If faith is lively, the Christian culture will not become the past but will stay alive and present". This was said by the Pope at the end of the catechesis for today’s audience, focussed on the figure of Roman the Melodist, a theologian, poet and composer. "If faith is lively went on Benedict XVI, off the cuff , today we can still respond to the imperative: ‘Sing to the Lord a new song’". "Creativity, innovation, new culture and presence of all the cultural liveliness said the Pontiff off the cuff in faith are not mutually exclusive", but are evidence of "the presence of beauty, of the joy of being God’s children". That of Roman the Melodist, explained the Holy Father, is "a simple but essential Christology", that of the "big Councils" but "close to people’s mercy", because it was "born of the knowledge of the Christian heart". In particular, Roman the Melodist "reminds us of all the fabric of the Christian culture: born of faith, born of the heart, that has met Christ". "This contact with the heart, with life went on Benedict XVI is the source of all the Christian heritage", which "remains lively and present". From this perspective, concluded the Pontiff, "the cathedrals or great music, like that of Mozart, are not things of the past, but homes: where we feel at home, we meet God and meet each other".
