Competency

1 Explain the reason and significance of

Jesus’ coming.

The learners in the long run and on their own will be able to exercise authentic human
freedom and develop righteous conscience in respecting the dignity of every human
person.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• identify the seasons of the liturgical Year;
• cite ways on how to prepare ourselves for the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ
and  make an action plan for celebrating the season of advent.

Opening Prayer:
Dear Lord and Father of all, Thankthe
you
newness
for today.
of Thank you
for ways in which you provide for us all. For Your protection and love we thank you.
Thank you for this opportunity to be sent usHelp
to school.
us to focus our hearts
and minds
now on what we are about to learn as of this moment. Amen.

Initial Task

Direction: Your fiesta celebration or a big event in your family is fast approaching. You,
your mother/ father are expected to have a lot of visitors, what preparation will you
usually do as a way of welcoming or accepting your guests? Write your answers on the
space provided below:

House Self Reason

In the house I will And I will prepare my self, The reason why we
decorate simple, base accept them with welcome need to be Grateful
on my capacity, but I will and respect that I deserve to our visitors it
make sure that in food them to enter into my because In the past
will not be lucking to house, I will talk to them years or in the
give to them to eat,and I as sign of respect serve israelites, to them
will prepare my place them as my special visitors is the
also clean. visitors. example of how they
accept Christ to their
life and home, they
imagine that, every
visitors they enter to
their home is that is
Christ, full of respect
and grateful.

WHAT AND WHY WE PREPARE?

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Advent - a season of the liturgical year observed in most Christian denominations as a

time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of
Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the
beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.

Liturgical Season -the Catholic Church sets aside certain days and seasons of each
year to recall and celebrate various events in the life of Christ.
Church Calendar – known as the church year or Christian year, as well as the
kalendar, consists of the cycle of liturgical seasons in Christian churches that
determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed,
and which portions of Scripture are to be read either in an annual cycle or in a cycle
of several years.

Pre- cursor- A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a
forerunner.
.

Activating Prior Knowledge:

Why do Christians celebrate Advent and other seasons of the year?

Many Christians was celebrate advent today and other seasons of the years not only by
thanking God for Christ's first coming to world as a baby and get another hope of life, but
also for his presence among us today through the Holy Spirit and in preparation and
anticipation of his final coming at the end of the age of earth.

SCRIPTURE READING ( Luke 12:39-48)

33
Be on guard! Be alert[a]! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man
going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their
assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35
“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will
come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at
dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I
say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

Guide Questions for Reflection:

What does the Gospel tell us?
They tell us about warning of the second coming of Christ, Christ is like Thief they will
come anytime that we don’t know, we must always prepared and know our trust that
only to him.

According to the gospel, Why is there a need for us to prepare and be watchful?
Like what I said, that Christ is just like a thief, They will come that we don’t know, we
must always prepared anytime because they will come that we don’t know.

Lecturette
The liturgical cycle divides the year into a series of seasons, each with their own mood,
theological emphases, and modes of prayer, which can be signified by different ways of
decorating churches, colours of paraments and vestments for clergy, scriptural
readings, themes for preaching and even different traditions and practices often
observed personally or in the home. In churches that follow the liturgical year, the
scripture passages for each Sunday (and even each day of the year in some traditions)
are specified in a lectionary.
Consider the pie graph below:

The Church year consists of six liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary
Time after Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time after Pentecost. Seasons begin or
end based on a movable feast and so some seasons vary in length from year to year,
and vary as to the calendar dates. The following is a brief overview of the Catholic
liturgical seasons: their durations, their purpose and focus, and the liturgical year colors.

Advent: First Sunday of Advent through December 24th

Advent begins the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew, which is November 30th.
Therefore Advent always falls sometime between November 28th and December 3rd,
and lasts until the Nativity of the Lord. The season always has somewhere between 21
and 28 days.

The Advent season is the time of waiting and preparing for the coming of Jesus. This
refers both to the anniversary celebration of the Incarnation, as well as the second and
final coming for which we are waiting and preparing.

The liturgical color for Advent is violet, a deep bluish red (often mistakenly called
“purple”) symbolizing mourning and penance.
Why celebrate Advent?
Advent is a call to followers of Christ to remember the birth of the Saviour. The
word advent stems from a Latin word that means “coming” or “arrival.” The season
begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and, depending on the year, can range
from 22 to 28 days. Its purpose is to help believers remain focused on the birth of Christ
and
Jesus’ glorious return.
Some of the most popular commercial Advent calendars are cardboard. Each
day, kids open a little door to discover a chocolate treat or another small surprise. But
the Advent tradition goes deeper. Many Christian families have daily Scripture and
devotional readings, along with a simple activity that helps kids remain focused on how
Jesus came to earth as their Saviour. Some families also use a traditional Advent
wreath, lighting its candles each evening as they count down to Christmas.
The Advent season is divided into four weeks, and each week features a different
liturgical theme. Traditionally, the first week remembers the hope and expectation of the
Jewish people as they looked forward to the Saviour’s arrival — and it also reminds
believers today to wait expectantly for Jesus’ second coming. The second week focuses
on preparation: Over many centuries, God prepared the hearts of the Jews for Christ’s
coming, just as He is now working in our hearts to prepare us for Christ’s second
coming. The third week joyfully celebrates the coming of the Messiah, and the final
week celebrates God’s peace and love.
—Benjamin Hettick
The Advent Wreath

The Advent wreath consists of evergreen branches, three purple candles, one rose
candle and one large white candle. The white candle is placed in the centre of the
wreath, and the purple and rose candles are placed equal distances around the wreath.
Children look forward to lighting and blowing out the candles each night at dinner. A
purple candle is lit the whole first week. Two purple candles are lit the second week.
The two purple and one rose candle are lit the third week, and all four are lit the final
week. The large white candle is lit on Christmas Day. After lighting the candles, many
parents will read a few Bible verses and have a short devotional time with their kids.
Theresa Golden, a mother of three daughters, recommends keeping the wreath
celebration simple and age-appropriate. “My favourite aspect of Advent is that it gives
me and my family time to reorganise our thoughts about Christ’s birth and why He
came,” she says. “It gives us the right frame of mind about Christmas and Christ.”
—Jenna Vandebrake

Understanding the Wreath’s Symbolism

The first purple candle symbolises expectation and hope.Purple is a royal colour and
signifies anticipation of the King’s birth. Light this candle each week of Advent. The
second purple candle symbolises preparation.The Jewish people prepared their hearts
for the Saviour, and we prepare our hearts for His second coming. Light this one during
the second, third and fourth weeks.
The third purple candle symbolises love and peace.God showed His love by sending His
Son. Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection bring us peace. Light this candle during the
fourth week.
The rose candle symbolises joy.We rejoice in the Messiah and joyfully anticipate Jesus’
second coming. Light this candle during the third and fourth weeks.
The white candle in the centre is celebratory.This candle is lit on Christmas Day. Jesus
is central to the season. We celebrate His birth.
The evergreen branches symbolise God’s faithfulness. They remain green all year. The
wreath circle symbolises God’s unending love.
—Sheila Seifert

Christmas: December 25th through The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Christmas season begins with the celebration of the birth of Jesus, Christmas day,
or as a vigil on Christmas Eve. The Feast of Christmas lasts 12 days, until Epiphany.
However, the time from Epiphany until the Baptism of the Lord is also included in the
Christmas season.Traditionally, Epiphany had been fixed to January 6th, and the
Baptism celebrated on the octave of Epiphany, which was January 13th. In most
countries, the Epiphany is now celebrated on the Sunday closest to January 6th, and
the Baptism celebrated the following Sunday. The Christmas season is a time of
rejoicing in the Incarnation.The liturgical color of the season of Christmas is white
symbolizing purity and joy.

Ordinary Time after the Baptism: Monday after the Feast of the Baptism through
Shrove Tuesday

After the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Ordinary Time begins.
Ordinary does not mean plain. The name comes from “ordinalis” meaning "showing
order, denoting an order of succession.” It is used in this sense to refer to the order of
the counted weeks. That is to say, it is a season of counted weeks. Ordinary Time after
the Baptism focuses on the early life and childhood of Christ, and then on His public
ministry.The liturgical color of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other
appropriate colors are worn on particular feast days. (For example, white is typically
worn for Marian feast days, except in some Spanish countries where blue is an
approved liturgical color.)
Lent: Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday

The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and lasts until the final Saturday before
Easter, Holy Saturday. Lent is a penitential season. It recalls the 40 days Jesus spent in
the desert, and the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert. Lent focuses on the
events leading up to Christ’s passion, and finally on the Passion itself. Lent is 40 days
long. This does not include Sundays, as Sunday is always a day for rejoicing in the
Resurrection. Altogether, it covers 46 calendar days, the 40 days plus the six Sundays.

The liturgical colors of Lent are violet or purple, traditionally more of a red-violet color
than the deep purple of Advent. Rose may also be used, where it is the custom, on
Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday during Lent). On Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) and
on Good
Friday (which has no Mass but a service remembering Christ’s passion) the color is red.
White or violet is worn on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday (once again, there is no
Mass but there are other services on Holy Saturday).

Easter: Easter Vigil though Pentecost

The Easter season begins with the Easter Vigil, which is celebrated after night falls on
the evening before Easter Sunday. The season of Easter is a joyous, celebratory
season. It begins with celebrating Christ’s resurrection and ends by celebrating the
descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus. Christ’s
ascension into Heaven is celebrated just prior to Pentecost. The Easter season last 50
days, from Easter Sunday through Pentecost. The liturgical color of the season of
Easter is white, symbolizing purity and joy. Red, the color of passion, is used on Palm
Sunday, Good Friday, and Pentecost Sunday (red symbolizing fire).

Ordinary Time after Pentecost: The day after Pentecost through the final day before
Advent

The second period of Ordinary Time is the longest liturgical season. Ordinary Time
resumes after Pentecost and runs until the final Saturday before Advent. This period of
Ordinary Time focuses on Christ’s reign as King of kings, and on the age of the Church.
This is the age where we live in now, which is the time between the age of the Apostles
and the age of Christ’s second and final coming for which we are ever preparing. The
final Sunday in Ordinary Time is the Feast of Christ the King; the Saturday after this
feast is the final day of Ordinary time.

The liturgical color of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other
appropriate colors are worn on particular feast days.
Just as a typical calendar has four seasons, twelve months, fifty-two weeks, and
365 days that include holidays, solemn days, commemorative days, and days that are
just "average," the Liturgical Year Calendar of the Church uses similar terms and
measurements. The Liturgical Year is marked by special seasons: Advent, Christmas,
Lent, The Paschal Triduum or Three Days, Easter, and Ordinary Time.
The Liturgical Year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which usually occurs
around the beginning of December or the end of November, and ends on the feast of
Christ the King. The purpose of the Liturgical Year Calendar is not to mark the passage
of time, but to celebrate and understand more fully the entire mystery of Jesus Christ,
from his incarnation and birth until his ascension, the day of Pentecost, and the
expectation of his return in glory. During the course of a year, the Paschal Mystery: the
passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus, is viewed from different angles, in
different lights. The Liturgical Year Calendar communicates what readings the Church
has designated to be used for each day. It articulates the special feasts and
commemorations celebrated during each season. It communicates the colour of the
vestments to be worn by the priest during each celebration of the liturgy. The colours for
the seasons are: Advent ~ purple/dark blue, Christmas ~ white/gold, Lent ~ purple,
Easter ~ white/gold and Ordinary times ~ green. The Liturgical Cycle covers a three-
year period in which Year A focuses predominantly on Matthew’s Gospel, Year B on
Mark’s Gospel and Year C on Luke’s Gospel. John’s Gospel is interspersed throughout
the years, particularly during Easter. It is the arrangement of the Scriptures for the
Sundays and weekdays of the seasons and of ordinary time. Advent (Violet) The
liturgical year begins with Advent which always contains four Sundays. A common
devotional for this season of preparation is the Advent Wreath that includes four
candles. A new candle is lit on each of the four Sundays of Advent. Christmas
decorations which appear in the church during Advent are in preparation for the coming
of the Christ child. The church year actually begins with the First Sunday of Advent. The
stole and chasuble of the priest is violet or a shade of purple. Advent is seen as a time
for preparation, anticipation and hope. “Prepare ye, the way of the Lord.” Surprisingly,
on the third Sunday of Advent, the church celebrates the half way mark and so suggests
pink or rose as the colour of the day. Like children, we get excited when we are half way
there and pink symbolizes that joy with a colour that holds onto the purple but promises
the white of Christmas! Let us also consider the sharing and reflection of Cardinal
Orlando Quivedo The First Sunday of Advent - the first day of the Church's liturgical
year:
1. "Come, Lord Jesus!" These words express our ardent longing for the Lord to
come on Christmas Day and on the Last Day. The Advent Season spans 4
Sundays of spiritual preparation for the Nativity of Christ. Its earliest form was in
France to prepare for the Feast of the Epiphany, a day when catechumens were
baptized. It was first similar to Lent that emphasized prayer, fasting and other
forms of penance. Advent preparation appeared in Rome in the 6th century and
as a preparation for Christmas. It was not as penitential as elsewhere. In the 9th
century the Church designated the 1st Sunday of Advent as the beginning of the
Church year.
2. "Prepare the way of the Lord!" Thus did John the Baptist cry out in the desert.
The Latin word "adventus" means "coming" or "arrival." Advent is a season of
preparation. It has a two-fold purpose: (a) through the Advent liturgy the Church
 makes present the ancient expectancy of the Messiah; (b) Advent is part of our
long preparation to meet the Lord when he comes again in glory at a time we do
not know (see Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC, nos. 2853, 1040). The
Incarnation of the Lord and his eschatological coming are tied together by
Advent. Advent then is also a season of hope, for Christ's coming.

3. It is customary for us to set up an Advent wreath. Originally introduced in the

West by German Lutherans, the Advent wreath is now a universal symbol. It is
round, with no beginning and end, symbolizing the eternity of God and our
participation in his eternal plan of salvation. The round wreath can also denote
the crown of the David's son about to be born. The 4 candles are for the 4 Advent
Sundays. The 1st, 2nd and 4th candles are purple, to symbolize penance and
sacrifice. The violet vestment for Advent Mass has the same purpose. The third
candle, however, is colored rose or pink and indicates joy as we celebrate
"Gaudete" Sunday on the 3rd Sunday. The priest also wears a rose vestment.
"Gaudete," "Rejoice!" is the
1st word of the Entrance Antiphon of the Mass, "Rejoice in the Lord always; again
I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near" (Phil. 4:4-5). This joyful note is highlighted
by the singing of the "Gloria."

4. The four candles may symbolize four stages of human history: Creation, the
Incarnation, Redemption, and the Last Judgment. The green wreath denotes the
new life and hope that the Messiah brings. The light represents Christ who shows
us, in the darkness, the way to righteousness. Some add a 5th candle to signify
Christ our light. The progression of lighting the candles symbolizes our increasing
eagerness to meet our Lord. Advent is not yet Christmas. As much as possible,
we should avoid putting up Christmas trees, parols, belens that distract attention
from the Advent wreath. It seems that the commercialization of Christmas and
the playing of Christmas music in shopping centers, starting with the first "-ber"
month, have pushed aside the Advent season.

5. It is good for every family to have an Advent wreath. There is a liturgy for this.
The family can adapt this liturgy as it sees fit, taking in the participation of every
member. The coming together of the family to light the candles enhances family
unity.

6. There is yet a 3rd coming of the Lord -- his coming into our hearts. Before we can
really say, "Come, Lord Jesus," we need to heed the cry of John the Baptist, the
precursor "Prepare the way of the Lord." Prayer, penance, sacrifice and
reconcilation with God through Holy Confession help clear the road for the Child
Jesus to our hearts. Acts of charity for poor and suffering "neighbors"
demonstrate our resolve to prepare for the Lord.

7. Prayer -- let us listen to and pray with a familiar Advent song in Cebuano --
Prayers, stay safe, God bless!

Assessment

1. What is the significance of the liturgical seasons?”

Church year are also called liturgical year, annual cycle of seasons and days observed
in the Christian churches in commemoration of the life, death, and Resurrection of
Jesus Christ and of his virtues as exhibited in the lives of the saints.
2. What are the ways for us to prepare for Christ’s coming?

First of all is love, when you see christ let your love above than your pride through your
neighbor, because that’s his commandments, follow him, as what he said “there is no
one come to his father except him”, erase all the false worship among gods or any
pagans follow your only god who exist with miracles and that is jesus, stand your true
faith to him and he will rewards you as what he promise to us.

Criteria:

Content …………………………………. 7 pts.

Connection to readings …....….. (3 pts.) Connection to self
experience… (4 pts.
Neatness ………………………………… 2 pts.
Conciseness ………………………………… 3 pts.
10 pts

Final Task

Placemat Prayer:
Direction: Placemat Prayer: Create a placemat prayer on the theme of journey, waiting, preparing in
anticipation. Prayer Journal or Advent Calendar: Have the students keep a Prayer Journal each day.
Explore themes of waiting, yielding to God, surrender.

Our father in heaven, thank your for every pieces of day I live of this world, forgive my
sin and let my soul follows you and plss don’t forget me to enter in your kingdom in
heaven lord, this last days before it ends and you will rise again to people and bring
peace to everyone, forgive us our sins lord, plss forgive us of doing wrong, save the
innocent in the hands of evil, we will prays you I and my fellow human who trust fully on
you, my fellow human who trust only you o lord messiah, only you I pray lord from alpha
to omega and this all I pray to my lord my saviour Jesus Christ amen.

Rubric to be used of the above output:

Criteria Exceeds the Meets the Approaching Below the
Standards Standards the Standards
Standards 1
4 3 2
Meaning The is original and The prayer is The prayer is The prayer is
and very creative creative. common not creative
originality
 Presentation The prayer has The prayer has The prayer has The prayer
interesting and meaningful relevant lacks
inspiring and has illustrations/ illustrations/ relevance
relevant photos photos illustrations/
background photos
Message/ The prayer The prayer The prayer The orayer is
Content stimulates the connects to the slightly poor in terms
readers, readings/ promotes value of its content
connects to the discussions
readings/
discussions

References:
References / Instructional Materials: Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)
Kenosis: The life-Giving Sacrifice of Jesus Del Castillo et al, Catechism for the Filipino
Catholic (CFC), Holy Bible, Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP-II), Enjoying our
Life in the Church Bocar et al, Jesus Christ Roawie Quimba et al.

ONLINE SOURCES
http://www.crawfordcountycatholics.com/liturgical_seasons_colors.html
http://cyberfaith.com/liturgical_year.cfm
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2013%3A33-37&version=NIV

Prepared by:

EVELINDA B. LAZAGA, LPT. MARE ED

Instructor

Checked by:

Raymond W. Dela Cuesta, LPT. MAED

SHS Academic Coordinator

Noted by:

Eleanor C. Aguillon, MAED

SHS Principal

WORKSHEET # 2

Name: Jonathan Erolon Score: _________________

I- IDENTIFICATION: On the space provided before the number write your correct
answer:1.What does the word
COMING 1. What does the word Advent (from the Latin adventus) mean?
FALSE 2. True or false: Like the 40 days of Lent, Advent is a fixed number of days before
Christmas.
“ COME, OUR LORD” 3. What is the meaning of the word “Maranatha?”
CIRCLES SYMBOLIZE ETERNITY 4. Why are the Advent candles arranged in the shape of a
circle?
DECEMBER 25 5. What holy day of obligation fall on the advent season?
BAPTIZED 6. What do we call the one who prepares the way to Jesus?
LITURGICAL YEAR 7. What do we call the seasons set aside by the Church of each
year to recall and celebrate various events in the life of Christ?
EPHIPHANY 8. What season in the liturgical year we celebrate the baptism of the Lord
Jesus?
PENTECOST 9. It is celebrated in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
ORDINARY TIME 10. What is the longest liturgical season of the liturgical year?

II- ESSAY: Answer the following briefly:

1. What is the significance of the liturgical seasons?”

Church year are also called liturgical year, annual cycle of seasons and days observed
in the Christian churches in commemoration of the life, death, and Resurrection of
Jesus Christ and of his virtues as exhibited in the lives of the saints.
2. What are the ways for us to prepare for Christ’s coming?

First of all is love, when you see christ let your love above than your pride through your
neighbor, because that’s his commandments, follow him, as what he said “there is no
one come to his father except him”, erase all the false worship among gods or any
pagans follow your only god who exist with miracles and that is jesus, stand your true
faith to him and he will rewards you as what he promise to us.

Final Task
Placemat Prayer:
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Competency

2 Explain why the human dignity

considered a gift from God
The learners in the long run and on their own will be able to exercise authentic human
freedom and develop righteous conscience in respecting the dignity of every human
person.
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
a. explain how human person created by God in His image and likeness
b. describe the ways on how human person become a true disciple of God
in accordance with His words.

Initial Task
Direction: Draw an image that speaks about human person.

human person created by God in His image and likeness,it is like a mirror, God is like a
mirror when you see your self in the mirror that is the image of god, yourself is like mirror
too, if the mirror was broke that because of sin that you made, that even on that broken
glass, then they still see your self was still there because there is always god, god is always
with us and forgive, they watch you how you to fix that broken glass that you made, but if
the mirror is full of sin and the day of judges see your self at the back of the mirror and you
see after you made full of sin, life is a like mirror until that mirror was still there there is
always forgiveness.
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Human dignity- the recognition that human beings possess a special value intrinsic to
their humanity and as such are worthy of respect simply because they’re human beings

Inviolable safe from violation or profanation, something which is considered sacred

Activating Prior Knowledge :

What comes to mind when you hear the term Morality?

Morality is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are
distinguished as proper and those that are improper.

SCRIPTURE READING (1 John 3:1-3)

See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of
God! Yet that is what we are. Dearly beloved we are God’s children now; what we shall
later be has not yet to come to light. We know that when it comes to light we shall be
like Him for we shall see Him as He is. Everyone who has this hope based on him keeps
himself pure as He is pure.
Guide Questions:
1. What responsibility did God give to human persons when He created them?
Christian Stewardship refers to the responsibility that Christians have in maintaining and
using wisely the gifts that God has bestowed. God wishes human beings to be his
collaborators in the work of creation, redemption and sanctification.
2. How can be like God?
According to bible no one can be like god

Church Teaching
The Catechism of Catholic Church (CCC) and Catechism for Filipino Catholic (CFC)
affirm and explain the intrinsic dignity of the human person and point to it the source of
Christian moral life.
The Dignity of the Human Person
The divine image is present in every man. It shines forth in the communion of
persons, in the likeness of the union of the divine persons among themselves.
 Endowed with “a spiritual and immortal” soul, the human person is “the only creature
on earth that God has willed for its own sake”. From his conception, he is destined for
eternal beatitude.
The human person participates in the light and power of the divine Spirit. By his
reason, he is capable of understanding the order of things established by the Creator.
By free will, he is capable of directing himself toward his true good. He finds his
perfection “in seeking and loving what is true and good.”
By virtue of his soul and his spiritual powers of intellect and will the man is endowed
with freedom, an “outstanding manifestation of the divine image”
By his reason, man recognizes the voice of God which urges him/her “to do what
is good and avoid what is evil”. Everyone is obliged to follow this law; which makes itself
heard in conscience and is fulfilled in the love of God and of neighbor. Living a moral life
bears witness to the dignity of the person.
The key to Christian moral life is our dignity a human persons, created by God,
redeemed by Christ, sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and destined for eternal life with God.
1 In what way is human person God’s image?
God created man in his own image and humans are in the image of God in their moral,
spiritual, and intellectual nature.

2. What are the gifts bestowed by God to human person? How do these gifts
reflect God’s image?
Word of wisdom Word of knowledge, faith, giving, leadership, hospitality, shepherd, serving ,
mercy, teaching etc, how do these reflect of the image of god ? of doing good of being good because
god is good all the time if human they apply that all gift all the time that is the truly child of god.

Lecturette

Christian faith teaches us that the human person is the crown and key of his
creation. Based on the accounts of the book of Genesis, the human person is the only
creature created in the image and likeness of God. But what does being created in
God’s image mean?
Being created in the image of God means that the human possesses dignity, has
body and soul, intellect, and free will. The human person is the only being called to
share in God’s own life and eternal happiness (2 Pt. 1:4) and has the capacity to
respond to God in faith (Eph. 2:8). Gifted with dignity, the human person has the
capacity to build a relationship with all created realities in the world (Gen. 1:26) and is
called by God to His steward.
This dignity of the human person is characterized as inviolable. Thus, each
person no matter who he / she is, endowed with dignity since each person is created in
the image of God through our lord Jesus Christ, “through whom everything was made
and through whom we love” (1Cor.8:6). We believe that all are redeemed by the blood
of Christ (Eph. 1:7) and are sanctified by the Holy Spirit (1Cor. 6:19). We believe all
persons are called to be children of God destined for eternal life (CFC 689).
Our whole being is ordered to seek the truth and goodness in accord with our
destiny which is eternal blessedness with God (CCC 1701-1704). In his or her spiritual
soul, intellect, and free will, the human person is “the image and likeness of God”. The
human person participates in the light and power of the divine Spirit by virtue of his or
her soul and his or her spiritual powers of intellect and will. The human person is
endowed with freedom, an “outstanding manifestation of the divine image”. By his or her
reason, he or she is capable of understanding the order of things established by the
Creator. By free will, he or she is capable of directing himself or herself toward his or her
true food. He or she finds his or her perfection in seeking and loving what is true and
good. Created in God’s image, we are recommended to rule the world in justice and
holiness. Our dignity does not put us above creation and does not mean that we can do
what we like with it. We are part of God’s creation and hold a special place within
creation but we still have a duty and responsibility before God. We are to acknowledge
God as Creator of all things and relate ourselves and the totality of creation to Him, so
that through our stewardship of all creation, the name of God would be majestic in all
earth (GS 34).

But the awareness of this dignity of having been created in God’s image is further
strengthened by having been redeemed by Christ. Through Christ we have acquired full
awareness of our dignity, of the heights to which we are raised, of the surpassing worth
of our own humanity and of the meaning of our existence (RH 11). By His incarnation
the Son of God has united Himself in some fashion with each of us and (GS 22) by His
Passion, Death, and Resurrection, He delivered us from Satan and from sin. He merited
for us the new life in the Holy Spirit and His grace restored what sin had damaged in us.
Lastly, our dignity as person is continuously sanctified by the Holy Spirit for us to
live a truly Christian life. PCP II describes how in the depths of the Filipino spirit there is
longing for kaayusan… a longing for the life that the creative spirit of Jesus gives us a
gift, a gift which is likewise a challenge (PCP II 257). The challenge for us Christians is
to become more conscious of our true self and of our relationship with others and with
God. We are called to become loving person, to fulfill our responsibility as stewards and
as faithful do disciples of Christ.

Insights for Integration:

1. Ignacian Core/Related Value:

SPIRITUALITY is a way of life involving the dynamic interplay of an individual’s set of

beliefs and values which animates, gives fire and provides spirit into one’s life as one
deeply integrates the four dimensional relationships: with self, with others, with all
creation, and with God.

One of the emphases on the Spirituality of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, our Mo.
foundress is:
Centrality of Christ – she allowed Christ to direct her thoughts words and actions and
allowed Him to inhabit in her heart, she lived the dictum of St. Paul “It is not I who live
but that Christ lives in me and that of St. John the Baptist “I must decrease He must
increase.”
As a Marian Ignacian student, in what way do we respect our dignity and the dignity of
others?
Follow the right doing of being human because good manners is better than educated
person that they don’t know how to respect others, show the blood of being Marian when
we say marian “Desiplinado talaga yan”

2. Social Issues:
As a student of this time of Pandemic, how would you show your love and care to those who are in
need?
 For me Is pray, it is so hard to go outside this days and no one can give that all we need
right now is only god, the one who help us from this pandemic
3. Lesson Across Discipline:

What other subject or discipline do we associate our lesson for this module?
For me we must to apply this to our self, manners and love to others is the key to enter
into the kingdom of heaven, only our self is the base to saving by the son of god not
religion or any other faith group on this world.

Final Task

Direction: Write down the main theme of each of the following biblical passages and its
message to you as a human person.
Scripture Passage Main Theme Message to me

For those who are led by For me that those who

Rom. 8: 14-16 the Spirit of God are the are in the hands of god
will not be perish but
children of God.
have an eternal life.
Leadership A man is with god
Acts 17: 25-28 always, is the man will
live as always with god

And if we know that He No matter what will

1Jn. 15:5 hears us in whatever we happen to our life, stay
ask, we know that we have with god with your
the requests which we have prayers, your pain has a
asked from Him. purpose at the end of
day.

Criteria:

Content …………………………………. 7 pts.

Connection to readings …....….. (3 pts.) Connection to self
experience… (4 pts.
Neatness ………………………………… 2 pts.
Conciseness ………………………………… 3 pts.
10 pts

References:
References / Instructional Materials: Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC)
Kenosis: The life-Giving Sacrifice of Jesus Del Castillo et al, Catechism for the Filipino
Catholic (CFC), Holy Bible, Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP-II), Enjoying our
Life in the Church Bocar et al, Christian Morality Roawie Quimba et al.

ONLINE SOURCES
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Prepared by:

EVELINDA B. LAZAGA, LPT. MARE ED

Instructor

Checked by:

Raymond W. Dela Cuesta, LPT. MAED

SHS Academic Coordinator

Noted by:

Eleanor C. Aguillon, MAED

SHS Principal
1.What does the word Advent (from the Latin adventus) mean?
Arrival / coming
2. True or false: Like the 40 days of Lent, Advent is a fixed number of days before Christmas. False
3. Which of these Advent hymns was written by Charles Wesley? "Come, Thou Long-Expected
Jesus"
4. Who originated Watch Night services? John Wesley
5. According to tradition, approximately how far did Mary travel to visit Elizabeth? 100 miles
6. Why are the Advent candles arranged in the shape of a circle? Circles symbolize eternity.
7. What is a Jesse Tree? A representation of Jesus' family tree
8. On the third Sunday in Advent, some churches light a pink candle in the Advent wreath. Why?
Pink (or rose) is a color of joy.
9. Do you know how the Advent calendar began? All of the above
10. What is the meaning of the Hebrew word “Emmanuel”? God with us