1. CHAPTER 4
God Prepares a City for
Them” (Heb 11: 16)

2. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)

3. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
FAITH and COMMON GOOD
Place in which men and
women may live together with others

5. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
FAITH
† born of the love of God
† strengthens the bonds of humanity
† places itself from the service of
justice rights and peace
Without the love of God
= Utility, interest and fear

6. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
FAITH
† human relationships
† definitive destiny in God
† service of the common good
Faith “is for all, it is a common good”

7. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
6 areas illuminated by faith
† family based on marriage
† youth
† social relations
† nature
† just forms of government
† suffering and death

9. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
FAMILY BASED ON MARRIAGE
† stable union between man and
woman
† goodness of sexual
differentiation
† based on love in Christ
† “a love forever”
† recognizes love as the creator that
leads to the begetting of children

11. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
YOUTH
† “the joy of faith” and
“commitment to live faith
solidly and generously”
† “young people want to live life to
the fullest”
† “Faith is no refuge for the
fainthearted but something which
enhances our lives.” – Pope Francis

13. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
SOCIAL RELATIONS
† faith gives new meaning for
universal brotherhood ≠ equality
† = common experience of God’s
paternity

15. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
NATURE
† “ find models of development
which are based not simply on
utility and profit, but consider
creation as a gift”

17. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
JUST FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
† authority comes from God and
which serve the common
good
† “When faith is weakened, the
foundations of humanity also risk
being weakened”

18. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
JUST FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
† if we remove faith in God from
our cities, we will lose our mutual
trust and be united only by fear.
Therefore we must not be
ashamed to publicly confess God,
because faith illuminates social
life.

20. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
SUFFERING AND DEATH
† “a moment of growth in faith”
† Faith is in link to hope: “ let us
refuse to be robbed of hope, or to
allow our hope to be dimmed by
facile answers and solutions which
block our progress.

21. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)

22. “GOD PREPARES A CITY FOR THEM” (HEB 11: 16)
SUFFERING AND DEATH
† “the faith in which faith enlightens the
human city is the family
† “Faith is not a light which scatters all our
darkness, but lamp which guides our
steps in the night and suffices for the
journey
 Christ: the pioneer and perfecter of our
faith

24. “BLESSED ARE YOU WHO BELIEVED”
MARY: Perfect icon of faith who, as the
mother of Jesus, conceived “faith and
Joy”
Mary assist man in his faith.
Mother ,help our faith!
Sow in our faith the joy of the Risen One.

25. Let us take up and read
LUMEN FIDEI…
…It will help each of us
to understand
to live and
to share
OUR FAITH…
HAPPY READING… 