Christian Morality : Family Planning & Responsible Parenthood

Mrs. Paz M. Beleño

N.D.T.C - R.E 5

Date: 08 June 2010

Contents:

• Prayer
• Different Kinds of Prayer 
• Liturgical Season
• Morality
• Nature of Man
• Person hood
• Natural Law
• The Ten Commandments of God
• The New Law
• The Law of Love
• Conscience
• The Voluntary Acts
• The Human Acts
• The Acts of Man
• The Sermon of the Mount
• The Virtues
• General Classes of Sin
• Jesus : Our Moral Norm
• Family Planning
•  Methods of Conception Control or Contraception

Date: 10 June 2010

Fundamental Ways of Prayer

1. Petition - The lowest form of Prayer.
2. Intercession - Prayers to others towards oneself.
3. Penitence - A very deep penitence to oneself of asking forgiveness.
4. Thanksgiving - Give thanks to God.
5. Adoration - The Highest way of Prayer.

5 Parts of Lord's Prayer

1. Preface : Our Father in Heaven,
2. First Petition : Holy be your Name;

Duties:

• We have to Adore GOD 
• Reverent Filial Awe 
• To Loving GOD

3. Second Petition : Your Kingdom come,

       "Kingdom"

• The Church 
• Personal Friendship with GOD 
• State of Eternal Bliss and Glory

4. Third Petition : Your will be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven.

5. Fourth Petition : Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

The Prayers of the Different Emotion of a Person

Psalms 1:1-2 - The joy of the believer
¹ Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.

² But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

Psalms 8:2 - The Praise of the Creator

² From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise
because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.

Psalms 42:2 - The Longing for GOD
² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?

Psalms 51:3 - Sorrow and Penitence
³ For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me

Psalms 23:1 - Trust and Confidence in GOD

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

Reference: www.biblegateway.com

 Date: 15 June 2010

LITURGICAL SEASONS

2 Cycles

CHRISTIAN CYCLE

Season 1 : Advent (The Coming of Christ)
Came from Latin word "Advenire" - Refers to the Messiah or Emmanuel means "God is with Us". It is also the commemoration of Birth of Christ. Looking forward to the second coming of Christ.

Season 2: Christmastide (Christ Birth)
* Spirit of Humility
* Spirit of Gratefulness
* Spirit of Joy
* Spirit of Celebration

Season 3 : Epiphany (Time after Epiphany)
Refers to the Divine Childhood of Christ
Focuses on the public ministry of Jesus Christ
(Celebrated on January 6 to January 14)

EASTER CYCLE

Season 4 : The Septuagesima
It refers to the number 70. A Babylonian Exile for 70 years.
Celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday (2 weeks and 4 days)

 Season 5: Lent

Known as quadragesima means 40 years. It referring to 40 days and nights of suffering of Jesus Christ after Baptism. It is also called as the Season of Passion. 

Season 6: Paschal Tide (Easter Tide)

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and it is consider as the highest feast that the church would celebrated.

Season 7: The Time after Pentecost

The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. This is also comemorate Christ the king of kings. It will last to Advent Sunday.

LITURGICAL COLORS

White - Purity, Joy and Victory. It is used on the Easter and Christmas instead of White they are also using Gold in Solemn Celebration.

Red - It symbolizes the color of the blood. The mass of the passion of Christ. Red used for the feast of the apostles and Evangelist. It is used also in the celebration of Holy Spirit and Sacrament of Confirmation.

Green - It symbolizes a Life and Hope and it is used on the ordinary time.

Purple - Used during the season of Advent.

Rose - Used during the 4th week of Advent.



25 Feast Arranged by Cronological

• Advent - He is Coming ("He" refers to Christ)
• Nativity - He Comes (Birth of Christ)
• Circumsation - He follow the Old Testament Law
• Ephiphany - He reveals himself as God
• Holy Family - He grows up in a Human Family (Refers to Joseph,Mary and Jesus Christ)
• Canldlemas - Refers to Simeons Prophecy
• Septuagesima - We are in exile without Christ
• Ash Wednesday - Without Christ We are dust
• Lent - Christ is in the desert
• Passion Sunday - Jews planned to kill Jesus
• Seven Sorroews - Mary Suffers at what is to come
• Palm Sunday - He Triumphantly enter to Jerusalem
• Spy Wednesday - Judas betrayed Jesus
• Maundy Thursday - He offers the first Holy Mass
• Good Friday - He put to death to fulfill the Old Testament Law
• Holy Saturday - He is in the Tomb
• Easter - He is Risen
• Ascension - He Ascend into heaven
• Pentecost - He sents the Holy Ghost
• Trinity Sunday - The Most Holy Trinity has been fully revealed
• Assumption - Mary Ascend into heaven and crowned queen
• Christ the King - Recognized Christ Kingship now and forever
• All Saints - We will Triumph as we have our heroic Saints
• All Souls - We pray for those who are awaiting their Triumph
• Last Sunday in Time After Pentecost - He will come to Judge the World (Symbolizes the Apocalypse)