LOSS OF THE SACRED

“The Church is losing the memory of the sacred, which it had cultivated with such care for so many centuries” (Inner Word).

One of the dangers of modernist trends and all kinds of innovations in the Holy Church is the growing loss of the sense of the sacred and the transcendent. This memory fades when proper gestures of reverence are neglected, and when it is believed that, to be considerate of Christians of other denominations, one must avoid anything that might scandalize them rather than explain it to them.

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THE ADVENT JOURNEY – Day 10: “The Word of God”

 

Internalizing our faith is one of the decisive elements for God’s grace to unfold abundantly in our lives.

Faith must be internalized so that it consists of more than just outward gestures and actions—not to detract from the importance and value of the latter—but is also deeply rooted in our hearts. In this way, we forge a rich interior life in union with God, an interior life that is always present and growing.

God offers us various ways of internalization.

First, we must assimilate the Word of God more deeply. Scripture says of Mary that she pondered the Word in her heart (cf. Lk 2:19). To do so, we must read the Word of God daily. It is our spiritual nourishment that enlightens our understanding and illuminates our hearts (Psalm 119:105).

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