Chapter II - he began to serve as God’s prophet in 627 B.

- when he was a young man, possibly less than

GOD, THE FATHER, JOURNEYS WITH
20 years old, and continued until shortly after
HIS PEOPLE IN THE PROPHETIC the Babylonians captured Judah’s capital city,
BOOKS (NEVI'IM) Jerusalem, in 586 B.C

- you, me & the Israelites needed people go - during his time as prophet, he warned the
nudge them when they became sluggish in king, priests and people of Judah of the coming
their faith and to instruct them when they had soon.
gone astray
• Jeremiah neither seeks nor welcomes. Citing
- THESE PEOPLE WERE THE PROPHETS. his young age, he objects. God, however, will
not let Jeremiah’s youth stand in the way of
• for us to understand the history of God, WE
sending a message that the people of Israel
NEED PROPHETS
need to hear, even if they do not want to hear
☞ Prophet it.

• - person called and inspired by God to • Jeremiah would not be alone for God
deliver a message on his behalf regularly seeks young people for divine work.

• - their task was to tell people how God saw Jacob, Joseph, Miriam. Gideon, Joshua,
things in the present or the future, or even in Samuel, David, Daniel, Shadrack, Meshack,
the past. Abednego, Mary, Jairus’ daughter, Timothy and
Jesus at age of 12 were all young when they
• - they use variety of symbol to deliver their too encountered divine.
message
• reluctantly, Jeremiah says yes to God’s will.
• - they interpret the “signs of the times” so
that you can understand what God is telling • Jeremiah is called to deliver a message that is
you. both difficult and unwelcome.

Jeremiah’s Call and God’s Promise to Save • anticipating the difficulty may have been part
His People of the reason why Jeremiah objected to God’s
call.
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Jonah
Jeremiah 46:27-28
// the book of Jonah is different from other
Jonah’s Call and Disobedience, and God’s prophetic books
Message to Nineveh
- more of a narrative than a prophetic message.
Jonah 1:1-16
- the story is built around the character of
Jonah 3:1-10 Jonah.

JEREMIAH AND JONAH // the story begins with a tension in the life of
Jonah who refused to obey the command of
Jeremiah
the Lord.
- lived during a time of great change for God’s
// proceeds to resolve the question of what will
people.
happen to this disobedient prophet and what
the tiny kingdom of Judah was caught in the will happen to the people he was supposed to
middle of struggle between old and new deliver a message to.
empires fighting to gain power over the region.
Jonah refuses to obey the call from the Lord. ☞ the plan of salvation foretold by the sacred
He does not want to feel responsible for the authors, recounted and explained by them, is
salvation of the hated Nineveh. found as the true word of God in the books of
the Old Testament: these books, therefore,
• He delights in thinking about the punishment
written under divine inspiration, remain
that God is going to inflict on the pagans of
permanently valuable.
Nineveh
(Rom. 15:4) (Dei Verbum 14)
• he represent those believes who, although
they know God, have a petty and resentful ------------
attitude and who lie about the good done by
• Suggested criteria to validate who might be
men without religion because they are afraid
regarded as a prophet these days from Ian
that people might make comparison
Knox:
unfavourable to Christians.
☞ prophet never claims to speak on his or her
☞ the passages presented here are stories of
own behalf, but always on behalf of God (God’s
the call, struggles and successes of the
message, not the prophet’s)
prophets while doing the mission entrusted to
them. ☞ the prophet’s message will, in the long term,
make for unity in the church (“that they all may
God calls and sends His prophets or anybody to
be one”), promote the reign of God, even
their mission.
though in the short the prophetic word may
☞ he accompanies and works with them in his bring discord and pain.
enduring presence until the task or mission is
// Jesus said that he had come to bring fire to
done.
earth and that his message would set brother
☞ Prophets – men called by God to speak His against brother.
work to the people, interpreting their present
☞ prophets must live by the words they speak
situation in the sight of God and telling them
what He would do with them. ☞ true prophecy is never for show, for
display, or for personal gain.
☞ most prophets called the people back to
the convenant. For despite God’s constant ☞ prophecy must be clear enough to be
fidelity, Israel’s history is a series of infidelities. understood by the majority of people, not so
esoteric as to be available only to a few.
☞ the prophetic message proclaimed by the
prophets is of conversion, hope and fidelity to Missionary Response:
the Lord
God remains faithful and does not abandon the
Church Teachings: people He called to participate in his work.

OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS: The task may be difficult but if you remain
working with the Lord, the task is easier.
- men called by God to speak His word to the
people, interpreting their situation in the sight As the prophets did their task with the Lord as
of God and telling them what He would do to their companion so you are also sent to do a
with them. mission.

- the prophets called the people to covenant.

(Is. 51:6) (Is. 40:1-2) (Is. 40:31)

☞ Israel daily gained a deeper and clearer and

clearer understanding of His ways and made
them more widely known among the nations.
(Ps. 21:29; 95:1-3, Is. 2:1-5; Jer. 3:17)
 CHAPTER III // each feast had run its happuch (his daughters
course, Job would send r the prettiest)
GOD, THE FATHER,
for them to eat and
JOURNEYS WITH HIS // Job lived for 140
drink with them. When
PEOPLE IN THE SACRED year; he saw his
each feast had run its
WRITINGS (KETUVIM) children, grandchildren
course, Job would send
and even his great-
Context: them and sanctify
grandchildren. (Job
- your faith in God does them, rising early and
42:1-3; 5-17)
not excuse you from offering sacrifices for
every one of them. (Ecclesiastes 3; 1-17)
experiencing hardships
and sadness. Job – “It may be that Who were Job and
my children have sinned Ecclesiastes?
- the reality is that you
go through ups and and cursed God in their ☞ Job tells the story of
downs in your life hearts.” He did this one man’s troubles. –
habitually (Job 1:1-5) his situation prompts a
- sometimes God walks
// all his wealth were series of conversations
beside y,ou, and other
lost and soon he was written in the form of
times He must carry
struck with skin disease poetry. These
you.
as a test from God. He conversations between
Inspired Words: was afflicted with sores Job and his friends and
Job – blameless and that crawled with the Lord focus on
upright man worms. He remained difficult life questions.
steadfast and patient, - Job lives in the foreign
- feared God and so God eventually
avoided evil. pagan land in ancient
relieved him of this times. His position is
- 7 sons and 3 disease enviable: he is a leader
daughters - Lord blessed the later of the nomads,
- he had 7,000 sheep, days of Job more than somewhat like
3,00 camels, 500 yoke his earlier ones. Abraham and he lack
of oxen, 500 she- nothing.
- now he had 14,000
donkeys, and a very sheep, 6,000 camels, - He deals with causes
large household. 1,000 yoke of oxen, of human suffering and
// he was greater than and 1,000 she- the role may play in this
anyone in the East. donkeys. suffering.

- his sons used to take - 7 sons and 3 - he is prescribed in the

turns giving feasts, daughters. story as “a truly good
sending invitations to person, who respects
1st daughter Jemimah,
their 3 sisters to drink God and refuses to do
2nd Keziah, 3rd Keren-
and eat with them. evil”.
- he trusted God and - hard work is a gift (Prv 12:11)
was blessed with many from God but work is
(Prv 15:1)
children, good wealth, painful and senseless,
and much wealth. because after people (Prv. 6:16-19)
die, they won’t have (Eccl 7:5)
- he loses everything
anything to show for
and suffers terribly, the (Jb 28:28)
their hard work and
book seems to focus
others will get to enjoy // the best human
directly on the question
their wealth. knowledge of salvation
of why a good and
faithful like Job has to - there is a time for is discerning obedience
suffer. everything, everything to the Lord
on earth is temporary, - your journey with God
- he invites us to
trust GOD BESTAAAYS becomes memorable,
struggle with age-old
questions and in the (Ec. 3:1-15) easier despite
end discover that the adversaries like Job if
- Ecclesiastes you need to recognize
mysterious power and
ways of God are looks at all the aspects that all blessings, you
sometimes beyond of the human need to pray like the
human understanding condition, one after the Psalmist does, trust
other, beginning from God’s timing and listen
// the book’s title to the wisdom of the
the surest: death.
comes from ancient wise.
Greek translation of the • the chosen biblical
Hebrew word Qoheleth passages about Job and
which means “one who Ecclesiastes describe
assembles” how God remains
present in the
- author is unknown
experiences of His
but many scholars
people.
suggest he may have
bee, a teacher, Church Teachings:
preacher or a • 3rd part of the Old
philosopher. Testament, called the
Book of Ecclesiastes “writings”, presents the
discernment needed
– search for a meaning
for ordinary day-to-day
of life
living.
- full of contradictions
(Jb. 1:21)
and mysteries.
(Prv. 3:7)
GOD, THE SON (JESUS) JOURNEY • Mary perfectly exemplified the common
WITH HIS PEOPLE definitions of faith as "full submission of
the intellect and the will" and the
- Jesus- fullness of God's revelation "obedience of faith"
- Analogy of Jesus, new Adam who sacred // for us to understand God we need to be
human through his death and resurrection part of Him. we be stripping away our own
thereby making right what was destroyed identity eyyyy panis
by the first Adam
// when u trust God u r obedient. to make
- Jesus as fullness of God's revelation (used abot that something u need to follow to
in context of Story-Jesus as new Adam) attain that meron
- Mary's total yes to God exemplified her • Mary was not only the first to be
great faith and trust in God brought the evangelized, to receive good news; she is
Saviour Jesus. also the first one evangelizer. (becoz she
- Jesus' public ministry was bearing Jesus)

• in living her fiat, her total yes to God, in all

LESSON 1: Mary, Mother of Jesus
the realities of ordinary, daily living: in
Inspired Word: Luke 1:26-38 family crisis; in moment of uncertainties
and inability to understand; and in times of
- the saviour is expected and welcomed by a
distress, worry, anguish and suffering, Mary
mother; a young girl freely and knowingly
becomes in a person way, “exemplar of
accept her role as servant of the lord and
faith” for the Filipinos.
become the mother of God.
Missionary Response:
- " The power of the Most high...” by using
this image the gospel conveys that Mary - Like Mary, the model of faith, we emulate
becomes god's dwelling place to whom he her simplicity, humility and great faith so
works out his mysteries. that we can entrust ourselves to the Lord as
she did.
// Mary was very young and unsure but she
choose to be part of the story even if she 1. To deepen our understand of Christ's
knew na it’s scary as fowk. message, we need to read our bibles and
listen to the homilies during the mass
Church Teaching:
2. To grow in faith, we need to love and this
• the Blessed Virgin Mary most perfectly
love should be translated to charity. this
embodies the obedience of faith.
charity need not to be grand but start in our
• by Faith Mary welcome the tiding and homes. While at home we can do our share
promise brought by the Angel Gabriel, in the day-to-day chores in order to ease
believing that "with God nothing will be our parents. In school, take care of the
impossible" and so giving her assent: property of the school like your own.
"Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord, let
3. Just as our body needs nourishment of
it be done the me according to your word"
grow and be healthy, we need to nourish
(Angelus Mary's fulfilling faith)
our falth life. Take time to visit the chapel
• because of it faith that all generations and pray but more importantly participate
have called Mary "blessed". in the celebration of the sacraments most
especially the Holy Eucharist
 ☞ It invites the Israelites to accept the
prophetic manifestation of God's will.

LESSON 2: John the Baptist

— Human Fallibility: Imperfection
Inspired Words: John 1: 19-34
☞ The catechism of the Catholic Church
• John the Baptist (instrument) presents speaks of John the Baptist as the Lord's
Jesus as the Lamb (Jews) of God immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to
//// the one has come already. He's already prepare His way.
here. ☞ Prophet of the Most High, John
• In the language of the word lamb can be surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is
mean both "the servant" and "the lamb" (as the last.
the animal) ☞ He inaugurates the Gospel, already from
• Jesus - servant of God announced by the his mother's womb, welcomes the coming
prophets, who was the sacrifice himself for of Christ, and rejoices in being the "friend
his brothers and sisters. of the bridegroom", whom he points out as
the "Lamb of God who takes away the sins
- He is true Lamb that replaces the 'Paschal of the world"
Lamb'
☞ Going before Jesus "in the spirit and
• — In history, Jesus appears after John, power of Elijah", John bears witness to
but being the Word of God, he existed Christ in his preaching, by his Baptism of
before all creatures. He also goes ahead of conversion, and through his martyrdom.
all including John the Baptist.
/// for people to be part of the faith.
Church Teaching:
JOHN IS AN INSTRUMENT. HE IS A
— John's Purpose WITNESS.
☞ prepare people to receive the "One HE BAPTIZED PEOPLE WITH WATER
more powerful than I" (Mt. 3:11)
— Jesus nagpabinyag kay John the Baptist
— Sacrament of Baptism
☞ When the Church celebrates the liturgy
• Initiation to be welcome in the Christian of Advent each year, She makes present
World. this ancient expectancy of the messiah, for
• Being purified to our original sins. by sharing in the long preparation for the
saviour’s first coming, the faithful renew
• Being cleansed. their ardent desire for his second coming.
• YOU NEED GOD. ACCEPT GOD. ☞ By celebrating the precursor's birth and
• Recognition of one true love martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his
desire: "He must increase, but I must
• This powerful one will not only announce decrease" (Lk 1:17).
but make present the kingdom of heaven.
— Liturgy of Advent
☞ Message of John announces a new
intervention of God in the history of // we need to repent kasi bawal ang
people. makasalanan.

Missionary Response:
 — John the Baptist was a man of humility DAY: Monday and Saturday
and man of courage. He leads people to the
true light, Jesus Christ. We can be witnesses
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
The Feast of Our Holy Rosary Oct 7
1. The Agony in the Garden
St. Dominic & The Rosary
2. The scourging at the Pillar
— The origin of the Rosary, began in 1214
when the Blessed Virgin Mary gave St 3. Crowning with the thorns
Dominic the Rosary prayer.
4. Carrying the cross
— St Dominic was asked by Mary to preach
5. The Crucifixion
the Rosary in order to safe guard people
against evil and sin. ---- not all about physical pain. it represents sorrow

— Pope Pius V. himself a Dominican, had DAY: Tuesday and Friday

called on all Christians to join in praying the THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
Rosary as the army of the Holy League went
into battle. 1. The Resurrection

— They won the battle and freed 15,000 2. The Ascension (Jesus) Jesus died already but
he resurrected and went back
Christian slaves.
3. Descent of the Holy Spirit
— They attributed their victory to Mary and
the praying of the Rosary. 4. The Assumption (Mary) body and soul. no
records of death
— The anniversary of this day became
known as the Feast of Our Lady of the 5. The Coronation
Rosary and the month of October was // redemption, salvation
dedicated to the praying of the Rosary.
40 days - traditional memorial service, family
• The Rosary - popular devotion loved and gathering, ceremonies and rituals in memory of the
practised by many. departed on the 40th day after his/her death.

• The Rosary is divided into decades. Thomas (he doubted Jesus) - Crucified Hand

Descent of the Holy Spirit - The Spirit fell upon the

• A decade is one "Our Father" followed by
Apostles gathered in prayer with Mary and they
ten "Hail Mary's and a "Glory Be". went out and proclaimed the truth that Jesus is the
long-awaited, promised Messiah to the Jews
• There are 20 stories to think about. Each
gathered in Jerusalem.
story is called a "Mystery"
DAY: Wednesday and Sunday
// Mystery - there r things u cannot explain
MYSTERIES OF LIGHT - Luminous Mysteries
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
1. Baptism of Jesus
1. The Annunciation
2. The wedding at Cana
2. The Visitation
3. Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
3. The birth of Jesus
4. The Transfiguration - changing of form of
4. The Presentation
Jesus Christ.
5. Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
5. Institution of the Eucharist
//added by Pope John Paul II them out of their own humanity but
DAY: Thursday rather making their own creative
efforts possible by his divine presence.
LESSON 3: Jesus and the Kingdom of
God •Another characteristic of Jesus'
preaching was his peculiar use of
Inspired Word: Lk. 4:31-44 (Cure of
"Amen".
the Demoniac)
•While "Amen" was customary in
- talks about Jesus teaching and
responding to anther's assertion, Jesus
healing, driving evil spirits after his
used rather to introduce his message.
temptation in the desert.
Jesus' •Amen expressed his unique
- teachings about healing r directed to blend of certainty, authority and
the fulfilment of the Kingdom of God. power."

- Jesus' preaching 2. Jesus' Healing Ministry

Church Teaching: // to forgive oneself is to heal oneself

1. Jesus' Preaching Ministry // your peace healed u

Jesus - GREATEST TEACHER AND - He healed out of compassion &

STORY TELLER. concern for their wellbeing

Parables - contextualize stories of the - He was generous w/ His ministry, not

people. holding back His power, not judging
someone was "worthy" of healing, not
God is the supreme power.
trying to discern the reason the
•Jesus said that God is the carrying person was seeking His healing
father powers.
•"The teaching and preaching of Jesus - We are called to this se relationship
is centered on the Kingdom of God's
- One of love and trust.
dynamic symbol of God's active
presence among His people, - Remember who we are addressing
when praying:
•For Christ the kingdom was grounded
in the Old Testament hope for - // the God of power and might, of
Yahweh's presence. love and mercy

•This hope is eschatological, that is, - // the God who desires each of us to
something is already present but not be in union with Him
yet fully.
- // the God who grants our prayer
•Jesus taught the people that God requests with His wisdom
was their Father, not in competition
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics
with them. That He was not calling
(CFC) reiterates the meaning of Jesus'
healing ministry which constantly • The importance of this table-
called personal faith and discipleship: fellowship in Jesus’ ministry is
confirmed by two things.
•"In all Jesus' healing, his message
was the same: your faith had been • The first is the special importance
your salvation. Go in peace" (Lk. 7:50). among the early disciples the
“breaking of bread” (Lk24:35; Acts
• "Believing" meant reaching out
2:46).
beyond themselves and their need to
embrace the free gift of Christ's life- • This must have come to Jesus’ own
giving and healing love. mannerism. The second is the Lord’s
Prayer which Christ taught his
• Each has a mission as Jesus himself
disciples.
had, from the Father.
• It summarizes the ministry of Christ
3. Jesus' Table Fellowship
in terms of “Abba” (Father), the
- more than the food. Kingdom, bread, forgiveness and the
- eating together was the primary way final test. All these refer in one way or
of making any significant event, both another to table fellow-ship and more.
social and religious at the time of Not just voluntary “coming together”,
Jesus. but the “koinonia,” the transforming
communion we have in the Eucharistic
- Table Fellowship in Judaism was celebration as members of Christ’s
more than food. body.”
- to share the table w/ another person Missionary Response:
was making a social statement about
yourself and about your guest in the •To be a disciple of Jesus is to follow
ancient world. his footsteps.

• Besides his healing, Christ's ministry •Following the footsteps of Jesus

was noted for the celebration of the means that we should know him
Kingdom in table-fellowship. whom we are following and why we
follow him.
• He did not only forgive sinners and
associated with the sinners and tax •It is only when we are good disciple
collectors but dined with them. that we can participate in the work of
discipleship.
• Such fable-fellowship symbolizes
Christ's whole mission and message •We can do this in various ways
of drawing all into His Father's according to our capacities as
Kingdom. students, children of our parents,
siblings and friends to our peers.
• It prefigures the eternal banquet in
the Kingdom of God.
 Start of ministry — About 29-30 years
old (Luke)

Age at the time of death — About 32-

God, the Son, Journeys with his
33 years old
people
Encountering Jesus in the Gospels: Religion — Judaism
Filipino Experience of Jesus The Pre- Spanish Filipino
• Jesus and his disciples went on to — Believed in a Supreme Being,
the villages around Caesarea Philippi. Bathala, the Lord of all, the all-
powerful Maykapal (creator or maker
• On the way he asked them, “Who
of all things), who lives up in the sky,
do people say I am?” They replied,
but represented on earth by different
“Some say John the Baptist; others say
kinds of anitos.
Elijah; and still others, one of the
prophets.” “But what about you?” he — worship their ancestors as gods,
asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter gave them "anito" stature, attributed
answered, “You are the Messiah.” divine powers to them, and called
upon them to intercede on their
Full Name: JESUS OF NAZARETH
behalf with Bathala.
Hebrew • YHSWA • Yehoshua • Yesu
— therefore when the Christian faith
• Yeshua • Minetzeret was introduced to the early Filipinos,
Greek • Iesous ho Nazoraios they readily accepted the new
teachings about Jesus Christ the
Latin • Iesus Nazarenus blessed Virgin Mary and the saints.
Place of Birth — Bethlehem (Matt & Jesus as Son of God & Son of Man
Luke)
"The Holy Child is the Protector of the
Year of Birth — Approx before 6-4 B.C Philippines for half a millennium
(Based on Herod's Death) significance both thus His in our
Hometown — Nazareth in Galilee history and culture." -Pope Francis

Country — Israel/ Palestine • Filipino are family-oriented

Language — Aramaic • The anak-magulang relationship is

very important
Possible occupation —
Craftsman/woodworker, farmer/ • Filipinos cherish not only their
fisherman immediate family but also the
extended family.
Parents — Mary and Joseph
(Carpenter) Negative Tendency

• family centeredness would give rise

to collective egoism. (
Padrino/Palakasan system, Nepotism, — Filipinos believe in the supernatural
Political Dynasty) and in all kinds of spirit dwelling in
individual persons, places and things
Jesus as Host
NEGATIVE TENDENCY:
— Filipinos are meal-oriented (Salu-
salo/kainan) • leads to a mentality/belief: "Just
believe and everything will be given to
— Filipinos are known for being
you"
gracious hosts and grateful guests.
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NEGATIVE TENDENCY:
•The negative tendencies we did in
• Love for celebrations may lead to
the popular portraits apparently DO
wasteful
NOT reflect the Jesus the gospels
spending. present to us.
Jesus as Suffering Servant • Vatican II emphasizes that our
— Filipinos are 'kundiman' oriented understanding of Jesus and
Christianity must be biblical
— Filipinos are naturally attracted to
heroes sacrificing everything for love. • There ought to be link between our
image of Jesus for our times and the
— Filipinos are patient and forgiving Jesus as the Jesus we find in the
to a fault. gospel and in the New Testament
NEGATIVE TENDENCY:

• thinking that suffering is a good

thing and even coming from God

JESUS AS CHRIST THE KING

— Filipinos are bayani-oriented

— Filipinos are natural hero-followers,

especially those who defend weak

— Filipinos are patient and tolerant,

and will not accept ultimate failure
and defeat

NEGATIVE TENDENCY:

• denial or not acceptance of suffering

JESUS AS MIRACLE WORKER

— Filipinos are spirit-oriented