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PORTA FIDEI

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By faith , Mary accepted the Angel's word and believed the message that she was to become the Mother of God.

By faith, Mary tasted the fruit of Jesus' resurrrection and treasuring every memory in her heart she passed them on to the twelve assembled in the upper room to receive the Holy Spirit

By faith, the Apostles left everything to follow their Master

By faith,  they went out to the whole world following the command to bring the Gosple to the whole world

By faith, the disciples formed the first community

By faith, the martyrs gave their lives

By faith, men and women have consecrated their lives to Christ leaving all things behind

By faith,across the centuries men and women of all ages, whose names are written in the Book of Life (Rv 7:9, 13:8), have confessed the beauty of following the Lord Jesus Christ wherever they were called to bear witness to the fact that they were Christian: in the family, in the workplace, in public life, in the exercise of charisms and ministries to which they were called.

By faith, we to live: by the living recognition of the Lord Jesus, present in our lives and in our history.


PONDER: By faith....