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St. Thomas Aquinas defines faith as “the act of the intellect when it assents to divine truth under the influence of the will moved by God through grace.”
This gift is a supernatural virtue infused by God. Faith is necessary for salvation, because without faith it is impossible to please God. The virtue of faith bestows a supernatural capacity, which can increase and intensify or diminish and even be lost altogether. Faith formation assists parishioners to expand their faith by better understanding the mysteries of God’s revelation and its influence in their lives.