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Ch. 14, 17, 18 and 19: Vocations

Francis Andro A. Lee

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Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus te cum,

benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.

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Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis

peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.

Amen

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L: Sancta Maria, spes nostra, sede sapientiae. A: Ora pro nobis.

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Ch. 14, 17, 18 and 19: Vocations

Francis Andro A. Lee

States of Life

consecrated

priesthood religious life

secular

married single

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or “RELIGIOUS”

To be holy in the middle of the world

Called to a more intimate consecration, a total dedication to God and to signify and proclaim the glory of the world to come

HIERACHICAL

Those given ecclesial ministry to serve and govern the People of God

PARISHIONERS/

LAITY

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99.61%LAYPEOPLE

LAY (the Laity)

Marriage Apostolic Celibacy

Some questions…

Have you ever had a crush?

Have you ever fallen in love?

What is love?

Love is…

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13: 4-7)

Vocation of Love

S  Confusion in the context of love.

Marriageisavoca.on!!!

Vocation of Love

S  Ordered to a specific human love – conjugal love.

S  Sacrament of Matrimony/Marriage

Vocation of Love

Man and Woman

S  equal in dignity, but different in their roles;

S  they share the great dignity of being made in the image of God (intellect and free will);

S  shares in the co-creation of human life with God

Vocation of Love: A model of the Holy Trinity

Holy Spirit

God the Father God the Son

Man Woman

Children

Mutual Love

S  Love has to be mutual between the man and the woman.

S  It cannot be forced.

Rite of Marriage: Free Will

Priest: (Name) and (Name), have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Priest: Will you love and honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives? Priest: Will you accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?

Rite of Marriage: Consent

Groom: I, (Name), take you, (Name), for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. Bride: I, (Name), take you, (Name), for my lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Marital Love

S  It is exclusive.

S  They must be faithful to each other.

S  “I am yours for ever.”

Marital Love

S  It is indissoluble.

Sacrament of Marriage

Matter: man and woman

Form: mutual consent

Ministers: man and woman

Some questions:

Is marriage easy?

How can one support each other?

How is marriage different from wedding?

Marriage is not easy.

S  The man and the woman come from different backgrounds.

S  They must both make sacrifices and work hard at having a good marriage.

S  Mutual support is needed to raise children, fulfill household duties, etc.

How can they support each other?

S  Emotionally: communication, affection, charity, etc.

S  Spiritually: prayerful support, living virtuous lives, etc.

S  Physically: sexual union, care for the other in illness, etc.

IntheBible,St.Paul’stellsthehusbandstolovetheirbridejustasChristlovedHisChurchandGAVEUPHISLIFEFORHER.

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Free?

TOTAL?

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FAITHFUL?

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FRUITFUL?

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