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Overview (Introduction)
The Church is God’s way of making us feel His love at present.
God's gifts manifest the continuous outpouring of God’s love for
humankind. This love, in turn, becomes the sign that we belong to
Christ.
No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in
us, and His love is brought to perfection in us.
We believe that the saving love for which the sacrifice of His life was
offered continues until today through the Church. This is the reason why
the Church is called the Universal Sacrament of Salvation.
As members of the Church, it is our mission to actively participate in her
ministries of teaching, sanctifying, and serving since by virtue of our
Baptism.
The Church continues the saving mission of Christ by leading men and
women to holiness of life.
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Proclamation of the Word (Gospel of the Day /Seeing God’s message in
the Scriptures)
1 John 4:7-16
CCC 78
This living transmission, accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called
Tradition, since it is distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely
connected to it. Through Tradition, "the Church, in her doctrine, life
and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she
herself is, all that she believes."37 "The sayings of the holy Fathers are
a witness to the life-giving presence of this Tradition, showing how its
riches are poured out in the practice and life of the Church, in her
belief and her prayer."
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Christian Message: Learning Targets:
The lesson is ordered to enable the students to:
Doctrine: Explain that the Church is the
Universal Sacrament of salvation.
I can explain that the Church is the Universal
Sacrament of salvation.
Moral: Participate in the teaching ministry of I can participate in the teaching ministry of the
the Church in his/her own way. Church in his/her own way.
I can compose a prayer for the Church that she
Worship: Compose a prayer for the Church may remain an authentic instrument of salvation
that she may remain an authentic instrument for all humankind.
of salvation for all humankind. I can participate in the different missionary
activities of the Church.
Explore
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Experience: (Daily Life Experience, Seeing God’s Message in my Life)
Examine the picture and answer the following questions (pg. 20-21)
Firm-up
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Deepen
CCC 78
This living transmission, accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called
Tradition, since it is distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely
connected to it. Through Tradition, "the Church, in her doctrine, life
and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she
herself is, all that she believes."37 "The sayings of the holy Fathers are
a witness to the life-giving presence of this Tradition, showing how its
riches are poured out in the practice and life of the Church, in her
belief and her prayer."
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the Paraclete, formed "the nucleus of His Church (CFC 71)."
They spread the message of God's manifestation to us to the ends of the
earth by the power of the Holy Spirit.
What Jesus had taught them, they handed on to us. And "what was
handed on by the apostles comprises everything that serves to make the
People of God live their lives in holiness and increase their faith; and so
the Church.
Teacher
The Church teaches what was handed on to her by the apostles and what
the apostles received from Jesus. These teachings are based on two
sources.
The Bible occupies a very important place in our life but we also believe
that there are many things that Jesus said and did that are not contained in
the Bible but are preserved, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, through
the Church's living Tradition
Although the Magisterium, composed of the pope and bishops, is the
official teaching authority in the Church.
Llay people share in the teaching ministry in two ways: either formally
by being catechists or teachers of the faith or by the witness of their life.
Sanctifying
The second ministry the Church engages in, in line with her being the
universal instrument of salvation, is sanctifying, She leads men and
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women to holiness of life by administering the sacraments.
The Sacraments
Holiness of life starts when an infant becomes a member of the Church
through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Remaining holy despite temptations and challenges becomes possible
through the Sacrament of Confirmation and the Sacrament of Anointing
of the Sick.
Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist causes holiness to grow and bear fruits
manifested in works of charity. Straying away from the path of holiness
do happen but the Church offers those who have strayed the way back to
holiness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Finally, in her work of leading men and women to holiness, the Church
relies also on these men and women to help her. She then calls them to
receive either the Sacrament of Holy Orders or the Sacrament of
Matrimony.
Serving
Church performs as the instrument of universal salvation is serving,
especially those who are pushed to the margins of society.
The Church embarks on meaningful programs that seek to lift people up
from poverty by providing them with the skills needed for gainful
employment or small business.
Together with skills training are programs for values formation that help
the poor realize that they have gifts they can and must use not only for
their economic advancement but also for helping others be freed from
their poverty, too. The formation of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs)
is one of the ways by which the Church serves the poor so that they, too,
can be of service to others.
As members of the Church, it is our mission to actively participate in her
ministries of teaching, sanctifying, and serving since by virtue of our
Baptism, we have also been given the responsibility to help continue
relaying to others the saving love that Jesus offered by His death on the
Cross
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Transfer
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Christ, we greatly reconciled to God.
2. Answers may vary. (With the Sacraments held in the church, her mission
of salvation has been obtained. Human people are converted and turned
back to they wrong doings. They cast-off all the impiety to adjoin our
Lord.)
3. Answers may vary. (Lay people can participate in the teaching ministry
of the church. They are the servant of God who devotes their life in
understanding and hand the teachings of the Lord. They spread goodness
to the people by leading the others through actions.)
4. Answers may vary. (The Sacraments are the standard practices Jesus
give to his followers. It is the pledge of obedience to Him and the proof
of our everlasting love to Him.)
5. Answers may vary. (Everything we do must be corresponded by love to
make it effective. For us to save ourselves from the sin, we must offer
our life to God and forever will be His servant. We will not be able to
achieve the salvation if, we have no room for Christ in our heart.)
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