BASIC QUESTIONS

1. Who is the
Sr. Erma C. Alfon, USS
principal/director of San
Sebastian School, Inc.?
 Sr.Reverend
Erma C. Alfon, USS
Father
Richard C. Montaner, MSC
2. Who is the Bishop
Sr. Erma C. Alfon, USS
of the Diocese of San
Jose, Nueva Ecija?
 Most
Most Reverend
Reverend Bishop
Bishop
Sr. Erma C.
RobertoCalaraAlfon,
C. Mallari USS
D.D
Roberto Mallari D.D
D.D means
Doctor of Divinity
 "Doctor of Divinity."
This is an honorary title often
used to signify a high level of
expertise and achievement in
the field of theology or divinity.
 Sr. Erma C. Alfon, USS
3. Who is our present Pope and
What is his full name?
 Most
Most Reverend
Reverend Bishop
Bishop
Sr. Pope
Erma C.
RobertoCalara Francis
Alfon,
C. Mallari USS
D.D
Roberto Mallari D.D
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
4.
4. Who
Who is
is the
the patron
patron Saint
Sr. Erma C. Alfon, USSSaint
of
of our
our school?
school?
San Sebastian
•Saint Sebastian was an
early Christian saint and
martyr. According to
traditional belief, he was
killed during the Diocletianic
Persecution of Christians.
•Sebastian was ordered to be killed
by arrows for converting his fellow
Roman soldiers to Christianity. He
was left for dead by the archers but
was rehabilitated by a pious widow.
Following his recovery, he
presented himself to Diocletian and
was subsequently beaten to death.
•The Diocletianic or Great
Persecution was the last and
most severe persecution of
Christians in the Roman
Empire.
5. What is the meaning of
Sr. Erma MSC?
C. Alfon, USS

Missionarii
Sacratissimi Cordis
Lesson 1: The Creation
A. The Creation in six days and a
Day of Rest
B. The Sacred Teachings on the six
days of Creation and a day of Rest
C. God’s Steward
A. The Creation in six
days and a Day of Rest
 What does the Holy Bible
teaches about creation?
The Holy Bible teaches that
God created the world in 6
days and rested on the
seventh day.
 Day 1:
God divided the light from
darkness. Having brought
forth Heaven and a formless,
water-covered Earth, He
created the light.
 Day 2:
God divided the waters from
above and below to create
the firmament of Heaven.
He created the Sky.
 Day 3:
God created dry
land, then grass,
flowers and trees.
 Day 4:
God created the sun,
the moon and the
stars.
 Day 5:
God created the
birds and the fish.
 Day 6:
God created the
animals and then
man.
 Day 7:
On the seventh
day, God rested.
B. The Sacred Teachings on
the six days of Creation and
a day of Rest
1. God begins to manifest Himself as Three
persons in One God.
•The first book of the Sacred Scriptures does
not only present the creation of the world
we live in, but also the existence of God. In
the first chapter of Genesis, the first book
of the Bible, God reveals himself as one.
Thus, there is no other God, except Him.
•However, there are signs that speak
of Him as three divine persons. He
is the only God, but he appears to
be three different persons. After
many years, He manifested Himself
in the clearest way through the
revelation of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Genesis Chapter 1
“Then God said, :Let us make man in
our image, after our likeness.
The “us” and the “our” speak of many
persons;
It manifest plurality
There is the mystery in God; He is one,
yet seems to be many.

“Then God said… Repeated in verses 3,6,9,14,20,24,28:

“Then God said… Then God said…”
“Then God said… There is a powerful creating Word of
“Then God said… God; God creates through His Word.
“Then God said…
“Then God said…

“the earth was formless and empty
and darkness was upon the abyss
(bangin). And the Spirit of God
hovered over the waters.
The “Spirit” represents the Holy Spirit of
God “hovering over” the “waters”.
The “waters” speaks of “chaos.” The
Holy Sirit, represented by the “Spirit,”
gives “order” to the chaotic world.
•In the Creation Narrative, there is the
revelation of God:
a. The One who creates, the Creator,
b. The powerful Word by which
everything is created; and
c. The mighty Spirit (or Wind) that gives
order to chaos.
•In the proper time, the Creator,
the Word, and the Spirit of God
shall present themselves as the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, the three Persons in one
God.
• Thus, after centuries as written in the New
Testament, we find the following texts:
John Chapter 1: 1-4
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was
with God. And the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. Everything came to be through
Him. And apart from him nothing came to be. And
the Word became flesh and dwelt within us. And we
saw His glory, the glory of the only begotten Son of
the Father, full of grace and truth.