Lumen Fidei The Light of the Faith
“Faith without truth does not save,
remains a beautiful story,
incapable of sustaining
a steady journey through life"
TRIBUTE - HOMENAJE Juan Vicente Catret S.J.
2/Jan/1937 - 01/Aug/2022
Celebremos la vida de este gran sacerdote que sacrifico su vida por los demas en Japon durante mas de medio siglo. Fue llamado al Padre el dia que celebramos la santidad de San Ignacio de Loyola, fundador de la orden Jesuita a la que pertenecia el Padre Catret.
Let's celebrate the life of this incredible priest that sacrificed his life to serve others in Japan for more than half a century. He was called to the Father the same day we celebrate the sanctity of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits to which Father Catret belonged.
半世紀以上にわたり日本で人々に奉仕するために命を捧げたこの素晴らしい僧侶の人生を祝いましょう.カトレ神父が所属していたイエズス会の創始者であるロヨラの聖イグナチオの神聖さを祝う同じ日に、彼は神父に召されました。
"Aunque muchas veces nuestro corazón llora de tristeza, de todos modos, queremos vender a todos los demás el gozo de vivir. Sonríe y haz reír a los tristes, a los tímidos, a los amigos, a los jóvenes, a los ancianos. Sonríe en tu familia, en tus penas, en tus pruebas...", Padre Catret.
"Although many times our hearts cry with sadness, in any case, we want to sell everyone else the joy of living. Smile and make the sad, the shy, the friends, the young, and the elderly laugh. Smile in your family, in your sorrows, in your trials...", Father Catret.
「何度も私たちの心は悲しみで泣きますが、いずれにせよ、私たちは他のすべての人に生きる喜びを売りたいと思っています。笑顔で、悲しい人、恥ずかしがり屋、友達、若い人、年配の人を笑わせてください。家族の中で笑顔を浮かべてください。あなたの悲しみ、あなたの試練の中で...」、カトレット神父。
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The Light of the Faith (LUMEN FIDEI) illumines our journey through life
Through Faith, we:
- Accept God’s word as a solid rock upon which we can build.
- Accept God’s word as a straight highway on which we can travel.
- Learn that we are born of an encounter with the living God who calls us
- God reveals His love.
- Gain a support to lean for security and for building our lives.
- Receive fresh vision, new eyes to see.
- Obtain a great promise of fulfilment.
- See a vision of the future that opens up before us.
- Understand the depths of our beings.
- Acknowledge the wellspring of goodness at the origin of all things.
- Realize that our lives are the fruit of a personal call and a personal love.