CL 9 Reviewer 1
CL 9 Reviewer 1
CL 9 Reviewer 1
LENTEN SEASON
● Lent - Latin: Quadragesima (Fortieth)
● Lent, in the Christian church, is a 40 day penitential preparation for Easter.
● Faithfuls prepare through prayer, fasting, and penance.
ASH WEDNESDAY
● Lenten Season begins on Ash Wednesday.
● The ashes symbolize our mortality - “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
ACTS OF PENANCE
● Fasting
● Abstinence
● Alms Giving
● Act of Charity
● Confession
● Meditation
● Prayer
● Repentance
WHY DO WE FAST/ABSTAIN?
● God said so.
- “Fasting is a way to humble yourself in the sight of God.” (Psalm 35:13; Ezra 8:21)
● In imitation of Christ.
● To atone for our sins.
● To be able to pray better.
CONFIRMATION
● Is a sacrament received after Baptism at the age of discretion of the person.
● Confirmation marks a new stage in the life of a Christian.
● Confirmation is conferred by “anointing with holy chrism on the forehead, done while imposing the hands
and by these words: “(Name), be sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.”
FRUITS OF COMMUNION
● Unites us with Christ
● Separates us from Venial Sin.
- IMPORTANT: We will only be able to receive these fruits if we receive the Eucharist WORTHILY.
No one should receive communion in the state of mortal sin.
HOW TO PROPERLY RECEIVE?
● Com - with; union - being joined or being together.
● Receiving Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
● We should be neat, clean, modest in our appearance, and respectful and reverent in our manner.
● Be devout and fervent as it if were the only Communion of our lives.
TRUTH IN A NUTSHELL
● The Eucharist was instituted by Christ Himself. The Last Supper is the First Holy Mass.
● Jesus unites us through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: The Church Militant, Church Suffering/Penitent, and
the Church Triumphant.
● We should be neat, clean, modest in our appearance, and respectful and reverent in our manner, not only
physically but also spiritually.
GRACE
● Referring to God’s gift of presence. Graces are also the blessings that we receive from God even though we
do not deserve him.
STATE OF GRACE
FORGIVENESS OF GOD
● Confession (Admission of mistakes)
- CONFESSION requires humility
- “A humble and contrite heart, God will not spurn.”
● Penance (Conversion)
- PENANCE focuses on the change of a person’s character
- This change includes being sorry for the sins committed, changing bad attitude, and repairing the
damage done to people.
● Reconciliation (giving importance to relationship)
- End of the estrangement, caused by original sin, between God and humanity.
MARRIED LIFE
● state of life that a man and woman choose to live in love, united, and sanctified by God in the sacrament of
matrimony.
● A Christian vocation with a purpose: to build a lifelong, intimate, and sacramental partnership of love and
life.
● It is a personal call - offered freely and must be accepted freely.
● Demands faithfulness.
MISCONCEPTIONS ON MARRIED LIFE
● Marriage as a solution to a problem.
● Marriage as utopia. (perfect state or condition, devoid of suffering and trial)
● Marriage as a romantic love story.
● Marriage makes converts.
MISSION OF THE MARRIED COUPLE
● Mission: foster the Kingdom of God.
● Share the love of Christ with each other and with the community.
HOLY ORDERS
● Instituted to continue Christ's mission.
● It is called the Sacrament of Apostolic Ministry (the service of Jesus continued by the apostles.)
● ORDER - means "the group or body of those who carry out certain functions."
● ORDINATION - the sacramental act by which one is integrated into the order of bishops, priests, and
deacons.
HOLY VIATICUM
● The Holy Eucharist is given to the dying person.
● “Viaticum” - with you on the way.