Day 27: The Gift of the Creed
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 27 January 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Today we learn that the Catechism we are reading follows the structure of the Apostles’ Creed with frequent references to the Nicene Creed for further details and explanations. Together, these Creeds aid us in articulating the beliefs we share with all members of the Catholic Church. Fr. Mike discusses why St. Ambrose refers to the Creed as “an ever-present guardian” and “treasure of our soul.” He encourages us to not take this gift for granted. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 193-197.
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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast |
| 0:09.4 | where we encounter God's plan of shared goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed |
| 0:13.2 | down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. |
| 0:15.4 | The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:18.2 | In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity |
| 0:23.0 | and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. |
| 0:25.5 | It is day 27. |
| 0:27.2 | We are coming to the end of this last article we talked about a little bit introducing |
| 0:30.5 | the Creed's Paragraphs, 193 to 197, beginning with paragraph 198. |
| 0:34.8 | We're going to launch right into what do we believe? |
| 0:38.0 | But today, we are once again going to kind of keep on talking about the Creed's in general |
| 0:42.8 | and even the Apostles and Nicene Creed in particular, just before we get started. |
| 0:47.6 | I'm using the ascension edition of the Catechism which includes the foundations of faith approach. |
| 0:51.2 | You can follow along with that edition or any edition, recent version of the Catechism |
| 0:55.4 | of the Catholic Church. |
| 0:56.4 | Also, you can download your own Catechism in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com |
| 1:01.1 | slash C-I-Y. |
| 1:02.6 | And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in the podcast app for daily notifications |
| 1:06.6 | and updates and all those kinds of things that you get when you subscribe. |
| 1:10.4 | As I said, it's day 27. |
| 1:12.0 | Okay, so link yesterday. |
| 1:13.6 | We talked about kind of the introduction of like what is a Creed in the first place? |
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