ST. DOMINIC ACADEMY OF PULILAN, INC.

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National Road, Poblacion, Pulilan, Bulacan

Subject Grade Level Grading Period Inclusive Dates

CL/VE Grade 07 1st 2nd 3rd 4th February 14-17, 2023

Teacher Mr. Solomon A. Patnaan

Module/Topic Unit II: Jesus our Brother
Lesson 9: Jesus Suffers and Dies
Week no. /Duration Week 4 55 minutes
Instructional Materials  Aflame with God’s Love: Jesus our Brother and Savior
 CCC
 New American Bible
 PowerPoint Slides

Overview
Jesus' death on the Cross is a significant moment in religious history for
Catholics. The Crucifixion is referred to as both a tragic occurrence and a
necessary action. It is terrible because a divine teacher and leader suffers and
perishes in it. However, the event was also required since it is believed that
Jesus' sacrificial death resulted in the creation of a new covenant and the
remission of sins for all people. Through this redemptive suffering, Jesus has
given us the dignity of uniting our efforts with His one perfect sacrifice. In the
mercy of God, we are able to receive fruits and benefits from the suffering we
experience. Every time He allows any kind of suffering, no matter how big or
small, to occur to any of us, that suffering comes to us as a conduit for grace.
Suffering can help us grow if we accept it with trust and calm. It helps us
become more mature and well-rounded, purifies us, teaches us how to love
others without expecting anything in return, and cultivates in us a lack of self-
worth, gentleness, and neighborly compassion.
In this lesson, it discusses Jesus exemplified his own suffering manifested in his
Passion and Death and followed by the Saints like of St. Lorenzo Ruiz that
suffering itself is a manifestation of God’s love.

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 Proclamation of the Word
Matthew 23:33-46

Sources
A Flame of God’s Love: Jesus as our Brother

Bible: Gospel of Luke

 23:33-46 “The story of the Two Criminal during Jesus’ Crucifixion –
“Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church

 599, 580
In Quest of Truth (Passion for Truth)

Christian Message: Learning Objectives:

Doctrine: Jesus cried in a loud voice, The lesson is ordered to enable the students to:
“Father, into Your hands I comment my  Recognize the implication of suffering and
spirit” and when he said this He breath His offering it God through the Story of St. Lorenzo
last. (Lk. 23:33-46). Ruiz story of suffering and martyrdom.

Morals: “As God’s children baptized in the  Relate the story of Jesus suffering and death to
spirit of truth, we are called to follow Jesus students personal suffering.
just as the saint does.”

Worship: Suffering with Love is a suffering  Write creatively a prayer of offering sufferings to
in the company of Christ. God’s for His will.

Learner’s Attributes: Integration of Values:

God centered Solidarity, Love for the poor, compassion, charity,
Servant Leader servanthood, sacrifice, humility, and forgiving.
Truth Seeker
Community Builder
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Experience:
Story of St. Lorenzo Luiz and the Passion of Christ.

Answer the following questions:

1. What have you learned from the Story of St. Lorenzo Ruiz?
2. What is the connection of St. Lorenzo’s suffering to Jesus Christ?
3. What is the message of Jesus suffering and death on the cross for us?

Exposition:

It is challenging for us to consider life without a Savior as Christians in the

twenty-first century. Because Jesus has always been present for us and we can't
picture life without Him, we sometimes take Him (and the possibility of heaven)
for granted.

Before the advent of Christ, no amount of suffering could atone for the sins of
God's people, deliver them from an eternity in hell, or unlock the doors to heaven.
Humanity's suffering had no capacity for redemption. To regard suffering as
having any kind of meaning at all must have been a serious battle. The Jews,
God's chosen people, yearned for the coming of the prophesied messiah to deliver
them from their physical and spiritual captivity.

God astonished His people as He frequently does. He came Himself, rather than
just sending a messiah. Since this was so unexpected, many people did not
believe it to be true. Some Jews welcomed Him with open arms, while others
were eager to get rid of Him. The God who was there among them went
unnoticed. God also astounded us by traveling to our planet in order to share in
our sorrow. When He embraced His Passion, He went through our pain before we
did.

He came to sanctify and give meaning to our suffering in order to redeem it. He
made the decision to change helplessness into strength, brokenness into
wholeness, and weakness into power. He use equipment that we would otherwise
toss aside. Jesus used what seemed to be the futility of suffering to create a
pathway to heaven rather than discarding it as a useless tool. After transforming
and redeeming fallen man's pain, He asks us to follow Him and join our
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sufferings with His. We are currently experiencing "redemptive agony."

When Our Lord said, "Take up your cross and follow me," we see this enigmatic
reality in the gospels (Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23;
Luke 14:27). He is inviting us to take part in His redemptive work. Through this
redemptive suffering, Jesus has given us the dignity of uniting our efforts with
His one perfect sacrifice, that the mercy of God, we are able to receive fruits and
benefits from the suffering we experience. Of course, it's simple to accept this in
the case of some setbacks, but it can be challenging to remember when we are
dealing with serious hardships.
That's where trust comes into play. Our methods are not God's ways (Isaiah
55:8). However, in the end, this same sorrow will be changed into what is
beneficial for the specific soul. He accomplishes (or permits) what seems foolish
and needless. Our limited (and sinful) human perspective cannot see how good is
brought out of suffering without the assistance of divine grace. We will never be
able to understand the good that can be derived from certain evil events this side
of heaven. Only God is aware of it. All we can say to Him is, "I don't understand,
but I trust You because I know You are trustworthy," even though we don't.

While in pain, Job shouted out, "Though he slaid me, yet will I believe in him!
If we remain steadfast, we will start to see some proof of the benefits of suffering.
Examples abound throughout the saints' lives.

Currently, a lot of us have a close personal connection to someone who has

endured significant suffering while remaining peaceful and for whom we have
enormous admiration. We esteem individuals who have suffered great suffering
without complaining rather than being in awe of those who have "had it easy."
Their unassuming witness inspires us to strive for greater bravery in the face of
our own suffering. In their bearing, we catch a glimpse of the splendor of God's
grace.

That is what happens when you suffer in Christ's company and do so in love. And
that is what we must cling to: the truth that we suffer in company with Him.

New Evangelization
Learning Activity 1: Creative Question and Answer
1. Answer the following questions?

Learning Activity 2:
1. Picture and Situational interpretation?

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Assessment
A. In one word, what have you learned taking suffering as a result of
accompaniment with Jesus Christ? – Oral.
Ad Intra (Compassion for Humanity)
Mission /Discipleship
1. In following Jesus Christ, there will always be something to lose. If it
hasn’t cost me, then I am not following Him.
2. Sufferings are part of life, it makes me strong and it what makes life
happier, fulfilling, and worth living.