The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"INVOCATION OF SAINTS. 181"tives, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will buildmy Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail*against it," will ever shine forth as brightly as thesun, and it is as far as the sun above the reach ofhuman aggression.The Holy Father may live and die in the catacombs, as the early Pontiffs did for the first threecenturies. He may be dragged from his See andperish in exile, like the Martins, theGregories, andthe Piuses. He may wander a penniless pilgrim,like Peter himself. Rome itselfmay sink beneaththe Mediterranean; still, the chair of Peter willstand, and Peter will live in his successors.CHAPTER XIII.THE INVOCATION OF SAINTS./CHRISTIANS of most denominations areaccus-V tomed to recite the following article containedin the Apostles Creed: I believe in the communionof saints." There are many, I fear, however, whohave these words frequently on their lips, withoutthe slightest knowledge of the precious meaningwhich they convey.The true and obvious sense of the words quotedfrom the Creed is, that between the children of God,161 Matt. xvi. 18.