What does the Church teach?

The Value of the Ten Commandments for the Filipino Catholic of Today:

-The Ten Commandments constitute the basic imperatives needed for life in community,
like a community “ Bill of Rights”.
They Sketch for us the limits or parameters within which we, the People of God, must live
our life of faith, hope and love in our redeeming Lord and among ourselves.
1. Reverence for God- Which is the emphasis of the first three commandments.
2. Respect for our fellow human beings:
Which is the message of the remaining seven commandments
The lasting exceptional value of the Ten Commandments can be grounded in their Historical
origin, Covenantal Character and Liberating Power. The commandments originated not
from some particular process of Philosophical reason nor from mystical contemplation, but
from the concrete historical events of Exodus and Mt. Sinai

January – Ordinary Time

February/March – Lent & Triduum
April/May- Easter
June/July/August/September/October/November –
Ordinary Time
December- Advent Christmas
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Beatitudes
Beatitudes liberate us and shift from the idea of simply avoiding sin as a way to observe the
law and inclines us towards a life of values, faith, and love. This new basis for moral life is
portrayed in Jesus’ sketch of those blessed. The beatitudes oppose the values of the world
such as Materialism, the lust for power and wealth and ruthless competition.
1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Poor in spirit” or “anawim, they are those who rely only in the Lord, hope on in the Lord,
demands a real change of heart which results in the choice to live a good and generous life
for others.
2. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Mourn or sad, because the reign of God is not evident in the world. There is blessedness
about the sorrow in our hearts for others.

3. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Land.
The meek/ humble, meekness comes from the deep conviction and experience of God’s
power in one’s self. Out of humility surrender themselves totally to God and work
wholeheartedly so that God may ultimately reign.
4. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Righteousness means justice, justice is not just the will to give what is due to everyone,
rather, it concerns to the covenant with God.
5.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Mercy is all about compassion. Compassion is to put oneself in someone else’s situation,
mercy is also about forgiveness those who have known God’s mercy and compassion in
Christ are truly merciful and compassionate to others.
6. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
Clean of heart/ purity of heart doing the Lord’s command are those who are single-hearted
and live a life exclusively directed towards God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Peacemakers are those who strive to eliminate sin, in themselves and in the world they live
in . Peace refers to a situation where n8. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake
of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Suffering/ persecution is part of Christian discipleship. Jesus said: whoever does not take
up his cross and follow me, is not worthy of m. ( Mt. 10:38)othing else can be desired.
Calendar helps us recognize in our daily routies. It tracks our goal for a year, months, or
even in regular days. They mark also the important events of our lives like birthdays,
anniversaries and even the unpleasant events like death of our love ones. It makes us
reminisce the past events and eventually make connections for the present.
What does the church teach?
The Church as guardian never fails to lead us to meaningful celebrations centered in the life
of Jesus. These events invite us to a deeper reflection for the whole year of the greatness of
God’s love in the person of Christ.
Liturgical Season:
Advent is the Season that includes four Sundays preceding Christmas. The advent season
marks the beginning of the liturgical Calendar. IT always begins in Late November or early
December.
Christmas
It is the season of “Joy”. He became one of us by undergoing process of human birth. The
great message of this season is the incarnation, where God the Son becoming man in Christ.
Lent
Is a 40-day period preparing for easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, covers six sundays, and
ends at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday. During Lent
Catholics are called to meditate, to pray and fasting.
Paschal Triuum
The Holiest “ Three Days” of the Church’s year, where the Christian people recall the
suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Triduum commemorates the life of Christ spent
in the tomb, from Good Friday until Easter Sunday. It begins with the mass of the Lord’s
Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday and continues until the start of second vespers
( Evening Prayer) on Easter Sunday (USCCB, Liturgical Year).
Easter
Easter is the greatest Feast of the Liturgical year, the climax and center of the Catholic
Liturgical Calendar. It celebrates the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus at the Masses.
Ordinary Time
These are the Sundays when nothing else is scheduled. The season consists of two in-
between periods. One is a short period between the Christmas season and the beginning of
Lent. The other is the long period between the Easter season and the first Sunday in Advent.
The Sundays of this season are called Sundays of the Year.