• “‘What is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit’ (Matthew 1:17)
• ‘The Church believes that the key, the centre and the purpose of the whole of human history is to be found in its Lord and Master (Gaudium et Spes 10).
• The title Christ comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah which means ‘anointed’. Jesus is the Lord’s Anointed, the promised Messiah and Saviour. ‘To you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour who is Christ the Lord.’ (Luke 2:11). The name ‘son of God’ was given to angels, the people of Israel and kings. However, St Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Son of the Living God could only have been revealed to him by the grace of revelation, a gift from God the Father. The Hebrew name YHWH is translated into Greek as ‘Kyrios’. The New Testament uses the title Lord to describe God the Father but also for Jesus. To confess that Jesus is Lord is to believe in his divinity.
• Father, no one can know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God or Lord, except by the power of the Holy Spirit. Give me that Spirit in abundance.
• Our Father…, ten Hail Marys…, Glory be…
• Today my prayer is for… ”
– From the Resource for the Year of Faith 2012 by Alive Publishing. For their publications please visit http://www.alivepublishing.co.uk (external link).
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