The confessio contains the remains of the martyr for whom the basilica is named, and sometimes those of other martyrs as well. The confessio, then, is a confession - but of faith, not of sin. Santa Susanna publicly confessed her Christian faith - at a time when it was not legal to be Christian - and made the ultimate confession with her life. Just as martyr derives from the Greek word for witness, the confessio under the altar stands as a statement of belief and faith in the resurrection.
Adoption, the Eucharist, and the Relentless Love of God
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What does adoption teach us about the way God loves? How can the Eucharist
draw us closer to heaven even while we’re still on earth? In this week’s
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