Christian Faith Education 101

Christian Faith Education 101:
God Journeys
with His People
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a subject required for all first year college students as their first
Christian Formation Education course in the CICM tertiary school. The course leads
the students to learn and appreciate the initiative of God as encountered in human
history just to bring back people to the right path and to guide them not to commit
the same mistakes done by their fore-fathers. This course will discuss the different
ways on how God Journeys with His people starting with the calling of Abraham
and the prophets, the peak of His revelation through His Son Jesus Christ and His
vision of the Kingdom, and His continuing guidance to the people through the Holy
Spirit who is present in the Church and her celebrations. With this framework, the
first part of the course will present a brief discussion about the Sacred Scriptures,
its formation and compilation as the so called Bible which is the primary record of
this God’s journey with His people, and the methods of bringing out its message.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
1. Portfolio - journey with God (storybook, photo album)

2. Retreat or Recollection
3. Mass attendance/Church Service
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
A portfolio is a performance task that is non-negotiable which the
students need to fulfill. It is a story book or photo album with description of the
student’s encounter with God as he/she journeys with Him through the CFE
discussions. Included in the portfolio is the compilation of reflections. A day of
reflection, prayer and discernment is required to students to deepen their
encounter with God through a recollection or retreat. Equally important are
the students’ active participation on the day of the Lord in their particular
churches thus, mass/church service attendance is required.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
At the outset of creation, God’s desire to share His love, His
goodness and His wisdom. The creation is a living testimony of this
love and goodness. In creation, the human being holds a special
place. God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness” (Gen. 1:26). God even gives the human being a share in
His own creativity: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and
subdue it” (Gen. 1:28). Lumen Gentium reiterates God’s goodness
as follows:
The eternal Father, in accordance with the utterly gratuitous and
mysterious design of his wisdom and goodness, created the whole universe, and
chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life; when they had fallen in
Adam, He did not abandon them, but at all times held out to the means of
salvation, bestowed in consideration of Christ, the Redeemer, who is the image
of the invisible God, the first born of every creature. (1 #2) When the work
which the Father gave the Son to do one earth was accomplished the Holy Spirit
was sent on the day of Pentecost in order that he might continually sanctify the
Church, and that consequently, those who believe might have access through
Jesus Christ in one Spirit to the Father. (4)
Through God’s initiative, a covenant was forged between Him and

the human persons. God remained faithful to his promise to be the God of his
people despite the infidelities of the humankind. God’s faithfulness in the
covenant is seen as He journeys with his people throughout history. In this
course, the students will reaffirm their commitment to the covenant God had
made with them in baptism as they rediscover the greatness of God’s love.
ORIENTATION
The class orientation will situate the students on the expectations they
are to undertake in the course including the requirements they need to
accomplish. By discussing the CICM-Philippines School Network vision-mission,
the students will better understand what the school wants to develop in them
and their responsibilities as students while under formation. The performance
standard will be discussed by the teacher. In order for the students to be
acquainted with the course, the course outline will be discussed.
ORIENTATION
i. Class Orientation
ii. CICM-Philippines School Network: Vision and Mission
VISION (PSN)
The CICM-Philippines school network is a vibrant

community of catholic educational institutions drawn into
communion by Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom of God,
dedicated to the integral formation of persons
exemplifying Missio et excellentia.
MISSION STATEMENTS
As a community of Catholic educational institutions, we commit to:
1. joyfully animate and gratefully care for one another as a pioneering,
innovative, transformative and collaborative community inspired by Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
2. work together in the good and beautiful mission of evangelization, as
moved by the charism of Fr. Theoplile Verbist, especially in frontier situations
and the CICM advocacies
3. nurture life-faith integrated persons, compassionate missioners, globally
enterprising leaders, socially engaged professionals and ethically committed
stewards.
MISSION STATEMENTS
Objectives (CICM-RP General Education Apostolate)

1. To carry out the mission of the evangelization to bring about the
Christian understanding, appreciation and practice of faith in
God, human relationships, moral values, and life-long diiimensions
of culture and society.
MISSION STATEMENTS
2. To form a vibrant Catholic educational community of administrators,
teachers, personnel, students and other stakeholders with dignity and
integrity as a witness to God’s kingdom through
M-Meaningful Liturgical Celebration (Faith Celebration)
A-Active social involvement (Faith Action)
R-Relevant Religious Education (Faith formation)
I-Intensive Mission and Vocation animation (Faith Response)
A-animating Organization (Faith community)
MISSION STATEMENTS
3. To animate our educators in the mission of the Church and CICM mission in
education as essential component in sustaining professional excellence, thus
realizing their teaching professionals a sacred call in the service of god and
His people
4. To create relevant and innovative educational programs that will transform
learners as impelled by passion for mission and academic excellence to
become responsible citizens, competent professionals and Christian leaders.
MISSION STATEMENTS
5. To positively engage with the society in the generation of
knowledge, enrichment of skills and nourishment of attitude
enlightened by the Christian faith and Catholic teachings
through instruction, research and community involvement.
6. To serve as a dynamic base for the CICM Philippine
Province to promote missionary vocations and to
participate in the missionary ministry of the local Church
and the universal Church.
MISSION STATEMENTS
7. To be committed to the promotion of life among the
people of God, preferentially with the poor,
disadvantaged and marginalized, through the CICM
advocacies of multi-ethnicity, justice, peace, care for the
environment, wider access to quality education, other
community services.
MISSION STATEMENTS
iii. School’s Vision – Mission

iiii. Introduction to the Course
INTRODUCTION TO THE SACRED SCRIPTURES
God’s various ways of revealing himself including the people’s
responses were recorded and compiled to what we know today as
Sacred Scriptures. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the writers
were so inspired that what they wrote though human words became the
Words of God. Thus, we can say that through the Sacred Scriptures, God
is revealing his intentions, his will and his love to us. This makes the
Sacred Scriptures the foundation for how we live and what we believe.
“The interpretation of sacred Scripture requires full participation on the
part of the exegetes in the life and of the believing community of their
own time.” (DV 29)
This brief discussion of the bible and its

formation will remind the students that the
Sacred Scriptures is the authoritative source of
their knowledge of God as He journeys with
Israelites and now journeying with them.
Context: Clay making/molding
Instructions:
1. Students will bring their own clay.
2. Out of the clay, the students will create any object that will
symbolize their journey in life.
3. Students will describe the meaning of their created object and
what inspired them to do it.
In this activity, the students will be guided to understand that a created
object is made because a person is inspired to create such things. The books
of the Bible were inspired writings. Let us look into what the First Letter of
Inspired word: 2 Tim 3:16-17 (Mt. 19-20; Mt. 12:1-5)

16All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for
refutation,
for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17so that one who belongs to God may be competent,
equipped for every good work.
Inspired word: 2 Tim 3:16-17
In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, Paul instructs Timothy to be steadfast to what he
has been taught and to scripture. The scriptures are the source of wisdom, i.e.,
of belief in and loving fulfillment of God’s word revealed in Christ, through
whom salvation is given.
All scripture is inspired by God. God is its principal author, with the
writer as the human collaborator. Thus the scriptures are the word of God in
human language. The books of the Bible are useful for teaching because as
God’s word, the scriptures share His divine authority. It is exercised through
those who are ministers of the word.
Church Teaching
1. Biblical Inspiration
According to Dei Verbum (Chapter 3, 11), those divinely revealed
realities which are contained and presented in Sacred Scripture have been
committed to writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. For holy mother
Church, relying on the belief of the Apostles, holds that the books of both the
Old and New Testaments in their entirety, with all their parts, are sacred and
canonical because written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have
God as their author and have been handed on as such to the Church
herself.(1) In composing the sacred books, God chose men and while
employed by Him (2) they made use of their powers and abilities, so that with
Him acting in them and through them, (3) they, as true authors, consigned to
writing everything and only those things which He wanted. (4)
Therefore, since everything asserted by the inspired authors or

sacred writers must be held to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, it
follows that the books of Scripture must be acknowledged as
teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God
wanted put into sacred writings (5) for the sake of salvation.
Therefore "all Scripture is divinely inspired and has its use for
teaching the truth and refuting error, for reformation of manners and
discipline in right living, so that the man who belongs to God may be
efficient and equipped for good work of every kind".
Biblical inspiration means that the sacred and canonical books of the
Old and New Testaments, whole and entire, were written under the
inspiration of the Holy spirit, so that we can call God their “author”
and the Bible “the Word of God”. God chose certain human
authors, who as true authors made full use of their human powers
and faculties, yet were so guided by the Holy spirit who so
enlightened their minds and move their wills, that they put into
writing what God wanted written (CFC 85).
2. Canon of the Bible

The Greek kanon means primarily a reed, or
measuring-rod; by a natural figure it was employed
by ancient writers to denote a rule or standard. Thus
Vat. II stipulates the canon of the bible as follows:
"Those divinely revealed realities which are contained and presented in Sacred
Scripture have been committed to writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
For holy mother Church, relying on the belief of the Apostles (see John 20:31; 2
Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-20, 3:15-16), holds that the books of both the Old and
New Testaments in their entirety, with all their parts, are sacred and canonical
because written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their
author and have been handed on as such to the Church herself. In composing the
sacred books, God chose men and while employed by Him they made use of their
powers and abilities, so that with Him acting in them and through them, they, as
true authors, consigned to writing everything and only those things which He
wanted". (Dei Verbum, 11)
Furthermore, the Catechism for Filipino Catholics reiterates the canon of the
Scriptures as it says:
“The canon of Scripture is divided into the books written before Jesus’ life (the
Old Testament) and those written after (the New Testament). Guided by the
Holy Spirit, the Church determined the inspired and normative New Testament
books in terms of their apostolic origin, coherence with the essential Gospel
message, and constant use in the Church’ liturgy. After a long development, the
Church finally accepted as inspred, sacred, and canonical, the 46 books of the
Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament that we find in our
Catholic bible” (88)
3. Interpretation of the biblical text

To answer the problem on how to faithfully
and accurately interpret the sacred Scriptures,
the Filipino Catholic is clear through church’s
documents as follows:
“The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the word of

God has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the
Church alone “ (DV 10). At least four factors play significant
part in interpreting Scripture: (1) the inspired human author’s
intention; (2) the text itself (3) the reader of the text; and (4)
the common horizon connecting the original community
context of the text with our community reading today. (CFC
92-96)
There are two approaches of interpreting the sacred

scriptures, the exegesis and the eisegesis.
Exegesis is the exposition or explanation of a text

based on a careful, objective analysis. The
word exegesis literally means “to lead out of.” That means
that the interpreter is led to his conclusions by following the
text.
"Exegesis...is an act of love. It means loving the one who

speaks the words enough to want to get the words right.
It is respecting the words enough to use every means we
have to get the words right. Exegesis is loving God
enough to stop and listen carefully."
-- Eugene Peterson, in *Theology Today*, April 1999,
p.10
Eisegesis is the interpretation of a passage based on

a subjective, non-analytical reading. The
word eisegesis literally means “to lead into,” which
means the interpreter injects his own ideas into the
text, making it mean whatever he wants.
(http://www.biblestudy.org/beginner/definition-of-christian-terms/exegesis.html accessed 6/27/18)
Missionary Response
The books of the Bible are inspired writings. They contain God’s word expressed in
human language. The books provide us instructions and insights on right living. As hearers
of the Word of God, we are strongly encouraged to:
1. read prayerfully the Bible and reflect on the messages of the Bible in our lives
2. practice the values gained from reading the Bible by dealing with our families and
schoolmates honestly and humbly
3. share the Word of God by giving bookmarks with inspiring messages of the Bible to
our family, friends, and schoolmates.
CHAPTER I.
GOD, THE FATHER JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE
Introduction:
This chapter will discuss the encounter of people with God as
He continues to journey with them. The Hebrew Bible, also
known as Mikra (“what is read”) or TaNaKh, an acronym
referring to the traditional Jewish division of the Bible
into Torah (Teaching), Nevi’im (Prophets),
and Ketuvim (Writings), is the founding document of the
people of Israel, describing its origins, history and visions of
a just society.
CHAPTER I.
Five Books of Moses, retells the story of how the family

of Abraham and Sarah became the people of Israel, and how they came
back from exile in Egypt, under the leadership of Moses, to the border of the
land of Israel, on the way stopping at Mount Sinai for the revelation of what
are known as the Ten Commandments. The Torah includes both the narrative of
the formation of the people of Israel and the laws defining the covenant that
binds the people to God. Nevi’im (Prophets) presents Israel’s history as a
nation on its land. The Israelites conquer and settle; they are beset by local
enemies and eventually by imperial powers. Political and prophetic leaders
vie for hearts; the supporters of God‘s covenant do battle against the
paganism of neighboring groups and among the Israelites themselves.
CHAPTER I.
A kingdom, a capital, and a Temple are built and eventually
destroyed. At the end of Nevi’im, prophets who experienced the
exile teach a renewed monotheism to a chastened Israel.
Ketuvim, means simply “Writings”, which hardly does justice to the
variety of religious expression found there. There is poetry —
of Temple ritual, private prayer, wisdom, national tragedy,
even love. There is philosophical exploration–of the wisest path in
life, of God’s goodness and justice. There are historical retellings
and short stories.
CHAPTER I.
God, the Father journeys with his people in these three Jewish
division. In the Torah, the story of Abraham, Moses, exodus (Red sea
experience and the covenant at Mt. Sinai) and how God journeyed with
them are the highlights. The Nivi’im highlights God’s call to the prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Amos and Jonah and their response and
struggle to God’s call are the highlights. This includes how God
journeyed with them in their mission until they succeed. In the ketuvim or
writings, the books on focus are the books of Job, Ecclesiastes, Wisdom
and Psalms. These books present how God remain faithful to His
covenant and how He accompanied His people as they journey through
life.
LESSON 1:
GOD, THE FATHER JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THE TORAH
Context: Activity: Trust fall

Instruction: The student will stand on an elevated area where he/she
be instructed to fall while his/her classmates standby to catch
him/her below. This will test the trust level of the student.
The activity will allow the students to entrust themselves to their classmates
like Abraham, Moses and the Israelites who trusted God as they journey
through life.
LESSON 1:
Inspired Word:
Abraham: Gen. 12:1-3(Call of Abraham);
Gen. 15:1-18(God’s covenant with Abraham)
Gen. 22:1-140 (the sacrifice of Isaac)
In order to gather together scattered humanity God calls Abram from

his country, his kindred and his father’s house, and makes him Abraham, that
is, “father of a multitude of nations.” The people descended from Abraham
would be the trustee of the promise made to the patriarchs, the chosen
people, called to prepare for that day when God will gather all his children
into unity of the Church. They would be the root onto which the gentiles would
LESSON 1:
Moses: Exodus 3
God calls Moses at the time when Moses has chosen the
paths of a father and a shepherd of sheep. He does in the desert
where Moses apparently isolated himself from the misfortunes of
his people and day by day wastes the opportunity of helping his
people. The task was tough but Moses through his trust and faith
in God fulfilled his mission with God always on his side as
evidenced by his constant dialogue with God
LESSON 1:
Exodus Ex. 14:10-28, 20:1-17
On the very night on which they have sacrificed the Passover Lamb, the
Hebrews depart. The Egyptians pursue and overtake them when they
were reaching the marshes along the Red sea. Here will take place the
most prominent event in sacred history before Jesus comes. God opens
the way for his people and saves them., while their enemies drown in the
sea.
The liberation of Israel remains as a model for all those who, after
Moses, have struggled to uplift their brothers and make them free men
in a more just world.
LESSON 1:
The biblical passages presented here are the stories

of Abraham, Moses and the two foundational event in
the Old Testament. These passages relate how God
journeyed with his people and how the people
responded and cooperated with God.
LESSON 1:
Church Teaching:
God journeys with his people in the story of Abraham, Moses and the
foundational event of Exodus (flight from Egypt and Sinai Covenant). This
journey is affirmed in the Catechism for Filipino Catholic as follows:
LESSON 1:
The Old Testament presents the inspired story of God forming his own
people by establishing a special relationship with them. This covenant
was a call to fuller life and salvation. First, God called Abraham out
of his homeland and promised him: “I will make you a great nation
and I will bless you” (Gen. 12:1-2) Through Abraham, God promised:
“all nations on earth shall find blessing-all this because you obeyed my
command” (Gen. 22:18) Thus God showed himself to be personal
God, eager to endow his people with land, material possessions and
countless descendants.
LESSON 1:
The call of Moses gives an even sharper picture of God as liberating

his people. Out of the burning bush the Lord said: “I have heard the
affliction of my people in Egypt and heard their cry of complaint
against their slave drivers…come now, I will send you to Pharaoh to
lead my people out of Egypt”. (ex. 3:7-10) God showed himself
“Father” to the Israelites by choosing them “to be a people peculiarly
his own”. This was not because they were the largest of all nations, but
solely because he “set His heart” on them and love them. (CFC 277-
278)
LESSON 1:
Furthermore, the same document reiterates God’s journey with us His people
and remained faithful to that promise despite our infidelities. It stipulates:
“The God of the covenant brought salvation to his people by his active presence.
When infidelities weakened this presence, God promised a new presence in a
New Covenant, fashioned by a promised saviour. As Christians we enter this
New Paschal covenant made in Christ through our baptism. But unfortunately,
like the Israelites of old, the covenant of God’s promise of life is often forgotten
or taken for granted, and our covenant response to our Baptismal Promises only
rarely recalled.
LESSON 1:
Missionary Response:
Like Abraham and Moses who trusted God in faith unconditionally,
we are called to entrust yourselves to God, believing His goodness and
obey His command. We can do this through
a. obedience and cooperation to the people involved in our
formation foremost your parents, your teachers and guardians (land
lords/ladies).
b. following the rules and policies of the school and our boarding
houses
c. show our gratitude to our parents by finishing our courses on time
and our teachers by doing our requirements honestly and on time.
LESSON 2:
GOD, THE FATHER JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THE NEVI’IM (PROPHETS)
Context: Charade Relay

Instruction: Make a list of 10 bible stories. Divide the class into 3 groups
who will work as team. The game begins with each team sending
one person to you. Show them the story and each representative will
act the story silently in front of their team. As long as someone
guesses the story the representative returns to you and get another
story. If the team cannot guess, other teams will steal. The team who
guesses the most wins the game.
The game allows the students to work together while learning from one other.
The game will sort of teach the students of the bible story that they do not know.
LESSON 1:
Inspired Word: Isaiah 6: 1–13 (Isaiah’s call) 49: 8-18
On that day, in the year 740, Isaiah is in the temple in spirit. In the
innermost room, where the Ark is kept, there is only the divine presence:
Yahweh seated as king, the train of his cloak filling the anteroom, as if to
express the overflow of holiness and the power of god over the holy place
and the city of Jerusalem.
During this brief moment Isaiah encounters God in an intimate, authentic way,
and this encounter will mark him for his entire life. This cannot be expressed,
nor can he try to describe Yahweh who communicated with him I a spiritual
way.
LESSON 2:
Jeremiah 1:1-19
“I put my words in your mouth…” Jeremiah is made a prophet: from now
on he will proclaim the word of God.
“To all those I send you, you will go…”From now Jeremiah will be guided
by the power of the spirit; he obey, whatever the risks and in spite of the
resistance of his timid nature.
LESSON 2:
Hosea 1:1-3; 11: 8-11
Hosea lived and prophesied during the difficult years of the
Northern kingdom of Israel up to its capture by the Assyrians 722 B.C.
This time was characterized by violent coups, great disturbances,
warfare, and loss of life. What is emphasize in the book of Hosea is
that God’s judgements are redemptive. Even in punishment, God’s
purpose is not to destroy but to save. God’s love is greater and deeper
than man’s infidelity. In trying to bring this home to the people, Hoses
uses not only the image of father and children but also that of husband
and wife.
LESSON 2:
Amos 7:10-17; 5:4-6, 9:11-15

Notice the boldness of Amos’ action. He went to
preach in the national temple though he has no itile or
priest’s permission and he began to denounce the false
order which allows the accumulation of so much private
wealth. Amos was not a prophet but a lay person to whom
God entrusted a mission when he calls him personally.
LESSON 2:
Jonah 1-2
Jonah refuses to obey the call from the Lord; perhaps because he
does not feel responsible for the salvation of the hated Ninevites. Jonah
delights in thinking about the punishment that God is going to inflict on
the pagans of Nineveh.
Jonah represents those believers who, although they know god, have
a petty and resentful and who lie about the good done by men without
religion because they are afraid that people might make comparison
unfavorable to Christians.
LESSON 2:
The passages presented here are stories of the call,

struggles and successes of the prophets while doing the mission
entrusted to them. The stories will remind us that when God calls
and sends His prophet or anybody to their mission, He
accompanies and work with them in his enduring presence until
the task or mission is done.
LESSON 2:
Church Teaching:
The prophets were men called by God to speak His word to the people,
interpreting their present situation in the sight of God and telling them what He
would do with them. Most of all the prophets called the people back to the
covenant. For despite God’s constant fidelity, Israel’s history is a series of
infidelities. After the first stage of God’s saving acts in liberating His people
from their slavery in Egypt, a second stage concerns their deliverance
proclaimed by the prophets, both before and after the exile, if only they
would turn back to the Lord. The prophetic message proclaimed by the
prophets is of conversion, hope and fidelity to the Lord. (CFC 428)
LESSON 2:
The prophets spoke of God’s call to conversion and promise of hope.

The people’s conversion is not just self-made but rather coming for their
saving God. God makes himself the firm foundation for the hope held out to
the people by the prophets. This prophetic hope is understood in 5 ways as
follows: (a) Prophetic hope is grounded on the memory of God’s great saving
acts in the past, (b) it looked essentially to the future, (c) in freeing us from the
guilt of sin, the prophet’s promise of God’s forgiveness brings comfort, (d) it
sketches a new life that drives out resignation and despair and finally (e)
prophetic hope burst out of all narrow pragmatic, utilitarian views by offering
a vision of the future that only god can create. (CFC 437-439)
LESSON 2:
God remains faithful and does not abandon the people He called to
participate in his work. The task may be difficult but if we remain working
with the Lord, the task is easier. As the prophets did their task with Lord as
their companion so we are also sent to do a mission. We can do these through
the following:
1. accompany and befriend a classmate who is hard-up in adjusting to
college life.
2. remind gently a sibling who always forget his/her responsibility in
his/her studies
PRELMINARY EXAMINATION
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LESSON 3:
GOD, THE FATHER JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THE KETUVIM (WRITINGS)
Context: Reflection: “Footprints in the Sand”

Instruction: Think of good or bad experiences as you watch or recite
the poem. Identify those events in your life where you encounter God
carrying or assuring you of his love. Write a short reflection about it
then choose a partner and share your reflection.
The activity will allow the students to recognize God’s accompaniment in
their lives thus, making their relationship with the Lord more intimate and
alive. us assuring us his love.
LESSON 3:
Inspired Word:
Job 1:1-5; 2:7-10; 42: 10-17
Job lives in a foreign pagan land in ancient times. His
position is enviable: he is a leader of the nomads,
somewhat like Abraham and he lacks nothing.
In the last paragraph (42:0-17) the conclusion of the
popular story of the holy man Job. Since he preserved
his trust, it was rewarded by the by the just God.
LESSON 3:
Ecclesiates 3:1-17
Ecclesiastes looks at all the aspects of the
human condition, one after the other, beginning
from the surest: death. Death destroys all illusions of
man who tries to forget the lack of meaning in his life.
LESSON 3:
Wisdom 10:1-21
The wisdom of God is at work in world history. When an event takes place,
we do not usually, judge its global value: it is history which enables us to
appreciate it. When we look at the history of people, like the Israelites, we
that god had a plan which develop step by step, even though the people were
free. Many elements were involved in the realization of God’s plan: sin,
punishment, penance and forgiveness.
God’s love for his people reveals itself in the very forces of nature
That serve to punish the Egyptians and o save the Hebrews. This can be a
lesson concerning the forces ruling our world today. Organization, speed,
science, technology, emancipation: all these are instrumental in the liberation of
man if used with wisdom.
LESSON 3:
Psalms 23
This genre shows a deep trust in God who journeys

with His faithful servant. The psalmist expresses his
great trust in the Lord that the Lord provides and the
Lord protects like how a shepherd brings his sheep to
the green pastures and to the refreshing waters
despite the scorch of the sun
LESSON 3:
The biblical passages about Job, Wisdom,

Ecclesiastes and psalms describe how God remains
present in any encounter the people of God
experience. In the midst of all these encounters,
the faithful people of God are assured of God’s
presence and company in their endeavour.
LESSON 3:
Church Teaching:
Ketuvim, the name of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible),
means simply “Writings”, presents the discernment needed to day-to-
day living.
LESSON 3:
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics teaches the following when it says:
The psalms and the wisdom literature present how the faithful can discern the
presence of God in their daily lives. Job responds by not only looking back to the confident
experience of God’s saving presence in the past. He also looks forward to divine
inscrutabili” the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away” (Jb 1:21). Some advice
“liberates” by exposing evils that enslaves. “There are six things that the Lord hates:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heat that plots wicked
schemes, feet that runs swiftly to evil, the false witness that utters lies, and he who sows
discord among brothers’ (Prv. 6:16-19). Job’s question is answer by the vital interaction of
life-experience and Lord-experience. The best human knowledge of salvation is discerning
obedience to the Lord.
LESSON 3:
The Psalms present another dimension of salvation. Characteristic of the

psalms is their direct address to god, expressing deep faith and trust in the Lord.
Psalms of praise express thanksgiving for the saving acts of God, with a plea of His
continued care. Psalms of lament speaks of the deliverance of God works for His
people. Both manifest the sharp conviction that exist and live only as participating in
a community and in direct relationship with God. Salvation comes to us from god to
us as community members, not as self-made liberators. The final salvific message of
the Psalms, then, is summed up by two notions: total commitment to the mystery of
God’s nearness and concrete daily obedience to His Torah, His Commandments. A
god so near and a Torah so righteous are the grounds for the promised salvation.
(441-449)
LESSON 3:
As God journeyed with the people of God promising salvation through
his continued presence, he also journeys with us in our day to day
undertakings. We take assurance of His accompaniment in the wisdom
of the wise. Our journey with God becomes enjoyable, easier despite
adversaries like Job if we need to recognize that all blessings and
goodness comes from God and that difficulties can be overcome come
if we entrust ourselves to God. To be guided to live a life of blessing,
we need to pray like the Psalmist do, trust in God’s timing and listen to
the wisdom of the wise. These can be done by developing a habit of
prayer and constant participation in the Eucharist.
CHAPTER II.
GOD, THE SON (JESUS) JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE
This chapter deals with the journey of God, the Son with his
people, Jesus- the fullness of God’s revelation. The analogy of Jesus,
the new Adam who saved human race through his death and
resurrection thereby making right what was destroyed by the first
Adam will be discussed. Jesus as the fullness of God’s revelation
(and used in the context of Story-Jesus as the New Adam). Mary’s
total yes to God exemplified her great faith and trust in God
brought the Saviour Jesus. Jesus’ public ministry further manifests his
presence in the life of his disciples throughout his life.
LESSON 1: MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS
Context: Prayer reflection: The Angelus
Instruction: 1. After praying the Angelus, Reflect on the prayer
2. What is the prayer all about?
3. what insight did you get from the prayer?
4. What realization did arrive at?
The prayer reflection will lead the student to understand deeper the
meaning of the payer being aired in the campus at noon time. It will further
encourage the students to pray along invite their fellow students to do
thesame.
Inspired Word: Luke 1:26-38
the savior is expected and welcomed by a mother: a young girl freely
and knowingly accepts her role as servant of the Lord and become the
mother of God.
“The power of the Most High…” By using this image the Gospel conveys
that Mary becomes God’s dwelling place, through whom he works out his
mysteries.
God does not usually communicate with his great sainta and prophets
through visions. Everything occurs in an intimate encounter from person to
person. God engraves his words in the depths of the mind, and his grace so
enables the a holy spirit of his servants that they give the total response
which god expects.
Church Teaching:
The Blessed Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of
faith. By faith Mary welcome the tiding and promise brought by the Angel
Gabriel, believing that “with God nothing will be impossible” and so giving
her assent: “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me
according to your word”. It is because of this faith that all generations have
called Mary blessed. (CCC148)
Mary perfectly exemplified the common definitions of faith as “full
submission of the intellect and the will” and the “obedience of faith”. (CFC
156)
Mary was not only the first to be evangelized, to receive the good
news, she is also the first evangelizer. (PCP II 2)
In the words of the New National Catechetical directory for the
Philippines (NNCDP), Mary’s response of faith, as can be glimpsed from
Scriptures, is a picture of a complete integration of that “perfect
cooperation with the grace of God that precedes and assists” and that
perfect openness to the action of the Spirit, who constantly brings faith to
completion his gifts. In living her fiat, her total yes to God, in all the realities
of ordinary, daily living; in family crisis; in moment of uncertainties and
inability to understand; and in times of distress, worry, anguish and
suffering, Mary becomes in a personal way, the “exemplar of faith” for the
Filipinos. She is not only the icon of the fulfilment their prayers and hopes
but also the mother who identifies with them, understands their problems,
and cares for them. (204)
Like Mary, the model of faith, we emulate her simplicity, humility and great faith so that we
can entrust ourselves to the Lord as she did. We can do this by being contented with what we have
and do not demand much from your parents. We can also make our faith grow and bear fruit.
1. To deepen our understand of Christ’s message, we need to read our bibles and listen to the
homilies during the mass
2. to grow in faith, we need to love and this love should be translated to charity. this charity
need not to be grand but start in our homes. While at home we can do our share in the day-
today chores in order to ease our parents. In school, take care of the property of the school like
your own.
3. Just as our body needs nourishment of grow and be healthy, we need to nourish our faith
life. Take time to visit the chapel and pray but more importantly participate in the celebration
of the sacraments most especially the Holy Eucharist.
LESSON 2. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Context:
Activity: “Stop, look and observe”
Upon entering the school this morning what signage did you see? What does
it remind you of? Why are you reminded of it? Or
Your favourite singer is coming to your school and you are assigned to
introduce him/her in the welcome program? How will you do it?
The activity reminds the students to be observant in his/her surroundings. This
will make the students aware of the importance of the signage posted in the
school campus.
Inspired Word: John 1: 19-34

John the Baptist presents Jesus as the Lamb Jews of God. In the
language of the word lamb can mean both the servant and the lamb. Jesus
is the servant of god announced by the prophets, who was to sacrifice
himself for his bothers and sisters. He is also the true Lamb that replaces the
Paschal Lamb.
In history, Jesus appears after John, but being the Word of God, he
existed before all creatures. He also goes ahead of all including John the
Baptist.
Church Teaching:
John’s sole purpose is to prepare the people to receive the “One more
powerful than I” (Mt. 3:11). This powerful one will not only announce but
make present the kingdom of heaven. The message of John announces a
new intervention of God in the history of the people. It invites the Israelites
to accept the prophetic manifestation of God’s will.
The catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of John the Baptist as
the Lord’s immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare His
way. Prophet of the Most High, John surpasses all the prophets, of
whom he is the last. He inaugurates the Gospel, already from his
mother’s womb, welcomes the coming of Christ, and rejoices in
being the “friend of the bridegroom”, whom he points out as the
“Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world”. Going
before Jesus “in the spirit and power of Elijah”, John bears witness
to Christ in his preaching, by his Baptism of conversion, and through
his martyrdom. (523)
When the church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she
makes present this ancient expectancy of the messiah, for by
sharing in the long preparation for the saviour’s first coming, the
faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By
celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom, the Church
unites herself to his desire: “He must increase, but I must
decrease” (Lk 1:17). (524)
John the Baptist was a man of humility and man of courage. He leads people to
the true light, Jesus Christ. We can be witnesses God like John the Baptist and
introduce Jesus to people as he did through the following
1. our willingness to listen to others and accept their opinions instead of
insisting our opinion
2. appreciating our God-given talents and use them in the service of
others
3. correcting a friend in the bad things he/she does even if it breeds
animosity
4. follow the example of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the firs first Filipino martyr, to
stand firm for our faith when indoctrinated by other faith.
5. encourage our friends to go to Jesus through our good prayer life
LESSON 3: JESUS AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Context: “Standing Out”

Among the teachers you encountered since you started going to
school, who stand out? What made that teacher different from the rest
of the teachers you encountered?
The students are asked to recall the teachers they encountered in
their life as students. This will allow the students to recognize what
made their teacher differ from other teachers and how these teachers
did their roles as teachers and “in loco parentis” to them.
Inspired Word: Lk. 4: 31-44

This biblical passage talks about Jesus teaching and healing, driving evil
spirits after his temptation in the desert. All his teaching and healing are
directed to the fulfilment of the Kingdom of God. Jesus’ preaching,
healing and table fellowship are His continues presence in our midst as
we journey through life.
Church Teaching:
1. Jesus’ Preaching Ministry
Jesus is the greatest teacher and story teller. The Church document
describes Jesus’ preaching in the following words:
The teaching and preaching of Jesus is centered on the Kingdom of God’s dynamic
symbol of God’s active presence among His people. For Christ the kingdom was
grounded in the Old Testament hope for Yahweh’s presence. This hope is eschatological,
that is, something is already present but not yet fully. Without ever defining precisely
what the kingdom of God is Jesus uses it to embrace all blessings of salvation, a
salvation of God’s active presence within people’s daily life., liberating them from the
enslaving power of evil, for loving service of their fellowmen.
Christ’s typical method of communicating his word about the kingdom was
by telling stories, parables. In them he focused on the common life of his
listeners, and drew them into recognizing God’s presence therein. Jesus taught
the people that God was their Father, not in competition with them. That He was
not calling them out of their own humanity but rather making their own creative
efforts possible by his divine presence. Another characteristic of Jesus’
preaching was his peculiar use of “Amen”. While “Amen” was customary in
responding to anther’s assertion, Jesus used rather to introduce his message.
Jesus’ Amen expressed his unique blend of certainty, authority and power. (CFC
481-482)
2. Jesus’ Healing Ministry

Jesus healed out of compassion and concern for their wellbeing. He was
generous with His ministry, not holding back His power, not judging if
someone was “worthy” of healing, not trying to discern the reason the
person was seeking His healing powers.
We are called to this same relationship. One of love and trust. When we
pray we should always remember who it is we are addressing, the God of
power and might, of love and mercy. The God who desires each of us to be
in union with Him. The God who grants our prayer requests with His wisdom.
The catechism for Filipino Catholics

reiterates the meaning of Jesus’ healing
ministry which constantly called personal
faith and discipleship.
In all Jesus’ healing, his message was the same: your faith been your salvation. Go in
peace” (Lk. 7:50). The faith that Jesus praised throughout his ministry was not the self-
righteous, legalistic faith of the scribes and Pharisees. Rather, for those who knew their own
helplessness, it was the open acceptance of God’s free gift of loving, healing presence
among them in Christ. “Believing” meant reaching out beyond themselves and their need to
embrace the free gift of Christ’s life-giving and healing love. This is the faith that saves
because it shares in the very power of God, active within our daily lives.
But beyond open acceptance, this faith which Jesus praises also involves discipleship:
an implicit commitment. Each is called to live out the gift of life freely given, in all the
concrete circumstances of one’s daily life, by following Jesus’ way. This is what coming to
know Jesus Christ demands of every believer. Each has a mission as Jesus himself had, from
the Father. (486-487)
3. Jesus’ Table Fellowship

At the time of Jesus, eating together was the primary
way of marking any significant event, both social and
religious. Table fellowship in Judaism was more than
food. In the ancient world, to share the table with
another person was making a social statement about
yourself and about your guest.
The catechism for Filipino Catholics stipulates the meaning and
importance of Jesus’ table-fellowship as follows:
Besides his healing, Christ’s ministry was noted for the celebration
of the Kingdom in table-fellowship. He did not only forgive sinners
and associated with the sinners and tax collectors but dined with
them. Such table-fellowship symbolizes Christ’s whole mission and
message of drawing all into His Father’s Kingdom. It prefigures
the eternal banquet in the Kingdom of God.
The importance of this table-fellowship in Jesus’ ministry is confirmed by two

things. The first is the special importance among the early disciples the
“breaking of bread” (Lk 24:35; Acts 2:46). This must have come to Jesus’
own mannerism. The second is the Lord’s prayer which Christ taught his
disciples. It summarizes the ministry of Christ in terms of “Abba” (Father),
the Kingdom, bread, forgiveness and the final test. All these refer in one
way or another to table-fellow-ship and more. Not just voluntary “coming
together”, but the koinonia, the transforming communion we have in the
Eucharistic celebration as members of Christ’s body. (CFC 488-489)
To Be a disciple of Jesus is to follow his footsteps. Following the
footsteps of Jesus means that we should know him whom we are
following and why we follow him. It is only when we are good
disciple that we can participate in the work of discipleship. We can
do this in various ways according to our capacities as students,
children of our parents, siblings and friends to our peers. Here are
some suggested ways on how we can follow Jesus’ way:
1. Participate in your school’s extension or outreach activities

2. Visit your parish church and find out how you help like joining the
liturgical ministries as lectors, commenters or music ministry
3. Offer your assistance to those who giving children’s catechism on
Sundays like the Chiro, youth for Christ
4. Volunteer yourself to accompany the elders in their visitation to
the aged in the community
LESSON 4:
JESUS’ PASSION, DEATH AND RESURRECTION(THE PASCHAL MYSTERY)
Context:
Story: “Worth Saving”
Instruction: Read very well the story and answer the
questions embedded in the story. Then share.
LESSON 4:
Do you remember the story of Pinocchio, the talking wooden boy carved out by Guipetto? Guipetto wanted
Pinocchio to go to school like a real boy but Pinocchio resisted saying that he won’t be going to school. He
kicked Guipetto’s leg and ran away leading his father in such a chase that a policeman who came along
thought Guipetto was beating Pinocchio.so he locked the poor man in prison for the night. The puppet was in his
own now and could anything he wanted. At last he felt cold and hun, but when he returned home, there was no
food and the house was cold. He felt so miserable that he felt really glad to see Guipetto back the next
morning. He even agreed to go to school as long as he could have a spelling book. Poor Guipetto sold his coat
so the little wooden boy could buy a spelling book. On his way to school Pinocchio met puppets who convinced
him to stay with them in the theatre instead of going to school. Pinocchio met some other misfortunes after this.
All the while Guipetto , his father went around looking for him. One time , he went to the seashore and he saw
Pinocchio being tossed by the monstrous waves of the sea. Guipetto was so anxious for his son, that although he
did not know how to swim, went into the sea to save his son. Was Pinocchio worth saving? Why did
Guipettowant to save him after the trouble he did to him? What were the instances you acted like Pinocchio?
What lesson did you get from the story?
LESSON 4:
The activity will allow the students to assess how they

relate with their parents as they put themselves on the
shoes of the characters of the story. This will help them
to recognize the worth of people they encounter as
Jesus did.
LESSON 4:
JESUS’ PASSION, DEATH AND RESURRECTION(THE PASCHAL
MYSTERY)
Inspired Word: Mt. 27:32-61; Mt. 28:1-8

Jesus is the saviour because He is the victim. He broke the
whole mechanism of violence because he suffered the
greatest violence without being violent. In his humiliation,
Jesus shows the greatness and power of God.
LESSON 4:
Church Teaching:
1. Jesus’ Passion and Death
Jesus’ passion and death started when he was condemned then handed over to be
crucified. The Catechism for Filipino Catholics gives highlights on the important
points about this.
The cross as symbol of saving love: Clearly, it is not the very suffering and death
of Jesus that saved us, for this would make His torturers and executioners our
savior. Rather, we are save by Jesus’ perfect self-giving love for his father and for
us, a love lived to the death. The cross then, does not exalt passive suffering or
weakness but rather the transformation of suffering and weakness through active ,
total self-giving love.
LESSON 4:
b. The characteristics of Christ’s suffering and death is redemptive. Jesus

saw his Passion and Death as redemptive, His ultimate service in Kingdom.
“The son of Man has not come to be served but to serve-to give His life in
ransom for the many” (Mk 10:45). The center of the “good news” focused
sharply on “the redemption wrought in Christ Jesus. Through his blood, god
made him the means of expiation for all who believe” (Rom 3;24-25a). it
was he who sacrifice himself for us, to redeem us from all our
unrighteousness and to cleanse for himself a people of his own, eager to do
what is right. (563)
LESSON 4:
PCP II also stipulates that the final prayer of Jesus-His act of

self oblation on the cross to the Father for others-would be
indelibly imprinted in the minds and hearts of the apostles. His
dying and rising- His paschal mystery-was to be a “dangerous
memory” challenging them, strengthening them, providing them
a painful realism to the proclaiming of the Good News. For this
cup of suffering that Jesus had to drink was a non-negotiable
element of the mission to liberate. We, too, will have to drink
our share of that cup. (56)
LESSON 4:
2. Jesus’ Resurrection
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics stipulates the following on Jesus’
resurrection as follows:
Christ’ Resurrection is far from being merely personal miraculous return
from the dead which one might expect of the crucified God-Man. The
actual event of Christ’ rising from the dead was the real starting point and
foundation for the beginning of the Christian faith: for the Christian
community, the church; for adequate understanding of Christ, his passion
and death; for how Christ fulfilled the Old Testament prophesies and for
the apostolic commission to preach Christ to the whole world. (615)
LESSON 4:
The importance and nature of Jesus’

resurrection as stipulated by the Catechism of
the Catholic Church are discussed as follows:
LESSON 4:
a. The meaning and salvific importance of Christ’ resurrection can be sketched in five
points. First, his resurrection confirmed everything Christ had done and taught. It fulfilled
both Jesus’ triple prediction of his passion, death and resurrection. Second, through His
resurrection, Christ fulfilled the Old Testament prophesies promising a saviour, begun with
for all the world. The history of God’s self-revelation, begun with Abraham and continuing
through Moses, the exodus, and the whole of the Old testament, reached its climax in
Christ’s resurrection, something unprecedented, totally new. Third, the resurrection confirmed
Jesus’ divinity. Fourth, Christ’s death freed us from sin, and His ‘resurrection brought us a
share in the new life of adopted sons/daughters of the Father in the Holy spirit. Finally, the
risen Christ is the principle and source of our future resurrection. This means Jesus rose not
only to a “glorious” higher state of life himself but also to become the source of this new
life for all. In the
New Testament, Jesus’ resurrection is not only a proof of the Gospel message but it Is also
LESSON 4:
b. The Resurrection was basically Jesus’ passage from death to new,

definitive glorified life. Thus, it can be described from three points of view:
firstly, as an event, Christ’ Resurrection is both historical an trans-historical;
secondly, The glorified state of the Risen Christ is both like and unlike the
historical, earthly Jesus and thirdly, as effected by the Trinity, the
Resurrection represents the definitive intervention of the Triune God into
creation and our human history. (628-631)
All these truths point to the reality that Jesus remains in our midst and
continue to journey with us, encouraging us to live fully of life as God wills
through the guidance of the Holy spirit.
LESSON 4:
Jesus undergone the greatest humiliation and suffering no human person suffered all
because of his love for us and that we may be redeemed from our sins. In our times, we
take for granted Jesus’ sacrifice by continuously committing sin. As followers of Jesus
and in gratitude to his unconditional love for us, we are challenge to do the following:
1. We lessen the likes of Judas who betray Jesus with our sins though constant
prayer and participation of the Holy Eucharist
2. To willingly sacrifice our time to somebody who needed our company or
assistance.
LESSON 4:
3. To voluntarily share our talents and skills for the well-being of others like
leading singing by joining the music ministry, teaching the youth
We already know that the resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of
our faith. The best way to show that we firmly believe this is to act like Jesus
with courage guided by constant prayer. Our actions show our faith when we
obey and respect our parents and people in authority. Our action can show
our faith when we stop bullying others through our flattery. Our suffering
can show our faith when despite our difficulty we comfort others in their
suffering through supportive presence.
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
CHAPTER III.
GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT JOURNEYS WITH HIS PEOPLE
When the work which the Father gave to the Son to do was accomplished, the
Holy Spirit was sent on the day of the Pentecost in order that he might continually sanctify
the Church, and that, consequently, those who believe might have access through Christ in
one Spirit to the Father. (LG 4)
The growth and dynamism of the Church today testifies the presence of the Holy
spirit. Despite the setbacks that the church experienced and continue to experience, it
continues to witness and bring the risen Christ to those who have not known him. The Active
BECs today continue to testify the presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst.
This chapter discusses how God, the Holy Spirit is at work and is encountered
firstly with the early Christian community starting with the Pentecost event to the conversion
of St. Paul and secondly, with the Christian community today.
LESSON 1: THE EARLY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
Context: song Analysis: “Come Holy Spirit”
Guide questions for the analysis:
1. who do you think is speaking in the song?
2. What does the speaker of the song ask the Holy Spirit to do? Why?
3.what is the Holy Spirit compared to? Do you agree with the
comparison? Why or why not?
The activity will deepen the student’s understanding of the common
song being sung in Church or in prayer services. Tis will also introduce in the
lesson to be discussed ahead
Inspired Word: Acts 2: 1-13- – The coming down of the

Holy Spirit
That same day the baptism of fire announced by John the
Baptist takes place. God sends the spirit of His Son and with this the
Church is born. The Spirit comes to give life to the Church. It also
comes to confirm or affirm the believers. The baptism of fire that the
apostles receive is normally conferred to us through confirmation.
Church Teaching:
1. The Pentecost experience
2. Conversion of St. Paul
The word Pentecost is Greek, meaning fiftieth day. It is the name given to a great
harvest festival celebrated fifty days after the Passover festival. The Pentecost is a
celebration of thanksgiving. The produce of the earth is generous gift of God. In like
manner, the Holy Spirit that comes down on the disciples is God’s supreme git, comprising
all his blessings. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is the harvest of all the work of god,
the greatest if which is the Resurrection of Jesus.
The Church teachings on the Pentecost are the following:
PCP II 214 says that it is the Holy Spirit who continues and brings the work of Christ to
perfection. It is the Holy Spirit who impels each individual to proclaim the Gospel, and it is He
who, in the depths of conscience causes the word of salvation to be accepted and understood. He
will insure continuity and identity of understanding in the midst of changing conditions and
circumstances. Through the Holy spirit, the Gospel penetrates the heart of the world.
CFC 1315 says that the Holy spirit inspires us to live a truly Christian life. Not only does
He strengthen us in our struggle against the power of evil, but also frees us by His interior
transforming presence. When we are troubled, in doubt, or in danger og giving in to temptation,
we learn to pray, “May you good spirit guide me on level ground”.
CCC 2003 furthermore posits: “Grace is the first and foremost gift of the Spirit who
justifies and sanctifies us. But grace also includes the gifts that the Spirit grants u to associate with
his work, enable us to collaborate in the salvation of others and in the growth of the Body of
Christ, church.
Like the disciples of Jesus, we, too receive from the Holy
Spirit the gifts most especially the gift of courage to face
the temptations that surround us. It takes courage to follow
the rules of God’s Kingdom. Here ae some ways of
showing this courage:
1. Have courage to learn about our faith and to grow in Christian thoughts
and attitudes. This can be done by having courage not to hold grudge, not to
think badly of others, to think of others’ comfort before ours.
2. we can speak with courage when we avoid using obscene language and not
to tease or gossip others but be generous in our appreciation of others
3. We can act with courage when we choose the friends we go along with and
spend our leisure time with family or people in need and not be addicted with
on line games like Dota. They may be relaxing but they steal our quality time
to work, studies and to family and friends.
LESSON 2: CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TODAY
Context: Activity: “3-2-1chart”
Instruction: recall the crucial or significant events that happen to your life the past weeks or
month. Fill the chart honestly and sincerely.
3 things you 2 interesting and new 1 change that
discovered about insight you gained happened to you
yourself in your From your crucial event After experiencing
crucial event your crucial event
The activity will help the student evaluate him/herself and identify the significant changes
(crucial events) happening in his/her life. By knowing the effects of events happening to
him/her, he/she can effect change better.
Inspired Word:
Jn. 17:1-26- Prayer of Jesus for the new holy people
Jesus prays for his own so that they may become the new
people, that is concreted to God, this time according to the truth.
He will pour over them the Spirit of Truth, who has been promised
to Israel, and who will instruct us interiorly. Christ prayed for the
Church to whom He entrusted his own mission.
Church Teaching:
1. Vatican II
Pope John XXIII, now St. john XXXIII in convening the second
Vatican council sets out 3 general purposes for the council namely: 1.
Spiritual renewal for the of life Church 2. An updating
(aggiornamento) of its official attitudes and approaches and 3. The
promotion of unity among Christians.
The term that St. John XXIII employed to capture his agenda was “aggiornamento”, an
Italian word which means “bringing up to date”. Aggiornamento envisions a profound inner
transformation (not only external changes). The endeavour demands a second principle:
ressourcement. This French word expresses a return to the sources of faith (ex. Scripture, Tradition,
Church Fathers) and integrating into contemporary ecclesiology. Aggiornamento and ressourcement
are the two foundational pillars that guided the four sessions of the second Vatican Council. They
also guide all efforts today to truly Christ’s church, to be the holy people of God. (James Kroeger)
With some issues mentioned above, Vatican II is God’s way of opening the Church’s door to
the world. The Church was opened for more dialogue with the different realities/situations in the
world for the effective spread or proclamation of the Kingdom of God. Examples are the use of
vernacular language, inculturation, the need for the active participation of the Laity and others.
2. PCP II
The Church in the Philippines was not an exemption from the realities in the Church before
Vatican II. The effect of this in the Philippine Church is presented by PCP II in the Lights and
Shadows (#8-33). In the Philippine Church despite her existence since the arrival of the
missionaries with the Spanish colonizers, the spirit of true Catholicism or true Christian is not yet
well manifested or being live by the Filipinos. Many are still “unchurched” – not well catechize,
not well educated about the Church’s doctrine though their deep faith is manifested in their
active practice of popular religiosity/devotion. Some special concerns also exist such as the
proliferation of different sects who are extreme in their ways of looking at their groups
compared with others, the rampant practice of graft and corruption, the elitist group of
political powers who perpetuate their status in their family circle, the big gap between the rich
and the poor, and others.
3. Popular Religiosity
One neglected issue PCP II focused in its work on renewal is worship. It is on
this account that guidelines are provided on popular religiosity in our times.
A renewed life of worship will also mean the critical and fervent use of
popular religious practices. These religious practice are rich in values. They manifest
a thirst for god and enable people to be generous and sacrificing in witnessing
their faith. These practices show a deep awareness of the attributes of God’s
fatherhood, providence, loving and constant presence. They engender attitudes of
patience, the sense of the Cross in daily life, detachment, openness to others and
devotion.
But we need to foster these popular religious practices in such a way
that they do not distortions of religion or remain at the level of superficial
form of worship but become rather expressions of faith. We must continue to
foster our devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary including the saints but we must
make sure that these devotions are seen in relationship with, and in
subordination to, Christ, the one Mediator between God and the human kind.
In practice the saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary seem to preoccupy the
attention of many of the faithful more than Christ does. Our pastoral practice
must ensure that the Catholic religion does not become saints or Mary-
centered bit it always remains Christ-centered. (172-174)
The 16 documents of Vatican II were produced as our guide in our
life of faith. The church in the Philippines came out with 2 documents namely
the Catechism for Filipino Catholics (CFC) and the acts and Decrees of the
Second Plenary Council of the Philippines and continue to be revisited in our
time to ensure the changes. Like the Church that is dynamic and continue
updating itself, we are called to participate in this renewal. We can do this by
updating ourselves with the contemporary issues in our church, involve in the
parish activities of your church and volunteer your talents and skills most
especially in making the liturgy active and vibrant.
Readings
Holy Bible
RE 3 Textbook
CBCP (2007). New National Catechetical Directory for the
Flannery,A. 1984. Vatican Council II. Costello Publishing Company, New York
Life of the Saints
Catechism for Filipino Catholics
PCP II
Kroeger, James (2014). Walking in the Light of Faith. St. Pauls, Makati City, Philippines
http://cbcpbec.com/?p=323 accessed 7/2/1
https://pimephilippines.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/popular-religiosity-in-the-philippines/ accessed 7/10/18

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Christian Faith Education 101:

1. Portfolio - journey with God (storybook, photo album)

Through God’s initiative, a covenant was forged between Him and

The CICM-Philippines school network is a vibrant

Objectives (CICM-RP General Education Apostolate)

iii. School’s Vision – Mission

This brief discussion of the bible and its

Inspired word: 2 Tim 3:16-17 (Mt. 19-20; Mt. 12:1-5)

Therefore, since everything asserted by the inspired authors or

2. Canon of the Bible

3. Interpretation of the biblical text

“The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the word of

There are two approaches of interpreting the sacred

Exegesis is the exposition or explanation of a text

"Exegesis...is an act of love. It means loving the one who

Eisegesis is the interpretation of a passage based on

Five Books of Moses, retells the story of how the family

Context: Activity: Trust fall

In order to gather together scattered humanity God calls Abram from

The biblical passages presented here are the stories

The call of Moses gives an even sharper picture of God as liberating

Context: Charade Relay

Amos 7:10-17; 5:4-6, 9:11-15

The passages presented here are stories of the call,

The prophets spoke of God’s call to conversion and promise of hope.

Context: Reflection: “Footprints in the Sand”

This genre shows a deep trust in God who journeys

The biblical passages about Job, Wisdom,

The Psalms present another dimension of salvation. Characteristic of the

Inspired Word: John 1: 19-34

Context: “Standing Out”

Inspired Word: Lk. 4: 31-44

2. Jesus’ Healing Ministry

The catechism for Filipino Catholics

3. Jesus’ Table Fellowship

The importance of this table-fellowship in Jesus’ ministry is confirmed by two

1. Participate in your school’s extension or outreach activities

The activity will allow the students to assess how they

Inspired Word: Mt. 27:32-61; Mt. 28:1-8

b. The characteristics of Christ’s suffering and death is redemptive. Jesus

PCP II also stipulates that the final prayer of Jesus-His act of

The importance and nature of Jesus’

b. The Resurrection was basically Jesus’ passage from death to new,

Philippine Bible Society (2011).The Bible: a glimpse at every book

Inspired Word: Acts 2: 1-13- – The coming down of the

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