RELIGION 5

Psalm 119:103-112

How sweet to my tongue is your promise,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Through your precepts I gain understanding;
therefore I hate all false ways.

You’re word is a lamp for my feet,

a light for my path.
I make a solemn vow to observe your righteous judgments.
I am very much afflicted, LORD;
give me life accord with your word.
Accept my freely offered praise;
teach me your judgments.
 Psalm 119:103-112

My life is always at risk,

but I do not forget your law.
The wicked have set snares for me,
but from your precepts I do not stray.
Your testimonies are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
My heart is set on fulfilling your statutes;
they are my reward forever.
WONDERING JOYFULLY

“The Filipino is worth dying for.” “Whoever is happy will

“Pray as though everything
depended on God. Work as if
everything depended on you.”
make others happy too.”
“My loyalty to my party ends
where my loyalty to the country
begins.”

“You can design and create, and build the

most wonderful place in the world. But it takes
people to make the dream a reality.”
LISTENING
REFLECTIVELY

A Reading from
Matthew 4:23-24
The Priest, a Minister
of God’s Word and
Sacrament
KNOWING
LOVINGLY
Where does the mission of the priest to
proclaim God’s Word come from?

 The mission to proclaim comes from the life,

teaching, and command of Jesus Christ.

 Jesus used ordinary events and simple

familiar objects and situations to say His
message.
Priest as ordained ministers continue this mission of
Jesus. Jesus is their model.
KNOWING
LOVINGLY

How is this mission continued today?

 Jesus continues to talk to us today through the

Church. The Church is the instrument by which
Jesus continues to proclaim the Good News to the
different parts of the world.

 The priest proclaims God’s word through his word,

his actions, and even through his whole life.
Preaching is the very heart of the priestly ministry
KNOWING
LOVINGLY
What does the priest proclaim?

The priest proclaims Jesus Christ the Lord and

Savior

- The priest, when he preaches, does not speak

for himself.

- The priest, therefore, is not going to speak of his

own ideas but of God’s word.
KNOWING
LOVINGLY
Why is being a minister of God’s Word a
challenge for the priest?
- Ministering God’s word is a challenge because it calls for
conversion, which others may resist or deny.

- A priest must share God’s word rather than the words of

the world.

- The priest must be able to help people realize their

faults so that their ways might be pleasing always to the
Lord.
KNOWING
LOVINGLY
What else is a priest called to
minister aside form God’s Words?

 The priest is to minister the sacraments.

 The sacraments are avenues for the people not only to
hear God’s word but to experience Him.
 The sacrament are acts of Jesus Himself. He is the one
who baptizes, forgives, and heals. The priest is just His
instrument.
 Celebrating the sacraments therefore is very important
to the priestly ministry.

Jesus indeed is the Minister of the Sacraments.

KNOWING
LOVINGLY
What are the qualities of a priest as a
minister of the sacraments?
1. He must have a personal relationship with God as
shown by his love for prayer.

2. He must loves the Catholic Church and its teachings.

3. He must be generous.

4. He must have the ability to work well with others.

5. He must be interested in serving people.

KNOWING
LOVINGLY
What are the qualities of a priest as a
minister of the sacraments?
6. He must respect other people.

7. He must be open to communicate with people of

different races and cultures.

8. He must relate easily with other people.

9. He must have a desire to learn new things.

10. He must have the courage to take risks.

INTEGRATING
HOLISTICALLY

When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we mention the

words, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.”

As Christians, we are also invited to listed, read,

understand, and reflect on God’s word as they are
proclaimed during the Mass by the ordained ministers.

The priest, as a minister of the sacraments, enables us

to encounter Christ’s healing, His forgiveness, and His
desire to make us His brother/sister and the Father’s
children.
REMEMBER

The priest mission begins in preaching God’s words to all.

It is the priest’s duty to celebrate the sacraments so that

God’s people may encounter Jesus.

The Holy Spirit guides the priest to proclaim God’s word

faithfully and celebrate the sacraments meaningfully.
“When I see the need for Divine teaching and how hungry people
are to hear it, I am atremble to be off and running throughout the
world, preaching the word of God. I have no rest, my soul finds no
other relief, than to rush about and preach.”

- St. Frances Cabrini