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THE HOLY SPIRIT The Catholic Church is a
community called by the
“From now on the Helper, the HOLY
Father, united in Christ, and
SPIRIT whom the father will send in
guided by the Holy Spirit,
my name, will teach you all the things
under the leadership of the
and remind you all that I have told
successor of Peter (first pope)
you” – Jn. 14:26
and the Bishops in communion
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE with him.
HOLY SPIRIT
NATURE OF THE CHURCH
1. The Spirit of the Father and of
the Son Church as Mystery: by the
2. The third person of the reasons of:
Trinity o Its origin in the Father’s
3. The Giver of Life plan of salvation
ROLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN o Its ongoing life in the
OUR LIFE Risen Christ and the Spirit
1. Adopts us (Gal. 4:6) o Its ultimate goal in the
2. Empowers us to Love (1 Jn. fully achieved Kingdom of
4:11-12) God
3. Empowers us to bear witness Church as Sacrament:
(Jn. 15:26f) effective sign and symbol
4. Empowers us to know the of:
truth (Jn. 14:26) o Our union with God
5. Draws us into community, o The unity among men, and
unity, and ministry (Acts2:1- o Of Salvation
21) o Note: Sacrament-a visible
CHURCH sign making present an
invisible reality
Greek word “ekklesia” meaning
people of God called together
or an assembly convoked by
God
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v. Abounds in every kind of
virtue and spiritual gifts
(Gal. 5:22-25)
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISITCS OF THE
CHURCH
1. One
We are One in origin: One 4. Apostolic
God We are “apostolic” because:
We are One in source: Jesus i. Grounded on the
Christ “foundation of the
Eph. 4:4-6 Apostles” (Eph. 2:20)
2. Holy ii. She guards and transmits
Because of Christ love for the their teaching and witness
Church as His bride. (Mt. 28:19-20)
Because of the Holy Spirit iii. Guided by the apostles
who graces her with the through their successors
fullness of salvation (Mt. 16:18)
3. Catholic THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE
“Catholic” means universal, CHURCH
complete, all embracing
We are Catholic because the “Our Identity as a Church is both a
Church is: privilege and a TASK…
i. Spread throughout the So as Church, our main task is to be
world (Acts 1:8) HOLY…
ii. Possesses all saving truth
And we can do it by our generous
(Jn. 16:13)
SERVICE to our neighbor.”
iii. Sent to all peoples (Mk.
16:15) PRAYER
iv. Heal all kinds of sins (Jn. Man’s way of loving, conscious
20:23) and personal communication
with God
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God’s way to build a loving Public, communal, liturgical
relationship with us prayer: celebrating the
sacraments such as the
Mass, Baptism,
Confirmation.
Note: personal and
communal prayer are
TYPES OF PRAYER
complementary; both are
A. According to Content/Purpose necessary for an authentic
Adoration: praising Christian Life.
Contrition: asking for WORSHIP
forgiveness
Thanksgiving: saying or Man’s interior reverence and
giving thanks homage to the Divine Majesty
Supplication/Petition: through words and actions in a
asking for blessings public ritual
Silence with the Lord: It is loving God with all our
reflection, contemplation heart, all our soul, all our mind,
B. According to Authorship and all our strength. (Mt.
Spontaneous Prayer: 22:37)
prayers that are coming We worship God as a sign of
from the heart, personal our gratitude and love for…
and spontaneously said o God created us (Father)
Formula prayer: prayers o God saved us (Son)
that are already prepared o God continuously sanctify us
by the Church and taught to (Holy Spirit)
us Authentic Worship: should
C. Levels of Christian Prayer lead us to goodness and
Private, personal prayer: generous service to others.
praying the rosary alone, RITUAL
novenas
A social, programmed symbolic
activity that can create,
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communicate, and transform o Lent (Passion of Christ)
the basic meanings of o Easter – the highest and
community life. center of all of the seasons of
the Church
o Ordinary Time II
SACRAMENTALS
Objects (ashes, candles),
actions (kneeling, bowing),
practices (processions,
pilgrimages), places (church,
shrine), and the like that helps
us become aware of Christ’s
grace filled presence around us
or liberate from the presence LITURGICAL COLORS
of the evil one (exorcism).
1. Violet: melancholy, penance,
LITURGY (people’s work) humility (Advent, Lent,
the official public worship of Confession, Mass for the Dead)
the Church 2. White: Light, innocence, purity,
Liturgical Calendar: calendar glory, joy, triumph (Christmas,
used by the Catholic Church Easter, Feasts’ of the Lord
consisting of seasons and (except passion, Nuptial
feasts being celebrated by the Masses))
faithful in a given year 3. Green: life eternal, hope
The Liturgical Year/Seasons (Ordinary Sundays)
o Advent 4. Red: blood, martyrdom,
passion, fire (Feast of Martyrs,
o Christmas Season
Pentecost, Passion of Christ.
o Ordinary Time I
Palm Sunday)
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5. Gold: Joy (Can replace all
colors except violet)
6. Pink: Joy (Third Sunday of
Advent, Fourth Sunday of Lent)
