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CHRISTIAN LIVING EDUCATION 3 (CLE3) ACTUAL CATHOLICITY

(First Semester, Second Quarter Reviewer) • Was achieved over time in history.
FOUR (4) MARKS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 4. THE CHURCH IS APOSTOLIC
- Term describing the 4 distinctive adjectives which - The term apostolic represents the denomination's
are one, holy, catholic, and apostolic of traditional belief that church government is to be exercised
Christian ecclesiology. through the New Testament ministry of apostles in
order to experience the same kind of leadership as
1. THE CHURCH IS ONE
that exercised by the original apostles who followed
- Keep them in your name that you have given me, so
Christ.
that they may be one just as we are (John 17:11).
- So that they may be all one, as you, Father, are in me TWO (2) KINDS OF APOSTOLICITY
and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the
A. APOSTOLIC IN ORIGIN
world may believe that you sent me (John 17:21).
- Christ built His Church on the foundation of the
- The church is 1 because all members agree in 1 faith
Apostles.
and they celebrate the same sacrifice and sacraments
and are all united under on head. B. APOSTOLIC IN TEACHING
- We fail to unite in faith, philosophy, and politics. - The Apostle teach only what Christ has commanded
- We have differences in colors, languages, customs, them.
and ideals
THE HIERARCHICAL CONSTITUTION
2. THE CHURCH IS HOLY - We need our leaders to ensure order because when
- Her founder is the God - Man, Jesus Christ, the Head. there is no authority, society will not exist.
- Her doctrine is holy.
- She offer her members to achieved holiness. SAINT
- United with Christ, the Church is sanctified by Him, • Person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and
through Him, and with Him she becomes sanctifying typically regarded as being in heaven after death.
(CCC, 824). • Example is Saint Peter.
- But the Church proves that unity is possible through SAINT PETER
her teachings and government. • Bishop of Rome
- Church is not merely a natural society, she is also a • Appointed by Christ to be the Head
divine. • Prince of the Apostles
- Catholic Church possesses and offers essential and • Vicar of Christ
necessary means of salvation which are complete • The Pope
faith, fullness of the sacramental life, and apostolic • The Roman Pontiff
succession. • The Sovereign of the Vatican City
3. THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC SAINT LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA
- So too Cyril of Jerusalem, in the fourth century, says • The first Filipino saint.
that the Church is called Catholic not only because it
is spread throughout the world, but also because it THE TWO (2) FILIPINO SAINTS WERE BOTH LAY
teaches completely and without defect all the FAITHFUL
doctrines which ought to come to the knowledge of
1. SAINT LORENZO RUIZ
men.
• Born in Binondo, Manila, Philippines.
TWO (2) KINDS OF CATHOLICITY • Working as a clerk at the Binondo Church when he
was falsely accused of killing a Spaniard in 1636.
A. VIRTUAL CATHOLICITY
• The intention to extend over the whole earth 2. SAINT PEDRO CALUNGSOD
together with the capacity to achieved that purpose.
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• Also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, FOUR (4) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
was a Catholic Filipino migrant, sacristan and BISHOP
missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish A. To teach.
Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered B. Sanctify.
religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for C. Govern a diocese.
their missionary work in 1672. D. Successor of the apostles.

1 5. PRIEST
• Ordained by bishops through the sacrament of holy
2 orders.
3 • Has triple power of teaching, ministering, and
governing.
4 • All priests, both diocesan and religious, by reason of
5 orders and ministry, are associated with the body of
bishops, and serve the good of the whole Church
6 according to their vocation and grace given to them
7 (Lumen Gentium, 28).
FOUR (4) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
1. POPE PRIEST
• Highest leader of the Church A. Assigned as parish priest.
• Appoint bishops and cardinals B. Seminary formators and school chaplains.
• Approved dioceses C. Hospital chaplains, spiritual directors of charitable
• Name saints, confirm or deny a person as a genuine institutions.
saints D. Missionaries in non-Catholic areas.
• Example is Pope Francis
6. DEACON
POPE FRANCIS • Called to be the lead servants in the church
• 266th and current pope of the Roman Catholic • Preparation for the priesthood.
Church
• Chose the name Francis to honor St. Francis of FOUR (4) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
Assisi DEACON
A. Administering baptism, assisting at funeral and
• With a real name of Jorge Mario Bergoglio
burial services.
• Country is from Argentina
B. Officiating marriages, proclaiming the gospel, and
• First Jesuit Pope giving homily.
2. CARDINAL C. Distributing holy communion.
• Leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. D. He cannot celebrate mass, the sacrament of
confirmation, and confession.
• Nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred
College which elects succeeding popes. 7. LAITY
• These faithful are by baptism made one body with
3. ARCHBISHOP
Christ and are constituted among the People of God.
• Bishop of higher rank or office.
• They are in their own way made sharers in the
4. BISHOP priestly, prophetical, and kingly functions of Christ.
• Derived from the Greek word “EPISKOPOS” meaning • They carry out for their own part the mission of the
“watcher” or “overseer.” whole Christian people in the Church and in the
• Highest degree or fullness of priesthood. world (Lumen Gentium, 31).
• We should pray for our two bishops for
THREE (3) MISSION OF THE LAITY
beatification.
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1. To seek the kingdom of God by engaging in 1. MONASTIC LIFE

temporal affairs and directing them according to - Monks who live in monastic communities like this
God’s will. are called cenobites, compared to monks who choose
2. Evangelization is founded in the sacraments of to live in solitude called hermits or anchorites. This
Baptism and Confirmation and for the majority of was a different approach to spiritual life. The
them, in the Sacrament of Matrimony. monastery became a sort of spiritual family, well
3. To fulfill the mission of communicating Christ in organized, with rules and structure. Life is centered
vast areas. The Church needs the lay faithful, rich or on obedience to God, and to their abbot. St. Benedict
poor, with special gifts including farmers, fishermen, embraced this community style of monasticism.
workers, mass media practitioners, educators and
2. EREMITIC LIFE
lawyers, civil servants, doctors and nurses and other
- The eremitical life is the most ancient form of
professionals.
Christian monasticism. Saint Paul the Hermit and
THE CONSECRATED LIFE Saint Anthony were among the first ones who had
flown to the desert in response to a call to search for
ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
God and leave everything behind.
• Considered as the greatest saint of modern times.
3. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES
NUMEROUS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND
- Type of institute of consecrated life in the Catholic
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OWN BY RELIGIOUS
Church where its members take religious vows and
CONGREGATION SUCH AS
lead a life in community with fellow members.
1. Augustinians
2. Benedictines CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 926
3. Daughters of St. Paul - Religious life derives from the mystery of the
4. Dominicans Church. It is a gift she has received from her Lord, a
5. Franciscans gift she offers as a stable way of life to the faithful
6. La Salle Brothers called by God to profess the counsels. Thus, the
7. Salesians Church can both show forth Christ and acknowledge
herself to be the Savior's bride. Religious life in its
CONSECRATED PEOPLE
various forms is called to signify the very charity of
- Religious brothers and sisters, those who faithful
God in the language of our time.
who bind themselves to Christ in a state of life
consecrated to God (CFC, 1426). CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 917
- From the God-given seed of the counsels a
ONE (1) MISSION OF CONSECRATED PEOPLE
wonderful and wide-spreading tree has grown up in
1. Dedicate themselves totally to God by professing
the field of the Lord, branching out into various forms
the evangelical counsels of:
of the religious life lived in solitude or in community.
A. CHASTITY Different religious families have come into existence
- Being celibate for the sake of Kingdom of God. in which spiritual resources are multiplied for the
progress in holiness of their members and for the
B. POVERTY good of the entire Body of Christ.
- Total detachment from the material world.

C. OBEDIENCE
- Commit themselves totally to a life of obedience.
- By pursuing the perfection of charity in the service
of the Kingdom of God.
THE CHURCH RECOGNIZES VARIOUS FORMS OF
CONSECRATED LIFE SUCH AS
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