Second Quarter Reviewer in Christian Living PDF

**Second Quarter Reviewer in Christian Living** **Equality According to Biblical Sources** **Galatians 3:28** - People are considered equal with one another in rights, social position, nationality, and opportunities. - *Equality is equal to Human Dignity; **Imago Dei**, Image of God* **...

**Second Quarter Reviewer in Christian Living** **Equality According to Biblical Sources** **Galatians 3:28** - People are considered equal with one another in rights, social position, nationality, and opportunities. - *Equality is equal to Human Dignity; **Imago Dei**, Image of God* **Corinthians 8:13-14** **Human Dignity** - Strives for a fair society - For a more humane society; makatao **Church Teachings and Doctrines on Equality** **The Holy Trinity (CCC 255)** - Originated from the Nicene Creed - It has no beginning and end; existed before time, "eternal." - They are equally eternal. - They have the same **origin** and **creation**. - None of them are powerful; they have only **one** and **same nature** which is God. - They exist, as or in **equally divine person;** one God three different people. - **Consubstantial --** Same essence or substance; fully and simultaneously identically the same divine nature. - The divinity is one. **Image and Likeness** - Created in the image of the one God endowed with **rational souls.** - All have the same souls and nature which is man. **Basic Human Rights** - Men and women should be given equal opportunities to work. - Created concern for the physical and spiritual welfare of the poor. - Recognition and respect for the rights and duties of all. **Preferential Option for the Poor** - Elevates the **physical, social,** and **spiritual** welfare of those trapped in poverty. **THEOTOKOS: Bearer of Hope to the World** **Theotokos** - "God-Bearer" (Mother of God) - **The Council of Ephesus** insisted "If anyone does not confess that God is truly Emmanuel, and that on this account the holy virgin is the "Theotokos" (for according to the flesh she gave birth to the word of God become flesh by birth) let him be [anathema]." **Emmanuel (Ephesus 431 AD)** - "God is with us." **Anathema** - In the 6^th^ century, anathema came to mean the severest form of excommunication that formally separated a heretic completely from the Christian church and condemned his doctrines; **"Theotokos" and "Christotokos"** **"Theotokos"** - Divinity of Jesus Christ and the belief that Mary gave birth to both His divine and human natures. **"Christotokos"** - Emphasize Mary's role as the "Mother of Christ" or the "Bearer of Christ" **Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary** **Saint Dominic de Guzman** - Founder of the Order of Preachers - Dominican Priests; Battles against heresy or blasphemy. - In the Catholic tradition, the Blessed Mother gave and taught St. Dominic how to pray the Rosary. - The Blessed Mother appeared to St. Dominic in a small town in [France] in the year 1208. **Saint Pius V** - Established the feast of Our Lady of Victory to thank God for the Christian defeat of the Turks (Ottoman Empire) at the **Battle of Lepanto** -- a victory attributed to praying the rosary. - **Feast of the Holy Rosary --** October, 07, 1571 **Pope Pius XII** - The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation - It is called a **compendium** of the gospel, which mainly focuses on Jesus in his [birth, life, death, and resurrection.] - **Our Fathers --** Reminds us that Jesus' Father is the initiator of salvation. - **Hail Marys --** Reminds us to join with Mary in contemplating these mysteries. They also make us aware that Mary was and is intimately joined with her Son in all the mysteries of his earthly and heavenly existence. - **Glory Bes --** Reminds us that the purpose of all life is the glory of the Trinity. **The Joyful Mysteries\ **Monday and Saturday - The Annunciation - The Visitation - The Nativity - The Presentation in the Temple - The finding in the Temple **The Sorrowful Mysteries\ **Tuesday and Friday - The Agony in the Garden - The Scourging at the Pillar - The Crowning with Thorns - The Carrying of the Cross - The Crucifixion **The Glorious Mysteries\ **Wednesday and Sunday - The Resurrection - The Ascension - The Descent of the Holy Spirit - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary **The Luminous Mysteries\ **Thursday - The Baptism of Jesus - The Wedding at Cana - The Proclamation of the Kingdom - The Transfiguration - The Institution of the Holy Eucharist *"The rosary appeals to many. It is simple. The constant repetition of words helps create an atmosphere in which to contemplate the mysteries of God. We sense that Jesus and Mary are with us in the joys and sorrows of life. We grow in hope that God will bring us to share in the glory of Jesus and Mary forever."* **According to Saint Josemaria Escriva** - "The Holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you'll be amazed at the results." **According to Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina** - "The Rosary is the 'weapon' for these times." **According to Pope Saint John Paul II** - "To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate the face of Christ with Mary." **"Fiat Voluntas Tua"** - "Thy will be done!" - A continual reminder for our community to surrender to God's plan, which demands the act of dying to ourselves and trusting Him. ***Adoration** is for God; **Veneration** is for the Blessed and the Saints* **We Uphold Respect and Uniqueness** **Unique** - Came from the Latin word "unus," which means one. **Uniqueness** - "Forming the only one of its kind." **Uniqueness According to Church Teachings** **CFC 691** - Unique yet fundamentally equal - Physical differences, intellectual and moral powers. **How do we Experience Ourselves as Persons?** - As embodied spirits in **soul** and **body.** **Transcendent Dignity of the Human Person** - Humans have transcendent worth that comes from God. - This dignity is not based on any human quality, legal mandate, or individual merit. **According to Pope Francis...** - In no case, the human person should not be manipulated through ends that will hinder their development. - The person cannot be used for carrying out economic, social, or political means; authority. - "Living a moral life bears witness to the dignity of human persons." **The Human Person as the "Imago Dei"** - By his wisdom and love, God created human beings. - We are the image of God. **The Many Aspects of a Human Person** **Openness to Transcendence** - Freedom comes with **intellect** (true or false) and **will** (good or bad). **Uniqueness and Being Unrepeatable** - Self-understanding or self-knowledge, self-determination, and self-possession. - The word "I" - The human person is an intelligent and conscious being. **Respect for One's Uniqueness** - Unity of body and soul. - They have an openness to transcendence, uniqueness, being unrepeatable, and created in the image of God. **Why is Uniqueness Important?** - Being different is good because it establishes an identity. **Values to Consider** - **Love** and **Respect** **Communication** - It is a way of exchanging thoughts, feelings, opinions, ideas, information, or one's very inner self. - It involves a **two-way** manner of **generosity** to give or share and **openness** to receive. - It is more effective when communication is done in a **personal way,** where one can lavish the beauty of human emotions that are expressed in different way. **Jesus' Ideal of Communication** **Revelation and Faith** - In revelation, God freely discloses Himself to us in many ways like through the natural signs in creation, biblical signs in Sacred Scriptures, the Church ecclesial signs in liturgy and sacraments, and even in other religions. - Discloses himself through natural science; How Jesus reveals himself to us. - This God's free gift of Self-revelation for a **special friendship** with us needs an open and humble acceptance in **faith** on our part. - How we reveal ourselves to Jesus. - Jesus always prays before every major act of His public life. - Eg. Choosing of the Twelve Apostles, The Transfiguration, The Passion of Christ, Sermont of the Mount. **According to Matthew 6:5-6** - He said, "Pray for your persecutor"; "do not be like the hypocrites who love to stand on street corners, but when you pray, go to your **inner room**, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. - **Inner Room --** Jesus refers to it as the very heart of the person; pray wholeheartedly. **Constant Communication of the Holy Trinity** - The constant communication of the Father, Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, is the visible manifestation of the **Trinitarian relationship, a life-giving relationship** that sustains life and love for all people. - When the Father sends His Word (Jesus), He always sends His Breath (the Spirit); and there occurs a **joint mission** in which the Son and the Holy Spirit are **distinct** but **not inseparable.** - It is Christ who appears as the visible image of the invisible God, but it is the Holy Spirit who reveals him (CFC 1299). **Jesus and One's Prayer Life** - Jesus showed that one's prayer life must have a concrete significant effect towards social life and transformation. **Church's Teachings about People's Prayer Life\ **Growing in Constant Communication - Christian prayer is a **loving, conscious,** and **personal relationship**, with God, our all-loving, good Father, who has adopted us through His beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit (CFC 1475). **Prayer** - Involves total **openness** and **humility** on our part. Some people think that when they pray, they do some favors to God, but this is an **erroneous** idea. - Believers need to pray to the Lord not for God, but themselves. In our prayer, we **cultivate** and nourish our relationship with God from whom we owe everything good that we have. - Is **a grace**, which means that we cannot do it on our own. We can only pray if we are open to promptings of the Holy Spirit within us. - **St John Climacus** said that, "Prayer is not learned through the teachings of others; it has its own teacher, God, the teacher of all people who gives prayer to those who pray." (CFC 1479). - **Human emotions** are important in praying. The book of Psalms in the Old Testament cites how our emotions may lead us to authentic prayer. **Authentic Prayer** - Always rooted in the heart (inner room), and related to the neighbour in loving compassion and service (CFC 1480). - It is personal but not for private concerns alone. It always entails social dimension. - We cannot worship God in our churches and shrines and then disregard Him in the daily business of life (PCP II, 168). **The Church is One** **Pentecost** - Marks the beginning of the church, the Church that is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. **The Church is One because...** - Each member plays a very significant part in building the Church, the Kingdom of God in process. - Not only the people, but all of us. **According to Gaudium et Spes (On The Church in the Modern World)** - The Church is the community of men and women "who united in Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit, press onward toward the Kingdom of Father and are bearers of salvation intended to all men. - Gender equality is present; men and women belongs to one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. **Doing our Part...** - In doing our own ministries and functions according to God-given gifts freely bestowed upon us, we make present the Trinity who is in Three Person, unique in their own, but one in being. - We are different, but united. - **To become the Salt of the Earth** and **Light of the World** - **Salt --** We as the followers of Christ are commended to help preserve humanity from falling to sin. - **Light --** We must illuminate the light from Christ to the world; to other people. **Points to Ponder** - In responding to this call, we contribute to the building of a Trinitarian relationship in our midst, a community life where there is **generoud giving, selfless sharing,** and **joyful receiving.**