Day 11: Sources of Divine Revelation

 "Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture, then, are bound closely together, and communicate one with the other. For both of them, flowing out from the same divine well-spring, come together in some fashion to form one thing, and move towards the same goal." Each of them makes present and fruitful in the Church the mystery of Christ, who promised to remain with his own "always, to the close of the age". CCC 80

Both Scripture & Tradition come from the same One Source. For me, this makes perfect sense, especially when you look at the history of the early Church and the Canon of Scripture. I've enjoyed studying about both of these over the years. As I have had sola Scriptura explained to me in various ways, even when I was a Lutheran, it makes no sense that Jesus intended to leave us a manual of sorts and that's it. It took centuries to work out the Canon, especially the Old Testament given the Septuagint and what came to be known as the Hebrew Canon. All that aside, it's clear that from the earliest days, there was a Magisterium in the Church, with bishops given authority by Christ to safeguard and pass on the Deposit of Faith. I like how the Catechism puts it, that the Magisterium is "not superior to the Word of God, but is its servant" (CCC 86). It reminds me of how Pope St. John Paul II, I believe, revived the use of "Servant of the Servants of God" as a papal title. Both were unfortunately forgotten at times, much to the detriment of the faithful, but it's good to see them back. 

I've been away for a while due to health reasons and the end of Summer vacation, but it's nice to get back with this. That is Day 11 in a nutshell you could say.