Teachings

The Magisterium of the Church. Pope Leo XIII gives as the following explanation: “As the Church was to last to the end of time, something more was required besides the bestowal of the Sacred Scriptures.

THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. The truths revealed by God to men were, by God’s command, proclaimed to all nations of the earth by the Catholic Church, and especially by means of the living word, that is, by preaching.

The knowledge of God consists in the knowledge of His perfections, His works, His will, and the means of grace instituted by Him. St. Paul bids us “increase in the knowledge of God” (Col. i. 10). 

In this talk we will reflect upon the theme “the Faith”. The Roman Catechism says: “In preparing and instructing men in the teachings of Christ the Lord, the Fathers began by explaining the meaning of faith.

For what end are we on this earth? We are upon this earth in order that we may glorify God, and so win for ourselves eternal happiness. The glory of God is the end of all creation.

We speak in this talk about the necessity of a sure and integral knowledge of the Catholic Faith. The Instruction in the true and full catholic Faith is indispensable in order to live rightly the Christian life. I would present first a synthesis of an important Encyclical on the instruction in the Faith.