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Day 43 (Feb 12) Creation is Good (299-308)
"Because God creates through wisdom, his creation is ordered: "You have arranged all things by measure and number and weight." The universe, created in and by the eternal Word, the "image of the invisible God," is destined for and addressed to man, himself created in the "image of God" and called to a personal relationship with God." (299)
"With creation, God does not abandon his creatures to themselves. He not only gives them being an existence, but also and at every moment, upholds and sustains them in being, enables them to act and brings them to their final end. Recognizing this utter dependence with respect to the Creator is a source of wisdom and freedom, of joy and confidence." (301)
"Creation has its own goodness and proper perfection, but it did not spring forth complete from the hands of the Creator. The universe was created "in a state of journeying" (in statu viae) toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained, to which God has destined it. We call "divine providence" the dispositions by which God guides his creation toward perfection." (302)
"God is the sovereign master of his plan. But to carry it out he also makes use of his creatures' cooperation." (306)
"Because God creates through wisdom, his creation is ordered: "You have arranged all things by measure and number and weight." The universe, created in and by the eternal Word, the "image of the invisible God," is destined for and addressed to man, himself created in the "image of God" and called to a personal relationship with God." (299)
"With creation, God does not abandon his creatures to themselves. He not only gives them being an existence, but also and at every moment, upholds and sustains them in being, enables them to act and brings them to their final end. Recognizing this utter dependence with respect to the Creator is a source of wisdom and freedom, of joy and confidence." (301)
"Creation has its own goodness and proper perfection, but it did not spring forth complete from the hands of the Creator. The universe was created "in a state of journeying" (in statu viae) toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained, to which God has destined it. We call "divine providence" the dispositions by which God guides his creation toward perfection." (302)
"God is the sovereign master of his plan. But to carry it out he also makes use of his creatures' cooperation." (306)
"To human beings God even gives the power of freely sharing in his providence by entrusting them with the responsibility of "subduing" the earth and having dominion over it. God thus enables men to be intelligent an free causes in order to complete the work of creation, to perfect its harmony for their own good and that of their neighbors. Though often unconscious collaborators with God's will they can also enter deliberately into the divine plan by their actions, their prayers, and their sufferings. They then fully become "God's fellow workers" and co-workers for his kingdom." (307)
"The truth that God is at work in all the actions of his creatures is inseparable from faith in God the Creator. God is the first cause who operates in and through secondary causes: "For God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." (308)
"The truth that God is at work in all the actions of his creatures is inseparable from faith in God the Creator. God is the first cause who operates in and through secondary causes: "For God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." (308)
Day 44 (Feb 13) The Scandal of Evil (309-314)
"But why did God not create a world so perfect that no evil could exist in it? With infinite power God could always create somethin better. But with infinite wisdom and goodness God freely willed to create a world "in a state of journeying" toward its ultimate perfection. In God's plan this process of becoming involves the appearance of certain beings and the disappearance of others, the existence of the more perfect alongside the less perfect, both constructive and destructive forces of nature. With physical good there exists also physical evil as long as creation has not reached perfection." (310)
"But why did God not create a world so perfect that no evil could exist in it? With infinite power God could always create somethin better. But with infinite wisdom and goodness God freely willed to create a world "in a state of journeying" toward its ultimate perfection. In God's plan this process of becoming involves the appearance of certain beings and the disappearance of others, the existence of the more perfect alongside the less perfect, both constructive and destructive forces of nature. With physical good there exists also physical evil as long as creation has not reached perfection." (310)
"Angels and men, as intelligent an free creatures, have to journey toward their ultimate destinies by their free choice an preferential love. They can therefore go astray." (311)
"In time we can discover that God in his almighty providence can bring a good from the consequences of an evil, even a moral evil caused by his creatures." (312)
"We know that in everything God works for good for those who love him." (313)
"We firmly believe that God is master of the world and of its history. But the ways of his providence are often unknown to us." (314)
"In time we can discover that God in his almighty providence can bring a good from the consequences of an evil, even a moral evil caused by his creatures." (312)
"We know that in everything God works for good for those who love him." (313)
"We firmly believe that God is master of the world and of its history. But the ways of his providence are often unknown to us." (314)
Day 45 (Feb 14) Summary of Creation (315-324) In Brief
Day 46 (Feb 15) Heaven and Earth (325-330)
"The Apostles' Creed professes that God is "creator of heaven and earth." The Nicene Creed makes it explicit that this profession includes "all that is, seen an unseen." (325)
"St. Augustine says: "'Angel' is the name of their office, not of their nature. I you seek the name of their nature, it is 'spirit'; if you seek the name of their office, it is 'angel': from what they are, 'spirit,' from what they do, 'angel.'" (329)
"The Apostles' Creed professes that God is "creator of heaven and earth." The Nicene Creed makes it explicit that this profession includes "all that is, seen an unseen." (325)
"St. Augustine says: "'Angel' is the name of their office, not of their nature. I you seek the name of their nature, it is 'spirit'; if you seek the name of their office, it is 'angel': from what they are, 'spirit,' from what they do, 'angel.'" (329)
Day 47 (Feb 16) The Angels (331-336)
"Christ is the center of the angelic world. They are his angels...They belong to him still more because he has made them messengers of his saving plan." (331)
"The whole life of the Church benefits rom the mysterious an powerful help of angels." (334)
"From its beginning util death human life is surrounded by their watchful care an intercession." (336)
"The whole life of the Church benefits rom the mysterious an powerful help of angels." (334)
"From its beginning util death human life is surrounded by their watchful care an intercession." (336)
Day 48 (Feb 17) Creation in Order (337-343)
"Nothing exits that does not owe its existence to God the Creator. The world began when God's word drew it out of nothingness; all existence beings, all of nature, an all human history are rooted in this primordial event, the very genesis by which the world was constituted and time began." (338)
"God wills the interdependence of creatures." (340)
"Man is the summit of the Creator's work, as the inspired account expresses by clearly distinguishing creation of man from that of the other creatures." (343)
"Nothing exits that does not owe its existence to God the Creator. The world began when God's word drew it out of nothingness; all existence beings, all of nature, an all human history are rooted in this primordial event, the very genesis by which the world was constituted and time began." (338)
"God wills the interdependence of creatures." (340)
"Man is the summit of the Creator's work, as the inspired account expresses by clearly distinguishing creation of man from that of the other creatures." (343)
Day 49 (Feb 18) We are Created for Worship (344-354)
"In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence, for they are the sign and pledge of the unshakeable faithfulness of God's covenant." For his part man must remain faithful to this foundation and respect the laws which the Creator has written into it." (346)
"Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath and therefore for the worship and adoration of God. Worship is inscribed in the order of creation. As the rule of St. Benedict says nothing should take precedence over "the work of God" that is, solemn worship. This indicates the right order of human concerns." (347)
"In creation God laid a foundation and established laws that remain firm, on which the believer can rely with confidence, for they are the sign and pledge of the unshakeable faithfulness of God's covenant." For his part man must remain faithful to this foundation and respect the laws which the Creator has written into it." (346)
"Creation was fashioned with a view to the sabbath and therefore for the worship and adoration of God. Worship is inscribed in the order of creation. As the rule of St. Benedict says nothing should take precedence over "the work of God" that is, solemn worship. This indicates the right order of human concerns." (347)
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