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ABOUT LOVE
God loves us in mysterious ways.
UNCONDITIONAL love of God for us
is something we will never fully understand
it is a mystery
Our life is really a love story with God.
It is God who has loved us first; it is His love that first appears in the horizons of our life.
This love from God is freely given.
it can never be earned and yet we always receive it
As we freely receive the love of God through His Son Jesus Christ, we are also invited to love Him
back.
We must allow ourselves to be loved by Christ so that we can love like Christ.
Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind and all of your strength.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Who is my neighbor?
Love of
God
Love of
Neighbor
Our families build up our greater community by being the originating context of every individuals
values and loving concern for others.
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The principal commandment that expresses and promotes the love and respect family members extend
to one another.
In a society conditioned by media where short-term relationships are increasingly accepted, we turn to
the family as an institution of fidelity and commitment.
Sirach 3: 1-16
Honor your father and mother, that you have a long life in the land which the Lord, your God is giving
you.
When children respect their parents, they grow in loving relationship with one another and deeper
sharing in Gods love.
Children must grow up with a correct attitude of freedom with regard to material goods.
Adopt a simple lifestyle and fully convinced that man is more precious than what he has.
CCC 1004: Human life & parents are not to be evaluated in terms of productivity.
To honor and care for the elderly in our family is our obligation.
When we love our brothers and sisters, we are giving honor to our parents as well.
CFC 1006-1009
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics cites 3 obstacles to
honoring parents:
1. Not all parents act as loving parents.
2. Children distancing from parents.
3. Generation Gap
Duty of parents: to courageously train the children in the essential values of human life.
1. By word and example
2. Daily round of choices
3. Concrete actions and signs
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Learn to listen.
Do things together.
Learn to say Sorry and I forgive
you.
Learn to say I love you.
sealed by blood
bound by a love freely given not by forced obligation
the bond of love becomes the symbol of the covenant which unites us with God
is a household church
parents are the shepherd
is the first school of discipleship
Lead the children to KNOW and LOVE God.
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Family as FOUNDATION OF THE SOCIETY:
We are families. We are products of upbringing love, and experiences we have within our families.
Sometimes, without realizing it, we share the same habits, tendencies, attitude, and values with our other family
members.
SIN IS THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO FREEDOM
1. DEFINITION OF SIN
Sin is failure to love.
According to Catechism of the Catholic Church,
It is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience.
It is a failure in genuine love for God and neighbor.
It wounds the nature of the human person and injures human solidarity.
According to Catechism for the Filipino Catholics 762,
Refusing to follow our own consciences call towards the good;
Rejecting God, our own true selves and others, by turning away from God, our true end;
Breaking Gods loving covenant with us, shown forth in Jesus Christ,
Greatest obstacle
Deviation
Contradiction
internal conflict between the true nature of man as oriented to God and his earthly pre-occupations and
tendencies
2. CONCEPT OF SIN IN SACRED SCRIPTURE
Old Testament
Sin is often looked upon as a transgression of Gods law and will.
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The sin of Adam and Eve is not only the original but also the typical infidelity of humankind.
Sin is the rupture of the covenant bond, the violation of the spousal relationship.
It is a negative response to Gods call.
It leads to death, both spiritual and physical.
Mentality #2
Mentality #3
It is simply a state of the mind or acts of the thoughts that create feelings of sin or guilt.
Mentality #4
Over stress the power of sin to the point of that they lose Gods power to save them. Evil will triumph.
Tao lang tayo, mahina, walang magagawa.
3. DIMENSIONS OF SIN
Personal
Sin that destroys ones inner wholeness.
Social
Sin that affects and causes harm to ones neighbor.
These sins refer to negative moral attitudes and acts or failure to act which run counter to the
common good.
Ex. discrimination, prejudices
Religious Dimension
Sin that rejects and ignores the structures established by God.
Rejection of God
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SIN
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Personal sins results when we freely choose to give in to our self-centered tendencies;
However since we are all persons-in-community, all personal sins (no matter how secret or
private they seem to be) have social effects.
We are still responsible for sins committed by others:
1) when we cooperate in them by participating directly and voluntarily with them;
2) ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;
3) not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;
4) protecting evildoers.
4. DEGREES OF SIN
A. Mortal
derived from the Latin mors meaning death
a morally wrong decision which is so intensive that it gives a wrong orientation to mans life
a sin which causes a total break in our relationship with God
Three Conditions for Mortal Sin (CCC 1858-9):
1) There is full knowledge or full awareness of the wrong choice.
2) Gravity or seriousness of the matter.
3) There is full consent of the free will that presupposes the actual doing of the wrong option.
B. Venial
from the Latin venia meaning favor or pardon
a sin that causes a weakening or a strain in our relationship with God
5. DIVISION OF SIN
Internal Sins
occur in the mind
found in thought and desire
Kinds of Internal Sins:
1) Mental Complacency in Sinful Imaginations
takes pleasure in sinful thoughts or desires without the intention of bringing these into act
2) Sinful Joy
takes pleasure in an evil deed done to another
3) Sinful Regret
disappointment in not having performed an evil deed
4) Evil Desire
desire or resolution to perform a sinful action
5) Prejudice or Bias
a preconceived judgment or opinion that causes injury to another persons rights
6. SINS OF OMISSION AND COMMISISION
Sin of Omission
the failure to perform an obligatory act
Sin of Commission
the performance of a forbidden act
7. CAPITAL SINS: (PEGSLAW)
o They are called capital not because they are always necessarily grave but because they easily
become vices and sources of many other sins.
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A capital vice is that which has an exceedingly desirable end so that in his desire for it a man
goes on the commission of many sins all of which are said to originate in that vice as their chief
service.
-St. Thomas Aquinas
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Capital Sin
Pride or Vainglory inordinate desire of honor and
distinction and independence
Avarice or Greed inordinate pursuit of material goods
desiring what belongs to others, leading to dishonesty,
stealing, and injustice
Envy discontent over the good of ones neighbor, which
is considered detrimental to ones own person
Lust inordinate craving for sexual gratification
Gluttony excessive enjoyment of food and drink
Anger intemperate outburst of dislike with the inordinate
desire for anothers punishment
Sloth laziness in wider sense; religious spiritual sloth, a
turning away from spiritual things because of the effort
which they require
Opposed to:
Virtue of humility
Virtues of liberality,
equity, and charity
Brotherliness and
magnamity
Virtue of chastity
Temperance and sobriety
Patience and meekness
Piety and love of God
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Cooperation Responsibility for the Sins Committed by Others (CCC 1868):
by participating directly and voluntarily in them;
by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;
by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;
by protecting evil-doers
10. EFFECTS OF SIN
o It wounds the nature of man.
o It injures human solidarity.
o Man is deprived of the glory of image of God.
Sin in the context of the Filipino culture:
Pagkakamali a wrongdoing
Pagkukulang failure or deficiency
Pagkasira damage