Adult Faith Formation at 299 Colony Blvd, Lexington, KY 40502 US - Following the Message

Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:1-12a
Solemnity of All Saints

Question: How does the example of the saints help me to live the Christian life?

Kids' Question:: Which saint inspires me the most?

Catechism Reference Jesus’ proclamation of the Beatitudes is a particularly appropriate Gospel for All Saints’ Day, for the lives of the saints provide powerful witness of the Beatitudes in action. “The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus’ preaching” (Catechism paragraph 1716). They “depict the countenance of Jesus Christ and portray his charity....They shed light on the actions and attitudes characteristic of the Christian life….They have begun in the lives of the Virgin Mary and all the saints” (1717). We too are “called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity. All are called to holiness” (2013). “By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic virtue and lived in fidelity to God’s grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models and intercessors” (828). The saints’ “intercession is their most exalted service to God’s plan. We can and should ask them to intercede for us and for the whole world” (2683).

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