The Church as teacher

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The Church as teacher

• Chapter 4 lesson 6
• pp. 129-133

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How are members of the Catholic Church sanctified?

• Have you read pp. 129-130? Maybe you should
• The Church continues Christs Great Commission
  (MATT 2819-20)
• To sanctify means to make something holy.
• To be holy is to be devoted to service to God
• How are we doing??
• The Church sanctifies us in order to further
  glorify God.

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How are members of the Catholic Church sanctified?

• The Bishops continue the work of sanctifying us
  through the Sacraments.
• The Sacraments make present Christs sacrifice.
  They unite us to his sacrifice. They apply the
  Graces that come from his sacrifice.
• As representatives of Christ, the bishops are
  expected to model their leadership on Christ
  himself.
• They instruct us in laws and disciplines that
  provide basic moral norms which also sanctify.

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Precepts of the Church

• You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of
  obligation and rest from servile labor.
• Note it does not require us to receive communion
  at every mass, see below.
• You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
• You arent receiving Eucharist in a state of
  grave sin, but you are still attending Mass.
• You shall receive the Sacrament of Eucharist at
  least during the Easter season.
• You shall observe the days of fasting and
  abstinence established by the Church.
• You shall help to provide for the needs of the
  Church.

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What is the Churchs role in salvation for those
outside her?

• All salvation comes from Christ the Head through
  the Church which is his body. CCC
• Now, stay with me here
• We explored the image of the Family of God.
• Salvation means to be counted as a daughter or
  son of God.
• The Church is the Family of God, therefore anyone
  who is saved belongs to the Church.
• Non-Catholic Christians are considered separated
  brethren, united but in an imperfect way.

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What is the Churchs role in salvation for those
outside her?

• All who have been justified by faith in Baptism
  are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the
  children of the Catholic Church. CCC
• Salvation is granted not only to those who
  explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the
  Church, but also people of good will in whose
  hearts grace is secretly at work. JP II
• It is still an urgent matter that the Church
  evangelize all people. After all we dont call
  it the Great Commission for nothing.

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What is evangelization?

• We evangelize by carrying out the Great
  Commission.
• Part of this mission means reaching out to
  Protestant communities and those of other
  non-Christian faiths.
• Ecumenical outreach is to those who share our
  belief in Christ and perform the sacrament of
  Baptism.
• We have a unique bond with both Jews and Moslems
  who share our believe in the one God, Yahweh

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Homework

• P. 141 27-34
• We will take the Chapter 4 exam on Wednesday.
  There is a good chance we will have KTF Thursday
  and Stations of the Cross. Prayerfully consider
  receiving the sacrament of reconciliation in
  conjunction with Mass on Easter and the Stations
  of the Cross in order to receive the Plenary
  Indulgence available to the faithful.
  Prayerfully consider offering that indulgence to
  the soul of a faithful departed.

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Ordinary reception of an Indulgence.

• 4. A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a
  day. In order to obtain it, the faithful must, in
  addition to being in the state of grace
• have the interior disposition of complete
  detachment from sin, even venial sin
• have sacramentally confessed their sins
• receive the Holy Eucharist
• pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.
• All these within 8 days of the Action which
  accrues the Indulgence.