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10 Commandments sumampalataya”

For our relationship with God Length of Lent Season

1. I, the Lord, am your God, you shall not • is forty days long not counting Sundays
have other gods beside me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord Sunday
your God in vain. - is the day of the “resurrection”
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day. - for Christians, every Sunday is like a
mini Easter
For our relationship with others/neighbors
4. Honor your Father and your Mother. Biblical meaning of number forty
5. You shall not kill. • in the biblical sense, forty is a time
6. You shall not commit adultery. of purification and preparation
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against A. it took forty years for Israel to get
tour neighbors. ready and enter the promised Land
9. You shall not covet your neighbors’ B. it took forty days and forty nights for
wife. the earth to be purified from sin in the
10. You shall not covet your neighbors’ story of the flood
goods. C. Jesus prayed forty days and forty nights
to prepare for his public ministry
Meaning of the word Lent
• is a Germanic word that basically means Color of Lent
spring season • the liturgical color of Lent is purple
• the Latin equivalent is quadragesima, a • purple is a symbol of penance
word meaning “forty days” • penance: is making amends
• amends: making up for what we do wrong
Spring
- is a time of change and renewal • Lent is an opportunity ro clean up the
- the winter is over, life begins to grow inner mess and fix our lives and our
again relationship with God and neighbor
-
Lent
- is a spiritual spring, a time for Three Pillars of Lent
spiritual growth and renewal
- is one of the five liturgical seasons Almsgiving
in the liturgical year - is another word for charity
- during this time, the People of God are
called to commemorate and reflect on the A. charity is love in action
Lord’s passion through spiritual B. charity is a way to reach out to those
preparation, conversion, and penance who are in need
- is the season in preparation for a more
important reason of our being For example: collecting food cans for
Christians – Easter the hungry, sponsoring a chid in needed
area, supporting your local diocesan
Ash Wednesday charities
- the season of Lent begins on this day
- Catholics are not the only Christians C. almsgiving is a form of self-denial,
celebrating this day sacrifice on behalf of others
- is celebrated by other Christian
denominations such as: Lutherans, Sacrifice
Episcopalians, Anglicans, and - fasting is an spiritual exercise
Methodists - for the Hebrews, fasting was more than
just afflicting one’s body
Reason of the name Ash Wednesday - fasting is an expression of
wholeheartedness and penance
• is so called because on this day, Ashes - dieting is something we do for health
are used to mark Catholics on their or cosmetic reasons
foreheads as a sign of conversion and
repentance Holiness
• the ashes used on Ash Wednesday come A. become familiar with the life and
from the blessed palms left over from teachings of Jesus by reading the
the previous year Gospels
• the palms are burnt to produce ashes B. each day read a different chapter from
each of the Gospels
Ashes C. try to visualized what is happening
- are considered sacramentals and are
blessed before their use Lenten Regulations
• all the Fridays of Lent are days of
Phrases used to Impose the Ashes abstinence
- during the Ash Wednesday service, two • meat may not be eaten
phrases or formulas are used to impose • the law of abstinence binds all
(place) the ashes on the forehead of Catholics fourteen years of age and
Catholics older
- these formulas are:
▪ Old Version • Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also
days of fast
▪ “Repent and believe the Gospel”
or “Magbagong buhay ka at sa • all Catholics between the ages of 18 and
59 years old are bound to fast
 • on days of fast, one full meal and two Councils
lesser meals are allowed - helped the Church in her self-renewal
by instituting reforms that would make
Climax of Lent Season her turn her attention away from the
worldly affairs so that she can focus
• the climax of the season of Lent is Holy on her mission
Week
• Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends The next important renewal that took place in
with the Holy Triduum the Church was when Pope John XXIII convened
the Second Vatican Council
• Triduum means: three days. These days
are:
Pope John XXIII
▪ Holy Thursday
- convoked the Council because he desired
▪ Good Friday that the Church would respond to the
▪ Holy Saturday problems of mankind by bearing witness
to the light of Christ
Traditional Practices done during Lent At the roof of all these problems that the
• Sta Cruzada council needs to address because they impact
• praying, fasting and almsgiving on the life of her faithful, lies the greatest
oppressor of all -SIN- and the only solution
• Visita Iglesia that will eradicate sin is Christ
• Stations of the Cross
•
Light of the World
Pabasa ng Pasyon
• Lenten sacrifices
• Holy Week Activities: • will vivify the world
▪ Palm Sunday • will eradicate the darkness and gloom
▪ Holy Thursday – Mass of the Last that sin brings about
Supper, vigil to the Blessed • dispels the gloom caused by sin
Sacrament
▪ Good Friday – Passion and Death
of Christ (Reenactment),
The Church Embarks on Renewal
Veneration of the Cross • For the Church to credibly reflect the
▪ Easter Vigil (Night of Holy light of Christ in the world gripped by
Saturday) sin, she must undergo self-renewal.
• She must acknowledge her shortcomings
Preparing Spiritually for Lent and accept her need for conversion
• The Church's resolve to embark on
A. by letting go of sinful behavior renewal is seen in her efforts to reach
B. by seeking conversion (interior change out to people of other faith and in her
C. by practicing penance sincere efforts at ecumenical and
D. by following the teaching of Christ interreligious dialogue.
(discipleship)
E. by practicing the three pillars of lent
Decree on Ecumenism
- unity of different religions
How to Learn to be like Christ - inter-religious gathering of different
A. study Christ’s teachings religions
B. let Christ’s teachings affect your life
C. follow Christ’s teachings Declaration on the Relations of the Church to Non-
D. witness Christ’s teachings in your life Christian Religions
and in the world
- indicate that the Church is finally
putting an end to anti-semitism
Christ, the Light of the World
• there is no such thing as a perfect Declaration on Religious Freedom
marriage, they always encounter - manifests the Church’s high regard for
difficulties the dignity and equality of all peoples
• those who receive the Sacrament of regardless of beliefs, culture and
Matrimony receive the needed grace for status in life
them to fulfill their vows, expressing - it recognized the freedom of every
their faithful love for each other person to practice his or her faith,
according to the dictates of his or her
• the Church, owing to her human members conscience
is not perfect
• she constantly struggles to remain
faithful to her calling witness to to Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern
Christ
• with the help of the Holy Spirit, she
World (Gaudium et Spes)
stands up to pursue the path of renewal - embodies the Church's desire to
"engage" in conversation with the
Renewal entire human family so that the Church
can help shed light on the human mystery
- happens every time the Church is faced and cooperate in solving contemporary
with a conflict or a problem problems
- Church would respond to a conflict - examines the signs of the times and
through a council interprets them in the light of the
Gospel
Council of Nicea - brings into dialogue the message of the
- in response to the heresy of Arius Gospel and the concerns of modern man,
specifically those that impact human
Council of Trent dignity, work marriage and the family,
human progress, culture, peace,
- in response to the reformation movement economic and political life, and
of Luther relations among nations.
Eph 3:20-21 Aggionrnamento
- end words of Gaudium et Spes - act of bringing something up to date to
- echoes the words of Paul in his letters meet current
to the Romans
- says that the Church endures because of Anti-semitism
faith, hope, and love - hostility to or prejudice against the
Jews
• The renewal that the Second Vatican
Council embarked on, is expressed in its Plenary Council
recognition of religious liberty, of
its respect for peoples of different - a formal meeting of the archbishops and
faith, of its eagerness to engage in bishops of a country. or region
ecumenical and interreligious dialog - under the leadership of a papal legate
and in her sincere desire to read the - would decide matters to be considered
signs of the times in the light of the and ratify the council's decrees
Gospel. - the decrees are binding on all the
faithful under the jurisdiction of the
bishops assembled
Renewal in the Church in the Philippines
• the Church in the Philippines also Signs of times
embarked on a journey of renewal with - the facts, the events, the phenomena of
the convocation of the Second Plenary our times that the Church needs to
Council interpret in the light of the Gospel
• according to the Philippine Bishops,
the "primary ecclesial objective of Jesus Christ, the Sacrament of His Father
this council is the "promotion and
renewal of Filipino Christian life • all throughout the entire life of Jesus
through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ here on Earth, from His birth to
Christ." His public ministry, death,
resurrection, and glorious ascension,
the Father was with and in Him
Characteristics of Renewed Church • "Believe Father is me that I am in me
• the stress on the role of the hierarchy in the Father and the (Jn 14:11)
as service to the people of God rather • he was the incarnate son of God, the
than domination human face of God
• the move of the Church to give lay
people greater participation in the
Church's mission Aspects in which Jesus Christ was the
• the preferential option of the Church Sacrament of His Father
for the poor

Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) His Whole Life of Word

- more profound expression of the renewal - Jesus Christ in His public ministry
initiated by the Second Plenary Council decisively proclaimed the kingdom of
(strengthening) heaven by word of mouth
- articulate the Church's resolve to - “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
follow Jesus' path of servanthood, of at hand" (mt. 3:2)
her desire to encourage active - He preached the good news by gathering
participation among the lay faithful in and teaching people through various
her life and mission and of her resolve parables
to be a church of the poor - the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure
buried in a field which a finds and
hides again, and out of joy goes and
Characteristics sells all that he has and buys that
field." (Mt 13:44)
• small communities of Christians who
gather together around the word of God His Whole Life of Action
and the Eucharist
- Jesus Christ in His public ministry not
• are united to their pastors but are
ministered to regularly by lay leaders only proclaimed the Kingdom of God by
word of mouth and parables but also by
• the members know each other by names and actions
share not only the Word of God and the - his miracles of healing is accompanied
Eucharist but also their concerns both by acts of forgiving; he not only healed
material and spiritual those who were sick and afflicted but
• the members have a strong sense of He also freed them from their bondage
belongingness and responsibility for to sin
one another - the mutual encounter of human beings and
• strive to integrate their faith and God, as it did from the beginning of the
their daily life, guided by regular incarnation, takes place through the
catechesis Church, the sacrament of Christ
- as the sacrament of His Father, Jesus
• poverty and their faith impels the manifested the will of His Father in His
members towards solidarity with one whole life of word and action
another, action for justice, and
towards a vibrant celebration of life
in the liturgy Jesus Christ, the Visible Sign of God’s Love
Second Plenary Council of the Philippines • Jesus Christ is the visible sign of
God's love for humankind and their
- impelled the Church towards renewal response to God. He is the central and
- the renewal is expressed in her resolve decisive event in the whole history of
to be a Church of the poor, to emphasize salvation:
service over dominance and to involve ▪ He is the realization of God's
the laity in active participation in the plan of love, His purpose of
life and mission of Christ
 grace, in spite of sin, to call • Church as one body
men to perfect communion with Him
• Christ is the head
▪ He shows who God is and we come
to experience God's selfless • Church is the bride of Christ
love for us
• through Jesus' actions, we are reminded 1 Cor 12:12
that the sacraments are religious - "As a body is one though it has many
rituals expressing specific parts, and all the parts of the body,
relationship of God's presence though many, are one body, so also
• Jesus Christ is both the mystery and Christ."
meaning of God:
▪ mystery in a sense that Jesus is Eph 1:22-23
personified in the relationship - “And He put all things beneath His feet
that both form and transform our and gave Him as head over all things to
human experience the church, which is His body, the
▪ God's meaning in the sense that fulness of the one who fills all things
Jesus manifests who God is and in every way.”
who we are and should become
through and in our human • the Church is the bride of Christ and
relationships Christ Himself is the bridegroom; this
symbolism expresses the unity of Christ
Jn 14:9 and the Church, head and members of one
- "Whoever has seen me has seen the body
Father." • in the New Testament, Jesus Christ, the
bridegroom, has sacrificially and
Paschal Mystery lovingly choses the Church to be His
Bride (Eph 5:25-27)
- will transform our understanding of
human experience and existence • the Church is the sign and source of
- the three types are: Christ's loving, liberating helping;
and healing presence in the world
▪ passion
▪ death Tangible
▪ resurrection
- the paschal mystery of Jesus is equal - a thing that is perceptible by our sense
to love of touch

• Jesus embodies a new way of human Incarnation

existence and He gives ultimate meaning - the doctrine that the Son of God was
to everything that was and is human; to conceived in the womb of Mary and Jesus
perceive this significance is to open is true God and true man
the door to a fresh understanding of the
Sacraments Mystical Body
• in the reception, participation, and - in Roman Catholicism, a mystical union
celebration of the Sacraments, we then of all Christians into a spiritual body
become sharers in the ministry of Christ with Jesus Christ as their head
and followers of His own way of life - the concept is rooted in the Testament
• we fulfill God's will for us and allow and possible reflects Christianity’s
the Holy Spirit to transform us and be roots in Judaism
made worthy to be called children of God - St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and
c Romans both use the image of a body,
with a head (Christ) and many members
Years that Jesus lived (Christians) to describe the
relationship between Christ and
• he lived for a total of 33 years and is Christians
divided into three parts: - later, the Church Fathers, including
▪ infancy: 1-12 St. Augustine, reaffirmed and amplified
▪ 12-30: hidden life Paul’s assertion that the Christian
▪ 30-33: public life Church is a spiritual extension of
Christ’s body
The Church, Christ’s Basic Sacrament
New Life in Christ
Jn 20:21-22
- Jesus sent His disciples through the Nicodemus
power of the Holy Spirit to continue His - the Pharisee who asked Jesus about “new
ministry life”

Church • In order for us to enter the Kingdom of

- perpetually makes Himself (Jesus) Heaven, we must be “born again”
present and keeps Him alive in the
hearts of humankind in the reception of Jn 3:16
the sacraments - if we believe in Him, we will have
- makes Christ present to all persons in eternal life
every age first by being His Body and - as we have read from His talk with
second, by celebrating those actions Nicodemus, Jesus promises us
that continue Christ's own ministry forgiveness of sins and a new life with
- the Church as Body of Christ means that Him if we choose to believe in Him
the Church today continues to perform
Christ's ministry which he began during
His life here on Earth Sacrament of Baptism
- performing task demonstrating love = • the first sacrament we receive, and the
continuing the ministry of Christ reception of other sacraments depends
on it
Aspects of the Church
 • first of the three Sacraments of Purgatory) and eternal (the
Initiation punishment that we would suffer
▪ Sacrament of Baptism in hell)
▪ Sacrament of Confirmation ▪ the infusion of grace in the form
of sanctifying grace (the life of
▪ Sacrament of Holy Eucharist God within us); the seven gifts
• once a person is baptized, he formally of the Holy Spirit; and the three
becomes a member of the Church and theological virtues
receives new life as a Child of God ▪ becoming one with Christ as
• necessary for salvation original and personal sins are
• “Amen, amen, say to you, no one can removed
enter the kingdom of God without being ▪ becoming a member of the Church,
born of water and Spirit." (Jn 3:5) the family of God
▪ reception of the other
The Celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism sacraments and the grace that
they impart
• Roles for both parents and godparents,
the essentials of that rite are: • when we receive the Sacrament of
▪ the pouring of water over the Baptism, we become Christians, we
head of the person to be baptized receive all the supernatural graces,
(or the immersion of the person are empowered to receive all the other
in water) sacraments and we become worthy to be
▪ the words "I baptize you in the called “Children of God and heirs of
name of the Father, and of the heaven."
Son, and of the Holy Spirit." • Baptism is presented under three major
headings:
▪
The Minister of the Sacrament of Baptism first, new life in Christ through
water and the Spirit, and by
dying/rising with Christ sharing
Ordinary Minister is His Paschal Mystery
- priest ▪ second incorporation into the
- bishop Church through the sacrament of
- pope Faith
- deacon ▪ third, sharing the Trinitarian
divine life on an on-going
Extraordinary Minister progressive way that looks ever
- anyone who received the Sacrament of to the future
Initiation and knows how to do baptismal
- only allowed when the life of a person Matter of Baptism
is in danger (in case of emergency,
battle between life and death) • Holy water
▪ important matter of the
Conditional Baptism Sacrament of Baptism
- the ordinary minister of the sacrament • white cloth
(priest) may later perform a • candles
conditional baptism ▪ represents the light of the
- does not mean “rebaptism” (the world, Christ
sacrament can only be received once)
- cannot be performed for any reason other • Holy oil
than grave doubt about the validity of ▪ used by godparents
the original baptism • Chrism oil
▪ used by priest/minister
Infant Baptism
- today, baptism is most commonly
administered to infants
- since baptism removes both the guilt and
the punishment due to original sin,
delaying baptism until a child can
understand the sacrament may put the
child's salvation in danger (should he
or she die unbaptized)

Adult Baptism
- adult converts to Catholicism also
receive the sacrament unless they have
already received a Christian Baptism
- if there is doubt about whether an any
adult has already been baptized, the
priest will perform a conditional
baptism
- a person can only be baptized once as a
Christian if, say, he was baptized as a
Lutheran, he cannot be baptized again
when he converts to Catholicism

The Effects of the Sacrament of Baptism

• Baptism has six primary effects, which
are all supernatural graces:
▪ the removal of the guilt of both
original and personal sins
▪ the remission of all punishment
that we owe because of sin, both
temporal (in this world and in