CL Reviewer 3rd Quarter
The Sacraments of Healing
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
The works of mercy are a means of grace which
lead to holiness and aid in sanctification.
It is an act of penance and charity.
Categories:
"Corporal works of mercy" which concern the
material needs of others.
"Spiritual works of mercy" which concern the
spiritual needs of others.
The spiritual and corporal works of mercy are
charitable actions by which we come to the aid of
our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.
Neighbor – anyone who needs help – Good
Samaritan
It seeks to help alleviate human misery – material
deprivation, unjust oppression, physical and
psychological illness and death.
***according to his own ability
Mercy is more than simply being compassionate.
Mercy is the overflow of charity, which brings with
it also an overflow of justice.
It is self-sacrificing and generous
Five loaves and two fish principle
7 Sacraments
Sacraments are important not only during special
celebrations but even in our everyday life, for the
purpose of worshipping God, living holy lives, and
practicing charity.
1. The Sacraments of Initiation lay
the foundations of every Christian life
The faithful are born anew by Baptism;
strengthened by Confirmation; and receive
in the Eucharist the food of eternal life.
(Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist)
2.
(Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick)
3. The Sacraments of Service and Commitment
(Holy Orders, Matrimony)
1. is a sacrament and a sacrifice.
2. is the sacrament through which men receive the
power and grace to perform the sacred duties of
bishops, priests, and other ministers of the Church.
3. the sacrament by which sins committed after are
forgiven through the absolution of the priest.
4. is the sacrament that gives our souls the new life
of Sanctifying Grace, by which we become children
of God and heirs of heaven.
5. the sacrament through which the Holy Spirit
comes to us in a special way and enables us to
profess our faith as strong and perfect Christians
and soldiers of Jesus Christ.
6. is the sacrament by which a baptized man and a
baptized woman bind themselves for life in a lawful
marriage and receive the grace to discharge their
duties.
7. is the sacrament which, through the anointing
with blessed oil by the priest, and through his
prayer, gives health and strength to the soul and
sometimes to the body when we are in danger of
death from sickness, accident, or old age.
Symbols:
◦Point beyond themselves to something else.
◦Participate in the reality to which they point.
◦Open up levels of reality which are otherwise closed
to us.
◦Unlock dimensions and elements of our soul which
correspond to the dimensions and elements of
reality.
Symbols make present what they represent, and that
in a transformative way, because they participate in
the reality to which they point.
The Church brings into play rites and symbols by
drawing them from the depth of human experience
to give them specific Christian meaning and
incorporating them into the mystery of the Risen
Christ.
Ritual Passage:
Basic stages in our lives like birth, puberty
(childhood to adulthood), marriage, and death are
marked with transitional period involving specific
rituals. This transitional process helps us adjust to
the events in our lives.
The meaning of Sacraments:
1.The Sacraments are actions of Christ and of the
Church.
2.The Sacraments presuppose faith.
3.The Sacraments are closer to the everyday life of
the Christians.
The purpose of the Sacraments
Consecration means to be ”set apart, or separated,
for use by the Lord”. It is the giving of our whole
being to God for service.
1. Christ reveals the father in his Paschal Mystery.
2. THE FATHER IS REVEALED IN THE Words of Jesus.
3. THE FATHER AS REVEALED IN THE Prayer of Jesus.
4. THE FATHER AS REVEALED IN THE Works of Jesus.
5. THE FATHER AS REVEALED IN THE Person of Jesus.
•Jesus is the Presence of God.
•He is God with us, Our Emmanuel.
THE CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES
Pre-colonial Period
• Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") -
various objects, places, and creatures with whom
humans engage possess peculiar spiritual qualities.
• "Diwatas“; Bathala; and his children Adlaw,
Mayari, and Tala, or the Visayan deity Kan-Laon.
• Ancestor Worship(Anitos)
• Magic, chants and prayers;
• Midwives (hilot), Witches and Warlocks
(mangkukulam), Priests/Priestesses
(Babaylan/Katalonan); Mananambal- folk healers
• Witchcraft (Barang) and mythical creatures like
Aswang (Vampires), Duwende (Dwarves), and
Bakonawa (a gigantic sea serpent)
Colonial Period
Union of the Cross and Sword – INCULTURATION
experiencing, understanding and appropriating the
GOSPEL through the cultural resources of a PEOPLE.
Inculturation - The adaptation of Christian liturgy to
a non-Christian cultural background
The Filipinos were Christianized but were not
evangelized…
§UNION of Catholicism and Spanish state
§ EXPLOITATION of Filipinos by the Religious orders/
FRIARS: Augustinians, Dominicans, and Recollects
§José Rizal’s- Noli Me Tangere (1887)- corruption in
the priesthood
§Racial Prejudice- Filipinos as INDIOS
GOMBURZA fought for the rights of the native
clergy to lead the Church
§AMERICANS, who promoted a policy of ABSOLUTE
SEPARATION between the Church and State.
Post Colonial Period
§Ferdinand Marcos, and Aglipayan Catholic,
emphasized adherence to Catholicism and claimed
to have a divine mandate to lead the Philippines.
§Marcos blamed Catholic priests for encouraging
student and leftist protests against his rule.
§Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, under his
leadership, the Church called for an END TO
MARTIAL LAW.
THE REVOLUTIONARY FAITH OF THE FILIPINOS
Church as HERALD, SERVANT, COMMUNITY, most
especially, SACRAMENT has never been so clear,
visible and evident.
Radio Veritas, was one of few media outlets that
provided coverage of the funeral. The Church helped
to organize massive protests- the People Power
NAMFREL “sent an estimated 500,000 volunteers,
largely consisting of priests, seminarians, and nuns,
to cover the most sensitive and vulnerable precincts
in an effort to minimize violence and electoral
fraud.” “Twenty-four hours a day, they formed
human chains and literally tied themselves to ballot
boxes so the boxes could not be stolen.”
With Vatican II, the Philippine Church worked with
impoverished Filipinos on basic issues of social
justice.
Three major renewals in the Philippine Setting:
1. Preferential Option for the Poor
2. Lay Participation, and
3. Ecumenical Dialogues
The Period of Renewal of Vision for the Church and
Society (1987-1995)
This period after the EDSA Revolution was one of
hope and expectations. Since the sociopolitical
situation has changed, it appeared to the bishops
that an opportune time had come to renew the
local Church.
As already noted, a paradigm shift in ecclesiology
took place in the Second Vatican Council, and while
its effects gradually influenced and eventually
altered the collective thinking of the bishops, there
was a need to exteriorize the implications of the
shift in terms of the theological thinking and
aspiration of the people.

THE FIRST TASK OF THE LAITY IS TO sanctify his or

her ordinary secular life and work – FAMILY, SOCIAL
OR PUBLIC ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING WORK AND
RECREATION).
LUMEN GENTIUM #31

THE LAITY ARE not a “long arm” OF THE CLERGY, TO

CARRY OUT A CHRISTIAN INFILTRATION OF THE
WORLD.
LG #31

WITHOUT LAY INVOLVEMENT, THE PRIESTS’

APOSTOLATE BECOMES LESS EFFECTIVE.
PCP II #132

“THE FAITHFUL MUST ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN

Politics, INCLUDING PARTISAN POLITICS.”
PCP II

The role of the clergy is non-partisan. Their function

is to provide guidelines and explain moral principles
on political matters. On the other hand, the laity is
that of active and direct participation in partisan
politics.

THE Laity MAY HAVE THEIR OWN STYLE OF

Spirituality WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF
THE CLERGY AND THE RELIGIOUS.

Ecumenism, like a fresh wind, is today at work in

what unites churches rather what separates them.
Unity in Diversity

IN 1994 A JOINT COOPERATION NAMED

"Ecumenism in Action" WAS LAUNCHED BY THE
COMMISSION AND THE NCCP.