MODULE 3: Glorifying God with Integrity and

Compassionate Service in your Practice of the CICM

Louisian Charism

This module seeks to help you develop the values of service, integrity, and
compassion as you live the Louisian CICM Charism and empower others to be actively
involved in the community. Eventually, this will help you make Jesus the center of your
life through conscious, active, full, and fruitful participation in the Eucharist as the
summit of your Louisian worship and witnessing.

Module III Self-Monitoring Form

At the end of Module 3, you must have:
___ Accomplished Journal Entry 11
___ Accomplished Journal Entry 12
___ Accomplished Journal Entry 13
___ Accomplished Journal Entry 14
___ Accomplished Journal Entry 15
___ Accomplished Religious Involvement 11
___ Accomplished Religious Involvement 12
___ Accomplished Religious Involvement 13
___ Accomplished Religious Involvement 14
___ Accomplished Religious Involvement 15
___ Accomplished Personal Assessment 3

Biblical Reading:
Martha and Mary
(Luke 10:38-42)
38
As they continued their journey he entered a village where
a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. 39 She had
a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet
listening to him speak. 40 Martha, burdened with much
serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that
my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to
help me.” 41 The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha,
you are anxious and worried about many things. 42 There is Merisi, Michelangelo.
need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it (1599). Martha and Mary
will not be taken from her.” Magdalene [Painting].

In a culture of hectic schedules and the inexorable quest of productivity, you are
tempted to measure your worth by how busy you are, by how much you accomplish, or
by how well you meet the expectations of others. Many people in our community likely
identify with Martha. Feeling pulled in different directions, feeling worried and distracted
by many things, these seem to be common threads of life in our fast-paced world. When
you feel like you are in this situation try to stop and listen to the Lord. Jesus said in Luke
12:25, “Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?” In the Gospel
reading Martha was worried about many things, but Jesus said to her “Martha, Martha,
you are worried and distracted by many things; but only one thing is necessary; for Mary
has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” We know that
worrying does nothing good, and that much of what we worry about is not so important
in the larger scheme of things, and yet we cannot seem to quash our anxious thoughts
and frantic activity. As you reflect, learn the ways of Mary, for Jesus said she has chosen
the best part.
Journal #1 (Sandiwa): Incarnating Integrity in Glorifying God

“Sandiwa” is your being with one in mind with the community. Your actions incarnate God’s
transforming presence in you and the community. Working hard and earning for a living is the priority and
preoccupation of many. However, most often, we forget that the fruit of human toil is for the greater glory of
God. This journal writing may grant you the avenue to encounter the loving presence of God.

1. Do you spend time in examining your conscience before you go to bed? What are the resolutions
that you make after examining your conscience?

2. Are you firmly resolved that God is actively journeying with you? How?

3. How do you listen attentively to the voice of the Lord? How do your actions incarnate God’s
transforming presence?

Journal #2 (Sampuso): Creating a Compassionate Community in Glorifying

God.

“Sampuso” (being one in heart with others in your chosen field) is a powerful union that can create a
compassionate community. Communion breaks the wall of division and fosters inclusivism. This is one way of
how you and the community can glorify God. At times we encounter difficult moments, praying together and
for each other can be source of strength, comfort and hope. Doing this activity will draw you to your sense of
belongingness and care for others.

1. Do you find time to join the community in glorifying God? How?

2. Do you address the need of the community when praying? How?

3. Do you engage in community prayer in action such as prayer rallies,

community or Eucharistic pantry and the like? Elaborate.

4. How does communal prayer promote the well-being of the community?

Journal #3 (Sambuhay): Celebrating Eucharist as the Summit of your Service.

“Sambuhay” is the celebration of compassionate service with the community. This celebration finds its
fulfillment in the Holy Eucharist as the summit of all Christian worship. As a CICM-Marian in your chosen field,
may the celebration of the Eucharist be the source and center of your life. Writing your reflection may pose
you the challenge today to be like the bread and wine being blessed, broken and shared for others.

1. As Marian, do you celebrate the Eucharist with full, active, and conscious and fruitful participation?
How?
2. Are you a good listener especially to those who are voiceless in the society? In what way do you make
those voices heard?

3. In what concrete ways can you manifest your generosity to share whatever you have to the last, the
least, and the lost?

4. As Marian, in what way/s are you ready to be blessed, broken and shared for others?
PERSONAL ASSESSMENT

Rubrics for Journal:

Criteria Excellent Average Poor GRADE

Reflective 2 points 1 point 0 point

thinking

The answer The answer The answer

excellently expresses in poorly expresses
expresses the average a level a level of
student’s level of of awareness awareness and
awareness and and understanding of
understanding of understanding of the concepts of
the concepts of the concepts of Integrity, Service
Integrity, Service Integrity, Service and Compassion.
and Compassion. and Compassion.

Making 3 points 2 points 1 point

Connectio
ns
The answer The answer The answer
includes includes common includes poor
outstanding thought of the thought of the
thoughts on the larger context. larger context.
larger context. The The student is The student is
student is also also able to not able to
able to create create create suitable
suitable and significant and and significant
significant weak connections
connections connections between his/her
between his/her between his/her actual
actual experience actual experiences and
and the experiences and the experiences
experiences of the the experiences of the larger
larger community of the larger community
around him/her. community around him/her.
around him/her.

Reflective 3 points 2 points 1 point

Action

The answer clearly The answer The answer does

draws implications clearly draws not stipulate
of certain implications of clear implications
 experiences or certain of certain
actions by experiences or experiences or
providing clear actions. But it actions by
and concrete provides providing clear
examples which examples which and concrete
indicate/encourage does not clearly examples which
active indicate/encoura indicate/encoura
engagements in ge active ge active
and out of work engagements in engagements in
and classroom and out of work and out of work
setting. and classroom and classroom
setting. setting.

Timeliness 2 points 1 point 0 point

The requirement is The requirement The requirement

submitted on time. is submitted 1-2 is submitted
days late more than 2 days
late.

Rubrics (Guide) for Personal Assessment:

Criteria Excellent Average Poor GRAD

E

Growth in 5 points 3-4 points 1-2 points

understandi
ng
During the During the During the
course, I have course, I have course, I have
immensely grown more slightly grown in
grown in my confidently in my my understanding
understandin understanding of of the concepts of
g of the the concepts of integrity, service
concepts of Integrity, service and compassion.
Integrity, and compassion.
Service and Enough to be
Compassion. able to apply 2: I have not 5
them in my grown as much as
dealings with I think I should
others. through the
course.

4: I am
 consistently
steady in my
1: I am not sure if
growth through
I have really
my reflections
grown through my
and journals
reflections and
journals.
3: I am less
consistent but
nevertheless
steady in my
growth through
my reflections
and journals.

Putting into 5 points 3-4 points 1-2 points

Action

During the During the During the

course, I have course, I have course, I learned
established established a of integrity,
well a habit of continuous service and
putting into conscious compassion but is
action the reminder for finding it hard to
MARIAN myself to put put these into
values of into action the action when
integrity, MARIAN values dealing with
service and of integrity, people at work, at
4
compassion in service and home and in the
dealing with compassion in community.
people at dealing with
work, at home people at work,
and in the at home and in 2: I have tried to
community. the community. put them into
action but often
forget.
4: I am
consistently
steady. 1: I have not put
them much into
action.
3. I am less
consistent but
nevertheless,
steady.