Archbishop
Van Doc: do not be ashamed of the Gospel
(Vatican Radio) The Archbishop of Hô Chí Minh City, Paul Bùi
Van Ðoc, delivered the homily during Terce – the Church’s official praise of
God at the “third hour” of the morning – on Saturday. The Archbishop focused
his reflections on the short reading of the hour, taken from the 1st chapter of the Letter of St. Paul the
Apostle to the Romans: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power
of God for salvation to everyone who believes.”
Archbishop Van Doc articulated the point as one of fundamental
choice, saying that the Good News will be for our salvation if we put our faith
in it. “Christ,” he said, “is our Hope, and Hope for all men. He is our One
Savior, crucified, killed, and risen for our justification; He is present among
us, walking with us towards the end of history. Christ is the only Hope for
family life men of today and tomorrow.”
The
Archbishop went on to say, “If we believe, we accept what [Christ] tells us
about love.” He asked, “Do we believe in the strength of God, or in the strength
of the world?” He concluded, “The strength of the world destroys everything:
life, love, the human family; the life of faith instead results in a life of
love, which is a source of joy and happiness.
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