Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Apostle's Creed

Sunday, October 3, 2010

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Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Proper 22)

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10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

One of the last things Aquinas composed before he turned to silence and then shortly thereafter died, was a series of Lenten sermons on the Apostles’ Creed. Probably given in 1273, these talks show the master as also a pastor who cares that ordinary Christians appreciate the basic tenents of the faith.

In this series, which contiues through early October, Father Austin hopes to open up some of the theological depths of the Creed with the help of the greatest medieval theologian.

The book is available nearby for those who wish to read further. It is not necessary for the class.