to build upon it and we continue to do the same in our present day. Today, the Church celebrates the dedication of the two basilicas, St. Peter's and St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls. These early apostles paved the way for those who would come after. Peter with his confession of faith, receiving the keys to the kingdom and Paul with his conversion to the faith and becoming one of the great evangelizers. What Peter and Paul did, we are called to do as well. We are called to live our faith, to be faithful examples to one another, and to share our faith through evangelization. Next year, the Church will begin the "Year of Faith," with a focus on the New Evangelization. This is a wonderful time for us to rededicate our faith and recommit ourselves to being those evangelizers in our present day. Even though a great structure has been built over the centuries, we continue to lay the foundation for those who will come after so they can write their chapter of faithful living. May Saints Peter and Paul intercede for us and may we follow their example of building up our faith and proclaiming the Good News to all peoples. Have a blessed day!!!