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Parish Mission Statement
Planting and CultivatingSeeds of Faith
Saint Leo the Great referenced planting and cultivating faith in his writings, utilizing both biblical metaphors of "seeds" and agricultural analogies to describe the growth of Christian belief. As a Doctor of the Church, Leo the Great left behind approximately 100 sermons and 150 letters. Within these texts, he frequently links the material world—such as seasonal harvests, farming, and seed-sowing—to the spiritual development of the soul and the preservation of orthodox Christian doctrine. Three themes are notable:- Abraham and the "Seed of Fertile Faith"
- God as the Provider of Spiritual and Material Seed
- Cultivating Faith via Practical Discipline