Sunday, February 5 : Saint Gregory of Nyssa

The establishment of the Church is a re-creation of the world. In the Church there is a new heaven. That is faith in Christ, as St Paul says. A new earth is founded “that drinks the rain that falls on it” (Hebrews 6:7) Man is created once again, for by his rebirth from on high, he is renewed according to the image of his Creator. There is also a new light, of which He speaks: “You are the light of the world.” This light comes forth from the firmament of faith. It is not surprising that in this new world there are a multitude of lights numbered and named by God. The creator of these lights says their name is written in the heavens. (Lk 10:20) There are created lights that enlighten the inhabited earth through the rays of their good works, “May your light shine for all men” (Mt 5:14), and “The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Mt 13:43) Just as man who observes the sensible world and recognizes the manifest wisdom through the beauty of these realities; he deduces from what he sees the invisible beauty and source of wisdom. In the same way he who looks upon the new world, and the creation of the Church, sees in this world He who is all in all. He is led from the path of finite and comprehensible realities to knowledge of the incomprehensible.

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