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WELCOME BACK!

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Dear Jesus,

You are the Word of God made flesh. Please lead us to your Father in Heaven. Amen.

Opening Prayer

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Review

  • God invites us into relationship with Him
  • God reveals Himself to us through Divine Revelation
    • Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, The Magisterium
  • Bible passages are written in the format: Book Chapter:Verse(s)
  • The Mass has two major parts: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist
    • most of the prayers of the Mass are rooted in Scripture
  • When the Scriptures are read at Mass, God Himself is speaking
  • It is good for all of us to prepare for Mass by reflecting on the readings BEFORE Mass

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Review

  • Writing Styles: Detailed vs Poetic
  • Senses of Scripture
    • Literal sense: plain meaning of the words the author chose
    • Spiritual sense: helps us to understand how the realities and events of Scripture are themselves signs of our Faith
      • allegorical: teaches us to understand how some of the events of the Old Testament foreshadow Jesus Christ
      • The moral: teaches us how to live morally, or how to act in a right way, choosing right from wrong
      • Anagogical: teaches us about our final destiny, which is Heaven, and the things of the end (death, judgment, Heaven, [Purgatory], and Hell)

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Review from homework

  • Lectio Divina
    • Lectio (reading) – we hear God speak to us
    • Meditatio (meditation) – we reflect on God’s Word & meaning in our lives
    • Oratio (prayer) – we respond to what God has revealed to us by having a conversation with Him about it
    • Contemplatio (contemplation) – requires our silence… rest for a moment in God and allow Him to move through you, to arrange your thoughts, and to speak directly to your heart

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Session 8: Old & New Testaments

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Dei Verbum 16

“For, though Christ established the New Covenant in His blood, still the books of the Old Testament with all their parts, caught up in the proclamation of the Gospel, acquire and show forth their full meaning in the New Testament and in turn shed light on it and explain it.”

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The Old and New Testaments

  • The Old and New Testaments form an organic unity — they naturally fit together, and each one helps us to better understand the other.
  • Both the Old and New Testaments are equally the inspired Word of God and therefore of great value for our salvation and our spiritual lives.
  • Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit.

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Session 9: Salvation History Is a Love Story between God and His People

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Contracts and Covenants

  • A contract relationship is a conditional relationship, and once broken, doesn’t need to be renewed.
  • But when you break the promises of a covenantal relationship, the relationship is still there. For example: the bonds between children and their parents and the Catholic understanding of the bond between husband and wife are permanent. These are covenantal relationships.

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Contracts and Covenants

  • Contract: A binding agreement between two or more parties.
    • Exchange of goods and services
    • Set up obligations, but they are not personal obligations
    • Based on human words
    • Conditional relationship/can be dissolved
  • Covenant: A sacred permanent bond of family relationship.
    • Exchange of persons
    • Personal obligations
    • Based on God’s Word
    • Permanently binding relationship/cannot be dissolved

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Mediators

  • A mediator is someone who acts as a bridge between God and man, someone God makes His promise to, who represents all of mankind.
  • Only Christ is the true mediator and completely fulfills God’s promises. But there have been several figures in Old Testament history with whom God makes His covenants that prefigure Christ. These mediators represent all of humanity, but none of them can completely fulfill God’s promise to us.
  • Each covenant is also marked by a special sign, so that we can recognize God’s promise, and progresses toward a growth in God’s family.

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Announcements

  1. Trunk or Treat 6pm this Friday, Oct 29th
  2. Apple crisp making 4:30pm Friday, Nov 5th
  3. Next class not till Nov 8th

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Dear Father, you have revealed your great love for us through all time, n word and in deed. The greatest sign of your love for us is the gift of your son. Please help us to know you, to love you, and to serve you so that one day we can be with you in Heaven. Amen

Closing Prayer