At the beginning, Fr. Andrzej Scąber. – May this most holy sacrifice and the word of the Archbishop direct our spirit towards the Truth which is God incarnate, Jesus Christ, he said.

In his homily, the Archbishop underlined that in Nicolas Molin’s work “The History of the Carthusians” there were two very important affirmations: “The cross continues while the world passes” and “I stand [ja, Krzyż] unwavering on the world”. The theological meaning of these words can be read in the light of reading the letter to the Galatians. St. In it, Paul clearly stated that the grace of faith is a gift because Jesus himself is the gift of the Father for the salvation of men. That is why, in a nocturnal conversation with Nicodemus, Christ said: “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – Jesus is a gift from the Father so that those who believe in Him may have salvation, underlined the Archbishop. The Apostle of the Nations was aware that the teaching of Christ is not easy and that Jesus himself is a stumbling block for the Jews and folly for the Gentiles. “But to those who are called, Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.” The world was changing, new interpretations or ideologies were emerging, and yet the cross continued. His devotee was also St. Edith Stein, who wrote to a nun friend that the science of the cross is acquired only when one feels the cross exactly.

In 1620, Francis Bacon published his work “Novum Organon”, which launched modern natural science. Georges Minois affirmed: “The merit, and moreover indispensable, of the 17th century is not to have perceived things more or less well than the previous centuries, but to have taken a new look at the world, from principles that have proven to be permanent. This is why it can and should be considered the beginning of modern science. At this time, new and permanent scientific principles were created and the authority of the Church as the guardian of the current worldview, based primarily on Aristotle, was undermined. Bishop Marek Jędraszewski posed the question, would it not be appropriate to reverse the current principle “The Cross endures while the world passes” into “Learning continues while the Cross changes”? In response, he pointed to Bacon’s two prayers, included in his work. The philosopher asked for humility and the ability to see the world through the eyes of God himself.

– A new year of work begins, the next step in the great process of acquiring truth, knowing about the world and sharing this truth with the next new generations of people for their good. Today, with the words of Francis Bacon, we ask the Most High that what will be produced by your hands be a great grace for the whole human family, the Metropolitan concluded.

Press Office of the Archdiocese of Krakow [tekst / fotogaleria]

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