Regent Review

February 2012

Dear members,

I want to share with you some information that I believe we should all take some time to ponder.

On January 27, 2012 Pope Benedict made this statement: “We are facing a profound crisis of faith, a loss of a religious sense which represents one of the greatest challenges for the Church today. The renewal of faith must, then, be a priority for the entire Church in our time. I hope that the 'Year of Faith' may contribute...to restoring God's presence in this world, and to giving man access to the faith, enabling him to entrust himself to the God Who, in Jesus Christ, loved us to the end".

The Year of Faith will be October 11, 2012 to November 24, 2013. The goal of the initiative, according to the pope's Apostolic letter, titled “Porta Fidei” is conversion and to re-discover faith, so that all members of the Church can become credible witnesses of truth.

One of the areas that we are asked to focus on is “celebrating Mass, since it's here that faithful can celebrate and strengthen their relationship with faith and the Church.”

Let us take some time to think about what Pope Benedict is asking of us. What is it that he is preparing us for? What will our roles be in this? As Catholic Daughters we are living examples of faith. Whenever we attend and participate at Mass, pray for and with others, serve and assist those in need with the love of Christ in our hearts, we are renewing the Faith.

God is in us. God is with us. God is ours and we are His.

In Unity and Charity, Sheila