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PRAYER “NOW YOU ARE CHRIST’S BODY, AND INDIVIDUALLY PARTS OF IT.” —1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 REVIEW TIME! IN ONE WORD WHO IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOU? OUR EX P ER I EN C E O F G O D ’ S REVELATI O N I N T H E CHURCH...

PRAYER “NOW YOU ARE CHRIST’S BODY, AND INDIVIDUALLY PARTS OF IT.” —1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 REVIEW TIME! IN ONE WORD WHO IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOU? OUR EX P ER I EN C E O F G O D ’ S REVELATI O N I N T H E CHURCH LESSON 7  FOCUS CHURCH AS FOUNDATIONAL SACRAMENT OF JESUS LEARNING OBJECTIVES AT THE END OF THE LESSON, THE STUDENTS CAN; 1. EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE CHURCH PLAYS IN OUR SALVATION, AND 2. GIVE CONCRETE WAYS ON HOW THE CHURCH FULFILS HER VOCATION AS THE SIGN OF GOD’S PRESENCE IN THE WORLD. FILL OUT THE TABLE WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION. LIST THE CHURCHES YOU VISITED, YOUR OBSERVATIONS, AND WRITE A BRIEF HISTORY/INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHURCH. Churches Visited Observations Brief History or Information of the Church You Visited Christ the King Huge, Solemn, Holy Cathedral “THE CHURCH IS THE ‘UNIVERSAL SACRAMENT OF SALVATION,’ BY WHICH CHRIST IS ‘AT ONCE MANIFESTING AND ACTUALIZING THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S LOVE FOR MEN.’" WHAT COMES FIRST TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR OR SEE A CHURCH?  ACTIVITY TIME! WHETHER OR NOT THE CHURCH IS NEEDED FOR OUR SALVATION.  GOD CONTINUES TO MANIFEST HIMSELF TODAY CHURCH TEACHINGS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CHURCH. HE IS PRESENT IN THE CHURCH’S PREACHING OF THE TRUTH OF SACRED SCRIPTURES, IN ITS WITNESS OF LOVING SERVICE, AND THROUGH THE CELEBRATION OF ITS CHRIST-GIVEN SACRAMENTS. CHRIST’S REVELATION IN THE CHURCH IS “THE NEW AND DEFINITIVE COVENANT WHICH WILL NEVER PASS AWAY. NO NEW PUBLIC REVELATION IS TO BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE GLORIOUS MANIFESTATION OF OUR LORD, JESUS  THE CHURCHCHURCH TEACHINGS IS A MYSTERY (CCC 772) IN THE MYSTERY OF FAITH—FAITH IN THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF JESUS AMONG US, FAITH IN “THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S PLAN, WHICH IS ‘TO UNITE ALL THINGS IN HIM.” BIBLICAL IMAGES HELP US UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST (CCC 669, 787–795), THE PEOPLE OF GOD (LG 2; CCC 781–786), AND THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (CCC 797–80). QUESTIONS: 1. THE CHURCH IS PART OF GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION. WHAT MAKES THE CHURCH AS THE SACRAMENT OF CHRIST? 2. HOW DOES GOD MAKE HIMSELF PRESENT IN THE CHURCH? 3. WHAT SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH DO THE FOLLOWING IMAGES PRESENT? A. BODY OF CHRIST; B. PEOPLE OF GOD; & 3. TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT  ASSESSMENT EXPRESS THROUGH A PRAYER YOUR REALIZATIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE WHICH THE CHURCH PLAYS IN THE WORLD. INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYER THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WILL DO TO HELP THE CHURCH TRULY BECOME THE “SALT OF THE EARTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.” (THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CAN BE USED AS A MODEL OF THEIR PRAYER).  SUMMARY/ACTION CHRISTIAN LEARNING: FROM THE LESSON DISCUSSED, I LEARNED THAT: ___________________ CHRISTIAN LOVING: FROM WHAT I LEARNED IN THE DISCUSSION, I WILL: ___________________ CHRISTIAN LIVING: FROM WHAT I LEARNED AND PROMISED TO DO: ___________________ PRAYER “NOW YOU ARE CHRIST’S BODY, AND INDIVIDUALLY PARTS OF IT.” —1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 REVIEW TIME! IS THE CHURCH IMPORTANT? WHY AND WHY NOT? PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Baptism  PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Confirmation  PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist  PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick  PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Matrimony PICTURE ANALYSIS Sacrament of Holy Orders  WHAT IS SACRAMENT? COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD SACRAMENTUM, WHICH MEANS “A SIGN OF THE SACRED.” ALSO MEANS SACRED SIGNS. THE VISIBLE SIGNS OF INVISIBLE GRACES.  FOCUS CHURCH AS SACRAMENT OF SALVATION AND CONTINUOUS PRESENCE OF GOD LEARNING OBJECTIVES AT THE END OF THE LESSON, THE STUDENTS CAN; 1. REALIZE THAT THE CHURCH IS THE VISIBLE MANIFESTATION OF THE RISEN LORD AND AN EFFECTIVE AGENT OF CHRIST’S OWN SAVING WORK, AND 2. PRAY FOR THE GRACE IN PERSEVERANCE IN BECOMING CHRIST’S SACRAMENT TO OTHERS.  WHAT IS THE MISSION HANDED BY CHRIST TO THE CHURCH? ORIGIN AND BIRTH AT BEGINNING WITH THE CHURCH’S PENTECOST (30 AD), FIFTY DAYS AFTER THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE APOSTLES GATHERED IN ONE ROOM AND SUDDENLY THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME AND APPEARED TO THEM IN “TONGUES AS OF FIRE WHICH PARTED AND CAME TO REST ON EACH ONE OF THEM AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BEGAN TO SPEAK IN DIFFERENT TONGUES, AS THE SPIRIT ENABLED THEM TO PROCLAIM” (ACTS 2:1–4). AFTER RECEIVING THE SPIRIT ON THAT SAME DAY, ST. PETER, AS LEADER OF THE CHURCH, DELIVERED HIS FIRST SERMON (ACTS 2:22-24).  WHAT IS THE MISSION HANDED BY CHRIST TO THE CHURCH? THE PENTECOST EVENT BROUGHT THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT WORK OF EVANGELIZATION OF THE APOSTLES. THIS ERA IS CALLED THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH (30–70 AD). THE GROWING COMMUNITIES OF CHRISTIANS CAME TO BE CALLED EKKLESIA, THE GREEK WORD FOR THE CHURCH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. IT COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD QAHAL, WHICH MEANS AN ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE.  WHAT IS THE MISSION HANDED BY CHRIST TO THE CHURCH? PETER AND PAUL WERE THE TWO PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE CHURCH IN THE ACTS OF APOSTLES. THROUGH THE DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF THE APOSTLES IN DOING THE MINISTRY OF EVANGELIZATION, THE CHURCH GREW AND STRETCHED TO THE FARTHEST NATIONS. ALONGSIDE THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH ARE THE GROWING AND CONTINUOUS PERSECUTIONS OF CHRISTIANS.  WHY IS CHRIST THE SACRAMENT OF THE FATHER? GOD THE FATHER IS REVEALED THOUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. “WHOEVER SEES ME, SEES THE FATHER ALSO” (JOHN 14:9).  WHY IS THE CHURCH THE SACRAMENT OF CHRIST? THE CHURCH IS THE SACRAMENT OF CHRIST, THE CONTINUOUS PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD. AS SACRAMENT, THE CHURCH IS CHRIST'S INSTRUMENT: “SHE IS TAKEN UP BY HIM ALSO AS THE INSTRUMENT FOR THE SALVATION OF ALL.” IT IS “THE UNIVERSAL SACRAMENT OF SALVATION” BY WHICH CHRIST IS “AT ONCE MANIFESTING AND ACTUALIZING THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S LOVE FOR MEN.” THE CHURCH “IS THE VISIBLE PLAN OF GOD'S LOVE FOR HUMANITY” BECAUSE GOD DESIRES “THAT THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE MAY BECOME ONE PEOPLE OF GOD, FORM ONE BODY OF CHRIST, AND BE BUILT UP INTO ONE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” (CCC 776). WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL MARKS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH?  THE FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH THE CHURCH CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS THE CHURCH ESTABLISHED BY CHRIST BY FOUR BASIC MARKS. THESE MARKS ARE THE UNIQUE AND ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH. 1. ONE 2. HOLY 3. CATHOLIC 4. APOSTOLIC  THE FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH 1. THE CHURCH IS ONE BECAUSE OF HER SOURCE, THE ONE LIVING GOD IN THREE PERSONS; HER ONE FOUNDER, JESUS CHRIST; HER ONE SOUL, THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO DWELLS IN THE LIFE OF THE FAITHFUL, AND WHO UNITES THEM INTO ONE COMMUNION OF BELIEVERS. 2. THE CHURCH IS HOLY BECAUSE OF HER FOUNDER, JESUS CHRIST, THE SOURCE OF ALL HOLINESS.  THE FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH 3. THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSE IT POSSESSES FULLNESS OF FAITH AND ALL MEANS OF SALVATION. THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “CATHOLIC” IS DERIVED FROM GREEK WORD MEANING “UNIVERSAL. ” 4. THE CHURCH IS APOSTOLIC BECAUSE SHE GUARDS AND TRANSMITS THE TEACHINGS AND WITNESSES OF THE APOSTLES.  QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM US AS MEMBERS OF CHRIST’S SACRAMENT? HOW CAN THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH TRULY BECOME INSTRUMENTS OF GOD’S LOVE TO THE WORLD? HOW CAN THE CHURCH CONCRETIZE HER MISSION OF BRINGING GOD’S LOVE AND SALVATION TO THE WORLD?  ASSESSMENT EXPRESS THROUGH A PRAYER YOUR REALIZATIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE WHICH THE CHURCH PLAYS IN THE WORLD. INCLUDE IN YOUR PRAYER THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WILL DO TO HELP THE CHURCH TRULY BECOME THE “SALT OF THE EARTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.” (THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CAN BE USED AS A MODEL OF THEIR PRAYER).