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Priesthood
Religious life
Marriage
Singe Blessedness
Elements of a call
Poverty
Sufferings
Pains of the innocent children-defenseless
Hopeless
We are like a sheep without shepherd
Violence and injustices
The last, lost and least
Images of Vocation
Vocation is self-giving; not selfless
In general
o Call to life
o Christian Discipleship
Types of Spirituality
Zen Spirituality ( monks; seclusion)
o Enlightenment through meditation and
insight
Buddhism Spirituality
o Based on the teachings of Buddha
o Enlightenment by suppressing worldly
desires
Jewish Spirituality
o Judaism (ancient Hebrews and Jews)
Muslim Spirituality
o Islam; promotes peace
Christian Spirituality
o Jesus Christ sent by God
Elements of Spirituality
1. Prayer
o Lifting up of our heart and mind to God
o Involves speaking, listening and waiting to
God
o Conversation with God
o 2 process
Gods actions
Our participation
o Kinds of Prayer
Liturgical Prayer-prayer of Church
gathered in worship and praise God;
Most important- Mass or The Eucharist;
liturgy of the hours or brevity; prayer
meeting
2. Sacrificial/Spiritual Discipline
o Sacrifice is always a part of Authentic
Christian Spirituality
o Modern times: negative, hassle, hindrance
opponent of joy and happiness
o This leads us to become good and holy.
o Sacrifice comes from
Sacra-holy/sacred
Facere- to do or actions
o Aceticism (Greek)
Abstinence
Refraining from eating meat
Good Works
Parable of Good Samaritan
Need not be exaggerately
publicized or promoted.
Aspects of Marriage:
First, the legal point of view
posits that marriage is a contract.
Second, religious point of view
posits that marriage is sacred, in fact a
sacrament.
Marriage as Sacred
RELIGIOUS RITES
Are a method by which members of a religious
community celebrate what is important in their
lives and is an important medium for bringing
the individual and the group into contact with
the transcendent.
The effect of religious rites is to give meaning to
the events of life and place them in the context
of the groups beliefs. In this way they touch that
which is most important to group identity and
inspire us towards an ideal.
Saint Paul
The Christian rite of marriage stresses that marriage is a life long commitment.
This belief is taken directly from the scriptures.
It is made manifest in the recitation of the marriage vows, and sometimes in the readings chosen
by the couple and in the homily given by the priest or minister.
The meaning and
Mark 10:6
In the beginning, at the time of creation,
purpose of marriage
God made them male and female as the
Scripture says.
Jesus refers to the
Mark 10:7-8
And for this reason a man will leave his
way God has made
father and mother and unite with his wife,
human beings
and the two will become one.
The purpose of
marriage as preached
by Paul
Ephesians 5:31
Mark 10:8-9
Mark 10:11-12
Cultural Anthropology
A rite of passage is an important and often
complex ritual that allows an individual or
individuals to be transformed from one stage to
another ie. from an old status to a new status.
The time
The place
The participants
The rite of marriage is a public ceremony- the couple are required to make
their vows in public. Also present are 2 witnesses, families and friends and a
priest or minister.
Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Protestant Christians regard marriage
as a sacrament this means that it is a special means by which God acts in
peoples lives.
The charter
(formal document of
incorporation
The set form
Christian Marriage is