THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

COVENANT: Agreement
DOMINION: Control
AFFLICTION: Suffering

 God put humans in the world in His image and likeness at its center to take
responsible dominion of it;

 God put humans in the world in His image and likeness at its center to take
responsible dominion of it;

 God did not leave the human alone;

 He chose a specific time in the history and specific persons to realize His divine
plan and the eternal decrees of His will in the context of salvation;

 God did not leave the human alone

Moses and the Ten Commandments

 God chose Moses to lead His people out of Egypt.

 In response, God will bring His people to Canaan, the Land He promised
to Abraham.

 God kept His promise to lead the Israelites out of Egypt through the
leadership of Moses.

 To help the Israelites remain in the covenant, God gave them the Ten
Commandments.
 First Commandment

 “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any gods before Me.”

• This commandment forbids idolatry, the worship of false gods

and goddesses, and it prohibits polytheism, the belief in many
gods, insisting instead on monotheism, the belief in one God.
This commandment forbids making golden calves, building
temples to Isis, and worshipping statues of Caesar, for example.

 The Second Commandment

 “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

• The faithful are required to honor the name of God. It makes

sense that if you’re to love God with all your heart, soul, mind,
and strength, then you’re naturally to respect the name of God
with equal passion and vigor.

 The Third Commandment

 “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.”

• The Jewish celebration of Sabbath (Shabbat) begins at sundown

on Friday evening and lasts until sundown on Saturday. Catholic,
Protestant, and Orthodox Christians go to church on Sunday,
treating it as the Lord’s Day instead of Saturday to honor the day
Christ rose from the dead.
 The Fourth Commandment

 “Honor thy father and mother.”

• This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their

parents — as children and adults. Children must obey their
parents, and adults must respect and see to the care of their
parents when they become old and infirm.

 Fifth Commandment

 “Thou shalt not kill.”

• The better translation from the Hebrew would be “Thou shalt not
murder” — a subtle distinction but an important one to the
Church. Killing an innocent person is considered murder. Killing
an unjust aggressor to preserve your own life is still killing, but it
isn’t considered murder or immoral.

 Sixth Commandment

 “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

• The sixth and ninth commandments honor human sexuality. This

commandment forbids the actual, physical act of having immoral
sexual activity, specifically adultery, which is sex with someone
else’s spouse or a spouse cheating on their partner. This
commandment also includes fornication, which is sex between
unmarried people, prostitution, pornography, homosexual
activity, masturbation, group sex, rape, incest, pedophilia,
bestiality, and necrophilia.
 Seventh Commandment

 “Thou shalt not steal.”

• The seventh and tenth commandments focus on respecting and

honoring the possessions of others. This commandment forbids
the act of taking someone else’s property. The Catholic Church
believes that this commandment also denounces cheating people
of their money or property, depriving workers of their just wage,
or not giving employers a full day’s work for a full day’s pay.
Embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, and vandalism are all
considered extensions of violations of the Seventh
Commandment.

 Eighth Commandment

 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

• The Eighth Commandment condemns lying. Because God is

regarded as the author of all truth, the Church believes that
humans are obligated to honor the truth. The most obvious way
to fulfill this commandment is not to lie — intentionally deceive
another by speaking a falsehood. So, a good Catholic is who you
want to buy a used car from.

 Ninth Commandment

 “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”

• The Ninth Commandment forbids the intentional desire and

longing for immoral sexuality. To sin in the heart, Jesus says, is to
lust after a woman or a man in your heart with the desire and will
to have immoral sex with them. Just as human life is a gift from
God and needs to be respected, defended, and protected, so,
too, is human sexuality. Catholicism regards human sexuality as a
 divine gift, so it’s considered sacred in the proper context:
marriage.

 Tenth Commandment

 “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”

• The Tenth Commandment forbids the wanting or taking of

someone else’s property. Along with the Seventh
Commandment, this commandment condemns theft and the
feelings of envy, greed, and jealousy in reaction to what other
people have.

Jesus was Conceived by the Holy Spirit and Born of the

Virgin Mary

Jesus Christ: The Fullness of Divine Revelation

 The conception of our Lord Jesus Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary
happened in a supernatural and mysterious ways

 Luke 1:34
 “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”

 It was, therefore, at that moment the annunciation that the wondrous mystery of
incarnation took place.

 John 1:1,14
  The Word that was with God in the beginning, as St. John pointed out,
became flesh to dwell among us.

 And redeem us from the slavery of sin, death and Satan

 Unlocking of Difficulties

 Annunciation- refers to the event when the archangel Gabriel broke

the news to the Virgin Mary that she had been chosen to be the
mother of the Son of God.

 Incarnation- refers to the virginal conception of Jesus.

 Hebrews 4:15

 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feelings
of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

 This lesson leads us to understand the mystery of Jesus, the second person in the
trinity , the Son of God, who became human being just like us, and is both God
and Man

 The Letter to the Hebrew attests to the fact that Jesus became like us in all
aspects except sin.

 Col 1:15
 He is the image of the invisible God.” As Jesus said to Philip

 Jn. 12:45
 “Whoever sees Me, sees the one who sent Me.”
  The entire life of Jesus that involves His words and deeds, personhood and
mission, divinity and humanity, is the revelation of the Father.

Incarnation
 Refers to the mystery of the Word that became flesh.
 John 1:1-14
 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. And the Word became flesh and made His dwelling
among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son,
full of grace and truth.”

 The doctrine is called hypostatic union.

 Hypostatic union
 “the mystery of the wonderful union of the divine and human natures
in the one person of the Word.” (CCC 483)

 The Word that came from the Father assumed human body, and as true
human being, dwelt among us so that we may see and experience the love of
God.

 All the earthy experiences of Jesus such as feelings of pain, suffering, joy
happiness and His passion and death were actions and mysteries in the life of
God-Man Jesus. He was in every bit human except in committing sins.

Message of Incarnation
 God’s visitation to us.

 Misericordiae vultus
(The face of mercy)
 Luke 2:1-7
 The Birth of Jesus

 Gal. 4:4
 St. Paul ascribed the fullness of time to the birth of Jesus who was sent
forth by God and born of a woman.

 The announcement of the coming of the promised Messiah, which occupies

the central place in the prophecies of the Old Testament as when Isaiah
foretold that a virgin will conceive and bear a son.

 (Is 7:14) found its fulfillment in the incarnation of the Word.

 Jesus became truly human because of His birth from a human mother.

 Jesus was also listed in the population book.

 It affirms that He lived in a particular place and in a specific period in the

human history.

 Our Lord belonged to a family.

 Was a registered member of the community.

 Citizen of a country.

 The birth of Jesus was the Joyful news that the angels announced to the
shepherds, magi, and to the people who were waiting for the fulfillment of the
divine promise, the coming of the Messiah.
 Birth of Jesus is being celebrated every Christmas
 God’s love. As love was the reason why God sent His only begotten Son
to the World.

 We recall this event when we pray the third joyful mystery of the Holy Rosary.
  It is an assurance that the promise of God to bring salvation for us is
fulfilled.

JESUS IS OUR SAVIOR

 Nicene Creed / Apostle’s Creed

 Propter nos et propter nostrum salutem"

The Meaning of the Name “Jesus”

 Luke 1:31-33
 “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall
name Him, Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the most
High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of David his Father, and
He will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there
will be no end.”

 The name “Jesus”

 Yeshua (“God saves” or “God delivers”)

 cf. Phil 2:9-10

 St. Paul tells us that it was God who gave the name, Jesus. He points out
that this name is above all names and before this name, every knee will
bend.

 The name of Jesus signifies the very name of God.

 Jesus’ resurrection glorifies the name of the Savior God, for from that time on,
it is the name of Jesus that fully manifests the supreme power of “name which
is above everyname.”
  Phil 2:9-10 cf Jn. 12:28

 “The evil spirits fear His name; in His name His disciples perform miracles, for
the Father grants all hey ask in this name.” Acts 16:16-18, 19:13-16; Mk.
16:17; Jn. 15:16

 The name of Jesus is at the heart of Christian prayer. All liturgical prayers with
the words “through our Lord, Jesus Christ.”

 The Hail Mary reaches its high point in the words, “blessed in the fruit of your
womb, Jesus.”
The Eastern prayer of the heart, the Jesus Prayer, says: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son
of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

 Many Christians such as Joan of Arc, have died with the word “Jesus” on their
lips. (CCC 430-435)

Jesus is the MESSIAH

 Aliases of Jesus

 Lord
 Redeemer
 Savior
 The Son of God
 The Son of Man
 The Prince of Peace
 Lamb of God

 Mt. 16:15-16
  Jesus asked His diciples the question, “But who do you say that I am?”
 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God”

 Scribes and Pharisees- they challenged the Jesus to that He was really the
Messiah.

The Meaning of Christ

 Mt. 16:13-17 Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
 When Jesus went to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His
disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They
replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter
said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My heavenly
Father.”

 Messiah (anointed) is a Hebrew term for “Christ”

 In saying that Jesus is the Messiah, Peter showed not just his deep personal
knowledge of Jesus, but more importantly, his profound faith in the Lord.

 Because of this, Jesus made Peter, which means “rock”, the foundation of the
Church He was to establish and entrusted to him keys of heaven.

 ” Mt. 25:23”

 We, as Catholic, must strive to be good disciples of Jesus by following

His commandments faithfully and obediently. It is important to obey
Him so that when the time comes that we ask Jesus who He thinks we
 are, we would hear Him say, you are “a good and faithful servant, come
and share your master’s joy.

The Transfiguration of Jesus

 Mt. 17:13

 “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to

him!”

Jesus is Baptized

 Greek verb baptizo which means to dip, immerse, submerge or

plunge

 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway life
in Spirit… and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.

 Jesus instituted the sacrament of Baptism before the Ascension.

“Go, therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matt.
28:19

 We must be baptized in order to be saved. “I tell you most solemnly,

unless a man is born through water and Spirit, he cannot enter the
kingdom of God.” John 3:5
What is Baptism?
 Baptism is a sacrament of Christian initiation that gives our souls the
new life of sanctifying grace by which we become children of God,
members of the Church and heirs of heaven.
The Importance of Jesus’ Baptism

1. Beginning of His public ministry

2. Jesus gave us a concrete example of obedience to the Father
3. Trinitarian Manifestation

 The Baptism that John performed for the people is a form of

cleansing.

 It is a baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

 It is a ritual aimed at accepting Jesus, who embodies the Kingdom

of God.

Who is John?

 “the Herald” or “the Forerunner”

 “the Baptist” or “the Baptizer”

But why did Jesus need to be baptized?

 “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Mt. 3:15

 It also shows that Jesus identifies Himself with humans who are sinners.

 This singular event allows us to have a glimpse of the Trinity.

Symbols of Baptism
• Water
• Oil
• Baptismal Garment
• Candle light
• Dove

 Water
• Water is the Christian symbol of divine life as well as a sign of purity
and cleansing from sin. 

 Oil
• as a symbol of bringing the person and the Holy Spirit together.

 Baptismal Garment
• wearing a white garment during baptism symbolizes that the person
being baptized now has a clean slate in the eyes of God.

 Candle light
• The candle represents moving from death to life in Christ.
• the candle is a symbol of Christ as "the light of the world" and the
Christian faith. When this candle is burning, religious faith is present.

 Dove
• depicts the Holy Spirit.
• The dove affirmed Jesus as the Chosen One. This miraculous event
demonstrates the loving union between the three aspects of the
Christian Trinity.
• the dove symbolizes peace between God and human beings as well. 
• When the Holy Spirit appeared as a dove at Jesus' baptism, this
showed that God (through Jesus) would pay the price for the sins of
humanity so humanity could ultimately be reconciled with God.
What are the principal effects of Baptism to us?

 It takes away original sin and all actual sins.

 It gives us the grace of rebirth and infused virtues.

 It raises us to the dignity that we are children of God.

 It incorporates us into Christ and his Church.

 It confers on us the baptismal character and the right to heaven.