Communion of Saints - Faith Exposed with Cardinal Tagle 

Thank you Cardinal Tagle. I believe in the Communion of Saints...Blessings from South Africa.

In the Apostles' Creed, Christians profess their belief in the Communion of Saints. So what is the Communion of Saints? It’s a group of Christians having a common religious faith or the Church, the body of Christ. 1-Cor 12:27, “All of you are Christ’s body and each one is a member of it.” Since the Communion of Saints is the Body of Christ, it must include both the living and the dead. For if one is a member of Christ’s body during this life only, it would be of no value. This is why even death can not separate us from the love of God, see Rom 8:38, 39. In addition, since all the faithful, living and dead, form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others also in this life as well as in the next. There are many ways in which the faithful live in communion with one another but these are four: 1. The healthy help the sick. When Jesus came to Gennesaret, the men of that place brought to him all the sick, and earnestly asked him that they may only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well (See Mt 14:34-36). A great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them (See Mt 15:30). In these passages, we see that those who were sick couldn’t come to Jesus on their own; it was the healthy who brought them to Jesus and he healed them. So by living in communion with one another, the strong can help the sick. See also Lk 9:37-43. 2. Those who have strong faith help those whose faith is weak or having no faith. When Jesus returned to Capernaum, people came bringing to him a paralytic. But because the crowd gathered around him was so large that there was no longer room for them, not even around, near the door. So they removed the roof above him and let down the mat on which the paralytic lay. Jesus saw their faith so he healed the paralytic. See Mk 2:1-12. Note that Jesus healed the paralytic because he saw the faith of those who brought the paralytic to him, and that the paralytic did not ask for help. So by performing this miracle, Jesus had demonstrated that those who have strong faith can help those whose faith is weak or having no faith. See also Mt 15:21-28, A Woman’s Faith. 3. The living help the dead. A Jewish official came, knelt before Jesus, and he said, Mt 9:18, “My daughter has just died; but come and place your hands on her, and she will live.” Jesus went into the girl’s room and took her hand and she got up. Here we see that the girl was dead, and obviously she couldn’t ask for help. It was her dad, the living, who prayed for her, the dead, and Jesus brought her back to life. See Mt 9:18, 19; 23-26. 4. The saints in heaven and the good angels are in communion with the living on earth. Jesus concluded the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin, Lk 15:7, 10, “ (7) I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. (10) I tell you, in just the same way there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Why did the saints in heaven and the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents if it’s not because they are in communion with us, sinners on earth, and that they intercede always for us before God? Thus, by concluding these parables in this way, Jesus clearly taught us that heaven and earth are in communion with each other. Beside these four, there are other ways members of The Communion of Saints can communicate the good of each to the others, but, best of all, as members of the Body of Christ, each one of us is communicated to Jesus, the head, in his office as priest, prophet, and king. For more details on The Communion of Saints please see Catechism of The Catholic Church 946-962.

Good day bishop! I work in a call center, and just before I go to work I listen to your kape at pandasal, which is weird because I listen to it in the evening. It helps me keep my peace inside despite of the world's advances. May I please know the title of the music playing at the background, the one with the violin. It brings me back to my seminary days. Thanks! God bless!

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Ask, Seek, Knock: God welcomes all. apointofdeparture. All are welcome.