Faith, Hope, and Love
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Ave Maria Meditations Faith, Hope, and Charity
“And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Cor. 13: 13). For St. Paul life was Christ, a life of faith in the Son of God. Death was gain, a passing in joyful hope from this earthly habitation to the blessedness of Heaven. Both in life and death he belonged to God and was motivated solely by love of God and neighbor. Faith, hope and charity were the source of his unparalleled zeal for souls. These theological virtues, poured into the soul by the Holy Spirit, practiced heroically by ones generous response, and ordered to union with God, are the foundation for any authentic and fruitful missionary zeal. |
