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The Incarnation
The Incarnatio
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What is the Incarnation?
The Annunciation by Fra Angelico
What is the Incarnation? (1)
What is the Incarnation?
By the word ‘Incarnation’ we mean that God the Son took to
himself a human nature like our
own.KEY DEFINITION
What is the Incarnation? (2)
What is the Incarnation?
The word ‘Incarnation’ expresses the fact that Jesus Christ is:
… not merely a man… a perfect man
… or even a saint
But God himself become man for our salvation.
What is the Incarnation? (3)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
The Nativity by Fra Angelico
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (1)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
The Annunciation is the historical event when God the Father, through the angel Gabriel, asked the Virgin Mary to become the mother of his Son.
“Hail, O favoured one, the Lord is with you! ... Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.”
Lk 1:28-31
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (2)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
Mary, who was and remained a virgin, questioned how she could conceive a child.
The angel answered that this child would be conceived through a miracle:“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.”
Lk 1:35
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (3)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
Mary gave her free consent to become the Mother of God, opening the way to our salvation:“And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
Lk 1:38
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (4)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (5)
The Annunciation is the moment of
the Incarnation. Mary responds in humble assent to the message of
the Angel Gabriel.
God the Holy Spirit
Acceptance of God the Son
God the Father
Mary
The Angel Gabriel
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (6)
God the Holy Spirit
Acceptance of God the Son
God the Father
Fruitfulness the effect of grace.
Barrenness the effect of Original
Sin.
The Fall and Expulsion from Eden
Revelation the pulling back of the
veil.
Mary
The Angel Gabriel
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (7)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
The angel of the Lord also appeared to Joseph, Mary’s betrothed, assuring him that this child was born of God and to take Mary home as his wife.
At the time of a census called by the Roman Emperor Augustus, Jesus was born in Joseph’s home town of Bethlehem, the City of David.
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (8)
How did Jesus Christ come to be born?
Here in Bethlehem, Jesus, the king of kings, was born in the poverty of a stable.
His birth was heralded by a miraculous appearance of angels to nearby shepherds, and a star in the heavens which guided wise men to him.
“She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger.”
Lk 2:4-7
‘Bethlehem’ means ‘the house of bread’ (a link to the Eucharist); we celebrate the birth of Jesus at ‘Christmas’, meaning ‘the Mass of
Christ’.
How did Jesus Christ come to be born? (9)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
The Baptism of Christ by Piero della Francesca
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (1)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
JesusThis is a Hebrew name meaning
‘God saves’, expressing well
in itself the purpose of the Incarnation.
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and
bear a son, and you shall call his name
Jesus.” Lk 1:31
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (2)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
ChristThis is from the Greek christos,
meaning ‘anointed one’, a title of a priest, prophet or king. This word was
used by the Jews for the promised
Messiah.Simon Peter
replied, “You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Mt 16:16
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (3)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
LordThis is from the
Greek kyrios, often
used for addressing
God in the Bible.
His name is the LORD (Kyrios),
exult before him! Ps 68:4
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (4)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
Son of God
This is a title of the Messiah and also indicates the divinity of Jesus
Christ.“The Holy Spirit will come upon
you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you; therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.”
Lk 1:35
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (5)
What are the titles of Jesus Christ?
Son of Man
This is a title of the Messiah and also indicates the humanity of Jesus
Christ.
“For the Son of Man
came to seek and to
save the lost.”Lk 19:10
What are the titles of Jesus Christ? (6)
SummaryQuestions
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Discussionquestions
Practicalactivities
Presentation Part II
Summary Activities I
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Summary Activities I
Summary
Activities Menu Presentation Part II
• By the word ‘Incarnation’ we mean that God the Son took to himself a human nature like our own.
• The Annunciation is the historical event when God the Father, through the angel Gabriel, asked the Virgin Mary to become the mother of his Son.
• Jesus was born in Bethlehem. His birth was heralded by an appearance of angels to shepherds and a star in the heavens which guided wise men to him.
• The main titles of the incarnate God-man are ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’, ‘Lord’, ‘Son of God’, ‘Son of Man’ and ‘Son of David’.
Summary I
Questions to reinforce key points
Jesus
Christ
Lord
Son of God
Son of Man
Son of David
What are the main titles of Jesus?
Activities Menu Presentation Part II
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Questions to reinforce key points I
Discussion questions
Activities Menu Presentation Part II
• Discuss what the accounts of the Annunciation and birth of Jesus Christ in Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 2:1-20 teach us about the Incarnation.
• Read Galatians 4:4-7 and discuss what this reveals to us about the reasons for the Incarnation.
Select one or more of the following:
Discussion questions I
Practical activities
Activities Menu Presentation Part II
• Read the Compendium of the Catechism questions 81-94.
• Read through the infancy narrative in the Gospel of Matthew 1:18-2:15.
• Find one or more further representations of the Annunciation or Nativity such as a painting, a crib or a Christmas card. Discuss how these pictures communicate the mystery of the Incarnation.
Select one or more of the following:
Practical activities I
True God and True Man
The Nativity by Petrus Christus
True God and True Man (1)
True God and True Man
The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ were revealed throughout his life on earth. Elizabeth hailed Mary as ‘mother of my Lord’ and wise men came to worship him at his birth (Mt 2:11).
True God and True Man (2)
True God and True Man
The Gospel of John states that the Word, who is God, became flesh:In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.
Jn 1:1-3, 14
True God and True Man (3)
True God and True Man
True God and True Man (4)
Ass looking away from
Christsymbol of unbelief.
True God and True Man
Humanity burdened by
sin
The triangle symbol of the
Trinity.
Mary Joseph
Jesus
Angels
Adam Eve
Removed Sandals
call to adoration
and symbol of Jesus’ divinity.
Jesus on Mary’s mantle
Jesus lies on the untainted
mantle of Mary rather than on the barren soil
of the fallen world.
The candle symbol of Jesus, the ‘light of the
world’.
Ox looking towards Christ
symbol of belief.
Joseph and the angels
adore
The battle of good and
evil
True God and True Man (5)
True God and True Man
The ‘Word made flesh’ is the origin of the term ‘Incarnation’, from the Latin caro, -nis, meaning ‘flesh’, and in, meaning ‘into’.
The meaning and implications of the Incarnation are set out in the Creed.
True God and True Man (6)
The Incarnation in the Creed
The Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico
The Incarnation in the Creed (1)
The Incarnation in the Creed
JESUS IS TRUE GODI believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
He was, is and always will be God with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
He is begotten not made, a divine person, not a created person like us. All created things came to be through him.
The Incarnation in the Creed (2)
The Incarnation in the Creed
JESUS IS TRUE MAN
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
He became man, body and soul, participating fully in human life, and remaining incarnate to unite humanity with God forever.
The Incarnation in the Creed (3)
The Incarnation in the Creed
MISTAKES ABOUT THE INCARNATION
Docetism
Denies that Jesus has come ‘in the flesh’, and claims that he only appears to be human.
The Incarnation in the Creed (4)
The Incarnation in the Creed
MISTAKES ABOUT THE INCARNATION
Arianism
Denies that Jesus is truly God, and claims he is only a subordinate ‘god’ or merely a creature.
The Incarnation in the Creed (5)
The Incarnation in the Creed
MISTAKES ABOUT THE INCARNATION
Nestorianism
Denies that Jesus is one person, God the Son, and claims he is two conjoined persons.
The Incarnation in the Creed (6)
The Incarnation in the Creed
MISTAKES ABOUT THE INCARNATION
Monophysitism
Denies that Jesus has a distinct human nature and claims his divinity absorbs his humanity.
The Incarnation in the Creed (7)
The Incarnation and the Hail Mary
The Virgin in Prayer by Sassoferrato
The Incarnation and the Hail Mary (1)
The Incarnation and the Hail Mary
The prayer Hail Mary is based on the words of the Angel Gabriel and Elizabeth to Mary. It includes the title ‘Mother of God’ because of the Incarnation.Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The Incarnation and the Hail Mary (2)
SummaryQuestions
to reinforcekey points
Discussionquestions
Practicalactivities
Summary Activities IIPlease select an activity or go immediately
to the concluding prayer
Concluding Prayer
Summary Activities II
Summary
Activities Menu
• The ‘Word made flesh’ is the origin of the term ‘Incarnation’, from the Latin caro, -nis, meaning ‘flesh’, and in, meaning ‘into’.
• The meaning and implications of the Incarnation are set out in the Creed. This articulates how Jesus Christ is both true God and true man.
• The prayer Hail Mary is based on the words of the Angel Gabriel and Elizabeth to Mary. It includes the title ‘Mother of God’ because of the Incarnation.
Concluding Prayer
Summary II
Questions to reinforce key points
The only Son of God … begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.Through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven.He become incarnate of the Virgin
Mary, and was made man.
What does the Creed say about Jesus Christ and the Incarnation?
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Questions to reinforce key points II
Discussion questions
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• Discuss how we can demonstrate from Scripture that Jesus Christ is not merely a man, a perfect man or even a saint, but God himself become man for our salvation.
• Discuss what the Prologue of the Gospel of John 1:1-14 teaches us about the Incarnation.
Concluding Prayer
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Discussion questions II
Practical activities
Activities Menu
• Look again at the The Nativity by Petrus Christus (left) and identify what the symbols communicate about the Incarnation.
• Read through one or more of the following: the Apostles’ creed; the Nicene creed used in the Mass; the Athanasian creed. Note carefully what is said about Jesus’ origin and identity.
• Pray the Hail Mary, pausing for a short period of meditation after each line.
Select one or more of the following:
Concluding Prayer
Practical activities II
Final Prayer
Ave Verum CorpusHail true body born of the Virgin Mary,That truly suffered and was sacrificed
on the Cross for men,From whose pierced side flowed water
and blood;Be for us a foretaste of death and
judgment.O sweet Jesus! O gentle Jesus! O Jesus,
son of Mary.Amen.
Final Prayer II