· DV 2 tells us that God in his goodness and wisdom chose to reveal
himself and made known the mystery of his will (paraphrased).
- that his will was that all people should have access
to the Father through Christ in the Holy
Spirit and thus become sharers in his divine nature. -
emphasizing the self-communication of a Trinitarian God. - the most
intimate truth which this revelation gives us about God shines forth in Jesus
Christ.
DV4 and
Heb 1:1-2 will say after God had spoken many times and in various ways through
the prophets, in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son. - --the most
intimate truth which this revelation gives us about God shines forth in Jesus
Christ.
· DV5 will say the obedience of faith is nothing but a willful
assent to the revelation given by God.
· DV 2&7 - Church claims the Jesus Christ is the
sum total of revelation
· DV8 will tell us that what the apostles experienced and
expressed (in a special way in the inspired books, i.e. Scripture) was to be
preserved in a continuous line of succession till the end of time. In other
words, the original deposit of faith.
· DV9 will say “Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put
down in writing, under the breath of the Holy Spirit.”
· DV10 says scripture and tradition go hand in hand. They together
make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God. - DV 10 states
clearly that the task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God,
whether in its written form or in the form of tradition has been entrusted to
the living (teaching office) of the church alone.
· Magisterium is not above the word of God. But is
at the service of the Word. - It listens to the word of God
devoutely. - Guard it with dedication. - Expounds it
faithfully.
LG
· LG 1 - “The Church in Christ, is in the nature of the sacrament,
a sign & instrument i.e., of communion with God & unity of all
humanity.” Divine (invisible nature, faith reality) and Human (visible nature,
historical & hierarchical).
· LG-2: It speaks about
the role of God the Father in the Church: Theo centric - God
in his wisdom and goodness created the whole universe to share in his divine
life. - LG 2 : Foundation – church is part of the God’s plan of
salvation
· LG 3: speaks about the
role of the Son- giving form-life. Christocentric - Christo – Centric
Origin of the church (role of Jesus Christ) - LG 3: Inaugurated by the
son
· LG 4: The symbolism of
the origin of the Church is very important because the Spirit guides the
Church, inspires the Church, leads the Church to the finality or
destination.-–It speaks of the birthing of the church on the day of Pentecost.
LG 5 : Church
is the budding forth or the initial seed of realization of the kingdom. - LG
4 : Role of the spirit - Spirit continues the mission of Jesus through
the Church.-LG 4: Spirit: Pneumato centric – sustenance and finality of the
church.
· LG 10: “For their part, the faithful join in the offering of the
Eucharist by virtue of their royal priesthood. They likewise exercise that
priesthood by receiving the sacraments, by prayer and thanksgiving, by the
witness of holy life, and by self denial and active charity.”
LG 10 making
a positive statement on common priesthood of the faithful, tries to show that
Common Priesthood is different from the Ministerial Priesthood - not only in
degree but also in essence
· LG 10: Ministerial Priesthood - Ministerial priesthood by sacred powers - forms and rules the priestly people. - acting in
the person of Christ, he makes present the Eucharistic sacrifice.- Offers it to
God in the name of all the people - They exercise that priesthood in receiving the sacraments, in
prayer and thanksgiving, in the witness of a holy life, and by self-denial and
active charity.
· LG -11 E is the source and summit of Christian life and mission( Lg
11)
· LG 13: All people are called to belong to the new people of God.
They are present in all nations of the earth. - LG 13 -Foundation of
Priesthood -- Christological: foundation of the ministry and
mission - Ecclesiological: - mission of Jesus Christ is
carried out by the Church- the People of God.
· LG 14 : Catholic faithful:
· By virtue of baptism, accepting different means
of salvation, and believing in common priesthood.
LG
14 : The church is
necessary for salvation and Christ who(is present in the church) is the
mediator and the way of salvation;
· LG 15 : Speaks of unity among / with other baptized Christians
by recognizing :
· Jesus I the norm of faith and life.
· Believing in God the Father.
· Receiving Baptism and other sacraments.
· Celebrating Eucharist.
· Devotion to Mary.
LG 16:- All religions are inspired; other religions also
have a ray of truth;
People of other religions
1. Jews: Covenant promises of YHWH made to them.
2. Muslims: Acknowledge god as creator = faith in
Abraham – believe god as merciful – God will reign on the last day.
3. Unknown god: pagans, Greeks, Hindus,(seeking the
Unknown god).
4. Seeking God( Do not know that God is Christ) but
living according to god’s will
living good lives according to the conscience.
5. No Knowledge of god bu lead good life: - nature
worshippers(Forces of nature as manifestations of god)
6. Atheists: reason without faith.
· LG 23 : Individual Bishops - Visible
Principle - Foundation of Unity- in their particular
churches.-Individual Bishops exercise their pastoral governance over – People
of God committed to their care - Not over other churches - Not over the universal
church - LG 23 speaks about the many local churches of east which have their
own – tradition , theology etc.
· LG 25 - Patrine ministry. - It is
Pastoral - LG 25 lays down conditions for statements of infallibility: -
Pope speaking not as private person but as supreme Pontiff.- Agreement with
Sacred Scripture and Tradition - Agreement with Universal Episcopate - Made
with sufficient investigation before teaching.- In agreement with the present
faith of the Church.
· LG 28: Functions of the Ministerial Priesthood LG 28 says that the Ministerial priesthood is basically a ministry of
service. Teaching, sanctifying,
shepherding. Preach the Gospel, shepherd the faithful,
celebrate divine worship - LG 28 lists the functions of an ordained minister. - Their
primary functions are – Sanctifying - Teaching - Shepherding the
flock
LG 30-38 places the laity in their rightful place as the people of
God.
· LG 30 clearly states that “everything that has been said of the
People of God is addressed equally to the laity, religious and the clergy.”
LG 31: In their own way share the priestly, prophetic and kingly
office of Christ and to the best their ability carry on the mission of the
whole Christian people in the church and in the world
· Seek the KOG by engaging in temporal affairs and
directing them according to God’s will.
· They contribute through temporal works, charisms
to the welfare of the church and co-operate in the mission of the church.(1 Cor
12,14)
· - “all the faithful except those in Holy
Orders and those who belong to a religious state approved
by the Church.” - “who by baptism are incorporated into Christ, are placed in
the People of God, and they share the priestly, prophetic and kingly office of
Christ, and to the best of their ability carry on the mission of the whole
Christian people in the Church and in the world.”
· LG 31 says that all Christian faithful all in
their own way share in these 3 functions. That is the prophetic, priestly and
kingly functions of Christ.
· LG 32 stresses on the point that though we may perform different
functions, in terms of dignity and our participation in the work of the Church,
we are all equal.
LG 33 :
- Sharing in the salvific mission of the church
- To make the church present and fruitful in those
places and in circumstances where it is only through them the church can become
the salt of the earth.
LG 34-36 - As baptized
Christians (Heb 13:15) we share in one priesthood of Jesus Christ which also
means the triple function of priesthood
LG 10 &34 - The faithful join in the offering of the
Eucharist by virtue of their Royal Priesthood. - How to exercise the
priesthood? - By receiving the sacraments - By witness of holy life -
- LG -35 : Jesus proclaimed KOG through word and
deeds. We need to bear witness to the kingdom through a life of witness by
engaging in temporal affairs and directing life according to God’s will, open
to the spirit(Life of faith, hope and love). i.e. by engaging in temporal offers and directing life according
to God’s Will, open to the Spirit (especially a life of faith, hope and love)
- LG 36(Kingly Office) - Exercise Kingly function by - Serving others -
helping others search - holiness of life - Spreading of love, joy, peace.
· LG 38 – Be a witness before the world to the resurrection and life
of the Lord Jesus and a sign of the living God.
LG 53: It connects Mary
to Christ and the church by noting, “Mary is one with all human beings with
their need for salvation”. At the same time she is pre –eminent and altogether
singular member of the church.
· LG 56 : States about the immaculate conception. Mary was
pre-destined to be the mother of God.
Thus Mary is seen in reference to Jesus Christ.
· LG 62 : Mary is addressed a advocate – helper - benefactress,
mediatrix.
· Involvement and sharing in the Jesus’ life and
mission ( LG 56)
LG
63 - her holiness
implies her single minded commitment to God’s salvific plan and historical
fidelity to God.)
GS
GS 1- speaks of deep sense of solidarity of the church with the
whole of human family stating; joy and hope, grief and anguish of the world are
of the church as well.
GS 2 -The church opens itself to the entire world [reaching out
to all] not only to its members [sons and daughters of the church.
GS 4- States the responsibility of the church in reading the signs
of the time and interpreting them and addresses the issues.
GS 11 : We are called to discern and see the genuine signs of
the presence of the spirit in these realities.
GS 12 : “Communion among persons is a necessary condition to develop
his/her gifts. - : “God did not create HB as solitary being.”
· Man was created to the image of God, as able to
to know and love his creator and a set him over all earthly creatures
that he might rule them and make use of them while glorifying God.
· This partnership of man and woman constitutes
the first form of communion between persons.
GS 13 speaks of Sin
· Man abused freedom – sought to attain his
goal apart from God.
· Raptured his relationship with God – other men
and creatures.
· But the Lord himself came to – “free” or
strengthen man.
GS 14 – Essential nature of Man
· Man’s dignity requires that he should
glorify god in his body and not allow it to serve the evil
inclinations of his heart.
GS 15
· Dignity of the Intellect,, of truth and Wisdom.
· The intellectual nature of man in widom draws
the human mind to look for and to love what is true and good.
GS 16
· Dignity of Moral Conscience: in his conscience
man is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths calling him to love and
do what is good and to avoid evil.
GS 17
· The excellence of freedom
· Only in freedom man can turn himself towards
what is good.
· God willed that man should be left in the hand
of his own counel so that he might of his own accord seek his creator and
freely attain his full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him.
GS 22 :
· Christ – the New man.
· The truth is that only in the mystery of
incarnation word does the mystery of man take on light.
· He who is in the image of the invisible God I
himself the perfect man.
· He restores the divine likeness which had been
disfigured from first sin onward.
· In HIM god reconciled us himself and among
ourelves.
GS 24 : In his fatherly care for all of us, God desired that all men
should form one family and
deal with each other in a spirit of brotherhood.
·
GS 40 -Dialogue/ relationship between church and the world.
[Church is called to be leaven in the world.]
Gs 42 -What the church offers to the society through it nature and
mission i.e. universal.
Gs 43- Christians have a duty towards the world [what church gives
-GIVE]
Gs 44 -What the church receives from the modern world. [RECEIVE].
GS 58: the church can enter into communion with different forms
of cultures, thereby enriching itself and culture themselves.
AG
· AG – 1 church is divinely sent to the nations as universal
sacrament of salvation. (Church is called to be the salt and light).
· AG – 2: Source of mission: is father’s love – fountain like love of God.
· AG – 3: Mission of the son: God enters into human history
through his son (incarnation) to establish a relationship of peace and
communion.
· AG – 4: Mission of the spirit: Continues the mission of god/
Jesus in the church (Pentecost)- AG 4 : Spirit was in the world before Christ
was glorified.
· AG – 5: Mission of the Church: Initially through the
ministry of the disciples and then through the church, the mission of Christ is
continued even today. The church is the sacrament of salvation today.
· AG – 6: What is mission?
“Missions” term for particular undertakings by
the heralds of the gospel – sent out by the church going forth into the whole
world, carrying out the task of preaching the gospel and planting the
church among the peoples or groups who do not yet believe in Christ.
EA
Patrine ministry.
· Ecumenism is a sign of unity(EA)
· EA 10: Jesus is the highest gift that church can
offer to the people of Asia. In this sense mission is a privilege and
duty of the church.
· EA 11: Jesus is the God man who saves.
· EA 12: Only in the person of Jesus does God’s
word of salvation appear in all its fullness.
· EA 13 : Jesus Christ is the truth of humanity
· EA 14: Uniqueness and universality of salvation
in Christ.
Jesus Christ mains history’s center and goal.
· EA 15 –
· Affirms that one can discern God’s salvific
presence in the plurality of religions and cultures.
· Speaks of the presence of spirit of God in
creation and history.
· HS sow seeds of truth among all people
irrespective of their religion, culture, or philosophy( means these are capable
of helping people to work against - evil to promote life.)
· HS serves as prime agent of – Dialogue –
cultures – and religions.
· EA 15 – Rays of truth in other religions.
· EA 21: speaks of inculturation. Church gives importance to
inculturation because – evangelization and inculturation are naturally and
intimately related to each other.
· EA 22: Areas of Inculturation: Theology – Liturgy - Formation os
evangelizers
· EcumenismLLG 15, EA 23 -28)
Ecumenism is a process directed towards
achievement of unity among all Christian churches.
Done by - overcoming mutual suspicion and
hatred.
· Collaboration – taste of proclaiming God’s love.
· Establishing the KOG.
· Not oneness ( bringing into one God) but unity(
a conciliar fellowship).
· witness to Christ.
· EA 24: in the midst of many different peoples, cultures, religions,
the life of the church as communion – assumes greater importance.
· Hence unity within the church has specific
relevance in Asia where there are divisions, conflicts ect.
· EA 25: Communion within the Church (at every level such as particular
church, parish level, etc. –
· EA 25 : speaks of communion within the church through universal
authority of the Pope(not juridical power)
- Service(diakonia)
- Communion in and through diocese/ particular
church/BCC/SCC etc.
· EA 26: Solidarity among churches (openness and collaboration with one
another – Regional – National - International
· Ea 27: catholic eastern churches (calling for more and more
collaboration between east and west – overcoming fears and misunderstandings)
· EA 28: Speaks of sharing hopes and sufferings.
· EA 31 : Speaks of IRD: IRD is developed in a context of - Desire to
respect. – Understanding - Openness to the believers - Willingness to listen to
their differences.
- EA 32: Church is called to reach out all people especially in
loving service of the poor and destitutes.
- EA 33: speaks of the dignity of human person and encourages all to
work towards the promotion of human rights, justice peace etc.
(Moltman, lindbeck(Synod of Bishops – 1971) –
EN, LE, SRS, Centiasimus Annus)
· EA 34: Preferential love for the poor and voiceless, because the
Lord has identified himself with them.
· EA 36 : work for health care(HIV,AIDs, etc)
· EA 37 : Education for all
· EA 38 : peacemaking among all.
· EA 40 : Condemns foreign debts, corruption, misappropriation of
Public funds.
· EA 41 : Environmental( stewardship) – protecting
the environment and caring for the earth.
· EA 45 : Speaks of the role of the laity as missionaries by baptism
and confirmation.
· Charismatic and Service -EA 25
RM
· RM 5: Uniqueness and universality of salvation: No one comes to the Father except through
me + Acts 4, 12. He used Paul, John and Timothy to support this view.
· RM 6 : No separation between Jesus of history and word of God.
· RM 7-8 : Faith in Christ is directed to man’s freedom. It
doesn’t abrogate his freedom.
· RM 13 : Christ makes the kingdom present. that is through his life
and public ministry inaugurated the kingdom.
· RM 14 & 15: This kingdom for all:brings forgiveness-
healing - leads to salvation( Lk 18, 14 -30) - transforms human relations\
Kingdom demands us to love and serve one another.
· RM 16 - KOG is fulfilled in the Risen Lord and proclaimed. After
the resurrection, there is a transition from kingdom of God to Jesus Christ
himself because Christ (risen) becomes the manifestation/expression of the
kingdom of God. - For this it demands: a love of others - resulting in collaboration
- harmony - mutual enrichment
SC
SC 5 : Christological dimension . What do we
celebrate in the liturgy? The Paschal mystery of Jesus Christ.
· Passover in the OT and NT where Jesus comes
offering himself – lamb that is sacrificed.
· Pasch: the Passover that Jesus underwent
is something - remedial – redemptive .
· This process is experiential – existential and
transitional.
SC – 6 : Historical / Sacramental / Biblical understanding
of Pasch:
· How do we celebrate?
· Through signs and symbols - because it is
community activity.
SC – 7: Ecclesial: who celebrates?
- It is the Church, body of Christ. By coming
together we are giving the message of Salvation.
· SC 7 it calls the church to use such signs which
are perceived by the people.
SC – 8 : Eschatalogical dimension: Until
when we celebrate?
· Until the Lord comes in glory.
· This is not the final, there is more to it. This
celebration (Paschal mystery) – so the eschatological dimension.
The church by incarnating itself into different
cultures redeems them from the oppressive and dehumanizing elements( SC 36-40,)
· SC 11 – it (SC) recommends that the faithful must be properly
disposed inorder that the liturgy may be effective. It is the duty of
pastors to ensure that the faithful take part in the liturgy actively and are
fully aware of what they are doing, inorder tobe enriched by it.
SC 47 :Memorial - The E
is a memorial of Christ’s Passover, the making present and the sacramental
offering of his unique sacrifice, in the liturgy of the church which is his
body.
SC 59 :
· Luthers contention was that five sacraments have
no biblical basis. They were instituted by the church, not being faithful to
the Lord’s command.
· For Luther only – Scripture ( Sola Scriptura)
and Faith alone( Sola Fedei)
· Council of Trent reacted and said all 7
sacraments are originated from Jesus Christ.
· Today we make use of Rahner’s argument to
explain how God is the author of sacraments:
“In so far as God willed the church, he also willed its constituent
elements”;
Scripture – sacrament and Magisterium.
·
SC 59 says - the purpose
of sacraments is to – sanctify men, build up the body of Christ, to
give worship to God.
UR
· UR 1: The division within the church openly contradicts the “Will
of Christ”.
· UR 4 : defines ecumenical movement as – the initiative and
activity, encouraged and organized to promote Christian Unity.
· UR 4 : Defined Ecumenical movement as a means to foster Christian
unity.
· UR 7 : Speaks of the need for interior conversion; need to change
attitudes, mindsets etc.
· UR 8: Speaks of spiritual ecumenism – need for private common
prayer.
· UR 11 : speaks of hierarchy of truths, since they vary in their
relation to the foundation/ core Christian faith. Not all truths defined by the
catholic church belong equally to the core of faith.
NA
· NA 1,2,3 - Mission command
· NA – 1 : All human beings form one human community, having common
origin and common destiny. That is in God.
· NA – 2 : CC church rejects nothing that is true and holy in
other religions. It exhorts spiritual + moral goods of these religions must be
acknowledged, promoted and preserved
EN
· EN 8 : as an evangelizer, Christ primarily proclaimed
the KOG.
· EN 28 : ….to evangelize is first of all to bear
witness, that in his son, God has loved the world.
PO
· The other sacraments are bound up with the E and
are oriented towards it. …for in the blessed E is contained the
whole spiritual good of the church, namely Christ himself , our pasch( PO 5)
· As a king he rules from the throne of the cross
(reference to Kingdom by the thief & INRI on the cross) – PO
· PO - As Prophet Jesus preaches from the
pulpit of the cross
· By self denial and active charity. - As
priest Jesus offered the sacrifice on the altar of the cross – PO .
UUS
Ut Unnum Sint(1995) Pope John Paul II asks all the churches to reconsider and
redefine Papacy
UUS 80-82
· Examines the role of papacy as visible sign and
guarantor of unity while pointing out the divisions between churches and the
painful sufferings due to Papacy.
· The principle of collegiality is a better way
for ecumenical dialogue.
· Ecumenical dialogue raises hope for
reconciliation and unity among Christians.
Evangelii Gaudium
EG # 3
· We should renew our encounter with Jesus.
o Renew the covenant
o Save me once again Lord
o No one is excluded from the joy brought about by the Lord - # LG
13 & 16
Link - Revelation
Human Person – Image and
likeness of God.
·
God
never tires of forgiving us
·
No one can strip us of
the dignity bestowed on us by boundless and unfailing love. – Human Person -
Image and likeness.
EG#12
·
Evangelization is the
work of God. – AG – 2 ; LG - 3
·
Jesus is the first and
the greatest evangelizer. – AG – 3 ; LG - 3
·
God takes initiative –
he loved us first – Faith and revelation.
·
God asks everything from
us and also he asks everything from us - Mission –Evangelization –
AG 6
·
Evangelization is first
and foremost about preaching the gospel to those who do not know Jesus.
·
There are many quietly
seeking God and they have the right to receive the gospel – LG 16, ND 855-56.
·
Christians have the duty
to proclaim the gospel without excluding anyone - GS 12, LG 13, 16 , GS
22, GS 24, EA – 10.
·
Church grows not by
proselytizing rather by “Attraction” – need for life witness. –
Ecclesiology – Mission – theology of Religions – LG 38, 35.
·
Missionary task must
remain foremost importance.
·
Remembers Latin American
Bishops who said , “ we cannot wait passively in our churches, we need to
move out –
# 32
Papal Reformation:
·
Papacy and central
structures of the church too need pastoral conversion.
·
Excessive centralization
complicates churches life and her missionary outreach. – UUS 80 -82, Papal
Primacy – Centralization – Ecumenism.
# 33
·
Need to be Bold and
creative. – in goals – structure – methods of evangelizing in respective
communities – Worship – indigenization – inculturation etc.
·
Don’t move alone rather
walk together with your brother bishops.
·
Not enough to say - we
have always done it this way.
# 49
·
Church must go into the
streets
·
I would prefer a church
which I bruised, hurt and dirty because it has been out on the streets rather
than being a church which is unhealthy by confining itself and by clinging on
to its own security.
·
I do not want a church
being at the centre and then gets caught up in the web of obsessions
# 54
·
Excluded are still
waiting for the trickling down. – Human person – Societal injustice – Mission
# 56
·
Imbalance is the result
of ideologies.
# 85
·
Christian Triumph is
always a cross, at the same time a victorious banner born of - aggressive
tenderness.
# 103-104
·
Church must expand the
role of women – but the reservation 0f the priesthood to males – is not a
question open to discussion.
·
Ministerial Priesthood -
We are in the realm of function and not dignity or holiness
·
Ministerial Priesthood
is a means employed by Jesus for service of people.
#112
·
Salvation is a work of
God’s grace: - it’s the work of his mystery.
#118
·
European Catholic
Culture isn’t normative for the whole Church – Indigenization – Inculturation –
Re reading – Church History etc.
# 121
·
All are called to offer
to others an explicit witness to the saving love of the Lord.
#167
·
Proclaiming Christ means
not only something right and true rather – beautiful, which is capable of
filling life with new splendor and profound joy.
# 201
·
You can’t say that you
don’t have time for the poor.
·
None of us are exempt
from the concern for the poor and for social justice.
# 218 -219
·
Peace includes Justice.
#251
·
True Inter Religious
Dialogue –Deepest convictions – clear and joyful in one’ own identity –
·
Open to understand other
party
·
Knowing that dialogue
can enrich each side.
·
Evangelization and Inter
Religious dialogue mutually support and nourish each other.
#263
·
Times are hard today but
times have always been hard.
Extra
· Confessional should not be a torture chamber,
rather encounter with God’s mercy.
· Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect rather
it’s a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.
· Evangelizer should never look as though person
has just come from a funeral. – having received the joy of Christ – whose lives
glow with fervor.
· We need politicians who are disturbed by the
state of the society – people and the poor.
· Primary reason for evangelizing is the love of
Christ.
Laudato Si
#6
Environmental destruction comes from the same
evil that leads to social destruction: moral relativity
# 14
We all must work
together to protect our planet
#20, 22
Pollution hurts the poor
and is linked to the “throwaway culture”
#25
The poor are hurt
the most by climate change
#33
Creatures are not just
resources, but have value in and of themselves and give glory to God
#61
Church doesn’t mean to
stifle honest scientific debate
#62-63
Science isn’t enough, we
must also factor in the Gospel
# 84
“Our insistence
that each human being is an image of God should not make us overlook the fact
that each creature has its own purpose. None is superfluous. The entire
material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Soil,
water, mountains: everything is, as it were, a caress of God.”
#113-114
Care for the environment is a matter of
intergenerational justice
#117 - “When we fail to acknowledge
as part of reality the worth of a poor , person, a human embryo, a person with
disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the
cry of nature itself; everything is connected.”
# 155
· “Learning to accept our body, to care for it and
to respect its fullest meaning, is an essential element of any genuine human ecology.
· “A healthy relationship with creation is one
dimension of overall personal conversion, leads to heartfelt
repentance and desire to change.”
#160
“What kind of world do we want to leave to
those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?
#217
Christians need an
ecological conversion
#223
Discover God in all
things.
#233
“The universe unfolds in
God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in
a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor person’s face. The ideal
is not only to pass from the exterior to the interior to discover the action of
God in the soul, but also to discover God in all things.”
#235
“The Sacraments
are a privileged way in which nature is taken up by God to become a means of
mediating supernatural life.”
ND
ND 210 – Written book and unwritten traditions as
coming from the mouth of Christ. OR being inspired by the HS and preserved in
the continuous succession in the CR.
ND 211 – Canon of Scripture - List of OT books
ND 212 – List of NT books
ND 213 - If anyone doesn’t accept these books in their
entirety with all their parts as they are being read in the catholic church and
are contained in the ancient Latin vulgate editions, as sacred and canonical
and knowingly and deliberately rejects the aforesaid traditions – anathema Sit.
ND 241-244 – are from the Biblical Commission(
Santa Mater Ecleisia(1964)
ND 240-245 mention about the 3 stages involved in the formation of the
gospels. - Jesus Event: - Oral Tradition: - Gospels:
ND 241: The interpreter must take careful note of the three stages
of tradition by which the teaching and the life of Jesus came down to us.
ND 242 :
· Christ attached to himself certain chosen
disciples who had followed him from the beginning, had seen his works and heard
his words and thus were qualified to become witnesses to his life and teaching.
· Jesus during his teaching of word of mouth used
ways of reasoning and expression which were common use at that time.
ND 243 :
· Apostle bearing witness to Jesus first and
foremost- the death and resurrection of Jesus.
· They faithfully recounted the life and words, as
regard the manner of their preaching – took into account the circumstances of
the hearers.
· Apotl s recounted Jesus’ life –acts –words
in the light of the fuller understanding they enjoyed as a result of being
instructed by glorious events accomplished by Christ and illuminated by
the spirit of truth.
ND 244:
· The sacred writers took the earliest body of
instructions which were handed down orally first and then in writing.
ND 272:
Contribution of the modern philosophical
hermeneutics, recent developments of literary theory allows exegesis, deepen
its understanding of the task before it.
Ancient Exegesis: Attributed to every text of scripture – several levels of
meaning.
Medieval Sense: Distinguished within the
spiritual sense three different sense :
Historical Critical exegesis method: One single
meaning.
ND 273:
· Speaks of the importance of seeking the
important meaning of the text as proclaimed by the authors – the literal
meaning.
· St Thomas Aquainas speaks of the importance of
this.
· Since this is the fruit of the inspiration, this
sense is also intended by God, as Principal author.
· This is done by careful analysis of the text
within its literary and historical context.
ND 274
Modern Hermeneutics: Adding new meaning to the
original sense.
· Jesus truly God and truly man(ND 614-615)
· ND 646: (Council of
Florence): She firmly believes, professes and preaches that no one ever
conceived from man and woman has been freed from the dominion of the devil,
except through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord, the mediator between God and
human beings…
· Jesus is the (unique) only mediator and saviour
of humankind(Mk 16,16; Acts 4,12: 1 Tim 2,5, ND 646)
· ND 855 – 56 :
· To gain eternal salvation it is not always
required that a person be incorporated into the church, but what is required is
desire and longing.
· This desire need not necessary be explicit-
he/she is saved because of the good disposition of the soul( conscience).
· ND 1041, 1042Confirmation affirms the missionary character of
the church and we have an obligation to the mission of the Church(
ND 1311: Anathama sit.
· That the sacrament of the new law or one or not
all instituted by Jesus, our Lord.
· In fact there are more that 7 sacraments.
· Or any of these truly and properly sacrament)
· T’RENT( ND 1318) by its
doctrine of “ex-opera operato”
· ND 1441: Through Baptism one is made a member of the church, sharing
in the priesthood of the Saviour.
a. We are strengthened
b. Bound more perfectly to the church.
c. Obliged to defend and spread the faith by word
and deed as true witnesses of Christ.
·
ND
1516 : In the E the author of
sanctity himself is present before the sacrament is used( Trent –In the E
Christ gives us the very body which he gave up for us on the cross, the very
blood which he poured for many for the forgiveness of sins.
· ND 1526 - “ In the holy E the body and blood together with the soul
and divinity of J Christ is - truly – really and
substantially contained.
· ND 1527: In the E there is a change of the whole substance of the
bread into his body and the whole substance of wine into his blood, while
only the species remain change which the catholic church calls -
transubstantiation.
· Change of whole substance of bread to Body
· Change of whole substance of wine to Blood
---Transubstation.
· ND 1555: If anyone says that in the mass a true and a proper sacrifice
not offered or the offering consists merely in the fact that Christ
is given to us to eat – Anathema Sit
ND 1555: E as a sacrifice:
· ND 1935 : “…we are said to be justified gratuitously because nothing
that precedes justification, neither faith nor works, merits the grace of
justification. For it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works;
otherwise grace would no longer be grace.(Rom 11,6).
CCC
· (CCC 1365 – 1368): the E is a sacrifice. The
sacrificial character is manifested in the very words of institution – “This is
my body which is given for you” and “This cup which is poured out for you is
the new covenant in my blood”.
· (CCC 1547).:Catechism of the Catholic Church explains it thus: “ While the common
priesthood of the faithful is exercised by the unfolding of baptismal grace – a
life of faith, hope and charity, a life according to the Spirit, the
ministerial priesthood is at the service of the common priesthood. It
is directed at the unfolding of the baptismal grace of all Christians.
The ministerial grace is a means by which Christ unceasingly builds up and
leads his Church. For this reason it is transmitted by its own sacrament, the
sacrament of Holy Orders.”
· Mediator Dei says, “it is the same priest, Christ Jesus,
whose sacred person his minister truly represents. This does not mean that a
priest is free from all weakness, error and sin. But his sinful nature
does not affect the fruit of grace.
SRS
SRS( Solicitudo Rei Socialis – social concern of
the church) – 29,40(JP II, 1987)
- The document speaks of spreading the church’s
teaching, especially the option for the poor.
- Recognizes the injustice of the few having so
much and the many having nothing.
LE
· JPII in LE 4 stated that -work constitutes a
fundamental dimension of human existence in the world.
LE 19,25 : Affirms the dignity of work based on the dignity of
worker.(Laborem Exerces – JP II , 1981)
CD
· Divine institution (CD 2): Visible sign of
Christ.
· Communion between the hierarchy and the laity(CD
2)
· Redemptoris Mater – JP II – 1987
· It was to rekindle interest in Mariology among
theologians.
· Marialus Cultus: Cult of Mary – 1974 – Paul VI
Tells how to have devotions to Mary
