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Cle Notes 2ND Periodical

This document provides information about civil law, justice, peace, and key concepts in Catholic theology. It defines civil law as enacted for the community good and outlines traditional definitions. It discusses justice as promoting human dignity and rights, and peace as more than just an absence of war but a respect for human rights. The document also summarizes concepts like natural moral law, the Advent season, and traditions around Christmas and figures like Saint Nicholas.

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Cle Notes 2ND Periodical

This document provides information about civil law, justice, peace, and key concepts in Catholic theology. It defines civil law as enacted for the community good and outlines traditional definitions. It discusses justice as promoting human dignity and rights, and peace as more than just an absence of war but a respect for human rights. The document also summarizes concepts like natural moral law, the Advent season, and traditions around Christmas and figures like Saint Nicholas.

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CLE REVIEWER

(JUSTICE AND PEACE)

CIVIL LAW
PEACE on earth cannot be obtained unless
personal well-being is safeguarded and people -Enacted in terms of the community, much like
freely and trustingly share with one another the the by-laws of a student organization which are
riches of their inner spirits and their talents. A meant to guide the members of the organization in
firm determination to respect other men and their activities.
peoples and their dignity, as well as the studied
TRADITIONALLY CIVIL LAWS ARE
practice brotherhood, are absolutely necessary for
DEFINED AS THE FOLLOWINGS:
the establishment of peace. Hence PEACE is
likewise the FRUIT of LOVE, which goes beyond 1. Ordinance of Reason
what JUSTICE can provide.
-a product of human reason, not private desire.
PEAC
E 2. Promulgated and Communicated
• It is not just the absence of war, but
rather the fullness of life, the respect for human -to be valid and properly communicated to all
rights, and the development of human persons. concerned.

• For Filipinos, it is dynamic of fairness, trust, and 3. By Competent Authority


care for others. It is grounded on justice and love.
- promulgated by those who exercise legitimate
• It is the freedom of all individual to live fully in over the
harmonious relationship with one another.
community.
JUSTI
CE 4. For the Common good
• It promotes and supports human dignity and
-betterment of the society so that its members can
rights in the personal, interpersonal, and structural
freely attain their full potential.
levels.
• It is the initial stage of peace. LIMITATIONS OF LAWS

• It is asocial virtue of teaching out to others’ 1. Limitations of words


legitimate concerns, or of giving to others their -it is a fact that the juridical description of human
due. rights can never fully contain and exhaust the
meaning of human rights.
LAW
2. Unjust Laws
• The system of rules which a particular country
or community recognizes as regulating the actions -human made laws, being the product of human
of its members and which it may enforce by the minds, do not necessarily correspond to, nor
imposition of penalties. suitably reflect, the natural law.

NATURAL MORAL LAW 3. Implementation of the Law


-This reality of conscience points to the existence -Only human persons, with the use of their
of a universal, eternal, and objective law that God conscience, can interpret and apply the law to
has written into our very nature. concrete, specific moral acts.

-The universal moral norm that governs us in


preserving our dignity and achieving peace in our
community.
ADVENT SEASON PEACE
ADVENT - The Hebrew word for peace: Shalom, goes far
• beginning the Church’s liturgical year beyond not fighting with others or peace as we
know it. As pointed out in the book Not the Way
•Advent from “ad-venire” in latin “to come to” or It’s Supposed to Be, shalom is, in essence, how
“to come toward” things are meant to be: a slice of heaven.
•Ad+venire is the root of the latin “Adventus” The O Antiphons, as they are commonly
means arrival called, are the chants of ancient origin sung or
• Advent is the season of arrival: The arrival of recited at the beginning and end of the Magnificat
Christ in our hearts, in the world, and into God’s during the service of Evening Prayer on each of
extraordinary plan for our salvation. the days leading up to Christmas Day, from 17-23
December.
• It is the season encompassing the four (4 )
Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the  O WISDOM (DECEMBER 17th)
celebration of Christmas -O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the
The 4 Sundays of “waiting” for the “arrival” are Most High, reaching from one end to the other
represented by the symbols of in the mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: Come
and teach us the way of prudence.
4 CANDLES
 O LORD (DECEMBER 18th)
ADVENT WREATH (circular form)
-O Lord, and ruler of the House of Israel, who
(Green – Life) (Circle – eternal) appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning brush
and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and redeem
HOPE us with an outstretched arm.
-Also known as the “prophecy candle,”  O ROOT OF JESSE (DECEMBER 19th)
-this candle assures us we can have hope that God -O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the
will fulfill prophecies declared in the Old peoples; before you kings will shut their mouths,
Testament about Jesus. Hope doesn’t disappoint
to you the nations will make their prayer: Come
us
and deliver us, and delay no longer.
LOVE  O KEY OF DAVID (DECEMBER 20th)
-plays a vital role in the Christmas story. -O Key of David and scepter of the House of
Because of Joseph’s love for Mary, he didn’t Israel; you open and no one can shut; you shut and
stone her when he found out she was pregnant no one can open: Come and lead the prisoners
with what he thought was a child out of wedlock from the prison house, those who dwell in
with another man (Matthew 1:18) Mary has a darkness and the shadow of death.
natural motherly love for Jesus, and ultimately, we  O RADIANT DAWN (DECEMBER 21st)
see God’s love for everyone by sending his son
for us. -O Radiant dawn, splendor of light eternal and sun
of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who
JOY dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

-Otherwise known as the Shepherd Candle  O KING OF NATIONS (DECEMBER 22nd)


-this candle reflects the joy that comes through -O King of the nations, and their desire, the
Jesus’ arrival, and through the salvation he has cornerstone making both one: Come and save the
gifted us. human race, which you fashioned from clay.
-Lit during Gaudete Sunday  O EMMANUEL (DECEMBER 23rd)
-O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the -His name draws from the abbreviation of Saint
hope of the nations and their Saviour: Come and Nicholas’ Dutch name “Sinter Klaas” which is
save us, O Lord our God. short for “Sint Nikolas”

SIMBANG GABI  His imagery as a Jolly man who flies home on


a sled driven by reindeers to deliver toys
-Translated as Night mass which is practiced by comes from a poem written by an Episcopal
Filipino Catholics. Minister, CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE
-It is similar with the Puerto Rican Misa de  It was entitled “An Account of a Visit from
Aguinaldo. St. Nicholas” or mostly known by it’s first line
as “Twas the night before Christmas”
-The last day of Simbang Gabi is called Misa de
Gallo (Rooster’s Mass) CARTOONIST THOMAS NAST
Originated in the Spanish era A practical  immortalized the iconic man in red and white
compromise for farmers who began work before beard to create the image of St. Nick in
sunrise to avoid noonday heat Moore’s poem
Who is St. Nicholas?
CHRISTMAS  Greek born around 280 AD,
-Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Feast of  Became a bishop of Myra, Turkey
God becoming flesh (Word-made flesh or  Defender of the church during the great
Incarnate Word) persecution in 303, when bibles were burned
and priests made to renounce Christianity or
-Begins on Christmas day and ends on the feast of face execution
the Baptism of the Lord  Known as the patron of children and magical
 Was Jesus really born on Dec. 25? gift bringer

-In the early years, Easter was the main holiday


-In the 4th century, church officials decided to
institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday
-Unfortunately, the bible does not mention his
birthday
-Evidence suggests that his birth may have
occurred in the spring
Pope Julius chose December 25
-It is commonly believed that the church chose
this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the
traditions of the Pagan Saturnalia festival

Saturnalia – a holiday in Rome in honor of


Saturn, the god of agriculture *Winters there
were not harsh

Santa Claus

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