COMPENDIUM SERIES
15. To whom is the deposit of faith
entrusted? (CCC84,93, 94,99)
Compendium states:
The Apostles entrusted the deposit of
faith to the whole of the Church. Thanks to the supernatural sense of faith the
people of God as a whole assisted by the Holy Spirit and guided by the
Magisterium of the Church, never ceases to welcome, to penetrate more deeply
and to live more fully, from the gift of divine revelation.
What does this mean for me?
1.
I am able to pray to the Holy Spirit
each day to enliven the deposit of faith that I already have and ask for a
greater deposit of faith.
Questions to consider:
1.
What is my faith deposit like at the
moment?
2.
What am I prepared to do to welcome,
penetrate and live more fully the gift of divine revelation?
3.
What am I going to do to safeguard
the deposit of faith given to me by the Holy Spirit?
16. To whom is given the task of authentically interpreting the deposit of faith? (CCC 85-90,100)
Compendium states:
The task of giving an authentic
interpretation of the deposit of faith is been entrusted to the living teaching
office of the Church alone, that is to the successor of Peter, the Bishop of
Rome and to the bishops who are in communion with him. To this
Magisterium, which in the service of the Word God enjoys the certain charism of
truth, belongs also the task of defining dogmas which are formulation of the
truths contained in divine Revelation. This authority of the Magisterium
also extends to those truths necessarily connect with Revelation.
What does this mean for me?
The Magisterium have a mighty task to
provide authentic interpretation of the deposit of faith. I need to pray
for the Pope and Bishops regularly.
Questions to consider:
1.
How am I able to defend and support
the authority of the Magisterium to others who wish to follow the ‘Australian
Church', rather than the universal Church?
2.
Why is it important as a Catholic to
be in communion with the Pope and Bishops?
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