THE YEAR OF ST.

JOSEPH PRAYER

To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our

afflictions, and having implored the help of
your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke
your patronage also.
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PRAYER
Through that charity which bound you to the
Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the
paternal love with which you embraced the Child
Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the
inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his
Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in
our necessities.
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PRAYER

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,

defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most
loving father, ward off from us every contagion of
error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty
protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us
in our struggle with the power of darkness.
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH PRAYER
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly
peril, so now protect God’s Holy Church from the
snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield,
too, each one of us by your constant protection, so
that, supported by your example and your aid, we
may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and
to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
Naimbag nga
agsapa!
Reflect on the following questions:

#1 #2 #3

Do you ever Do you ever

Do you ever
wonder what wonder what
ask about
is beyond the will happen
your purpose
sun, moon, to you after
and stars? of existence?
you die?
True Happiness
“Happy the people so blessed; happy the
people whose God is the Lord.” (Ps 144:15)

But, what is happiness?

 WE ALL WANT TO BE HAPPY!
because
WE WERE MADE TO BE HAPPY!

“True happiness is found . . . In God

alone, the source of every good
and of all love” (CCC, 1723).

God: The Source

of
 The Restless
Human Heart
Nothing in this life can
make us fully content or
perfectly happy.
Why is this?
God gave us a hunger for
happiness!
Only God can fulfill this
hunger because he
placed it in us!
St. Augustine:
“Our heart is restless
until it rests in you.”
We Are Religious by Nature

We have always God speaks to us through our

searched for God and human reason, through
given expression to this prayer, and through our
quest. hearts. He calls us first.
Knowing God through
Divine Revelation

Human language and human reason cannot fully

describe God or really know what God is like.

God is truly a mystery!

That is why God does not leave us to our own
limited knowledge. He gives us
Divine Revelation.
 “By love, God has revealed himself and given
himself to man. He has thus provided the
definitive, superabundant answer to the questions
that man asks himself about the meaning and
purpose of his life.”
– CCC 61
Divine Revelation Topic 1
 At the end of the lesson, you are able to:

• Doctrine: Discuss why God revealed Himself to human persons.

• Moral: Respond to God who reveals Himself and calls us to
follow Him.
• Worship: Express one’s longing and search for God.
Divine Revelation
What Is Divine Revelation?

• God’s free gift of self- • God invites us to live in

communication by which he covenant with him
makes known his divine plan
• The greatest sign of God’s
• God tells us who he really is love was the sending of his
through the events of Son, Jesus Christ, to be our
Salvation History Savior from sin and death
The God who revealed Himself is a great
God!

“God is Love.”
(Jn. 4:8)
3 Attributes of God

#1 #2 #3

Omnipotent Omniscient Omnipresent

(all-powerful) (all-knowing) (present everywhere)

3 Attributes of God

#1
Omnipotent
There is nothing “Is anything too
that we should hard for the
be afraid of Lord?”
(all-powerful) -Gen. 18:14
3 Attributes of God

#1  God is powerful!
Omnipotent  God’s presence is everywhere at the
same time.
 God is always near you.
 God’s power is unlimited.
 We can trust him to help us

(all-powerful) God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for
or imagine. He does everything by his power that is
working in us.
3 Attributes of God

#2
Omniscient “The eyes of the Lord
He knows are in every place,
everything beholding the evil and
including our the good. Not only
does god see all, no
(all-knowing) thoughts one can hide from
God.”
-Proverbs 15:3
3 Attributes of God

#2
Latin:
Omniscient “omnis” – “all”
“scientia” - “knowledge”

=having knowledge of all things; universal knowledge

“Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I

shall not see him?” says the LORD;
(all-knowing) ‘Do I not fill heaven and earth?’ says the
LORD”.
- (Jeremiah 23:24)
3 Attributes of God
Penny Noyes, M.Ed explains that:
#2
God’s knowledge is unlimited.
Omniscient Knowing that God is
omniscient should allow us to
trust His will, His Word, and
His timing. Though we don’t
(all-knowing)
know all the answers, God
does.
3 Attributes of God

#2
Omniscient Christians believe this all-knowing
power goes beyond what we can
imagine as humans. God knows if
someone loses a single hair, and
knows people's thoughts before they
speak them.
(all-knowing)
3 Attributes of God

#3
Omnipresen He is present
t even when we are
“ Can any hide himself in
secret places that I shall
at the tallest not see him?, said the
mountain or Lord. Do I not fill heaven
and earth?”
(all-present) deepest ocean. Jeremiah 23:24
3 Attributes of God

#3
The term omnipresent refers to the belief that
Omnipresen God is everywhere. Christians believe that God
is present everywhere in the world, at all
t times. The idea of an all-present God is
mentioned in the Bible:

“The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the

(all-present) children of man; from where he sits enthroned he
looks out on all the inhabitants of earth.”
-(Psalm 33:13-14)
3 Attributes of God

#3
Because God is omnipresent, you and
Omnipresen I are never alone. Jesus Christ
t promises to be with us always and
everywhere (Read Matthew 28:18-
20). The Holy Spirit indwells
everyone who is a true Christian
(all-present) (Read Romans 8:9).
But, why did God revealed himself?

Why do we need God’s revelation?

 But, why did God revealed himself?
Why do we need God’s revelation?

“It pleased God, in His goodness and wisdom, to

reveal Himself and to make known the mystery of
His will. His will was that men should have access
to the Father, through Christ, the Word made
flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become shares
in the divine nature.”
REMEMBER…
DIVINE REVELATION is

God’s personal and loving act of making Himself and His

plan of salvation known to humankind. Though we may
have an idea about God by simply looking at his works,
we as human persons will not be able to know Him fully
unless He reveals Himself to us first.
REMEMBER…
He was not forced to reveal Himself, but “It
pleased God, in His goodness and wisdom to
reveal Himself . . . By this revelation, then, the
invisible God, from the fullness of His love,
addresses men as His friends, and moves
among them in order to invite and receive
them in His own company” (CFC 61).
REMEMBER…
We respond to God’s revelation in Christ through the
Holy Spirit with love and gratitude. We do our best to be
faithful to our identity as Catholic Christians and to
follow the will of God who reveals.

 Our response to God’s invitation then is

our “obedience of faith” (Rom.1:5)
God reveals Himself through :
1. Creation
2. Sacred Scripture
3. Church and Tradition
4. In other Religions
5. Grace (day to day experiences) and
6. Jesus Christ
PULOT-ARAL OF THE DAY
 📌 Lesson Summary ✝
Divine revelation is God’s personal and
loving act of making Himself and His plan
of salvation known to humankind. Though
we may have an idea about God by simply
looking at his works, we as human persons
will not be able to know Him fully unless
He reveals Himself to us first.
Short Activity

Think of some lyrics of one particular song that you are

familiar with and where you can relate your personal
longing and search for God. Explain how the words of
this song say about your desire to seek and find Him.

Share the title of the song: ________

What particular line/lyrics of the song: _________
Performance task 1

 Title: A Visual, Personal Reflection on God’s Revelation

Create a visual, personal reflection on God’s Revelation in your life. This

may be a diagram, painting, drawing, a photo you shot or some other
visual medium. Then write an explanation of your visual depiction to
clarify the meanings of the symbols/images you used. Both the visual
reflection and writing will demonstrate your comprehension of the
enduring understandings for the topic.
Performance task 1
 Title: A Visual, Personal Reflection on God’s Revelation

- The visual reflection and writing will also consider the following questions:
(These will serve as your guide questions in making your visual reflection
paragraph.)

1. How have I experienced God inviting me to live in communion with him? To what
extent have I faithfully responded to this invitation? How have I struggled to know
God or to accept God’s Revelation?
2. In what ways have I come to know God through human reason? In what ways, or
through what experiences, have I come to know God through the natural world?
3. How have I come to know God through Sacred Scripture? For example, what Scripture
(Bible) stories/verses have been most meaningful to me? In what ways have I come to
know God these?
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 RUBRICS
  5 4 3 2

Comprehension of • Coherent, insightful, and • Sometimes inconsistent • Not always coherent or • Limited or no relevant
enduring understandings clear demonstration of but clear demonstration of clear demonstration of demonstration of enduring
of the topic enduring understandings enduring understandings enduring understandings understandings
(*3)

Substance and creativity • Not only substantive and • Substantive and creative • Lacking in substance and • Lacking in substance and
of presentation creative but also thought creativity creativity
(*2) provoking and insightful

Format of presentation •Professionally presented •Well-presented and well •Generally well presented • Disorganized and not
(*.5) and well organized organized but some disorganized well presented •
elements

Spelling, Punctuation, •There are no spelling, •There are 1-3 spelling, •There are 4-5 spelling, •There are more than 5
and Grammar punctuation, or grammar punctuation, or grammar punctuation, and grammar spelling, punctuation, and
(*.5) errors. errors. errors. grammar errors.

TOTAL        

Total points=_____/30 x 2 =____ / 60 points

CLOSING PRAYER
Dominican Blessing

May God the Father bless us,

May God the Son heal us,
may God the Holy Spirit enlighten us
and give us eyes to see with,
ears to hear with, hands to do the work of God with,
feet to walk with, and mouth to preach the word of salvation
with and my the angel of peace watch over us and lead us at
last to the Lord’s gift of the Kingdom, Amen.