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Topic 1: Universal call to Holiness Know that you are a sinner Biblical foundation We are wired for God. As our souls are restless till they rest in God. “i am th...

Topic 1: Universal call to Holiness Know that you are a sinner Biblical foundation We are wired for God. As our souls are restless till they rest in God. “i am the lord your god and you must keep yourself solely because i Being attached to finite baals like wealth, pleasure, power, and honor, am holy” (Lev 11:44f) we realize after the grace that we come back again and again to the water of a well that never satisfies. Jesus gives water that will not “Holiness” is commonly defined as being separate or set apart. God make us thirsty again. We have souls that need filling up with is holy and that he is set apart from everything that is not God, and self-emptying love that comes from Jesus. God's people must be holy by being set apart from sin. Holiness according to this definition is separateness that entails moral purity. We have to realize that life is not only about you Beyond that, how do we describe the essence of holiness and There is a great power already at work in you (Magna Anima = Great distinguish different senses in which people and things can be holy? soul) surrender to that power. Find the “Theo-Drama” not the And while only God is only there is also a sense in which others can “Ego-Drama” where the “I” produce-write-direct-act-star. But find the be holy. drama that God “wills” that which he directs and produces (Theo-Drama). For he is involved in everything that happens to you What does true holiness mean? you participate in whatever he has in store for you 1 Peter 1:13-25 calls all people of faith to live a life of holiness. Literally, holy living means that the Christian lives a life that is set Scripture concept apart, reserved to give glory to God. It is a life of discipline, focus, and The old and new testament define perfection and holiness as the call attention to matters of righteous living. for wholeness, a degree of perfection which means not only religious but also of moral integrity for all people of God. Lecture In the earliest days of its life, christianity was not described as a Perfection in holiness: religion nor as a doctrinal program but as a way, a path of life. From Holiness is not conformity to what is commonly as accepted as good the time of the apostles, those who follow Jesus. Christianity was and pious: As measured by religious fulfillment of duties and strict articulated as walking in 3 basic paths. observance of religious norms Path to holiness But by being faithful to God. (perfection in love) walk along the 3 pass that make us become saints getting your life with christ as the center Topic 2: Realization of perfection find your attachments realize your life is not about you Theological foundation “The glory of God is man fully alive” Find the center - St. Iraeneus greek bishop Christian Dominus, the master. (does Christ dominate my life?) He brings everything together. Move to the center where Jesus is in Human perfection: Self-fulfillment and self-actualization control. Saints have luminancy, radiance of harmonious integration on the account of Maslow's hierarchy of needs for man's fulfillment Topic 3: Value of Study and identity one man’s psychological needs is to love and to be loved Fulfillment of being a mother/being a student Biblical foundation “you must be perfect as your father in heaven is perfect” (Matthew Lecture 5:48) call to holiness does not happen in extraordinary but in the ordinary moments of our 1. Every perpetual like as helper of god is called to perfection life. It takes place in the daily choices and decisions, self-sacrifice, according to their nature living our faith 2. And as student this perfection lies on the fulfillment of duties and responsibility in the realm of study it is not perfection for Call to holiness man to fly since flying is not part of his nature consider that as a catechumen who wishes to be baptized and a christian who is Unique but different baptized, who truly enters in the holiness of God, incorporated into we can all be perfect if you will perform according to the full potential Christ and where the spirit will dwell. of our nature this means concretely to strive for academic excellence through good study habit Implies a commitment that is “not just good enough” Studying and being motivated to learn is natural A commitment with serious consequences not with mediocrity marked by a minimalist The result of poor study skills are wasted time frustration and low or ethics and shallow religiosity but by a perfection of charity which is on fading grades it is your life or time and the future fire. Personal experience: Radical nature of the sermon in the mount “do you wish to be “I failed in some subjects in exam but my friend passed in all now he holy?” is an engineer in microsoft and i am the owner of microsoft” - bill gates Generosity: Saan nakasalalay ang kabuuan, ang katuturan ng ating bill and melinda gates made a site that provides free textbooks for pagkatao? college student 100% legally Finding meaning or fulfillment in what we do is a continuing search. The value of study: Happiness is something beyond human satisfaction. Don't you feel by using the techniques described in this guide and applying them the that to a certain degree we encounter a certain incompleteness, students can gain a valuable edge in understanding material emptiness preparing for tests and ultimately learning Kakulangan? oo nga may ngiti pero meron pa tayong ibang inaasam? Guides for students to develop effective study skills: The value of a schedule. To develop a schedule primarily is important before beginning to think about the process of studying developing a schedule will structure the lessons we are going to study this will not waste time A schedule: saves time if we properly manage a good schedule we can assign time where it is needed but you have to want to do it Making every hour count: Survey make a weekly schedule and block of the 24 hour a day indicate time - get the best overall picture of what you are going to for class labs lectures social and work time study it is like looking at the road map before going to a trip if you don't know the place studying a map is the Strategies in developing effective study skills: best way to begin thinking skills – effective thinking skills cannot be studied but must be Questions built over a period of time if you are not a good thinker it is better to - Ask questions for learning the important things learned start now by developing habits that make you ask yourself questions are usually answers to questions questions should lead as you read to emphasis on the what why how when who and where of the study content ask yourself questions as Those who try to do something and fail our infinitely better than those you read or study who try to do something and succeed Read - Reading is not running your eyes over a textbook when Talk to other students whom you feel are good thinkers ask them what you read do it actively read to answer the questions they do when they think critically and creatively often times you may you have asked yourself or questions that the pick valuable insights to help you become a thinker instructors are author has asked Recite The SQ3R method: - Try to recall main headings important ideas or concept Has been proven way to sharpen study skills it stands for survey presented in ball or italicized words and the graphs questions read recite and review charts are indicated try to develop an overall concept of what you have read in your own words and thoughts and then try to connect things that you have just read to things you already know Review  - It is a survey of what you have covered it is a review of How to spend time praying. What is the best way to pray? what you're supposed to accomplish not what you are going to do Prayer is not merely human activity But primarily a divine activity coupled with human cooperation Topic 4: Value of Prayer The role of school Doctrinal foundation: The spiritual formation and prayer life of the students founded in the “he calls us to a personal response in faith hope and love this family is to be complemented and augmented in school personal faith relating to God is prayer” (CFC 1475) Prayer paves the way for our relationship with God. Prayer makes us Prayer: closer to creator and father to the lord our savior jesus christ in the to - to improve and enhance our relationship to god be pray to him the holy spirit, guide and counselor as our way of communication - can be: Religious activities are designed and implemented to enhance verbal or mental and depend the spiritual life verbal or vocal prayer - can be spontaneous and Celebration of the Holy Mass structured Novena prayer mental prayer - is known as silent and personal prayer Holy rosary (october) classroom prayer The deep sense meaning and role of prayer in the life of the student retreat and recollection are rooted in the family upbringing visitation of the blessed sacrament feast day of our mother of perpetual help Parents as models of prayer: confession the teaching of the catholic states that “parents are the ones who prayer meeting must create a family atmosphere animated by love and respect for Visita Iglesia (lent) God and man in which the well-rounded personal social education of Bible study children is fostered Family as a nest of prayer and virtues: Hence the family is the first formation of social virtues every society needs and enriched by the grace and office of the sacrament of matrimony it is the call for every student of how to make prayer part of their life It means how they respond to the practical difficulties experience in prayer in their ordinary daily routine