Prelim. Notes 2

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II. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CATHOLIC FAITH

OBJECTIVES

o To discover the importance of

communicating with God through

prayer.

o To memorize by heart the basic

prayers.


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What is

prayer?

Why do wepray?

How do we

pray?


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WHAT IS PRAYER?

BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF PRAYER

2 Chronicles 7:14oPrayer is an act of humble worship in which we

seek God with all our heart.

Psalm 38:15-18; 1 John 1:9oPrayer often begins with a confession of sin.

1 Samuel 14:36-45; 2 Samuel 5:17-19

oPrayer is asking God for guidance and waitingfor his direction and leading.


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Mark 1:35

oPrayer is an expression of an intimate relationshipwith our heavenly Father, who makes his own

love and resources available to us.

Psalm 9:1-2o Through prayer we praise our mighty God.


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Does the Bible teach a right way to

pray?

Nehemiah 1:4-11

o Throughout the Bible effective prayer includeselements of adoration, confession, and

Commitment, as well as requests.


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Matthew 6:5-13

o Jesus taught his disciples that prayer is an intimaterelationship with the Father that includes a dependency

for daily needs, commitment to obedience, and

forgiveness of sin.


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Luke 18:1-8

o Prayer is to be consistent and persistent.

Nehemiah 2:4

o Prayer can be spontaneous.

DOES GOD ALWAYS ANSWER PRAYER?

James 5:13-18; 1 John 5:14-15

o We can be confident of Gods response to

our prayer when we submit first to his will.


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2 Corinthians 12:7-10

o Sometimes, like Paul, we will find that God

answers prayer by giving us not what we

ask for but something better. Exodus 14:15

oOur prayer must be accompanied by a

willingness to obey with our actions.

: 1 Peter 3:12

o

Promise from God


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Short Recapitulation:

BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF PRAYER

PRAYER

Is an act of worship

Confession of sin

Asking for guidance

Expression of an intimate relationship


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Prayer - Elevation of soul to God

God comes to encounter the soul

Then there is stablished:

a personal and living

relationship of thesons of God

with the Father

with the son Jesus Christ

with the Holy Spirit.


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There exists a universal

call to prayer.

By means of creation

and from nothingness

God calls all to being.

Man conserves the desire

of the One who has called

him to existence.

All religions

give testimony of

this desire of God.


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MODELS OF PRAYER

Abraham is a model of

prayer because he walks inthe presence of the Lord, he

listens and obeys him.

His prayer is a

struggle of faith.

Even in times of trial

he keeps believing

that God is faithful.Abraham dares

trustingly to

intercede for

sinners.


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The prayer ofMoses is

a model of contemplative

prayer.

He frequently converses

with God face to face.

Intercedes with tenacity in

favor of his people.

His prayer prefiguresthat of Christ Jesus.


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In the shadow of

Gods dwelling:

The Ark of God andmuch later, the Temple.

The prayer of the People

of God was developed,

under the guidance of their pastors.

David, king and pastor who prays for his people.

His prayer is adhesion to full and divine

promise of trust and love to the Lord.


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Prophets draw light and

strength from prayer.

Enter into great

intimacy with Godand intercede for

the brothers.

They announce to them

whatever they have seen

and heard from the Lord

Elijah is the father of

prophets. The people return

to their faith, thanks to his

intervention in Mount

Carmel.


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The Psalms are the

vertex of prayer in theOld Testament.

The Word of God becomesthe prayer of man.

Psalms sing the marvels of Godin Creation and in the History

of Salvation.


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The Psalms are inspired

by the Holy Spirit.

Christ has prayed with the

Psalms and has brought

them to completion.

They remain essential and

permanent element of the

prayer of the Church.


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In conformity to his heart

that is human, Jesus learned

to pray from his mother.

From the Jewish tradition.

But his prayer springs from

a more hidden fountain.

Being the son of God, he

addresses perfect filial

prayer to the Father.


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The prayer of Jesus in Geth-

semane and his last words

on the cross reveal thedeepening of his

filial prayer.

Jesus brought to completionthe loving plan of the Father.

He takes unto himself all the

affliction of humanity.

All the supplications and intercessions

of the history of Salvation.


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He presents all to the Father who listens

and accepts them.Far beyond all hope he resurrects him

from among the dead.


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Jesus teaches us to pray

with the Our Father and when

he himself prays.

Aside from the content, he

shows the dispositions topray:

Purity of heart

Search for the kingdom

Pardon of enemies

Daring and filial trust

Vigilance.


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The prayer of Mary is

Characterized by her faith.

By the generous offering

of her entire being to God.

Mary is the new Eve, the

mother of all the living.

She asks Jesus, her Son, for all

the needs of humankind.


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Her intercession at Cana in

Galilee.

The Magnificat, Canticle ofthe Mother of God and

of the Church.

Act of joyful gratitude.Rises from the heart

of the poor.

Her hope is realized in the fulfillment

of the divine promises.


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The Holy Spirit, interior

Teacher of Christian prayer.

He educates the

Church in the life of prayer.Leads her to contemplation.

In union with the

unfathomable

mysteryof Christ.


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The essential forms of

prayer are:

Blessing and adoration

Prayer of petition and

IntercessionActs of thanksgiving

and praise.

The Eucharist contains and expresses all

these forms of prayer.


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Blessing is the

grateful response to

the gifts of God.

We bless the

Almighty.

Who blesses us first

and fills us with

His gifts.


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To adore is to prostrate oneself

ascreature before the Creator, who

is three times holy.


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Prayer ofpetition can adopt diverse

forms:

Prayer for forgiveness.

Humble and trusting prayer for our

spiritual and material needs.

But the first reality we

ought to desire is the

coming of the Kingdom of God.


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The Church gives

thanks to God

incessantly.

Especially in

the Eucharist.

Christ makes the Church participant

of this thanksgiving to the Father.

All event is converted into Motive

of thanksgiving for the Christian.


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Praise is the form

of prayer that in a

way directly

recognizes that:

God is God

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t is totally disinterested.

It sings to God as Himself and

gives Him glory for what He is.


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PRAYER


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What is Prayer?

It is lifting of our

hearts and mind to

God.

A conversation of

love.

It is a heart to hearttalk with God who is

love and who loves

us. It is talking to God

with respect and love.


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In prayer, we lift

our hearts and

minds to God to:

-praise Him

-thank Him for hisbenefits

-ask his forgiveness

-beg Him all thegraces we need.


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WHY WE SHOULD PRAY?

A man without prayer is like

a tree without roots.St. Augustine


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It is the blood-life of ourcommunity of faith.

Through prayer we become

effective in our Intra, Inter,and Societal relationship

and in our mission


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The importance of prayer in our

eternal salvation was emphasized bySt. Aphonsus Liguori when he said:

All the Saints in heaven reached

heaven because they prayed: all thedemand in hell were lost because

they did not pray

We ought always to pray. (Lk. 18:1)


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FORMS OF PRAYER

1. Blessings2. Adoration

3. Petition4. Intercession

5. Thanksgiving6. Praise


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KINDS OF PRAYER

1. Vocal Prayer2. Meditation

3. Silent Prayer4. Prayer of the

Heart


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In order to pray well

We should think that weare in the presence ofGod.

We need His mercy andassistance.

We should also keepuntoward bearing proper

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The Our Father

The best of all prayers. It contains seven

petitions.

In the first petitions, we

pray that God may be

known, adored and

obeyed on the earth as

He is in heaven.


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In the last four petitions, we ask God for the

food of our body and soul, and the pardon

of our sins, strength in temptation, and

protection against evil.

When we sayHallowed be thy name,we pray that God may be known, loved andserved by all His creatures.


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It is considered as the

exercise of the

priestly office of Jesus Christ. In the

liturgy the whole

public worship isperformed by the

Mystical Body of

Jesus Christ, that is,

by the Head and its

members.


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Easter Season- a period of 50days from the Easter Sunday

to Pentecost, to celebrate andrejoice at Christ victory over

the sin and death, and at His

promises of our final

resurrection and everlastinglife in heaven.

Pentecost- Honors the coming of

the Holy Spirit upon the

Apostles. It is the birthday of

the Church.


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OUR PRAYER IS NOT AUTHENTIC WHEN WE

SHOW THESE DANGER SIGNALS:

1. bitterness, discontent, resentment,

critical attitude, hostility and jealousy.

2. Prevailing atmosphere of discord,turmoil, disunity, luxury and

selfishness.


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Foundational Statements:

ASOLC Charism service to the needs of the

poor

Vision In solidarity with our people

especially the poor and the whole

of Gods creation.


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Vision

revelation, prophecy, dream, hallucination,

apparition

concept, idea, mental picture, image,

visualization

Microsoft Encarta 2009. 1993-2008

Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


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PHILOSOPHY

1. examination of basic concepts: the branch of

knowledge or academic study devoted to the

systematic examination of basic concepts such

as truth, existence, reality, causality, and

freedom

2. school of thought: a particular system of

thought or doctrine.


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3. guiding or underlying principles: a set of

basic principles or concepts underlying a

particular sphere of knowledge

4. set of beliefs or aims: a precept, or set ofprecepts, beliefs, principles, or aims,

underlying somebody's practice or conduct


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ASOLC FOUNDATIONAL STATEMENT

The CharismWe, Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of

Consolacion (ASOCL) are called to

incarnate WITH LIVING FAITH, theCOMPASSIONATE CHRIST Christ in a

COMMUNITY OF FRIENDS and in

HUMBLE, ENDURING SERVICE to theneeds of the church especially the POOR

through EVANGELIZATION.

Vi i Mi i S


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Vision-Mission Statement

Moved by the Spirit of the Risen Christ, the

ASOLC as a community of women disciples,envision themselves to become prophetic

witnesses by their life ofaction-contemplation.

In solidarity with Filipino people, especiallythe poor; ASOLC commit themselves to Christ

and His mission through evangelization that will

effect personal-communal conversion for the

transformation of the world and integrity of

creation towards the realization of the Reign of

God


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OSA Philosophy of Education

We, the ASOLC imbued with theAugustinian Spirituality and compassion ofMother Rita, believe in the inherent dignityof the human person as a child of God.

She/he has the potential and capacity toattain fullness of life (John 10:10). As asocial being, she/he is responsible forindividual and communal growth and

development. Our country is blessed withrich human and material resources.

Y t li i i t h t i d


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Yet, we live in a society characterizedby such forms of evil that destroy man;

foreign domination, inequalities, unjustand oppressive structures, economicand political instability, ecologicalimbalance and degradation of values asresults of mans sinful nature.

We, therefore, envision a sovereign,democratic, nationalist and prosperous

society where TRUTH, FREEDOM,JUSTICE, LOVE AND PEACE reign.


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- provides other direct services that willcontribute to the empowerment of the poor in

the larger community.In our restless search for Gods kingdom,

we collectively participate with our co-apostles and commit ourselves to Christthrough the intensification of our communitylife and maximization of manpower,resources, services and opportunities at theservice of the people, especially the poor, inorder to bring about SOCIALTRANSFORMATION


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Why Religion is Core of the Curriculum?

Because the formation of the CatholicChristian person, who is called to be a

true disciple of Jesus Christ ( live out

his/her Kingly, Priestly and Propheticfunction) is a TASK and CHALLENGE to

Catholic schools and their formators-

educators.


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I th li ht f J M k


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In the light of Jesus

COMMISSION to preach

the Gospel to all nationsand the Charism, Vision-

Mission of the

congregation of the

Augustinian Sisters ofOur Lady of Consolacion

(ASOLC), and the Church

Magisterium, Religious

Education is envisionedto embrace five basic

characteristics:

Make

disciples of all

nationsTeaching them

to carry out

everything I

have

commanded

you

Matt 28:19-20

FIVE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS:


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FIVE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS:

1. Scripture-based - Biblically based Spirituality

2. Integrated - Doctrine,Worship, Moral

(3 Dimension of Christian Faith)

2. Contextualized - in the Church of the Poor

3. Augustinian - Action - contemplation

4. Nationalist - Maka-Filipino

A Disciple of Jesus Christ

Maka - Diyos , Maka - tao, Maka-kalikasan


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