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THE REVELATION OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

FRANCES DJOEI B. FURIGAY

REVELATION OF GOD • Allows a person to recognize the truth.

Academic mind This truth is used to glorify God by using
Holistic develop spirit,character, Godly solutions to problems(divine law)
and mind
- Nymphomaniac (desire for sexual
Catholics venerate Mama Mary
activity) & Kleptomaniac (strong wish to
Yahweh covenant name for God of
steal)- not curable but treatable
Israel; Highest authority
- Ontological- natural, innate,
Mother Theresa nun advocate for poor or
unchangeable, non-domesticated
of Calcutta less fortunate
Habitual consciousness- repeated
Victorian era where woman was given
deeds
power in politics (1918)
Humans are Hedonistic- mental
Harriet mother of sociology
pleasure (ex. Cravings, sex, shopping,
Martineau
drinking)
Auguste Comte father of sociology and
Neuroplasticity- flexibility of the brain
positivism
(expand our knowledge); study of
SPC Sisters of Saint Paul of
neuroscience.
Chartes
3. Knowledge- gained thru experience;
S-Sustainable and holistic environmental Intelligence
P-Paulinian Education • Grasping knowledge from environment
U-Ushering In Quality of Life for. • It can be good and evil
P-People and global community • Human made(manmade)
o Allows a person to understand the
THE 7 GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT meaning and purpose of God as for
— helps us follow God’s will Him & to live up to his meaning.
— Holy spirit
• third person of the Holy Trinity 4. Courage- strength to venture, persevere
• Our sanctifier (one that makes us holy) and withstand danger fear, or difficulty
• To be holy, you have to surrender your • Through this gift, a person is no longer
will & follow God’s will. afraid to stand up for God and goodness.

5. Right Judgement- judging people without

Archbishop who celebrates the
stepping on their shoes; we have to do it in
holy spirit mass
a right manner
Cagayan- Pangasinan Ricardo Baccay
• (fallible human) “prone to error”
Tuguegarao Sergio Utleg
• (Perfectible being) to be perfect -man’s
capacity to perfection
1. Understanding- to have more deeper
o is a gift to discern b/n good & evil,
connection and enlightenment
right & wrong.
• Allows a person to comprehend the
6. Reverence- deep respect for someone or
catholic faith
something, to God and to others;
2. Wisdom- a god given intelligence (from the Intellectual sensitivity
natural law) • Desire to serve God or worship Him out
• Purely good (ontologically) -eternal law of love, not just duty.
• Has a real relationship with God
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7. Wonder and awe- (skeptic—doubtful; Founded:

questions a lot of things) people always 1. Immortality
question a thing 2. Poverty
• God is all knowing and all powerful 3. Ignorance(novice) - children before are
• Deep respect to him as our creator illiterate, they do not know how to read
o Fear of the Lord is the beginning of and write
wisdom and respect. 4. Sickness
o Knowing God is infinite, and all
• He pioneered the establishment of a School
powerful creator, while as humans
for girls- Beauce, France.
are finite, dependent creatures.
• “Wanted to teach children how to read &
I rebuke it- evil spirit write to enable them to study and learn
I claim it- good spirit more about Christian doctrine; to
participate more fully and actively in
SISTERS OF SAINT PAUL OF CHARTRES religious ceremonies, and to practice
University President Sr. Merceditas O. Ang, religion truly and perfectly.”
SPC • He gave speacial attention to the needey,
Vice President for Sr. Maria Lirio G. the aged. He attended to the abandoned,
Finance(Head of local Gavan, SPC looking to their total well-being.
superior, SPC) (Shepherd)
Vice President for Dr. Agripina B. • He struggled against ignorance and the
Academic Maribbay, SPC false teaching of Quietism and Jansenism…
Vice President for Sr. Venranda Del (scholar)
Christian Formation Rosario, SPC • exemplifying the quest for the
Vice President for Sr. Marissa G. Tumbali, finer things in life. (musician)
Administrative and SPC • He shared his vision of uplifting the level
general services of life of the villagers … through teaching
the children, caring for the sick, and
HISTORY OF ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY ministering to the poor
§ Levesville-la-Chenard- Diocese of Dogma- Canon Law; papacy order
Chartres, France (underground classroom)
La Cave First “Daughters of the School of Levesville”
§ Causia sister-saved lives
• Marie Micheau (17)
§ Fr. Louis Chauvet o First School Mistress and Superior of
- the parish priest, founded the daughters of the school in the 1700.
the school in 1696. • Barbe Foucauld (19)
- 1904 installation o hospital nurse, a Superior and in 1717,
- Founder of the Sisters of St. Paul of
as the First Elected Superior General
Chartres (SPC) of the SPC Congregation.
- Advocating students: • Marie Anne de Tilly (31)
o Started at age 30 o the teacher formator of his (Fr.
o Died at June 21, 1710 @ 46 Chauvet) first recruits. “I have left
o Priest/ spiritual father
the world, to give myself to God, for
o Councilor the good of the Church and service
o Shepherd/pastor of neighbor”.
o Teacher/educator
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SPC Head- Mother Marie Anne de Tilly 3 components of Christian Formation

Bishop Paul Godet des Marais
• Gave them the name Sisters of St. Paul
and St. Paul, the Apostle as their Patron.
Bishop Fredrick Rooker
• He invited the SPC sisters to PRESERVE,
NURTURE & STRENGTHEN the Catholic
Faith.
o Religious Education- instruction in the
faith
o Community Extension
Services(outreach)- translate faith into
action and services.
o Campus Ministry- attends to the
sacramental and prayer life of the
Paulinians

Pope Francis - Gov of Vatican City The MOTTO of Every Paulinian:

October 29 1904 (Dumaguete, Negros Oriental) “Caritas Christi Urget Nos.”
Resiliency - Overcome and Recover “The love of Christ impels us.”

MISSION Threefold mission

Good News*
• To proclaim Jesus Chris as the God (=Three dimensions of our Catholic faith)
News to all and as the lord of all life and • Doctrine
history. - knowledge of the word of God
• To work for the transformation of - Doctrinal truths- basis for moral
persons and structures in line with living
Gospels values. • Morality
• To build believing worshiping, and - profession of faith in one’s daily life;
serving Catholic Christian communities tangible expression of one’s creedal
rooted in the word of God and truly conviction and is sustained by
Filipino liturgical celebration and prayer.
VISION • Worship
The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, Philippine - prayer- based on creedal truths is
Province, placed by God within the Church incarnated in loving service to one
envision: another in the Christian community
• A community centered on Christ and Christian Formation
committed to his mission; Religious Outreach Campus
• A community within the Church one Education Services(CFOS) Ministry
with her in the task of evangelization; Doctrine Morals Worship
• A community with our people towards Concerned Translates faith Attends to
human dignity, unity, peace and justice with into action and the
and in their efforts. instruction services sacramental
in the Faith and prayer
THE CHRISTIAN FORMATION PROGRAM life of the
paulinians
is so structured to ensure interdependence in
development and integration of the three The Religious Education (RE)
dimensions of Faith: - a curriculum of Paulinian education
• Doctrine- Knowledge
offer a systematic and organic catechesis that
• Moral- profession of Faith in one’s daily life
is programmed with definite goal of leading the
• Worship- the celebration of Faith in the Paulinian to “awaken nourish and develop their
Sacraments and prayer life faith” CT 21
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REL 101 Revelation of God in the Old Campus Ministry (CM)

Testament
REL 102 Revelation of God in the New
Testament
REL103 The Church
REL 104 Sacraments of liturgy
REL 105 Christian Morality (General Moral)
REL 106 Christian Morality (Specific Moral)
REL 107 Christian Vocation and the sacrament
of marriage
REL 108 Christian Apostolate
FAITH WITHOUT WORKS OF MERCY IS
INCOMPLETE. [James 2:17]
The Christian Formation Outreach Services
(CFOS)
- creates a venue for concretizing our
conscious preference for the poor and the
neglected of the society.
• Community & Family Immersions
• BEC Sessions
• Catechesis & Parish involvement
• Jail Visitation
• Bible sharing
• SPUP Prison Apostolate
o “For where two or three are
gathered in my name, there am I
in the midst of them.”
• Catechesis Orientation
o Including public schools
• Collab with Archdiocese
All baptized share in the priestly dignity of
Christ (PCP II 117). We exercise this function by
the reception of the Sacraments, prayer and
thanksgiving, and especially when we
participate in the celebration of the Eucharist.
(LG 10)
Through the Campus Ministry Paulinian
Education creates in the school a Catholic
Christian environment by providing
opportunities for growth in the sacramental and
prayer life.
- Addresses spiritual needs of the institution.
- NATURE OF CAMPUS MINISTRY
• Is an apostolate of service to the
entire Paulinian community.
o SACRAMENTS-BEC-
RECOLLECTION-OTHER
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES-
RETREATS-LITURGICAL
CELEBRATIONS
Ø First Friday Mass
Ø Ash Wednesday
Ø Thanksgiving Masses
Ø Marian Celebration
Ø October Marian Devotion
Ø Rosary Month
Ø Parade of saints
Ø Altar servuces
Ø Liturgical dancers
- Other celebrations
• Institutional, Archdiocesan, National
Formation Program on Liturgical Ministry
• Campus ministry In action
• Stations of the Cross
• Parish Invo apostolate
• CM In the archdiocese
• Altar Servers
• Liturgical Dancers
Through the CF programs and services,
Paulinian learners are formed to be proactively
engaged in the evangelizing mission of the
Church.
CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE
“I celebrate knowing and living thr
faith, sharing the joy of the Gospel.”
The ministry lives on. We take pride in being
able to continue this mission, begun by four
brave SPC Sisters who heeded the Lord’s call to
“go forth”. In 1727, they volunteered to work
among the poor, the sick, and the exiled
convicts in Cayenne, in the French Guiana in
South America. We hope to keep their
missionary passion and zeal burning in our
hearts “for the love of Christ impels us.”
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BIBLE
• Is the account of God’s action in the
world and his purpose with all creation.
• Bible writing took place over 16
centuries.
• Work of over 40 human authors.
• 66 book with different styles.
• Has no error—inerrant
• Very influential and useful in men’s life
• Scholars are inspired by the holy spirit
and God himself is the holy spirit.
Therefore, God is the main author of
bible and origin of bible
Old Testament
• Hebrew bible (first language)
• In Judaism, the hebrew bible in not only
an instruction for a moral life but also
historical record of God’s promise, first
articulated in his covenant with
Abraham, to consider the Jews his
chosen people.
• Christians view it as thr prophecy of the
advent of Jesus Christ as the Messiah,
the redeemer of humanity.
• Christians employs the Hebrew
scriptures to legitimize the gospel of
Jesus in the New Testament as the
natural extension of the Abrahamic
covenant.
• Old Testament are the historical records
of God(more on prophecy and
predictions), old collected stories of
graciousness of God(Yahweh).
• 75% catholic; 20% slung; 5% other
religions
• Theology
- Theos- God
- logos- study.
- Thus, theology means study of God.
Etymology
• Derived from the Latin word “biblia”
meaning books and greek word “biblion”
meaning rolls or books. Biblion is
derived from byblos where in it is made
of “papyrus”—collection of written
materials.
Names of Bible
1. Holy Scripture – from the latin word
“scriptus” which means written, in greek
“graphe” and in hebrew word “mikra”. It
refers to religious writings that are
considered authoritative, foundational,
and sacred by some religious groups.
2. Holy writ – writ means written.
Considered as holy writ because it
contains salvation history that started
with the call of Abraham and Climaxed
with Jesus’ Paschal Mystery.
3. The word of God – the greek term used
is logos which means “a word
embodying a concept or discourse”. It
also refers to revelation of God’s word.
4. The oracles of God – it is called the
Oracles of God because it contains
“God’s divine utterance for humanity”
5. The Law(Torah) – the Jews call their
scriptures as Torah or Law. The whole of
the Old Testament is authoritative as
God’s Word of instructions to humanity
on how to live well as human beings.
What is bible?
1. A guide for living to the full—gives us
road map for the perilous journey of life.
Or to put it in another way, our voyage
through life’s ocean, the Bible is an
anchor.
2. A storehouse of wonderful stories for
children and grownups—stories
emphasize the triumphs and failures of
ordinary people.
3. A refuge in trouble—Bible brings
strength in desperate hours.
4. A treasure of insight as to who we are—
we are not meaningless robots but we
are magnificent creatures of a God who
loves us and gives us a purpose and a
destiny.
5. A sourcebook for everyday living—we
find standards for our conduct,
guidelines for knowing right from
wrong, and principles to help us in a
confused society where so often
“anything goes”.
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St. Paul 1) The Pentateuch

• He was converted from a non believer to • Consists of the first five books of the
diehard believer bible
• Messenger of St. Paul is Timoth—Paul’s • Enjoys prestige among the Jews for it is
second letter to timothy, explains that all viewed as the concrete expression of
scriptures inspired by God is useful for the will.
teaching, refutation, correction, and training 2) The Historical Books
for righteousness • Tells about the story of Israel after the
• Timothy—one of the converts whomwas days of Patriarch and exploits the Kings.
mixed jewish and gentile parentage. Leader 3) The Wisdom Books
of the entire Ephesian community • Intended as an aid towards
• Messenger of St. Peter is Titus understanding and solving the problems
• Most of the audience of st. Paul are the of life.
gentiles 4) The Prophetic Books
• Objective: to convert the people • Tell the life and ministry of the prophets
Holy spirit whom God has chisen to proclaim his
• Principal author of sacred scriptures. word to the people.
• God did not dictate what to write, but in the Bible’s two major sections:
sense of putting words into their minds. v The Old Testament and the New Testament
• The holy spirit made sure that in their are distinct but related to each other. Both
choice of words and forms of expression, make up the whole Bible.
they were conveying the message of God. v The New Testament is the fulfillment of the
• Bible prophecies in the Old Testament
o Hermeneutics—interpretation of text, v The Old Testament is inseparable with the
signs, and symbols New Testament. Without the Old Testament
o Should be interpreted the New Testament doesn’t exist.
10 fundamental ways the Holy Spirit wants to Old Testament New Testament
empower: It corresponds to the Inspired testimony
1. The Holy Spirit is your Helper. Hebrew Bible. about Jesus the son
2. The Holy Spirit sanctifies you. Help us understand of God and the new
3. He makes you more like Christ. the New Testament. covenant.
4. He helps you to do the Father’s will It is a document of It is centered on
5. The Holy Spirit gifts you for ministry. faith. Jesus of Nazareth, his
6. He imparts love. It elicits faith in those life, death and
7. The Holy Spirit gives hope. who ponder upon its resurrection which is
8. The Holy Spirit teaches and gives insight. divine content. also know as Paschal
9. The Holy Spirit guides your prayers. Mystery.
10. He uses you for evangelism. It is not meant to be The New Testament
read as document of is for Christians the
Evangelization science, archeology, living word of God as
• transforming others to become astronomy, or history fully revealed in the
holisticks It does not mean person of Jesus
Old Testament outdated, the word Christ and his
• Composed of 46 books. “old” is title of preaching about the
• It is divided into four parts: respect or reverence. Kingdom of God.
1) The Pentateuch The Old Testament
2) The Historical Books remains as new as
3) The Wisdom Books ever.
4) The Prophetic Books