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Lesson 3: Jesus God made Man Part I: The Mystery of the Incarnation The Mystery and the Dogma of the Word made flesh  "He was a righteous "Hail, full of grace! man." The Lord i...

Lesson 3: Jesus God made Man Part I: The Mystery of the Incarnation The Mystery and the Dogma of the Word made flesh  "He was a righteous "Hail, full of grace! man." The Lord is with you!" "He did as the angel of the Lord commanded "Behold, I am the him." handmaid of the Lord." From the Gospels of Luke and Matthew Incarnation in + caro "flesh" And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). Begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father...and by the Holy Spirit, was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man (Nicene Creed). Google Images  Why did God become man? For our "salvation" and "reconciliation" with God. The Logos became part of his "work." He shared the human condition of life and death and healed it from the inside. If he pretended to be human, he could not represent us before To partake in God's divine nature. God. Eternal friendship with the Holy Trinity is possible For God's love to be known to through Jesus' redemptive work. humankind. If God did not love us, He would not give us any value. We would not For Jesus Christ to be humanity's model of holiness. know how much we mean to God. He expressed in action, suffering, and prayer what it means to be "truly alive." God is easier to follow through Jesus. CFC, no. 511; O'Collins & Kroeger, Jesus: a Portrait, 40, 48-49, The mysterious personal union of divinity & humanity in one rational subject. Dogmatic Treatise on the Incarnation, p. 75; CFC, no. 511; O'Collins & Kroger, Jesus a Portrait, p. 40 Took the form of a The Son eternally man in a particular exists with God time, space, and Unless Jesus was Unless Jesus was the Father and culture. He was named truly God, he truly man, he Jesus, meaning "God could not redeem could not save us. God the Holy saves." us from sin & Spirit. death. Has All- Has complete True God True Man infinite & knowing human intellect unsurpassed & ever- & will. Has Beatific, Integrity & property of will. present. Human will Infused, and each nature remain. submits to the Experimental Knowledge. United but not mixed. divine will. Distinct but not separated.  Ephesus 431 CE Hypostatic Union --- Theotokos Nestorianism by Nestorius The Incarnation did not diminish the Son's There human nature of Jesus must have its divine nature. Hence, divinity & humanity own subject. Hence, there are two persons of are distinct but not separated in the one the Christ. By extension, Mary is only divine Person of Jesus Christ. By extension, Christotokos or Christ-bearer Mary is Theotokos "God-Bearer" Sts. Cyril & John of Antioch Homoousios Arianism Tome of Homoousios Homoousios Monophysitism Leo the By Arius By Eutyches Hypostatic Union Great Jesus is God. There was a time when A human - The Incarnation did not diminish He belongs to the he was not [divine]. divine nature the Son's human nature. Father's substance and existed during the Divinity & humanity are His substance is "like" is of the "same" Incarnation. united but unmixed in the one or "similar" to the nature (homoousios) as divine Person of Jesus Christ. Father's (homoiousios) He. Sts. Athanasius & Hilary St. Flavian & Pope Leo the Great but not the same. Nicea 325 CE Chalcedon 451 CE Dogmatic Treatise on the Incarnation, p. 15, 18, 75, 110, 125; CFC, no. 511; O'Collins & Kroger, Jesus: a Portrait, p. 40; Google Images  A Summary Jesus Christ The Incarnate Logos Two Natures Divine Nature Human Nature Divine Intellect Human Intellect Divine Will Human Will  Lessons from the Nativity Scene Luke 2: 1-14 cave manger swaddling clothes ass & ox nursing milk 3 shepherds inhabited by feeder for clothing staple for substitute for little but sufficient the Infant Jesus' livestock livestock infants born in poor fireplace VIPs families What do they mean? Two words: POVERTY & HUMILITY That through poverty, God may emphasize humility more. Mystics to whom the Blessed Mother appeared (like Sts. Bernard & Peter Damian) often said that the Lord chose a lowly and humble life to teach and demonstrate the radical message of the Kingdom of God. The shepherds recognized the Savior's majesty in poverty. His birth exalts the humble while the arrogant ones are put to shame. Benedict XVI, The Infancy Narratives, 93. St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ, p. 81, 83, 91, &103.  Lessons from the Holy Family of Nazareth The Holy Family is composed of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Although Mary and Joseph's faith is in the process of journeying, they provided an environment for the child Jesus to prepare for his public ministry. They take after the Holy Trinity’s "communion of love." God is at the center of the loving relationship, literally & figuratively. St. John Paul II, "2001 Angelus;" Familiaris Consortio, no. 18, 21, & 49. Apostolicam Actuositatem, no. 11; Fulton Sheen, The World's First Love, p. 102.  The Holy Family as a Builder of Communion Lessons from the Holy Family Dynamics The pride & disobedience of The Holy Family of Jesus, The recorded acts of Jesus' Children, obey your Adam and Eve destroyed all Mary, and Joseph reveals and childhood & youth are acts parents in everything, Jesus spent 30 years preparing forms of communion. realizes communion through of obedience. The special for this is pleasing to for his public ministry in humility and obedience. duty of children is to honor the Lord (Col. 6:20). obedience to his parents. their parents. The Holy Family's humble home (reconstructed) By this, he counters the pride & The special duty of parents disobedience of Adam and Eve as "God's vice-regents" is to to God, our Father. mold the child in obedience. Fulton Sheen, The World's First Love, p. 99, 102; St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ, p. 93  The Holy Family as a Training Ground for Vocation & Mission Lessons from St. Joseph during the Infancy & Early Life of Jesus An discerning follower of God and His Law. Humble Status Righteous Silent Worker Protector Chaste Brought his pregnant wife He had Jesus circumcised He was about to divorce St. Joseph Mary) until the angel on a journey to Bethlehem on the 8th day of his to have the unborn child birth. Jesus becomes part commanded not to do it. registered under his name. of the Jewish community. He taught Jesus how to Listened to the angel's command to do carpentry for 12 stay at Eygpt temporarily to escape years. Jesus was brought to the Temple as the the massacre of the infants at Judea. first-born son to be consecrated. The Holy Family went to the Temple 3x in a year.  The Holy Family as a Training Ground for Vocation & Mission Lessons from the Blessed Virgin Mary during the Infancy & Early Life of Jesus Favored One Immaculate Obedient Humble Mama Mary She said her unwavering Although exalted by her cousin, Thanks to her preparedness, the Went to Egypt yes to divine motherhood. Elizabeth, Mary sang praises to God infant Jesus was covered in swaddling following the instead: "My soul proclaims the cloths. She held him to her bosom Angel's command greatness of the Lord." and nursed him even if she had little to Joseph. milk. Bore her sorrows Even if she didn't need to be When Jesus was 12, he was presented "Do whatever he tells you." She was patiently until the purified, she chose to obey the to the Temple as a sign that he was instrumental in the first nature miracle of Jesus. end of Jesus' Mosaic Law. Her offering of two handed over to God. She knew that there's no turning back in Jesus' public ministry. pigeons spoke of her humble status. public ministry once the miracle is performed.  The Holy Family as a Training Ground for Vocation & Mission The Child Jesus as Our Model to Holiness, Vocation, and Mission A P Obedience to the Law of Nature P Went through the phases of physical & cognitive development. L There was but one, the Son of Used familiar & cultural objects/references to God who wished to be the Son illustrate the Kingdom of God. I of Man, that he might be a humble servant, and obey a man Obedience to Parents C and woman as their servant. He was subject to them. - St. Peter A of Chrisologus Taught that humility makes one the greatest in the Kingdom of God. Dignified/ gave value to work. He grew in wisdom and in stature (Luke 2: 52) through T Obedience to the obedience. I Will of the Father O N Obedient to the redemptive work his Father made him do until death. St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Incarnation, Birth, and Infancy of Jesus Christ, p. 93; Fulton Sheen, World's First Love, p. 109.  Joy (Lesson Keyword) Jesus Christ the Incarnate Logos Hypostatic Divine Human Union Annunciation Incarnation Preparation Communion to Mission Obedience Active Silence The Holy The Holy Family Trinity Humility  Called to a Life of Communion & Love Holy Trinity Protoevangelium We respond in Faith Misused freedom, God Reveals The Source & End of Faith Imago Dei (subjective & objective) knowledge, & conscience. God fulfills his promise of a The Incarnate Logos The Family as the First Savior. School of Communion Mama Mary & St. Joseph, lead us to Jesus!