What Is Spirituality?

▪ meaning in life, beyond material

values
▪ The personal quest for
understanding,
▪ answers to ultimate questions
about life
▪ relationship
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Characteristics of Distinguishing Spirituality and Religion

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Spiritual Health Contributes to Physical Health

▪Can improve immune

function
▪live many years longer, on
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Religious Well-Being Improves Quality of Life

▪ It decreases anxiety, depression,

anger, discomfort, and feelings of
isolation
▪ It decreases blood pressure and the
risk of heart disease
▪ It increases coping ability
▪ It increases hope, optimism,
satisfaction with life, and inner peace
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URIAN SPIRITUALITY

The Urian Spirituality is inspired by

the Life of Saint Joseph, our Patron
saint and the spirituality of St.
Ignatius as exemplified by Father
Urios. Thus, we make claims of the
elements found both in the Spirit of
St. Joseph and The Ignatian
Spirituality.
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Josefino Spirituality

▪ willingness
▪ Immediacy (action agad)
▪ obedience
▪ Humility
▪ attitude of service.
▪ ordinary way on a daily basis
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Ignatian spirituality

▪ rooted in prayer
▪ Discernment – for decisions
▪ active in the process of journey towards God
▪ openness to God in all things and that all
things in God
▪ For him man’s Goal is to seek, serve, obey and
glorify God
▪ Magis

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Ignatian spirituality

▪God can be found in

moments of
consolation and
desolation
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CONSOLATION

Synonyms:

▪ relief Support
▪ comfort compassion
▪ Encouragement solace
▪ Succor sympathy
▪ Alleviation cheer
▪ Ease help

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DESOLATION

Synonyms:

▪ Devastation isolation
▪ Loneliness solitude
▪ Bareness desert
▪ Dissolution forlornness
▪ Ruin solitariness
▪ Waste wreck
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URIAN Spirituality

Is the reflection of the spirituality

of both St. Joseph and St. Ignatius

This empowers us to be catalysts

for social transformation and
development

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Unity and community life, collegiality and subsidiarity in
U administration and management; administration and
management;
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Religiosity and a deep sense of God, celebrated in the liturgy
R and actions on behalf of justice and peace; and responsibility in
the readiness to respond to the Call of the Times;

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Integrity and commitment to truth, academic freedom, research,
I professionalism, and industry;

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Altruism as being for others, Love as other-orientedness, with
A a preferential option for the poor, the needy and care for the
Integrity of Creation;

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Nationalism and democracy, pride in our Filipino and indigenous
N heritage, commitment to national independence and community
building for social transformation and development.
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 URIOS HYMN
Seat of wisdom and of knowledge,
In this southern timberland.
Fountain you will always be
of the love of man for man.
In your fold the youth awakens,
to the sacred noble truth,
that for man to find happiness
is to serve his fellowmen.
Father Urios, hail to you!
We your children far and near,
Shall your truth forever hold,
Shall your name forever bear.
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