CONTINUING

CHRIST’S MISSION
Religion 11
Mrs. Carlota M. Ramirez
Subject Teacher
 CONTINUING CHRIST’S MISSION
“Di ka nag-iisa”/ We are not alone
-When we celebrate the
Eucharist, we have the Risen
Christ with us.He brings to us
the grace of His death and
resurrection
 CONTINUING CHRIST’S MISSION
“Di ka nag-iisa”/ We are not alone

- The Holy Spirit makes the Risen Christ

sacramentally present in our midst and
make the believers come together and
work as one community bonded
together in the worship of God and in
the duty to continue Christ’s mission
today.
 CONTINUING CHRIST’S MISSION
-God wills that we know Him,
worship and love Him as a
community

-God calls us to struggle in life

not in isolation but in communion
with His people.
 NATURE & MISSION OF THE CHURCH

- Vatican II describes the Church as the People

of God
-The Church is a community of people… united
in one faith in Christ and His spirit of love (CFC
1355)
-all members of the Church are called to
struggle against human frailties and focus on
their interrelationships and mutual helpfulness
as children of God
 NATURE OF THE CHURCH
1)The Church is both human and Divine

Human because
- it exist in time,
- operates within human means and
structures and
- is subject to the elements of history.
 NATURE OF THE CHURCH

1) The Church is both human and Divine

Divine because of its origin, nature and
mission
- arise from the creative design of the
Father, the redemptive mission of Jesus and
the sanctifying work of the Spirit.

The Church is like Jesus- human and Divine

 NATURE OF THE CHURCH
2) The Church is the Sacrament of Christ

Sacrament- a material sign that makes

present a spiritual reality
- Material signs- Scripture, sacraments, saints,
ministries etc)

*The Church brings Christ in our midst

through all its material signs.
 NATURE OF THE CHURCH

- We, as the body of Christ and embodied

spirits, we help make present the
mission of Christ by carrying out our
mission from Jesus using our human
means, talents, resources and roles in
the Church
 MISSION OF THE CHURCH
The Church carries out a mission that:
a. Addresses the physical and spiritual aspects
of human life.

-the mission of the Church is primarily spiritual

- It concerns itself with issues pertaining to
food, wages, transportation and other temporal
things that have bearing on the human moral
and spiritual life.
 MISSION OF THE CHURCH

b. Touches on both personal and structural evil of

society
*Structural injustice is rooted in personal sin.
- The Church focuses on the interior conversion of
heart (personal transformation)
- It aims authentic personal conversion which
leads to a genuine commitment to social
transformation.
 MISSION OF THE CHURCH

SUMMARY:
To be relevant to the demands of time, - --the
Church addresses both physical and spiritual
aspects of the people and touches on the
personal and structural evils in society.

-it condemns our individual sins and moral

failures; and the unjust structures within our
exploitative culture.
 MISSION OF THE CHURCH

PCP II ( Second Plenary Council of the

Philippines)
-convened in 1991
-looked into the effort of making Jesus’
mission and the Gospel relevant in Phil.
Society today
 MISSION OF THE CHURCH
PCP II envisioned itself to be:
-a Church of the poor
-a Community of Disciples committed to a
renewed and integral evangelization

“The Church must be a fully participating

community of faith, rooted in Christ and
immersed in the life of the Filipino people, a
servant Church in solidarity with Filipino
concerns (PCP II)
Student Activity:
Read/ listen to the story “SAVE THE
BABIES”

- What are the options to be done?

- Identify yourself as one of the rescuers.
- Which among the rescuers are you?
Why?
The story shows 2 possible ways
of solving community problems.

1.Directly deal with the victims

2.Seek to eliminate the causes of
the problem
 The Church’s Two Ways of Doing its
Social Mission
1.Acts of Charity /works of mercy
-give alms to beggars
-donate clothes and food to calamity victims
-visit sick friends
*directly helping those in need or when we
work to correct the evil effects of social
problems
• Rooted in the very example of Christ.
- Jesus healed the sick, fed the multitudes,
ate with the outcasts, and performed
miracles.
 The Church’s Two Ways of Doing its
Social Mission
*The early Christian communities translated the
love that Jesus taught them into acts of care
- They took care of the widows, orphans and the
poor
- They shared their possessions with one another
(Acts 4:32-37)

*The Church has taken the approach

to serving the LEAST, the LAST, and
the LOST
-direct approach to its social mission.
 The Church’s Two Ways of Doing its
Social Mission

2. Structural Change
-The Church deals with social
structures and issues that cause
harm to people
-it speaks out against unjust socio-
economic and political systems
-it works for social transformation
 The Church’s Two Ways of Doing its
Social Mission

2. Structural Change
-The Church deals with social
structures and issues that cause
harm to people
-it speaks out against unjust socio-
economic and political systems
-it works for social transformation
 The Church’s Two Ways of Doing its
Social Mission

The Church seeks to trace the

roots of social problems
-it offers long-term solutions that
produce more permanent and fuller
relief
-all members of the Church are called
upon to help
 SOCIAL CHANGE APPROACH
Example:
Parish pastoral Council for Responsible
Voting ( PPRCV)
-the Catholic Church actively participates in
fostering honest and just local and national
elections
-it encourages dioceses/parishes to help
educate the voters, advocate honest
elections and guard the electoral process
 RESEARCH WORK:

• Make a Research on specific actions

of the Church that shows its
participation for social change
nowadays
Student activity: Responding to Human
Suffering

*Compare the Church’s 2 ways of

responding to human needs and
suffering by completing the chart.
*Choose the items from the idea box
ACTS OF CHARITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE
 IDEA BOX
1Addresses the root 6private individual acts
cause of injustice 7Provides services for
2Community organizing, direct and immediate
lobbying for change of needs
laws 8Public, group acts
3Deals with the 9Resolves structural
symptoms of injustice injustice
4Directed at long term 10Works for institutional
goals change
5Fund raising, giving 11The Israelite’s exodus
food and clothing, 12The Good Samaritan
emergency relief
 IDEA BOX
ACTS OF CHARITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE
Community organizing, Addresses the root cause
lobbying for change of of injustice
laws
Fund raising, giving food Deals with the symptoms
and clothing, emergency of injustice
relief Directed at long term
private individual acts goals
Provides services for Resolves structural
direct and immediate injustice
needs Works for institutional
Public, group acts change
The Good Samaritan The Israelite’s exodus