Theology103
Lesson 1: Basic Foundations of Spirituality
SPIRITUALITY
Letters of St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:14-15 (out of your
comfort)
By the 5th century words spiritus and spiritualis (Latin
pneuma and pneumatikos) has came to signify those
individuals whose mind and will and heart were ordered
and led by the spirit over against those egoistically
attached to things of the world.
 Leads us out of the material world
HEBREW:
In Hebrew, spirituality can be traced from the
concept of “ruach” which means “breath, spirit, or
wind,” which is the one that animates.
 The breath of God is the spirit of God
WOODS:
Spirituality can also refer to the organized
teaching of the varieties of personal and communal
spiritualities that have appeared in history and are
appearing at this moment.
Example:
 Dominicans, Jesuits, Benedictine – communal
 Monks – personal
ASTIN:
Spirituality is viewed primarily as a subjective,
“inner” pursuit that includes the inclination to perceive
the self and others as “spiritual” and an existential
search for meaning and transcendence.
Transcendence – go beyond what is natural; seeking for
the inner you.
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The term spirituality can be understood depending in the
kind of thought it is being expressed. The western
thought has a different understanding of spirituality over
the eastern/asian thought.
Eastern thought
 Explain spirituality in the world of religion
 Put spirituality in the perspective of religion or
God
 Philosophy and religion are the same
Western thought
 Explain spirituality using their intellect
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FISHER:
Proposed points of agreement or the nature of
spirituality
1. Innate (likas) – kabuhay mo you have spirituality
2. Emotive – emotions
3. Related to religion
4. Subjective – inner you
5. Dynamic – organized
NEWBERG:
Spirituality can be defined in various
perspectives. Spirituality is often defined more broadly
that religiosity, with a focus on seeking the sacred or
ultimate truth without the institutional boundaries of
organized religion.
OMAN:
Spirituality is often connected with the concept of
religion and religiosity. The foregoing history shows
how religion and spirituality have carried many shifting
and sometimes opposed connotations, underscoring the
need to clarify their meanings.
He also noted that in the late 20th century began
to acquire an additional English usage as something that
can be explicitly pursued not only within a formal religious
tradition, but also outside of traditions.
“Spiritual but not religious”
Lesson 2: Major World Religions
Major world religions also present certain kind of
spirituality depending on their emphasis and meaning
making. It can be said that spirituality is not owned by
any religion nor movements. Each religion has its own
unique way of expressing and strengthening their
members’ spirituality.
BOWEN:
He provided the latest religious demographics in the
world. According to him:
 Christians (31.5%)
 Islam (22.3%) about 2.2 billion people
 No religion (15.4%) 1.6 billion people
 Hindu (14%)
 Buddhist (5.3%)
 Sikhism (0.3%)
 Judaism (0.2%)
 Others (11%)
GOOD & WILLOUGHBY:
Other scholars cite the interconnectedness of
spirituality and religiosity as a single scientific construct.
GOOD:
The interrelatedness of spirituality and religiosity
can be understood in the institutional and personal levels.
In a recent article published by Baring (2018) on the
emerging transitions of meanings on religious constructs.
Because of the shifts on diffused spiritual religiosity and
the emergence of the communal-personal poles in
understanding religion (Figure 1) and the sacred (Figure
2), he proposed a new shift towards “ethical spirituality”
(Figure 3) which highlights the ethical character of the
diffused condition of spirituality and religiosity.
BUDDHISM
SIKHISM
HINDUISM
 Hinduism was founded and developed gradually
in prehistoric times.
 It has around 1 billion followers.
 Hindus consider the following as their sacred
places such as River Ganges especially at
Varanasi (Benares) and other places in India.
 As a source of their teaching and spirituality, they
consider the Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata
and Rarnayana as their holy books.
 Aum is their holy symbol.
 One universal soul Brahma
 Reincarnation
 “Moksha” – GOAL IN LIFE
 4 VEDA (books like bible)
JUDAISM
 “to break the chain of life you need to attain
MOKSHA and be with BRAHMA.”
ISLAM
 Islam was founded 610 CE on the Arabian
Peninsula by the Prophet Mohammed. ??
 It has estimated 1.6 billion members.
 To enrich their spirituality, members of Islam are
encouraged to go on a spiritual pilgrimage to their
holy places such as Makkah (Mecca) and
Madinah in Saudi Arabia.
 Their holy symbols are the crescent and star.
 “surrender”
 Abide by the 5 Pillars of Islam
1. Salat – prayer (5x a day) facing Mecca
2. Zakat – alms giving
3. Saum – fasting
4. Hajj – pilgrimage (visit Mecca)
5. Shahadah – there is no God but Allah
 Founded by Muhammad in Arabia in 7th century
 Allah (God) / the divinity / Lord of the worlds
 Qur’an – sacred book
 Monotheistic faiths
 All actions must be in accordance with God’s
pleasure
 Buddhism can be traced its beginnings in 535 CE
in Northern India.
 It has 576 million followers.
 For Buddhists, they consider Bodh Gaya,
Sarnath in Northern India as their holy places.
 Tripitaka is known to be their holy book and the
eight-spoked wheel is considered to be a holy
symbol.
 Siddharta Gautama “Buddha”
 2500 years ago, in India
 Goal: to achieve Nirvana
 Buddha – “extraordinary man” or “enlightened”
 Middle way of thinking
 It is a way of life not an organized religion
 Sikhism founded in Northwest India in 15th
Century CE.
 According to the latest data, there are 23 million
followers of this group.
 For the Sikh, they consider takhts, or seats of
high authority in Amritsar, Patna Sahib,
Anandpur Sahib, Nanded and Talwandi as holy
places.
 Their holy books include the Guru Granth Sahib
 Their holy symbol is the Khanda, the symbol of
the Khalsa.
 Guru Nanak
 Punjab, India
 Monotheist
 They do not use images / sculptures
 Judaism is founded in what is now Israel around
2,000 BCE.
  It has around 14 million followers.
 Jerusalem is considered to be a holy place
especially the Western Wall.
 Its holy book includes the Torah, Nebiim and
Ketubim (Tanak).
 Its holy symbol is the seven branched menorah
(candle stand).
Lesson 3: Theological Foundations of
Spirituality
Religion brings together people of diverse beliefs. It
requires distinctive format and traditional organizations.
Religion embraces 3C’s:
1. Code – rules and guidelines; Rules that guide the
ritual and religious practices
2. Creed- beliefs; The beliefs about God and the
proclamation of one’s faith in God
3. Cult – traditions; To worship and share faith
together; celebrate the faith as a community
SPIRITUALITY
 a fundamental dimension of a human being. It
involves the whole person (body, mind,
soul/heart, relationships), the entire fabric of our
lives;
 the full range of human experience as it is brought
to bear on the quest for human integration
through self-transcendence;
 is the expression of insights about this
experience;
 is a disciplined study.
Biblically:
 Covers the entire range of men’s faculties:
intellect, feeling, will, and all the attributes of
personality.
 It is the state of the soul vitalized by the divine
spirit and made alive unto God.
THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF
SPIRITUALITY
1. CREATION - God is the creator and sustainer of
the world.
Ways of conceiving the creative activity of God:
a. Emanation
 Creation of the world is an overflowing of the
energetic creativity of God
 God is present within the world, and his
existence is far beyond the world and beyond
human imagination and experience.
 Just as the light from the sun reflects the
sun's nature, so the creation reflects God's
nature
b. Construction
 God is a master builder/great creator
c. Artistic Expression
 Creation is the "handiwork of God," a
magnanimous (fully spirited) work of art
expressing the personality of the artist
IMPLICATION
1. the goodness of creation
 no need to withdraw from the world to get
close to God
 caring for the world (the environment, all
creatures, and human beings) is spiritually
important as reflected on the document
Laudato Si
2. something about God may be known through
God's creation
 to study nature (whether through the study of
physics or through gardening, and everything
in between) is to learn something of the
wisdom and majesty of God
 the sense of wonder evoked by the world
(stars at night...) is part of the wonder of God
Laudato Si #240 & 171… throughout the universe we can
find any number of constant and secretly interwoven
relationships. This leads us not only to marvel at the
manifold connections existing among creatures, but also
to discover a key to our own fulfilment.
2. HUMAN NATURE AND DESTINY - Man is
created in the "image of God," (Genesis 1:27)
 this is the basis for the possibility of a personal
relationship between each of us and God.
 Man is created by God and for God
 Augustine: "You have made us for yourself, and
our heart is restless until it finds it rest in you"
Laudato Si #171 … The human person grows more,
matures more and is sanctified more to the extent
that he or she enters into relationships, going out
from themselves to live in communion with God,
with others and with all creatures. In this way, they
make their own that Trinitarian dynamism which
God imprinted in them when they were created.
Everything is interconnected, and this invites us to
develop a spirituality of that global solidarity which
flows from the mystery of the Trinity.
3. THE TRINITY - There are three "persons" (Father,
Son, Holy Spirit) in the one God, characterized by:
 Perichoresis
 mutual interpenetration. God is a
"community of being" in which each
"person," maintaining its identity,
interpenetrates the others and is
interpenetrated by them.
 It reflects the relationship of the three
in one activity.
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 All three "persons" are always
involved in every outward action of
the God. The Trinity always works as
a unity.
IMPLICATION
1. Human language and imagery is incapable of
fully capturing the richness, wonder and
immensity of God
 God is ultimately a mystery to which the only
appropriate response is adoration and
devotion
2. Worship and Prayer always has a "Trinitarian"
framework. We worship and pray "to God,
through Christ, in the Spirit."
 prayer and worship are not fully human
activities, but involve the Holy Spirit moving
and prompting the believer to turn to God
3. The Trinity models a perfect community of
equals, united by a bond of love (Perichoresis)
 the same love that binds the Trinity is the
same love that God has for His creation
4. INCARNATION
 The second person of the Trinity -- Jesus Christ,
the Logos or Word, the Son of God -- is fully
Divine and fully Human
 definitely stated at the Council of
Chalcedon in 451.
"The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we
saw his glory – the glory, such as belongs to the only
begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14)
IMPLICATION
1. Jesus is the "image of the invisible God"
(Colossians 1:15), the "stamp" or "exact
impression" of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3)
 God is most reliably known in the person
of Jesus Christ. To encounter Jesus is to
encounter God
 true knowledge of God is thus humanly
possible, for God revealed God's self in
fully human form in Jesus
2. In becoming fully human, God fully involved
God's self in the suffering and pain of creation
 we can turn to God in prayer knowing
God is a "fellow sufferer," who can truly
understand our own human sufferings
3. In becoming fully human, God affirmed the
goodness of the creation, of physicality and
sensuality
5. REDEMPTION
 The salvation of each person and of the world is
grounded in the passion, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ
 We can find through the ages four themes or
images of the meaning of the cross and
resurrection:
1) Cross as sacrifice. Jesus' death on the
cross was the perfect sacrifice.
2) Cross as victory. A victory over sin, death,
and Satan.
3) Cross as the basis for the forgiveness of
sin.
4) Cross as a manifestation of God’s love for
humanity. Out of love for creation and
humanity, Jesus suffered the agonies of this
world, taking upon himself human suffering,
to lend dignity and meaning to human
suffering
Schillebeeckx’s interpretation of the cross can only be
understood in conjunction with the centrality of Jesus’
“Abba Experience”. The cross is a symbol of the “superior,
defenseless power of vulnerability (Negative Contrast
Experience). The cross gain its meaning from the life in
which Jesus both preached and embodied the reign of
God, a life lived in obedience to God through death on the
cross, culminating in resurrection (Power of Positivity). He
acknowledged that Jesus’ experience of the defeat of
God's plan in him was the beginning of his experience of
death, and his sustained trust in God in the face of all
resistance was the beginning of his experience of
Resurrection and the vindication of God's plan. It is in the
face of the world's negativity that we see and experience
the power of Jesus' unbroken trust in God. This inviolable
thread of communion with God standing in resistance to
the evil of the world is the heart of Christian faith.
IMPLICATION
1. Shows the costliness of human salvation. Our
personal salvation has been achieved at
immense cost (the suffering of God) affirms the
immense worth of salvation and the Kingdom of
God affirms the immensity of our own personal
value in the sight of God
2. Affirms the reality of human sin
3. Affirms the love of God for sinful human beings
6. RESURRECTION
 Christians’ belief in Resurrection is the
assertion that Jesus Christ rose from the dead
and:
 the tomb where his body laid was witnessed
as being emptied
 his disciples saw him and experienced him as
someone living
 his disciples began to preach about Jesus as
the living Lord
His Resurrection was without precedence in Jewish
thinking. The Pharisees believed only in a resurrection at
the end of time; the Sadducees believed in no resurrection
 IMPLICATION
The Resurrection is celebrated at the holiday of
Easter, the most important Christian festival of the
year. It has enormous implications for Christian
Spirituality. It:
 affirms Jesus as risen Savior and living Lord
 affirms the Christian hope of:
 a personal resurrection
 eternal life in a world where God
reigns and God's desire for the
fulfilment of each person brought to
reality
 that death need not be feared
7. CONSUMMATION (KAGANAPAN)
 There will be a final consummation of all
things in a "heavenly Jerusalem"
 The Kingdom of God, which has begun like a
planted mustard seed with Jesus.
 The community of the faithful will live in the
total presence of God in an eternal realm
depicted in parables as strongly communal --
a banquet, a wedding feast, a city (the New
Jerusalem)
 The concept of the “already but not yet” is an
experience of God in everyday life through
our neighbor and our prayers but the
fulfillment is when we meet Him face to face
in heaven.
IMPLICATION
 The tension in this life between the "already" and
"not yet" of the Kingdom of God invites meditation
on how
 life can be envisioned as a pilgrimage to
the New Jerusalem, the heavenly city
 life can contain glimpses of the promised
land
 The “Beatific Vision”
 The intuitive knowledge of God which
produces heavenly beatitudes. As
defined by the Church, the souls of the
just "see the divine essence by an
intuitive vision and face to face”. It is
called vision in the mind by analogy with
bodily sight, which is the most
comprehensive of human sense
faculties; it is called beatific because it
produces happiness in the will and the
whole being. As a result of this immediate
vision of God, the blessed share in the
divine happiness, where the beatitude of
the Trinity is (humanly speaking) the
consequence of God's perfect
knowledge of his infinite goodness. (e.g.
St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the
Cross)
Lesson 4: Filipino Context of Spirituality
“Pangangatawan”: Ang Spirituality sa Kontekstong
Pilipino
The Holy Spirit as Dakilang Paramdam
 The metaphor of paramdam will be used to show
the fact that strong feelings are involved in falling
and staying in love
 As feelings are intimately associated with bodily
experience, we take advantage of cultural
meanings connected with the concept of our
personhood as katawan (katauhan)
 Paramdam is deemed as a distinctive Filipino
way of communicating affectively and effectively.
 Images drawn from nature and culture: spirit
(latin, spiritus) means blowing wind, a storm, a
stream of air, breath in motion
 Widely known are mighty wing (Gen.2:27; Jn.
20:22), Fire (Acts 2:3), Water (Isa. 30:28), and the
dove (Mt. 3:16.; Mk.1:10, Lk. 3:22, Jn.1:32)
 God’s paramdam making people grow and yield
good fruits – the person’s loob is transformed
towards a steadfast spirit that is attuned to God’s
own loob.
“Spirituality” sa Kristiyanismo
 Iba’t-ibang pagsasalarawan ng salitang
“spirituality”
 May iba’t-ibang pagsasalarawan ng “spirituality”
na maaaring makalap dahil sa iba’t-ibang
konteksto.
 “Spirituality” ay ang “ating kakayahan
higitan ang sarili.”
 Sukdulan ng ating pagpapakatao.
 “Spirituality” ay ang“talabang pag-unlad
mula sa pakitang-tao patungo sa
pagiging totoo” o kaya’y “karanasan ng
nilalayong pagsisikap patungo sa
pagbuo ng sariling buhay.”
 Sakabuuan, ang spirituality ay buhay sa Diyos na
Santatlo, ang pangungusap tungkol sa isa ay
may isinasaad din sa dalawa pa.
 Ang spirituality ay “ang pagiging bukas sa Espiritu
Santo at pagkilos sa Espiritu sa pamamatnubay
ng Espiritu” (Barhmington& Chan, 2001).
 Ang “Christian spirituality” ay ang paglilinang ng
isangestilo ng pamumuhay na tugma
sapananahan sa atin ng Diwa ni Kristo na
nabuhay na muli at sa ating kalagayan bilang
kasapi sa Katawan ni Kristo.
“Pangangatawan”: Interpretasyong Pilipino sa
“spirituality”
 “Katawan” at “pangangatawan” sa kaisipang
Pilipino
  Ang “katawan” ay ang buong tao at  Santo Nino
pagkatao, ang katauhan (Castillo et al.,  Apu Mamacalulu
2004).  Marian Devotions
 Pagpapahayag ng pagkatao ang  Devotion to Patron Saints
pagtukoy sa “Katawan”  Pamagdarame
 “Pangangatawan” ng loob. Ang katawan ay
pangangatawan, pagbibigay-laman-at-dugo sa Expressions That Depict Filipino Spirituality
daigdig ng loob (Alejo, 1990).
 Sa katawan namamalas ang pagbabago The Filipinos by nature are religious and spiritual. Below
ng hitsura ng tao. are some Filipino expressions that describe the spirituality
 “Bagong tao” tumutukoy sa pagbabago of the Filipino.
na nakikita sa pangangatawan
1. "Sa awa ng Diyos" (With God's Mercy)
 Ang katagang katawan ang tumatayo
 a typical Filipino acclamation his trust in God.
para sa ating pagkatao, maaaring ganito 2. "Diyosko!" (My God!)
rin ang papel ng iba’t-ibang bahagi ng  An exclaim subconsciously by a Filipino when
ating katawan. he is in crisis.
 Sa kanyang katawan nakikilala ang isang 3. "Bahalana. May-awaangDiyos" (What will be, will be.
tao, lalung-lalo na kung siya’y kikilalanin God is Merciful)
mabuti.  A Filipino utterance when he draws his last
 Nangangatawan ang Diyos sa pangangatawan card.
ng mga taong maka-Diyos at maka-tao. 4. "Nasa Diyosang Awa, nasataoangGawa" (Man
proposes, God disposes)
 A Filipino statement that shows his reliance
Some Notable Filipino Spiritual Practices on God's almightiness.
5. "Kaloob ng Diyos" (God sent)
 The fertility dance in Obando, Bulacan  This is an expression of the Filipino's positive
 There is more to it than asking for pregnancy, attitude to whatever fate God sends him.
some people are there for healing all kinds of 6. "Sumalangit nawa ang kanyang kaluluwa" (May he
sickness. rest in peace)
 There is something immortal with this  This is a sympathetic remark uttered by a
practice, there is something spiritual, it moves Filipino upon learning the demise of an
you through the body that moves you to the acquaintance.
community and eventually through the color 7. "Adiyos" (God be with you)
and sounds.  This is a customary word of a Filipino when
parting from someone.
 The blessing of the food by the Manobo tribe
 They do not pray before eating, they believe Lesson 5: Angelite Charism
that before the food comes before them it is
already blessed because: Linking question: What kind of spirituality can an Angelite
 When they clear the land, they pray to the acquire and develop at HAU?
spirits, when they sow the seeds, they call  Holy Angel University
upon the invisible caretakers of plants and is named after its patron saint:
the seeds The Holy Guardian Angel
 When they harvest their crops, they perform  Angelite Charism
the proper thanksgiving ritual in honor of
Magbabaya (Supreme Creator) HAU Spirituality
 The Quiapo procession: a macho devotion to the
suffering Christ St. Michael the Archangel (Who is like God?)
 Devotees push and elbow each other trying Servant Leadership
to get hold of the rope that connects them to (Attributes and Characteristics)
the source of their strength and forgiveness  Prince of the Heavenly Host
and healing.  Leader
 The feast of the Black Nazarene is a unique  Protector
expression of Filipino spirituality and popular  Guardian
piety “to experience ‘heaven’ even for a short
glimpse” (Msgr. Ignacio2013).  School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and
 “Kissing or holding on to the statues is not School of Education (SE)
worshiping the statues, it is connecting to the  Operates as a service school offering
divine, to touch and be touched by heaven General Education courses to other
itself” (Msgr. Ignacio, 2013). colleges/schools can be guided by St.
 Michael the Archangel’s core value of
Servant Leadership. He is known to be
the prince of the heavenly hosts and
leader of the archangels with distinct
core values of Christ-centeredness,
excellence, competence, collaboration
and community building, SAS and SE
which basically serves other
schools/colleges can adapt St. Michael’s
core value of community building and
collaboration in delivering general
education to students achieving
academic excellence in all fields of
endeavor.
An Angelite imbibes the core value of Servant leadership
by:
 following the teachings of Christ in all his/her
dealings;
 defending the faith at all cost and applying Church
doctrines to one’s life;
 being courageous to stand for what is right at
home, school, and in the workplace;
 being excellent and competent in all endeavors,
especially in school and in the workplace; and
 being a community builder and collaborator of the
society for the betterment of all.
 Every Angelite is a Servant Leader.
St. Gabriel the Archangel (God is my strength)
Personal Integrity
(Attributes and Characteristics)
 Messenger of the Good News
 Explaining God’s will
 Telling about the future plans of God
 College of Information and Communication
Technology (CICT)
 Offers courses on information
technology fundamentally deals with
communications through the use of
computers, web and media. Forming the
students to become information
technology specialists, they can be
guided by St. Gabriel’s core value of
Personal Integrity in proclaiming the
news to all. St. Gabriel is the Archangel
who explains the will of God and
promotes values of honesty,
truthfulness, and consistency. May the
college adapt the ideas of St. Gabriel
especially in their pursuit of development
of technology using social media in the
light of New Evangelization and should
maintain technology’s integrity amidst
evil forces.
An Angelite upholds the core value of Personal Integrity
by:
 being honest to himself/herself and others in all
his undertakings;
 being truthful to everything that he/she does, says
and thinks; and
 being consistent and congruent in all his/her
words and actions.
 Every Angelite must have Personal Integrity
St. Raphael the Archangel (God is my healing)
Wellness
(Attributes and Characteristics)
 Healer of all forms of sickness
 Guide for our Pilgrimage
 Deliverer from all harm
 School of Nursing and allied Medical
Sciences (SNAMS)
 The School of Nursing and allied Medical
Sciences (SNAMS), which offers
medical related courses like nursing,
radiologic technology and medical
technology takes it pursue for healing
and well-being of the human person. St.
Raphael is the archangel of healing and
bringing good provisions in our earthly
journey. SNAMS can be inspired by St.
Raphael’s core value of Wellness as the
college strives to deliver healing and
compassion to those who are sick in the
community and maintain the sacredness
of the human body as the Temple of the
Holy Spirit.
An Angelite brings out the core value of Wellness by:
 serving and sacrificing one’s time, talent and
treasures to the needy;
 showing compassion to the aged/sick in joining
outreach programs; and
 demonstrating care for one’s body as the Temple
of the Holy Spirit.
 Every Angelite shall value Wellness
St. Uriel the Archangel (Fire of God)
Justice
(Attribute and Characteristic)
 Bearer of Justice
 College of Criminal Justice Education and
Forensics (CCJEF)
 The College of Criminal Justice
Education and Forensics (CCJEF) which
offers criminology and forensics courses
essentially teach justice education to its
students. It is fitting, therefore, that St.
Uriel the Archangel can be their
inspiration in promoting and maintaining
justice in the society. He is also known to
be the Archangel of Justice who is sent
by God against injustices in the society
like persecutions, oppression, and
discrimination. As the college form its
 students to become law enforcers in the
near future, may they be inspired by St.
Uriel’s core value of Justice to achieve
peace and harmony in the society.
An Angelite stands out the core value of Justice by:
 being equal in one’s judgment to others;
 illustrating fairness in one’s actions towards
others; and
 becoming transparent in his/her undertakings
at home, school and workplace.
 Every Angelite is a protector of Justice
St. Barachiel the Archangel (Blessing of God)
Social Responsibility
(Attributes and Characteristics)
 Provider of spiritual and temporal goods
 Ministering the needs of others
 School of Hospitality and Tourism
Management (SHTM)
 The School of Hospitality and Tourism
Management (SHTM) offers courses in
hotel and restaurant management,
culinary and tourism management,
which cater basic services leading to the
achievement of people’s temporal
needs. He is the Archangel of providing
and ministering spiritual and temporal
needs. May SHTM adapt the St.
Barachiel’s core value of Social
Responsibility in forming their students
to cater the temporal needs of their
clientele but more so of the less
fortunate in the society.
An Angelite lives out the core value of Social
Responsibility by:
 being accountable with other’s welfare without
counting the cost;
 sharing one’s resources to the poor and
oppressed in the society by volunteering;
 fostering generosity and care to those who are
less fortunate; and remaining to be poor in spirit
despite of worldly allurements.
 Every Angelite shall live out Social
Responsibility
St. Jhudiel the Archangel (Praise of God)
Hope
(Attribute and Characteristic)
 Merciful towards others
 School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA)
 The School of Engineering and
Architecture (SEA) which offers
engineering and architecture courses
aim to contribute to the advancement of
technology for the improvement of life.
He is the Archangel of mercy. His name
means “praise of God.” May the school
be inspired by St. Jhudiel the
Archangel’s core value of Hope through
their aim of providing enlightenment to
people with their new discoveries,
inventions, constructions, and
innovation so as to praise God with their
endeavors. SEA can build bridges that
can connect people and bring about
mercy and compassion for everyone.
An Angelite nurtures the core value of Hope by:
 showing enlightenment to those who are
confused because of problems and difficulties;
 forgiving those who have done wrong to him; and
 being compassionate and respectful to people
undergoing hardships in life.
 Every Angelite is a symbol of Hope
St. Sealtiel the Archangel (Prayer of God)
Prayerfulness
(Attributes and Characteristics)
 Offering prayers and intensions to God
 Worshipping God
 School of Business and Accountancy (SBA)
 The School of Business and
Accountancy (SBA) offers business and
accountancy related courses to
students. He is the Archangel of
Adoration and Prayer. May the school be
inspired by St. Sealtiel’s core value of
Prayerfulness as they form their
students to become competent in
business and accountancy. With their
business-related courses, may they
recognize God as the source of
abundant blessings. As they teach
students the fundamentals of
accountancy, may they be inspired by
St. Sealtiel in their discernment to bring
out what is just and true. Moreover, may
the school be inspired in recognizing
God as a source of material blessings
and therefore worthy praise and
thanksgiving through prayer.
An Angelite exhibits the core value of Prayerfulness by:
 being able to meditate and reflect the realities of
his/her life by prayer and discernment;
 praying to God always as a sign of gratitude for
all the blessings he/she receives; and
 forming a depth of character so as to be grounded
with God’s unfailing love manifested in his
relationship to others.
 Every Angelite is a model of Prayerfulness
Basic education – Cherubim and Seraphim
 The Basic education department, which is
composed of the Laboratory Elementary School,
Junior High School, and Senior High School, can
be inspired by the order of Cherubim and
 Seraphim who serve as God’s choir of angels in
heaven. Seraphim are the highest order of angels
who serve as guardian before God’s throne while
the Cherubim are God’s record keepers and
guardian of God’s glory. Children are considered
highest in the kingdom of God with their
innocence and purity. As the Basic Education
department teaches these little ones, may they
form and guard them to be like little angels
against evil forces of the earth that can destroy
their innocence and purity so that they can praise
God always in their growing up years.

Graduate School – Dominions, Virtues, and Powers

 The graduate school offers courses in the field of
Education, Arts, Engineering, Information
Technology, Business, and Nursing to
professionals in their respective specialization
instilling excellence, servant leadership and
school approaches in discovering innovative
ideas to cover up with the fast-changing world.
The graduate school can draw its inspiration to
the Dominions, Virtues, and Powers in attaining
their goal of forming the professionals competent,
excellent and grounded with their respective
crafts. Consequently, Dominions decide what
needs to be done to accomplish God’s needs and
regulates the duties of angels. In addition, Virtues
draw on God’s force to work miracles on earth
while Powers keep order in the universe and
demons from overthrowing the world.