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THE POWER OF
STORIES
LCENWRD MODULE 1B
THE CORE STORIES

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1. Handwashing or use of
alcohol/cleansing gel.
2. Maintain physical distancing.
3. Avoid touching your face. Keep the
mask on.
4. Go for Health Break prior to the
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5. Have an optional snack and drink
water before or after the class ☺

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SCHEDULE: CHUNKING
ACTIVITY SLIDE ALLOTTED
NUMBER TIME
Title 1
Health Reminders 2 1 min
Schedule 3 1 min
Meet and Greet 4 2 mins
Prayer intentions 5 1 min
Prayer intentions 6-8 6 min
Learning Objective 9 1 min
Brief Review 10 10 mins
Power of Stories: See 11-1 10 min
Power of Stories: Judge (EDSA socio-political & theological 13-19 10 mins
analyses)
Power of Stories: Act Revelation and Reviewing the Core Story 20-27 25 mins

Power of Stories: Evaluate 28-29 15 mins Click Forward

Power of Stories: Celebrate 30-31 5 mins Key to Proceed
Attendance 3 mins
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MEET AND GREET (2 minutes)

How are you?
I hope you are well.

A few reminders: recording links are

under the Zoom App of Animo Space
andassignment templates are posted
under Module > Template.

Can I have the name of the class

representative? Please email me.
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Let us have some moments of silence

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as we start…
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PRAYERS (8 MINS. SLIDES 5-8)

If you belong to another tradition or none, feel free to
join the prayer or to opt for silence.
• Leader: Let us remember that we are in the
holy presence of God.
• Group: In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
• Let us pray for the needs of the Philippines
and the world with the intercession and
prayers of Mary, our Lady of Peace.
• This image of Mary is found at the corner of
Ortigas Ave. and EDSA. It commemorates the
peaceful people power that culminated in
February 1986 which ended the Marcos
dictatorship, the violence of Martial Law and
the regime’s excesses in the country which
made most people suffer. As the Philippines
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PRAYER INTENTIONS

We pray for
our personal
and communal
needs amidst
the various
challenges

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PRAYER: SELECT MOMENTS IN PHILIPPINE CHURCH HISTORY
WE GIVE OUR YES
We stand before the grand horizon
500 years of faith, grateful today
We bear the gift of mission
Totally yours, we give ourselves
Faithfully yours until the end
To your mission, Lord?, We give our yes!
Go where the sun rises above the hills
Share the word and serve those who are in need
Let the morning star accompany your way
Spread the fire of mission for the Lord
We stand before the grand horizon
500 years of faith, grateful today
We bear the gift of mission
Totally yours, we give ourselves
Faithfully yours until the end
To your mission, Lord, We give our yes! SOME MILESTONES OF THE PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC CHURCH | 500 Years
We are gifted to give and live our gifts Texts by AMADO TUMBALI, JR, SJ
Mercy, compassion, justice and peace Photos mostly from the internet
Song: WE GIVE OUR YES! by CARLO MAGNO MARCELO Click Forward
The sign the world today will come to believe Performed by the PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS Key to Proceed
Is the love we have for one and all Source: https://youtu.be/Ge7iJepE-4I?t=11
We bear the gift of mission… Mercy (mercy)… WHICH ONE OF THESE STORIES IS MOST FAMILIAR TO YOU? 7
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• Leader: Come, Holy, Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
• Response: And enkindle in them
the fire of your love
• Leader: Send forth your Spirit
and we shall be created
• Response: And you will renew
the face of the earth.

• Leader: Saint John Baptist de La

Salle
• Response: Pray for us!
• Leader: Live, Jesus, in our
hearts.
• Response: Forever!
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE (1 MINUTE)

After this class, the student will:

1. Appreciate the role of core stories in understanding
and shaping the life of an individual and a community
by relating it to their own stories
• Review the McKenna Questions and the e-LRF in
understanding the Core Stories
• Enumerate the basic stages of biblical formation
• Briefly speak of the core biblical stories from the Old
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SEE
5 minutes
FROM INDIVIDUAL TO COMMUNAL CORE STORIES

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MCKENNA QUESTIONS ON THE STORIES IN THE SONG “WE
GIVE OUR YES”
• How do you feel?
• What is true?
• What is disturbing?

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JUDGE
5 minutes

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JUDGE:SOCIO-POLITICAL

PH CONSTITUTION
• Section 6. The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.

IMPLICATIONS
• The state is prohibited from establishing an official state religion and the use
of public money to support such religion. This allows for religious pluralism.
• All the members of the Church can freely exercise their civil rights and
obligations as citizens of the country.
• See: Amado Picardal, “Understanding separation of Church and state,”
https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/233891-understanding-
separation-church-state-amado-picardal/
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https://entertainment.inquirer.net/files/2023/02/comics-25feb2023-1.jpg
https://www.explained.ph/2022/07/history-is-
studied-not-gossiped.html
https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-
ngayon/opinyon/2024/01/11/2324946/editoryal-ipinipilit-
isubo-ang-cha-cha

https://blogwatch.tv/2012/02/a-different-edsa-story/ + Challenge of Historical Revisionism, Elections, Charter Change .in

+ Peaceful Revolution 2024 and more
THE 1986 PEOPLE POWER RESPONDED TO THE NEED BACK THEN. WHAT IS
YOUR ROLE IN THIS HISTORY IN THE MAKING IN UPHOLDING DEMOCRACY
https://images.summitmedia- + Resistance NOW? WHAT IS YOUR DREAM FOR PH?
digital.com/esquiremagph/images/2017/09/22/smaller_21021154443_3ca9bd22ff_o-min.jpg

Brief History: See Lessons from Martial Law , “EDSA 1986: Unifying the People’s Power” available from
https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/edsa-1986-unifying-the-peoples-power/
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See also A History of the Philippine Political Protest, https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/edsa/the-ph-protest/ Key to Proceed
*The Official Gazette is the official journal of the Republic of the Philippines.
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12/2 https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/declaration-of-martial-law/

2x3 10-4
3+3 https://martiallawmuseum.ph http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph:8080/ebooks2/Primitivo%20Mijares.pdf

5+1 FACT
CHECK!
https://pictr.com/image/5x9KO8

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN CONSIDERING THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL
AND MULTI-SENSORY INCLUSION OF DATA AND A VERIFIABLE LARGER CONTEXT
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JUDGE: THEOLOGICAL

EDSA Peaceful People

Power from the
perspective of FAITH

https://www.globalsistersreport.org/sites/default/files/stories/ima
ges/CNS-Philippine1%20%281000x667%29.jpg

Simone Orendain, “Philippine nuns, priests say role in revolution affected their faith” available from
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/spirituality/philippine-nuns-priests-say-role-revolution-affected-their-faith-37656
Brief History of Our Lady of Peace, EDSA shrine, see ” The Story of EDSA Shrine” http://www.edsashrine.org/2016/08/the-
story-of-edsa-shrine.html
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SUPPLEMENT: Mary Aileen Bacalso, “The Philippine church's role in social transformation” available from Key to Proceed
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 JUDGE: THEOLOGICAL, SAMPLE STORY
Religious and clergy in the Philippines say their experiences in the People Power
Revolution 30 years ago have had a lasting impact on their faith and vocations.
Sr. Porferia "Pingping" Ocariza, a member of the Daughters of St. Paul, told
Catholic News Service that what she did Feb. 23, 1986, was worth it.
"Because for me at that time when we were facing the tanks, I believed heavily that
God was there," she told CNS. "God was there as if the seed [of democracy] was being
planted."

“Standing in pairs, Ocariza and 16 other nuns led the rosary as soldiers
escorted rolling military tanks with their turrets trained on the sisters. The
nun said staring down those tanks has been the scariest experience of her
life.
"I said, 'Lord forgive me for all my sins and even the offenses of our Filipino
people.' If really the tanks would crush us, at least the two of us . . . kill us
sisters, not the people because we [did not] want bloodshed. I love my
country.“
Source: Simone Orendain, “Philippine nuns, priests say role in revolution affected their faith” available from Click Forward
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JUDGE: THEOLOGICAL
Some Arguments Behind Church Participation in
Nation Building
37 Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you
hungry and gave you food or thirsty and
gave you something to drink? 38 And
when was it that we saw you a stranger
and welcomed you or naked and gave
you clothing? 39 And when was it that we
saw you sick or in prison and visited
you?’ 40 And the king will answer them,
‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one
of the least of these brothers and sisters
of mine, you did it to me.’ (Mt 25:37-39)
Action on behalf of justice and
participation in the
1. The joys and the hopes, the griefs and transformation of the world fully appear
the anxieties of the men [people] of this to us as a constitutive dimension of the
age, especially those who are poor or in preaching of the Gospel, or,
any way afflicted, these are the joys and in other words, of the
hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the Church's mission for the redemption of
followers of Christ. (Gaudium et Spes 1) the human race and its liberation from
every oppressive situation.
(Justice in the World, par. 6)
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ACT: LET’S REVIEW: WHY THE FAITH PERSPECTIVE?
BASIC PRESUPPOSITION: GOD’S DIALOGICAL REVELATION
2. In His goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to make known to us the
hidden purpose of His will (see Eph. 1:9) by which through Christ, the Word made flesh,
[hu]man might in the Holy Spirit have access to the Father and come to share in the divine
nature (see Eph. 2:18; 2 Peter 1:4). Through this revelation, therefore, the invisible God
(see Col. 1;15, 1 Tim. 1:17) out of the abundance of His love speaks to men [people] as
friends (see Ex. 33:11; John 15:14-15) and lives among them (see Bar. 3:38), so that He may
invite and take them into fellowship with Himself. This plan of revelation is realized by
deeds and words having an inner unity: the deeds wrought by God in the history of
salvation manifest and confirm the teaching and realities signified by the words, while the
words proclaim the deeds and clarify the mystery contained in them. By this revelation
then, the deepest truth about God and the salvation of [hu]man shines out for our sake in
Christ, who is both the mediator and the fullness of all revelation. (On Divine Revelation, 2;
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html ) Click Forward
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Please use GENDER-neutral language in your discussion especially your papers in LCENWRD. See
https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/whats-gender-neutral-language-and-why-is-it-important/10879990
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ACT:LET’S REVIEW:
BASIC PRESUPPOSITION: GOD’S DIALOGICAL REVELATION
From these narratives >> how God reveals God’s self to
us in and through the following:
• Creation (living and non-living)
• People (multidimensionality of one’s
self/communities-Human Person Adequately
Considered-HPAC)
• Events (personal and global)
• Places (local, global, digital spaces)
• Objects (Bible as revelatory text, special https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/humanitys-relationship-with-nature/

mementos, etc.)
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These form part of our CORE STORIES.
CORE EXPERIENCES AND CORE STORIES (REMARKABLE/LIFE-CHANGING) IN OUR LIVES. 22
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ACT:REVIEW
CORE STORIES

• We express all of these EXPERIENCES, and consider some

of them as CORE STORIES (life changing and remarkable):
• By storytelling in ORAL forms (kwentuhan, storytelling,
performance of songs, liturgy and rituals, etc.)
• By WRITTEN forms (diary entry, letters, news articles, etc.)
• * NOW: faster process; audio-visual (different kinds of self-
made, store-bought or digital cards, posters, infographics),
and digital means such as FB post, memes, real time and
video recordings, etc.
• We use different literary forms either one after another or
using a combination and simultaneous employment of
various media of communication.
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STAGES OF RETELLING OF CORE STORIES & INTERPRETATION
1.EVENT
Religious and clergy in the Philippines speak of their experiences in the People Power
Revolution 30 years ago have had a lasting impact on their faith and vocations.
Sr. Porferia "Pingping" Ocariza, a member of the Daughters of St. Paul, told Catholic
News Service that what she did Feb. 23, 1986, was worth it.
"Because for me at that time when we were facing the tanks, I believed heavily that
God was there," she told CNS. "God was there as if the seed [of democracy] was being
planted."

2. ORAL PHASE: TRANSMISSION > TRADITION (interview)

“Standing in pairs, Ocariza and 16 other nuns led the rosary as soldiers
escorted rolling military tanks with their turrets trained on the sisters. The
nun said staring down those tanks has been the scariest experience of her
life.
"I said, 'Lord forgive me for all my sins and even the offenses of our Filipino
people.' If really the tanks would crush us, at least the two of us . . . kill us
sisters, not the people because we [did not] want bloodshed. I love my
country."
3. WRITTEN PHASE: NEWS, OFFICIAL REPORTS, ETC.
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HOW DO WE LINK THIS STORY TO THE LONGER FAITH HISTORY AND HOW DO WE CONTINUE THE STORY? Key to Proceed
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ACT: PROCESSING THE CORE STORIES: STAGES OF BIBLE FORMATION

IF WE RECALL the CORE STORIES of the salvation story of our faith, they also underwent the complex
process spanning thousands of years. We contribute to its continuous interpretation since the Bible is
the Word of God in the words of peoples in their own contexts. As a review:

CONTINUED
INTERPRETATION
EVENTS: ORAL PHASE WRITTEN PHASE:
Example in Old
STORYTELLING: face-
Long writing
of the stories in
to-face, from one OT and NT in
Testament: Exile in traditioning process
area to another in
Babylon
the various times of OT writing process is relation to our Continuation of the
New Testament: history, under the much longer than process…
Ministry-Passion- different empires, NT; use of literary own life in
Death and from one generation conventions and audio-visual-
Resurrection of to the next (very devices at that time
Jesus long process) and in their culture. digital forms (or
combinations)

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Salvation History

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 ACT: VERY BRIEF DISCUSSION OF CORE STORIES OF THE
PEOPLE AND THE BIBLE (SALVATION HISTORY PERSPECTIVE)
Primeval stories: Gen 1-
• Prophets and warnings (esp, Amos & Hosea)
11, general views 10 tribes of the
Northern Kingdom • Deported and EXILED to ASSYRIA
Israel • Some EXILED refugees to Judah
Capital: Samaria
(Samaritans)
Fall in 722 BCE vs
Primeval stories Assyria
Patriarchs & Matriarchs
EXODUS [Moses] • Reforms + Prophets and warnings (esp. Isaiah and
Promised Land – 12 Tribes Micah)
Southern Kingdom • Assyria defeated by
Judah alone
(Levites have no • BABYLONIA, EXILE (Loss of land, king and
Gen 12 onwards: specific land) temple)
Patriarchs and Matriarchs Capital: Jerusalem
King Saul > • BABYLON defeated
Fall in 586 BCE vs
(Jews & Christians): Abraham Babylonians • by PERSIA
United
& Sarah Monarchy • MAY GO HOME (NOT ALL did … )
[Hagar>Ishmael=Islam], Isaac under David Persians HASMONEAN Hasmoneans Failed Revolts
and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah, and Solomon defeated by
GREEKS
Revolt vs
Greeks
overpowered
by ROMANS
vs ROMANS
Rachel + 12 tribes >> Judges
Jesus and early communities
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Period covered: Books of the New Testament NT Books Canonical arrangement
(chronological arrangement) (as they appear in the Bible)
• Romans : Herods & Emperors • 1 Thessalonians [Old Testament:
• Revolt & Destruction • Paul: Galatians, 1-2 Corinthians, Torah/Pentatuech, “Historical
Romans Books,” Writings, Prophets]
• Restitution/Restoration • Paul in prison: Philippians, • Gospels: Matthew, Mark,
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-Apostle/Mission Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians Luke, John
• 2 Thessalonians • Acts of the Apostles
• Pastoral Letters: 1-2 Timothy, Titus • Letters to: Romans, 1
• Hebrews Corinthians, 2 Corinthians,
• Gospels: Mark, Mathew, Luke-Acts, Galatians, Ephesians,
John
Philippians, Colossians, 1
• Synoptics: Mark, Matthew &
Thessalonians, 2
Luke (extant Mk; non extant
Quelle or Q source; special
Thessalonians,
Matthean and special Lukan • 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus
materials) • Philemon
• Catholic epistles: 1 Peter, Jude, 2 • Hebrews
ROMAN EMPIRE Peter, James, 1-3 John • James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1
• Revelation John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
The CHRONOLOGICAL writing of the Bible is NOT the • *Underlined letters are largely acknowledged to be • Revelation (‘sandwich with
same as CANONICAL arrangement from St Paul
Genesis themes’)
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QUESTIONS:
The foregoing showed us the different core
stories experience by peoples and communities-
both in relation to the Philippine history and the
biblical stories.
We recognize that core stories can be analyzed
from different perspectives- (1) non-theological
perspective: socio-cultural-political, and others;
and (2) spiritual or theological perspective.
Do you have any question? Insights?
What core story in the life of the church in the
Philippines and/or in the biblical stories is most
striking for you in connection with your life?
Why?
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2 minutes

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PRAYER
We celebrate with a We ritualize
prayer of thanksgiving: By commemorating
for all the people who have the countless people
been part of our faith story, who laid down their
our national history, lives for the sake of
this country and to
and our own personal and give it a better
family journeys.
future for all…

…. And we pray for us all as we continue to shape the present and the future of this nation,
Aware of the unique contribution of each one,
born out of active participation in personal and communal discernment of God’s presence
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