Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 27 – Part I.
(Youcat answer) The Creeds go back to Jesus, who
commanded his disciples to baptize. In doing so, they were to require of the
people seeking Baptism the profession of a definite faith, namely, faith in the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Trinity).
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 188) The Greek word symbolon
meant half of a broken object, for example, a seal presented as a token of
recognition. The broken parts were placed together to verify the bearer's
identity. The symbol of faith, then, is a sign of recognition and communion
between believers. Symbolon also
means a gathering, collection or summary. A symbol of faith is a summary of the
principal truths of the faith and therefore serves as the first and fundamental
point of reference for catechesis. (CCC 189) The first "profession of
faith" is made during Baptism. The symbol of faith is first and foremost
the baptismal creed. Since Baptism is
given "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit" (Mt 28:19). The truths of faith professed during Baptism are
articulated in terms of their reference to the three persons of the Holy
Trinity.
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
The original cell from which all later Creeds grew is the profession of faith in
Jesus the Lord and in his missionary mandate. He told his apostles, “Go therefore
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mt 28:19). All the creeds of the Church are
elaborations of the faith in this Triune God. Each of them begins with a
profession of faith in the Father, the Creator and preserver of the world, then
refers to the Son, through whom the world and we ourselves have found
redemption, and concludes with a profession of faith in the Holy Spirit, who is
the presence of God in the Church and in the world.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 190) And so the Creed is divided into three parts:
"the first part speaks of the first divine Person and the wonderful work
of creation; the next speaks of the second divine Person and the mystery of his
redemption of men; the final part speaks of the third divine Person, the origin
and source of our sanctification" (Roman
Catechism I, 1, 3). These are "the three chapters of our [baptismal]
seal" (St. Irenaeus, Dem. Ap.
100: SCh 62, 170).
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