*CREDITS KAY SIR MACALINO, OUTLINED BY THE
ONE AND ONLY ARVINE JUSTINE CORPUZ :p*
Mary’s Assumption into Heaven
Mary
 Has the most unique relationship with
God in history
 She is the daughter of God the Father;
the mother of God the Son, and the
spouse of God the Holy Spirit.
 She is the first disciple of the Church to
welcome Jesus into her life.
 She always remained close to her son
throughout His life, suffering, death, and
resurrection.
 She now lives as a “royal citizen” in the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Solemnities
 Are the celebrations of greatest
importance
 Each solemnity begins on the prior
evening with first vespers (evening
prayer) and several of the solemnities
have their own Vigil Mass.
 On these days, both the Gloria and the
Creed are recited.
 Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
are always considered solemnities.
Feasts
 Are of second importance in our
liturgical calendar and are celebrated
on a particular day
 These feasts do not have a first vespers
or Vigil Mass the prior evening.
 An exception would be the feasts of the
Lord which occur on Sundays in
Ordinary Time and Sundays in the
Christmas season.
Memorial
 Is a simple remembrance of saint on his
or her spiritual birthday
 Memorials are classified as either
obligatory or optional.
Feast of the Assumption
 Recalls the great works God has done
for and through Mary by His grace
 The Church’s celebration of Mary’s
Heavenly birthday
Munificentissimus Deus, 1950 (by Pope Pius XII)
 It was infallibly professed that “we
pronounce, declare, and define it to be
a divinely revealed dogma that the
Immaculate Mother of God, the Ever-
Virgin Mary, having completed the
course of her earthly life, was assumed
body and soul to heavenly glory.”
2,000 years
 The Church has always believed in
Mary’s assumption into heaven
Pope Pius XII’s teaching on the dogma (belief)
in the assumption was based on:
 Lack of relics of Mary
 Her empty tomb
 Symbols of her assumption in Scripture
 Stories from early Apostolic tradition
 Quotes from early Christian letters and
sermons
 Ancient celebrations of the feast day in
all churches
Ascension is not similar to Assumption!
 Ascension is something that only God
can do by His own Divine Power
 Assumption is to be taken up by God’s
Power
 Recall…from Munificentissimus Deus
“…was assumed body and soul to heavenly
glory.”
Did Mary die?
 The Pope was careful not to indicate
that Mary had indeed died before she
was assumed, as this is not known for
sure and is not important for the fact
that she was assumed.
According to The Eastern Churches
 They call Mary’s assumption, “The
Dormition of Theotokos” (Sleep of the
Mother of God); the word “sleep” refers
to Mary’s death; the Apostles mourning
over the deceased Mary; and Jesus
present, ready to carry her soul into
heaven.
 According to tradition, her lifeless body
was taken to eternity three (3) days later
to be reunited with her spirit.
According to The Western Churches
 They usually depict Mary in ark being
taken alive body and soul once into
eternity, but some Western artists
portrayed her funeral as well…but
remember the wording of the Pope’s
definition: “…having completed the
course of her earthly life…”
(Munificentissimus Deus)—this is open
into interpretation whether Mary died or
not.
House of the Virgin (Ephesus, Turkey)
 Some accounts say that Mary’s
assumption may had happened here
 It is here where she lived for a while with
St. John
Church of the Assumption (Jerusalem)
 Many confirmed that Mary’s assumption
happened here
 The Church allows for speculations
about the particular details of the story,
the fact remains that today we have all
the relics and tombs of every apostle
and bones of many early saints, yet no
 church claims to have the body of Mary
because it isn’t on earth.
 References to the Feast of the
Assumption being celebrated since the
time of the Apostles date back to
sermons of the 4th century, today it is
considered as one of the solemn feast
days of the universal Church.
 It is celebrated by all Latin rite and
Eastern rite Catholics in the United
States as a holy day of obligation on
August 15.
 All of the Eastern Orthodox and smaller
Eastern Churches celebrate this feast of
assumption around this time of year as
well
 In Russia, many church buildings are
named after Mary’s assumption
 The Church also commemorates Mary’s
assumption as the 4th Glorious mystery of
the Holy Rosary followed by the 5th
Glorious mystery of Mary’s crowning as
Queen of Heaven
 Even many early Protestant Reformers
also believe Mary’s assumption such as
Martin Luther who stated, “There can be
no doubt that the Virgin Mary is in
Heaven, how it happened, we do not
know”—Martin Luther’s works, vol. 10
The Bible tells us that Jesus was the first to
enjoy the Resurrection, but there are other
holy people in the Scripture who have not
yet experienced the Resurrection
nevertheless they were given the privilege
to be assumed bodily by God like:
- “Then Enoch walked with God, and he was
no longer here, for God took him” (Gen. 5:24;
Heb. 11:5)
- “As they walked on conversing, a flaming
chariot and flaming horses came between
them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a
whirlwind” (2 Kings 2:11)
- Letter of St. Jude (9) describes how Moses’
body was protected from the devil by St.
Michael, the Archangel (this story comes from
the book called, “The Assumption of Moses”)
- Mary’s assumption is connected to the fact
that she is the new Ark of the Covenant who is
sanctified to carry the Word of God in the flesh;
the old ark carry the Word of God in stone and
no unsanctified man could touch it.
Revelation chapter 11
 St. John sees this old ark in heaven, but
immediately following in chapter 12, this
image (old ark) transforms into a figure
of a woman with a crown of 12 stars
carrying the child Jesus; she’s clothed
with the sun and stands on a moon,
both heavenly symbols; and she
escapes the devil in dragon form to be
taken by God to a place where she
would dwell in peace.
 The ark was a physical holy vessel which
carries the presence of God; Mary was
a physical holy vessel who also carries
the presence of God, St. John sees both
the old ark and the new ark physically in
heaven as foreshadowed in Psalm
132:8...”Arise, O Lord, and come to Your
resting place, You and the ark of Your
night.”
 Another book in the Old Testament that
hints on the assumption of Mary is in 1
Kings 2:19 which tells of how King
Solomon vowed in reverence to his
mother, Queen Bathsheba, and placed
her on a throne at his right hand.
 In the Davidic Kingdom of Israel, the
mother of the King was considered the
Queen of Nation since the King might
have several wives those days, thus the
people of Israel look at her as the
Queen Mother who could intercede to
the king on behalf of the people...in this
Biblical model, the new Israel of the
Church sees a foreshadowing of our
permanent Queen Mother Mary who
intercedes for the Kingdom of Christ and
the throne of God which is symbolized
by Psalm 45:9, “At Your right hand
stands the queen arrayed in gold.”
Genesis 3:15; Luke 1:28
 Mary is the new Eve who like the old Eve
was preserved by God’s grace from
original sin; unlike the old Eve, Mary
always remained obedient to the word
of God and therefore being sinless did
not undergo the effects of death as a
consequence of sin.
Romans 3:23
 Jesus and Mary have the two
exceptions to the Scriptures which
says...”for all have sinned and fallen
short of the glory of God”. It was simply
St. Paul’s comparison between the faults
of the Jews to certain Gentiles.
 The fact that Mary was so closely united
to her son shows us the inseparable
bond they share together on earth, a
bond that continues into eternity.
2 Timothy 4:8; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 3:21
 What God accomplished for Mary will
be done for all the Faithful as we too
were promised to be taken up to where
the crown of righteousness and seat on
Christ’s throne and to live and reign with
 Jesus as children of the Almighty Father
in His Kingdom.
 Mary is the best image for the destiny of
the Church.
 “From this day, all generations will call
me ‘blessed’: The Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is His
name...He has cast down the mighty
from their thrones, and has lifted up the
lowly.”—Canticle of Mary (Luke 1:46-55)
LESSON 1: Fr. Theophile Verbist (1823-1868)
 Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
 Birth date: June 12, 1823
 Twin brother: Edmond—a lawyer
 School attended: Seminary of the
Archdiocese of Malines
 September 18, 1847 - He was ordained
a priest
 1860 - He was appointed National
Director of the Holy Childhood
Holy Childhood (a Pontifical Association)
- A pious association that animates its
members to support the mission
- Focus of the mission: children in need,
more specifically in China
Chapel of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
- It is here that while praying, Fr. Theophile
Verbist set up his plan to become a
missionary
Verbist’s plan of becoming a missionary took
more concrete shape by:
- His involvement in the work of the Holy
Childhood
- His contacts with the missions in this
context
Founding period of CICM
- A mere 8 years
- A “Kairos”
o A time full of God’s grace and
guidance
o A time densely filled with the
ideals of the Founder
Verbist’s appointments:
- Chaplain of the Belgian Military
Academy
- National Director of the Holy Childhood
- Director of the Sisters of Charity
- Pro-Vicar of the mission in Mongolia
- Prefect in the minor seminary in Malines,
Brussels, Belgium
Verbist’s characteristics in the mission in
Mongolia:
- Full of enthusiasm
- Full of dynamism
- Very optimistic
CICM’s motto:
- Cor Unum et Anima Una (Latin)
- One Heart, One Soul (English)
- Sampuso, Sandiwa (Filipino)
October 5, 1933
- CICM’s motto was officially introduced
in the coat of arms of the Congregation
How did the Founder show his appreciation
and concern for the well-being of his
confreres?
- He spent heavily and bought no less
than seven (7) horses, two (2) mules,
and two (2) wagons just as Fr. Van
Segvelt was preparing to leave for
Eastern Mongolia.
 Date of death: February 23, 1868
 Place of death: Lao-Hu-Kou in China
 Cause of death: Typhoid fever
LEGACY: A LIFE GIVEN TO THE END IN THE
SERVICE OF THE MISSION
THE “MARK” OF CICM
IT IS THE CALL TO LEAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE
SAKE OF THE MISSION
Verbist’s symbols as a Founder:
- Polished wooden box
o stands for his enormous work of
keeping contact with people in
leading the young missionary
congregation and in managing
the vicariate
- Small Chinese riding whip
o stands for his many travels in the
service of the mission
Memorial Chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of
Grace in Scheut
- The place where Fr. Verbist’s mortal
remains were deposited
March 30, 1932
- The date when the mortal remains of
the Founder were deposited in Scheut,
Belgium
CICM Members’ reasons in having a
pilgrimage to Fr. Verbist’s tomb:
To pray in gratitude for their missionary
vocation
To rekindle the flame that was lit first in the
heart of the Founder
The Foundation of the CICM
- 1861 - The Treaty of Peking opened
imperial China to the West and to the
arrival of missionaries
Fr. Alois Van Segvelt
- Fr. Verbist’s companion in laying out the
plan for a congregation of Belgian
priests devoted to forming a mission in
China

Cardinal Engelbert Sterckx
- The Archbishop of Malines who
approved the set statutes for the
Congregation on November 28, 1862
CICM
- Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae
(Latin)
- Congregation of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary (English)
- Kongregasyon ng Kalinis-linisang Puso ni
Maria (Filipino)
- *Fr. Theophile Verbist as the first superior
Cardinal Barnabo
- Prefect of the Propaganda Fide who
commissioned CICM to begin with
founding a seminary in Belgium for their
missionary work in China
The fulfilment of the mission in China
August 25, 1865
- The first missionary team left Brussels:
- Belgians: Fr. Theophile Verbist, Fr. Alois
Van Segvelt, and Fr. Frans Vranckx
- Dutchman: Fr. Ferdinand Hamer
- A Layman: Paul Splingaerd
December 6, 1865
- Fr. Verbist’s team arrived in Xiwanzi,
Inner Mongolia
- This time, China was overrun with an
infectious illness which is known as
Typhoid fever
April 5, 1867
- Fr. Alois Van Segvelt, co-founder of
CICM, was the first to die in China
because of Typhoid fever
February 23, 1868
- Fr. Theophile Verbist died of Typhoid
fever at the age of forty-five (45)
“Our mission will not flourish until there has
been a victim...if it pleases God that I should
be this victim...His will be done”—Fr. Theophile
Verbist
CHAPTER 1- JESUS AND THE CHURCH
 THE CHURCH AND THE SACRAMENTS
FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE
CHRISITAN COMMUNITY
 THE ROLE OF THIS COMMUNITY IN THE
WORLD
 HOW THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATES ITS
FAITH IN GOD
1 PART
ST
 GOD MADE HIMSELF KNOWN
ESPECIALLY THROUGH JESUS
 JESUS RELATIONSHIP TO GOD
 UNION BETWEEN GOD AND JESUS
“ABBA”
 AN ARAMIC WORD FOR “FATHER”.IT
REPRESENTS AN INTIMATE FORM OF
SPEAKING AND CORRESPONDS TO THE
ENGLISH”DADDY” OR THE TAGALOG
“TATAY” OR “ITAY”
2ND PART
 RELATIONSHIP OF JESUS TO THE CHURCH
 THE ROLE OF JESUS AS THE CULMINATION
OF GOD’S REVELATION
 CHURCH AS ORIGINATING FROM JESUS
 GOD’S SELF-REVELATION CONTINUES IN
THE COMMUNITY OF DICIPILES WHICH
WE NOW CALL THE CHURCH.
 FAITHFUL TO HER RELATIONSHIP TO
JESUS,THE CHURCH TAKES AS HER
MISSION THE BRINGING OF GOOD NEWS
TO THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY
THE CHURCH CAME OUT BECAUSE OF JESUS:
o HIS TEACHINGS
o MINISTRY
 JESUS SHOWS US THE COMPASSIONATE
GOD WHO HAS PASSIONFOR THE POOR
AND THE SUFFERING IN THE SOCIETY
LESSON 2: CICM: Nature and Aim of Religious
Education
Religious Education
 An integral dimension of the
Church’s evangelizing mission
 A form of Christian education
 An essential process for the integral
Christian formation of Jesus’ disciples
today
Evangelization - Preaching the Good News
to humanity
Three Levels of Religious Education
1. Information—imparting basic
information about Christian/Catholic
Faith
2. Formation—the level of emotion or
value; corresponds to the trusting and
doing dimensions of faith which involves
the heart and hands
3. Transformation—the level of personal
contact with Jesus that leads to
conversion
The CICM-RP Province’s Vision and Mission of
Education
1. CICM and Religious Education
Catechesis or Religious Education
 An essential part of the CICM missionary
activity
 An important concern of all CICM
missionaries in the Philippines since their
first arrival on November 2, 1907
 Bishop Constant Jurgens, CICM
 One of the first nine CICM missionaries in
the country who wrote the “Katecismo ti
Doctrina Kristiana” which was published
in 1916
Fr. Joseph Tahon, CICM (in Manila)
 He wrote “The First Instruction of Children
and Beginners”
Fr. Gaston Declercq, CICM (in Bauko,
Mountain Province)
 He wrote a pre-war textbook for the
training of Catechists
*The Education apostolate has always been
considered by CICM as special means of
accomplishing its mission
Education
 Is a means of proclaiming the Good
News of Jesus and of forming Christian
communities especially among the
youth
The Six CICM Schools in the Philippines
 Saint Louis University, Baguio City (1911)
 Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya (1928)
 Saint Louis College, San Fernando City,
La Union (1964)
 University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao
City, Cagayan (1965)
 Saint Louis College, Mandaue City,
Cebu (1969)
 Maryhill School of Theology, New
Manila, Quezon City (1972)
 Vision and Mission of the CICM for its
Educational Institutions
VISION
 An integral human formation of
the youth who will become mature
Christians and active members of the
Church
MISSION
 To orient and direct programs
and activities toward the promotion of
human dignity and happiness which
lead to the development of the total
person who is able to take up his/her
responsibilities in the Church and in the
world
*Every CICM educational institution lives
up to the missionary identity of the CICM
Four Components of Christian Formation
1. Prayer and Liturgy
 In the life and ministry of Jesus, prayer
occupies a very essential part
 For us Christians, prayer is the awareness
of God’s presence in our life
 For St. Teresa of Avila, prayer is “an
intimate conversation with God who we
know loves us”
 It is through prayer that we too, can
grow in our personal relationship with
God
 In the CICM educational institutions,
prayer and liturgy, especially the
celebration of the Eucharist, are at the
heart of the life of the students and
employees (school community) as they
gather together to celebrate the
Eucharist, to express gratitude for God’s
bountiful blessings
2. Religious education
- Is geared towards the integral human
formation of the youth
- Is more than just giving “religious
information” or knowledge about
religion, but should lead every Christian
towards a personal and intimate
relationship with God
3. Social involvement
- Inspired by Fr. Theophile Verbist’s
concern for the neglected children, the
CICM schools pay special attention to
the marginalized and neglected sectors
of the community.
HOW?—Through the different
outreach programs and extension
services like:
o Values formation
o Basic education
o Functional literacy
o Community leadership formation
o Livelihood skills training
o Anti-poverty alleviation projects
o Cooperative development, et.al.
4. Vocation-Mission animation
- God invites us to give our generous and
loving response to His call
- We need to support the missionary work
of the whole Church in general and of
the CICM missionary projects in
particular
CICM Hymn - ONE HEART, ONE SOUL
One of heart and one of soul
Through seas and storms we will go
Through long days and darkened nights
Still our hearts will glow
Sweet is the burden, lighten is our care
When love in us and our joy we all share
Life is one with the Lord
By our side He will go
In our mind and in our hearts
So the world will know
Let our voices cry in exaltation
When love in us and our joy we all share
  CICM SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES-
CICM PIONEERS IN THE PHILIPPINES,pp.16-33 RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL
 “to be good missionaries, we have to go  NUMBER OF CICM MISSIONARIES WERE
where we are most needed.” (CICM IMPRISONED IN CONCENTRATION
Vocation Principle) CAMPS
THE PRIMARY MISSIONARY TASK OF THE  SOME WERE KILLED AND OTHERS ARE
CHURCH IS TO GIVE THE GOSPEL A VOICE MISSING
IN THE LIFE EXPERIENCES OF ALL THE PEOPLE -  CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS BUILT BY
P.16 MISSIONARIES AND THEIR BENEFACTORS
 FEB.14,1906 WERE DESTROYED AND RAZED TO THE
 MSGR.AMBROSIUS AGIUS,PAPAL GROUND.
DELIGATE TO THE CICM PHIL.DURING  P.18
THE TIME OF POPE LEO XIII, WROTE 50 YEARS AFTER THEIR HISTORIC ARRIVAL OF
REV.FR.ADOLF VAN HECKE,CICM THE CICM IN THE PHIL.
SUPERIOR GENERAL TO SEND  THEIR MISSION APOSTOLATES
MISSIONARIES TO THE PHIL. SIGNIFICANTLY GREW TO INCLUDE 60
 TO AREST THE GROWING SHORTAGE MISSION STATIONS
OF PRIEST  P.18
 DUE: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CICM IN THE PHIL.
TURMOIL IS SIGNIFICANT
THE 1 CICM MISSIONARIES
ST  IN OUR ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE
 “ONE HEART AND ONE SOUL,WE CICM IDENTITY.
WITNESS TO THE FATHER’S WILL THAT  DEFINES THE CHARACTER AND
ALL MEN AND WOMEN BE BROTHERS MISSION-VISSION OF THE CICM.
AND SISTERS IN CHRIST. WE ARE A SIGN  A MEMBERS OF A CATHOLIC
OF SOLIDARITY AMONG THE INSTITUTION WE ARE MANDATED TO
PARTICULAR CHURCHES IN THEIR PREACH THE GOSPEL IN THE DAY TO
UNIVERSAL MISSION.” DAY SITUATIONS OF OUR LIVES
CICM 1ST CARAVAN OF NINE MISSIONARIES TO
THE PHIL.NOV.2,1907 BREAK OR BOUNCE?
1. JULES SEPULCHRE UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH AND WHY IS
2. ALBERT DEREUME IT IMPORTANT
3. CHRISTIAN HULSBOSCH FEATURED ARTICLE
4. SERAPHIN DEVESSE  KERYGMA
5. HENRI VERBEECK  PP.27-32
6. CONSTANT JURGENS DEPRESSION
7. OCTAAF VANDEWALLE  HUMAN EMOTION GONE WRONG
8. PIETER DIERICKX  SADNESS—PROLONGED
9. FLORIMOND CARLU  EMOTIONS IN A GIVEN SITUATIONS
 P.29
*FROM MANILA THE MISSIONARIES WENT TO SITUATONS
THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNMENTS,THEY ARE AFFECTS:
DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS  PHYSICAL
 CERVANTES,ILOCOS SUR  BEHAVIOR
 BENGUET WITH BAGUIO AS A MISSION  COGNITIVE
CENTER  EMOTION/AFFECTIVE
 ENGAGED IN MAINLY OPENING  P.30
SCHOOLS AND BUILDING CHURCHES IN CAUSES
KEY AREAS  PERSON’S BIOLOGY
 PROMOTING TRADE AND LIVELIHOOD  PSYCHOLOGY
AMONG THE LOCALS FOR THE  SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITIES’ ECONOMIC WELLBEING  P.30
APRIL 9 ,1909 SOLUTIONS
 CICM PHIL.PROVINCE WAS ESTABLISHED  EXERCISE----SENSE OF POSITIVITY AND
WITH “HOME SWEET HOME” IN BAGUIO ACCOMPLISHMENT
BENGUET AS THE PROVINCIAL HOUSE - ENDOMORPHINS: THE CHEMICAL THAT
 FR. HENRI RAYMAKERS—1ST PROVINCIAL MAKES YOU FEEL LESS PAIN AND
SUPERIOR (1909-1915) MAKES YOU FEEEL GOOD
WWII World War II - DIET---NO TO JUNK FOOD
 - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

LIGHT IN THE DARK - P.33

INTO THE DARKNESS
- TO MUCH SELF PITY
- NO SENSE OF DIRECTIONS
- NO GOALS
- LOOSE CONTROL
EFFECTS:
 CRAB MENTALITY
 SELF HARM
 SELF DENIAL
 P.33
SOLUTIONS - P.33
- FAMILY
- PEER GROUP
- TEACHERS
- SOMEBODY TO TALK WITH
- PROFESSIONAL HELP: PSYCHIATRIST
- COUNSELING
- HELP YOUR SELF TO RECOVER