MODULE IN GR.

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AUGUSTINIAN SPIRITUALITY

Topic : Lesson 3 Augustine after Conversion

I. Introduction:

As Augustinian, it is important to be firmly rooted in humility and to be

responsive to the challenge to become more selfless and open to others,
especially the poor. In this way, they open themselves to the works of the Holy
Spirit who guides and moves their hearts to love. By loving others, especially the
poor, they radiate the love of God to their neighbors, which in turn, lead them to
unity especially in the community.

II. Competency/ies:

Be inspired to live the value of self – offering in every you do.

III. Specific Objectives:

● To think critically to the story of the life of St. Augustine

● To pray for the strength to be remain faithful in loving God

IV. Pre assessment:

● How can you make your life more meaningful, starting today?

By loving myself and realizing my worth. Also love and communicate with
other people. In that way, I can color myself with the most brightest one
because I know I am being loved also..

● What are your biggest goal and dream?

Finish study and find true happiness_________________________________

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V. Lesson Inputs:

Week 3

⮚ The Biography of St. Augustine after Conversion.

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 ⮚ What is the City of God according to Augustine?
The City of God was one of the most influential works of the middle Ages.
St. Augustine's famous theory that people need government because they are
sinful served as a model for church-state relations in medieval times.

⮚ What does St. Augustine say about the desire to know God?
Augustine describes man's natural desire for God? "We can forget or try to
suppress our desire to know God, but it is always there, whether we recognize it or
not. As St. Augustine God wants us to live in communion with him and so he reaches
out to us and enables us to find him.

VI. Learning activities:

⮚ How did St. Augustine convert?

In late August of 386, at the age of 31, having

heard of Ponticianus's and his friends' first reading  of the
life of Anthony of the Desert, Augustine converted to
Christianity. As Augustine later told it, his conversion
was prompted by hearing a child's voice say "take up and
read" (Latin: tolle, lege).

⮚ Why it is so hard for Augustine to change his life what finally causes his return or
conversion to Christianity?

He would follow various philosophers, only to become disillusioned with their

teachings. For nine years he was associated with the Manichean sect. But he
gradually became aware that Manicheism was unable to provide satisfactory
answers to his probing questions.

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VII. Assessment:

Journal Writing

In the life of St. Augustine what part of his life gave you a
good lesson that will guide you in your life?

The part of St. Augustine life that gave me a good lesson that will guide
me in my life is it’s never too late to change your life. this part that St.
Augustine from a sinner he changes his life to obey and turn away his
sin for the God and he became a saint. This part of St. Augustine gave
me a lesson in life that You don't have to be stuck in the shuffle, trapped
in errors, worries, and anxieties. You don’t have to hold your pain and
have it in a small jar in your life, to hang on to your rage and sorrow.
You're more than just a little jar, waiting for unsatisfactory stuff, shallow
affection, addictions, vices, and many more negatives that make you
feel emptier. You're more than the little container you feel describes the
person you are, so much so you strive to blend within its glass walls and
not overflow within its edges. Always remember that_______________

“God's plan is always the best. sometimes the process is painful and
hard but don’t forget that when god is silent, he's doing something for
you.”

Let God turn your life into a new person by changing how you think.

Work Sheet # 3
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⮚ Write a Prayer expressing one’s relationship with God.

most merciful God, I come before your throne of grace this day,
just as I am with your praise and thanksgiving on my lips, you
alone are God there is none like you in the heavens and on the
earth, none before you and none after you. I thank you this day
for life, for love, for a family for good friends, for the air that I
breathe, for the season that passes for the good times and the
most challenging. I thank you for being God. I thank you for being
there for me, even when I don't realize it, I thank you for your
provisions even of the things that I know not that I require yet by
your great wisdom and love you still provide. Thank you for
always answering me. Thank you even for answering this prayer
the end of everything is the glory of God, and so take all the glory
and take all the honor, even as I have humbly asked in the name
of your son, Jesus Christ. to you be all the glory and all the honor
now and forevermore
Amen._____________________________________

⮚ Confession was St. Augustine’s autobiography – written in the form of a

prayer. How would you write yours?

'We have sinned and done wrong, Lord, the glorious and amazing God, who

maintains his bond of loyalty with us who love him and obey his

commandments. We became evil and rebellious; we turned away from your

orders and your laws. We have not listened to the prophets, your servants,

who have spoken in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all

the people of the country.