MODULE 1- Human Person: Identity & Dignity

HUMAN PERSON KEY TO MORAL LIFE

Each & every person is a MYSTERY.
Man is brought into existence by the
creative of love & destined to share in
the Trinitarian life of God
 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HUMAN PERSON

5. PERSONS ARE
HISTORICAL REALITIES
1. PERSONS ARE
UNIQUE YET
FUNDAMENTALLY 4. PERSONS ARE
EQUAL EMBODIED SPIRITS

2. PERSONS ARE OPEN &

RELATIONAL BY NATURE
3. PERSONS ARE
CONSCIOUS BEINGS

THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

 Christ reveals how the essential dignity of all persons is grounded on
their- ORIGIN
MEANING
DESTINY

BASIC TRUTHS ABOUT THE HUMAN PERSON WHICH GROUND MAN’S

DIGNITY [ CFC, 685]
MAN IS CREATED IN MAN IS
DESTINED FOR
THE IMAGE OF GOD ETERNAL LIFE
[ IMAGO DEI]

MAN IS CALLED TO BE
MAN IS REDEEMED THE CHILD OF

BY CHRIST MAN IS

SANCTIFIED BY THE

HOLY SPIRIT

HOLY SPIRIT

SANCTIFIED BY THE INDWELLING

 THE INVIOLABLE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON IS THE MOST
PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
PRECIOUS POSSESSION OF AN INDIVIDUAL, WHOSE VALUE COMES
NOT FROM WHAT THE PERSON HAS, BUT FROM WHAT THE
PERSON IS.
RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN PERSON

 “Everyone should look upon his neighbor as another self,

bearing in mind above all his life and the means necessary for
 living it in a dignified way lest he follow the example of the
rich man who ignored Lazarus, the poor man”[ GS, 27]
PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN &
LAZARUS [ LK.16:19-31
[
 Lazarus is the Greek form for the Hebrew name Eleazar, which
means “ God is my help”
 The PARABLE has 3 scenes:
Scene 3- The fate of the two men after death.
The angels brought Lazarus to Abraham’s
bosom, meaning he had complete fellowship
with Abraham and all those who are blessed,
while the rich man was agonizing.

Scene 2- The two men in death. Naturally Lazarus would

die ahead since he was sickly. But like the beggar, the
rich also died, in spite the money they had to prolong his
life.

Scene 1- A brief picture of the two men as they lived on earth.

The rich man was closed in purple, the garment of royalty, sign &
honor. He feasted luxuriously everyday. Lazarus was lowly beggar,
sick, and helpless that even the dogs licked his sores.
 THE THREE SCENES GIVE US SOM E LESSONS ON WHAT DEATH
CANNOT DO:

1. Death cannot destroy consciousness.

2.Death cannot destroy identity.
 3. Death cannot destroy memory.

 WHAT WAS THE RICH MAN’S CONDEMNATION?

 The rich man was not violent. Neither was he outrightly wicked,
nor deliberately cruel to Lazarus. Why was he condemned?

1. The rich man was 2. He was 3. He minimized the

Indifferent. word of
Selfish.
God.