FS #29: Dogmatic Christocentrism, Part 1 – Jun 19 – Homily – Fr Terrance
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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Jun 19, 2023, where he continues his series on Franciscan Spirituality, introducing the idea that this spirituality is based on a Christocentric doctrinal basis.
The Franciscan school asserts the absolute primacy of Christ, viewing the incarnation as God's masterpiece, regardless of the existence of sin. Conversely, the Dominican school supports Christ's relative primacy, where Christ's coming is due to Adam's sin.
The Franciscan teaching called Christ's absolute predestination states that Jesus would have become incarnate irrespective of sin.
God, in the blessed Trinity, is one—perfectly simple, eternal, and infinite love. His divine plan, encompassing creation, incarnation, redemption, and glorification, reflects these qualities. God's work flawlessly aligns with his eternal vision, and there's no room for mistakes, errors, or last-minute changes.
God's motives for creation derive from within himself; they aren't inspired by external factors. [Proverbs 16:4](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/16?4) - 'The Lord hath made all things for himself'—implies this. Thus, theories suggesting the incarnation depends on original sin are rejected by the Franciscan school as they propose an extrinsic motive.
Both creation and incarnation glorify God, with the latter being primarily for God's glory and secondarily for our benefit. From the Franciscan perspective, Christ, God's love masterpiece, arises from the union of the divine Word with Christ's sacred humanity. Consequently, they interpret the universe as a love work, with Christ at its center, and everything created is for Christ.
00:00 – Introduction
00:23 – Dogmatic Foundations of Franciscan Christocentrism
01:17 – Theological Questions around the Incarnation
02:10 – Theological Explanations of God’s Perfection and Purpose of Creation
03:35 – The Motive of God's Actions According to Franciscan School
04:37 – The Glory of God through Creation and Incarnation
05:01 – Christ as the Center of the Universe in Franciscan Theology
This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom
The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., "I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana" in Italian, which translates as "The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality". No English translations exist at the time of this recording.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Romuald - Opt Mem
Readings: Monday 11th Week of Ordinary Time - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/061923.cfm
1st: 2co 6:1-10
Resp: psa 98:1-4
Gsp: mat 5:38-42
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1091&r=1419
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