St Thomas Aquinas on the Apostles' Creed

Sunday, July 11, 2010
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The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

The Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee, and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfill the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Proper 10)


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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 of summer talks on Sunday mornings, Father Austin hopes to open up some of the theological depths of the Creed with the help of the greatest medieval theologian.

On July 11 we will take up the line: He descended into hell. We will want to have an entire class on this single line. It is raises questions about the possibility of the salvation of the unbaptized, both infants and adults. In addition to what Aquinas has to say, Fr Austin hopes to introduce some of the contemporary theological discussion on this topic that has been spurred by Hans Urs von Balthasar and his critics.


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