This was Adriana's idea about a week or so ago....
tradition- the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice. (dictionary.com)
Tradition (Sacred Tradition)- a specific body of unchanging divine revelation. (Al Kresta)
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Sacred Tradition is not "doing it as we've always done it, but rather it is the Word of God. As the Catechism says is "comes from the apostles and hands on what they received from Jesus' teachings and example and what they learned from the Holy Spirit." Consequently, " The first generation of Christians did not have a written New Testament" This Tradition is not perfect, however. with the letters of Paul to the Ephesians, we see that he was there proclaiming the word for three years (Acts 20:27) yet in the book of Ephesians that there are only 6 chapters.
Even with the differences in Catholic and Protestant Bibles, it is still the only form of Sacred tradition we (Christians) share. It is through Tradition that the Holy Spirit makes God present among us.
So I guess that's it tonight. Short. Sweet. And simple. Any Questions? Comment!
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