Mary, Mother and Model of Ignacian Community
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What role does Mary primarily hold according to the concept of Ignacian community?

  • An authoritative leader
  • A distant figure in religious practices
  • A source of complex theological debates
  • A model of faith and morality (correct)

    • How did Mary respond to the angel's message when she was asked to accept her role?

  • With immediate obedience and no questions
  • By expressing concern for her reputation
  • By asking questions but ultimately accepting (correct)
  • With skepticism and doubt

    • What is one of the virtues that Mary exemplifies which the beatas were encouraged to imitate?

  • Aggressiveness in faith
  • Virginal purity (correct)
  • Wealth and prosperity
  • Leadership abilities

    • What kind of community is depicted in relation to Mary according to Mother Ignacia's principles?

    <p>A great family of Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the fifteen Marian provisions in the Constitutions related to Mother Ignacia?

    <p>To define Mary's role as Mother, Model and Patroness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of Mary is emphasized as she is described as the first evangelized and evangelizer?

    <p>Her spiritual maternity over believers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What virtue is highlighted in relation to pleasing the Blessed Mother?

    <p>Developing purity of heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Before electing community officials, what does the beaterio do in relation to Mary?

    <p>Pray through her intercession for successful election</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What primary attitude does recognizing God in all circumstances evoke?

    <p>Awe and reverence for creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What practice is emphasized for developing purity of heart?

    <p>Practicing asceticism and self-abnegation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is essential for the Beaterio's mission to aid the poor?

    <p>Commitment to education and spiritual support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does solidarity signify in the context of moral virtue?

    <p>A genuine commitment to the common good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Beaterio serve as a refuge for women during its time?

    <p>It offered a connection with God amidst societal restrictions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of lifestyle is discouraged within the Beaterio community?

    <p>Worldly distractions and gossip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a core tenet of the Beaterio’s approach to overcoming poverty?

    <p>Offering education and resources for self-improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What embodies the communal life within the Beaterio?

    <p>Simplicity and strict spiritual discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the first missionaries to Mindanao from the Beatas in 1875?

    <p>Sor Agapita Domingo, Sor Bibiana Zapanta, &amp; Sor Balbina Rivera</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant change occurred in the classification of the Beatario of M.Ignacia according to the order from the King of Spain?

    <p>It was classified as an official pious lay association.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What educational subjects and skills did the Beatas teach in the Girls Institution in Tamontaca?

    <p>Reading, writing, and household arts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event occurred on March 17, 1907, regarding the Beatario?

    <p>The Decree of Praise was given by Pope Pius X.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Mother Efigenia Alvarez's role in the Beatario de la Compania de Jesus in 1902?

    <p>She was elected as the Superior General.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key action was taken on January 12, 1948, regarding the Beatario?

    <p>Recognition of the 200 years since M.Ignacia's death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened on September 27, 1767, in connection with the Jesuits?

    <p>They were expelled from the Philippines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Jesuits in Dapitan request the Beatas to do in 1880?

    <p>Serve in the municipal school in Zamboanga del Norte.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the virtue of hope as described?

    <p>Trusting in God's plans and relying on divine provision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait is associated with the virtue of charity according to the description?

    <p>Demonstrating patience and kindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the concept of faith relate to Mother Ignacia?

    <p>It provided her with courage to pursue God's will</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does faith apart from works signify?

    <p>That true faith is demonstrated through actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does charity call one to do in relation to others?

    <p>To love God and neighbors as oneself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what state did Mother Ignacia and her companions live as they pursued a life of perfection?

    <p>Extreme poverty while relying on hard work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do the virtues of faith, hope, and charity play in a person's life?

    <p>They are infused by the Holy Spirit and reflect divine influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most accurate relationship between grace and the theological virtues?

    <p>Grace helps individuals cultivate the virtues through divine assistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of self-control in an athlete's life according to the definition provided?

    <p>It moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the virtue of justice contribute to societal development?

    <p>By ensuring equitable opportunities for all and fostering social justice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the principle of subsidiarity emphasize in large organizations?

    <p>Empowering individuals within the organization to make decisions that affect them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key concept underlying the principle of the common good?

    <p>Respecting the human person and promoting integral development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of social justice, what is highlighted by Mother Ignacia's leadership?

    <p>The importance of ethical leadership in building strong institutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Mary, Mother and Model of Ignacian Community

    • Mary is a model for the Church, accepting the message of the angel with youthful enthusiasm and docility
    • Mary is the Mother who watches over us, her children, on our journey through life
    • Mary is the first to be evangelized and the first evangelizer
    • Mary is a companion to all believers and followers of Jesus Christ
    • Mary accompanies all Christians to grow in their knowledge and love of Christ
    • Mary is the Mother of the Ignacian community, called "a great family of Mary"
    • The house of the community is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    In the Spirit of Mary: Model of Virtues

    • Mary is the Model of virginal purity and the virtues the beatas were to imitate
    • The Blessed Mother was presented as a motive for developing purity of heart and observing the proper use of the tongue
    • Mary was invoked for the grace of persevering in divine service
    • The community prayed through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary for a successful election of the Rectora and other officers of the beaterio
    • Fifteen Marian provisions in the Constitutions define Mary's role as Mother, Model and Patroness to the yndia beatas

    Challenges for the Institutionalization

    • 1756: Don Pedro Manuel de Arandia was ordered by the king of Spain to submit an updated report about the status of the Beatario of M.Ignacia
    • The King ordered for the DELETION of all provisions that characterized the Beatario as a Religious Community
    • The royal protection was granted, but not as a religious community but as an OFFICIAL PIOUS LAY ASSOCIATION

    Institutionalization of Beatas

    • Sept. 27, 1767: The expulsion of the Jesuit fathers in the Philippines
    • 1850: The Jesuits came back to the Philippines and started a missionary activity in Mindanao
    • 1875: The Jesuit Missionaries in Mindanao, under the Leadership of Fr.Jose Cuevas, SJ.appealed for the help of the Beatario de la Compania de Jesus to take charge the Christian community in TAMONTACA
    • 3 NEW BEATAS: Sor Agapita Domingo, Sor Bibiana Zapanta & Sor Balbina Rivera became the first missionaries to Mindanao and took charge of the Girls Institution in TAMONTACA, Cotabato
    • They taught reading and writing as well as household arts of sewing, washing & ironing clothes and also farming
    • 1880: The Jesuits in Dapitan, asked the beatas to serve in the municipal school in Zamboanga del Norte
    • 1896: The Beatas took over the Municipal school in Butuan, Agusan
    • 1902: Mother EFIGENIA ALVAREZ was elected as the Superior General of the Beatario dela Compania de Jesus
    • She worked to obtain the pontifical approval of the institute
    • July 31, 1906: The archbishop of Manila, JEREMIAS J. HARTY proclaimed the actual canonical erection of the Beatario of M.Ignacia
    • March 17, 1907: The DECREE OF PRAISE was given to the Beatario by Pope Pius X
    • March 24, 1931: 26 years later, POPE PIUS XI gave the DECREE OF APPROBATION
    • Jan. 12, 1948: 200 years after the Death of Mother Ignacia

    "Living in the Presence of God"

    • Recognizes God at all times and in all places by His presence, power and essence
    • Evokes awe, wonder and reverence for a “world charged with the grandeur of God
    • Shows God’s intimacy with us
    • Creates a deep sense of the sacredness of life and all things considering that everything is continually called and sustained by God
    • Invites the Beatas to recognize Him in all their experiences of the day and night; giving them the feeling of hope, love, and security

    Develop purity of heart

    • Proposing a schedule of the distribution of time centered on prayer and silence
    • Self-abnegation and mortification - the asceticism of Mother Ignacia’s time... time which stressed death to self influenced the customs and practices of the Beaterio; conquest of self, curbing passion, and penances were practiced; interior disposition of humility and obedience, proper use of speech
    • Gossiping, swearing, boasting, damaging conversations, aimless chatter, quarrels, harsh arguments, envy and idle words are among those that should be avoided in order to bring about peace and harmony in the community

    Solidarity

    • Solidarity is an authentic moral virtue. It's not vague compassion but a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good, to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all

    SDG 1: No Poverty

    • The Beaterio’s commitment to serving the poor and marginalized contributes to ending poverty in all its forms
    • Through education, social services, and spiritual support, it helps uplift individuals and communities, providing them with the resources and skills needed to overcome poverty

    Synthesis

    • The Beaterio, located in Intramuros, became a sacred space, both physically and spiritually, offering a refuge for native women desiring a deeper connection with God during a time when women were regarded as second-class citizens
    • The communal life within the Beaterio was marked by simplicity, humility, and strict adherence to spiritual discipline, including silence, penance, and a rejection of worldly distractions like gossip and envy

    FAITH

    • FAITH apart from work is dead” (James 2:26)

    HOPE

    • Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence (Jer. 17:7)”
    • (CCC 1817)
    • Is the virtue by which we desire the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and ETERNAL LIFE as HAPPINESS placing our TRUST in Christ’s Promises and relying not on our strength, but on the help of the Grace of the HOLY SPIRIT

    CHARITY

    • (CCC 1822)
    • Is the virtue by which we LOVE GOD above all for his own sake, and our NEIGHBOR as ourselves for the love of God.
    • As St.PAUL has given an incomparable depiction of charity: “LOVE is patient and Kind, LOVE is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude” (1Cor 13:4-8)

    The Theological and Cardinal Virtues

    • These virtues are not acquired by human effort but are infused by the Holy Spirit
    • They represent His ongoing work within a person’s soul, shaping their inner life to align with divine will.
    • When a person exercises these virtues, it is a sign that the Holy Spirit is present and working through their human faculties

    FAITH (in Mother Ignacia's Life)

    • Mother Ignacia received the gift of faith during her Baptism
    • It was faith that prompted her posture of discernment, that she sought the will of God for her
    • Still it was her faith that gave courage to do the will of the Father
    • This faith gradually matured, nurtured by the Sacraments, teachings, practices and devotions inculcated by the zealous missionaries and a pious mother

    HOPE (in Mother Ignacia's Life)

    • "The Servant of God had great HOPE.." These words are applied to our Mother in the process of the deliberation of the Congress of Theologians in Rome.
    • The test to Ignacia's HOPE will run through her lifetime and beyond.
    • Because of her decision not to depend on her family's resources but to "live by the sweat of her brow," she and the other native women who joined her in a common search for the life of perfection, had to live in "extreme poverty."
    • She and her companions clung to the hope that the Father will provide, but at the same time they had to work for their living

    SELF-CONTROL (in Mother Ignacia's Life)

    • Every athlete exercises SELF-CONTROL in all things (1Cor 9:24-25).”
    • (CCC 1809)
    • It is the MORAL VIRTUE THAT MODERATES THE ATTRACTION OF PLEASURES AND PROVIDES BALANCE IN THE USE OF CREATED GOODS. It ensures the will’s mastery over instincts and keep desires within the limits of what is honorable.

    SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

    • Virtue of Justice: Justice involves promoting fair and equitable opportunities for all. Mother Ignacia’s commitment to social justice and ethical leadership within the RVM congregation contributes to building strong institutions that uphold justice and promote peace.
    • Rights and Responsibilities: Protecting individual rights and also fostering environments where individuals can fully realize their potential and contribute meaningfully to society.

    Laudatu Si #157 - “On Care for our Common Home”

    • “Underlying the principle of the common good is respect for the human person as such, endowed with basic and inalienable rights ordered to his or her integral development. It has also to do with the overall welfare of society and the development of a variety of intermediate groups, applying the principle of subsidiarity.:

    Principle of Subsidiarity

    • The principle of allowing the individual members of a large organization to make decisions on issues that affect them, rather than leaving those decisions to be made by the whole group.

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