ESP/CLE 8

Jesus the
Poor and Unwanted
Lesson 4.2
 learning competencies
• Appreciate the Catholic Social Teaching’s principles
that urge preferential option for the poor.
• Identify the responsibilities of every Christian to the
poor as members of the Church.
• Celebrate the Holy Eucharist with greater
appreciation for blessings and mission to help the
poor.
 Service – is the act of
performing duty towards God and
fulfilling one’s moral
responsibility of meeting the needs
of others.
 The Poor and the Unwanted
Complete the statement below.

We have many beggars in

the street because
____________.
 What is the Catholic
Social Teaching?
• Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is an
authoritative Church doctrine on
social, political, and economic issues of
humanity and of all creation.
• The CST are formed out of the lived
experiences of Christians throughout reflecting
the Gospel values.
• Writings by Popes and other Catholic
Leaders
• Catholic often these writings are Encyclicals.
• Long letters written by Popes to the
Church and the World.
• It is about the issues that affect our
society.
Examples. Poverty, Hunger, Workers
Right, Environment, and Migration.
• In the Light of Scriptures
Jesus said “You give them something to eat”
Matthew 14:16
• Pope Paul VI’s quoted “ The Earth belongs
to everyone not to the rich”
• CST has been around a long time since the
Bible, but modern CST began today.
As oppressed workers demanded justice and
employers rejected.
Pope Leo XIII “ The state should watch over
these societies of citizens banded together in
accordance with their right”
 What is the source of the
dignity of the human person?
• The source of our human dignity is the
truth that man and woman are created in
the image and
likeness of God all people
are important regardless of
their status in life.
• So every person is due respect option for the
poor.
• We should choose to put the poorest and most
vulnerable people first.
• Common good means everyone’s included with
right and responsibility to promote the
community’s good and benefits
from it.
• Genuine service to the poor and the weak must
come to understand that unwanted in the society are
important and they share equal dignity with any
man or woman, may they rich and powerful in the
society.
• Every human should be treated well with due
respect and care because they have their own
dignity; this human dignity is the bedrock of
CST.
• All are important to God in society share equal dignity
with all of mankind.
• Human dignity is rooted in God and not in human
quality or accomplishment bestowed by our society.
• Every human being created in the image of God,
redeemed by Jesus Christ and considered temple of
the Holy Spirit is worthy of respect as part of the
human society.
 What is our Christian
responsibility towards the poor and
the unwanted?
Every follower of Christ is called to
serve and care for the poor.
• We are to behave justly towards the poor, not
treating them differently under the law
because they are poor, not taking advantage
of them.
• We are also to be generous, and to watch out
for widows and orphans, especially other
Christians and other
Religions.
• To serve and care for the poor is a must because
Jesus identifies Himself with them, with the
warning that on the last day, those who face the
hungry, clothed the naked, sheltered the
homeless etc. will be with him in His Kingdom.
• The Church today calls this challenge as
preferential option for the poor.
The option for the poor means to create conditions
so that the;
• Marginalized voices will be heard
• The weak will be defended
• Policies made to improve the condition of the
poor.
 Who are the poor and the
unwanted in our community?
• The poor and unwanted are those needing help and
understanding in our communities.
• Their needs are not
limited to material goods
but include the need for
compassion and
understanding.
 Question:
Who are the poor and
unwanted in our society?
Luke 10:29-37
A man going from Jerusalem to Jericho is
attacked by robbers who strip him and
beat him. A priest and Levite pass by
without helping him. But a Samaritan
stops and cares for him, taking him to an
inn where the Samaritan pays for his
care.
• We must be neighbor to everyone, especially to
those in need.
• This story showed us also the compassion of Jesus
and care for those who are seriously in need.
• Today, in our society the poor and unwanted are
not difficult to identify.
We just need to open our eyes and we have to
unlocked and soften our closed herats to see and
hear them.
In the Story of Good Samaritan, a man
needing help is in the middle of the street.
Two religious leaders passed by. They saw
him. Their eyes were open, but their hearts
were closed.

Jesus cares for both our physical and

spiritual need
What are some of the reasons for
the lack of concern for the poor
and the unwanted?
1. Ignorance
2. Poor Theology
3. Sin
4. Uncertainty of motives
1. Ignorance
• We don not learn what the Church
and Scriptures say about caring for
“social” issues in life.
2. Poor Theology
• The importance of spiritual concerns
is overemphasized leading us to
indifference toward the worldly
concerns.
• The body and other material things
are simply understood as source of all
evilness.
3. Sin
• Our tendencies toward selfishness and
laziness tell us that it is just easier to
ignore social issues.
• We tend to ignore the poor, thing we
cannot do anything about their poverty.
4. Uncertainty of motives
• We are afraid that if we give too much attention to the
social needs of the world, we will be accused of being
radical of preaching the social gospel.
• Social Gospel is a mindset setting stating that change
must take place first in our society in order for Christ to
come again
 3-2-1 Strategy
3- things I have learned in the lesson: _________.
2- things I will apply are: ____________________.
1- thing I wish I had learned from this lesson
I wish I had learned ____________.
 Poor
How do you define a poor person?
A poor person
_________________
_________________
_________________
_______________
 Questions:
1. What makes a person poor?
2. Is being “poor” limited to material
possessions? Why?
3. Do you consider
yourself poor?
Why?
Prepare for a
Quiz on
Wednesday!
Coverage: Lesson 1 and 2
Thank You!