Godwin Xuereb

“Most High, glorious God, enlighten the shadows of my heart, and grant me a right faith, a certain hope and perfect charity, sense and understanding, Lord, so that I may accomplish your holy and true command. Amen.” Saint Francis of Assisi. “I plead with you! Never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.” Saint John Paul II. This Blog covers, in particular, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, the papacy and the Order of Saint John.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

John Paul II on salvation in Jesus Christ - 2

"For those, however, who have not received the Gospel proclamation, as I wrote in the Encyclical Redemptoris Missio, salvation is accessible in mysterious ways, inasmuch as divine grace is granted to them by virtue of Christ's redeeming sacrifice, without external membership in the Church, but nonetheless always in relation to her (cf. RM 10). It is a mysterious relationship. It is mysterious for those who receive the grace, because they do not know the Church and sometimes even outwardly reject her."

John Paul II, General Audience, 31 May 1995

Thursday, January 17, 2019

John Paul II on salvation in Jesus Christ

"Normally, it will be in the sincere practice of what is good in their own religious traditions and by following the dictates of their own conscience that the members of other religions respond positively to God’s invitation and receive salvation in Jesus Christ, even while they do not recognize or acknowledge him as their Saviour." - John Paul II, The Seeds of the Word in the Religions of the World, 9 September, 1998