The document contains St. Augustine's prayer asking God to help him know and desire only God, hate himself and love God, do everything for God's sake, humble himself and exalt God, think of nothing except God, die to himself and live in God, accept all that happens as from God, banish self and follow God, and enjoy God forever. It also contains a reflection on how man was created without his own will but must cooperate with God in order to be saved.
The document contains St. Augustine's prayer asking God to help him know and desire only God, hate himself and love God, do everything for God's sake, humble himself and exalt God, think of nothing except God, die to himself and live in God, accept all that happens as from God, banish self and follow God, and enjoy God forever. It also contains a reflection on how man was created without his own will but must cooperate with God in order to be saved.
The document contains St. Augustine's prayer asking God to help him know and desire only God, hate himself and love God, do everything for God's sake, humble himself and exalt God, think of nothing except God, die to himself and live in God, accept all that happens as from God, banish self and follow God, and enjoy God forever. It also contains a reflection on how man was created without his own will but must cooperate with God in order to be saved.
The document contains St. Augustine's prayer asking God to help him know and desire only God, hate himself and love God, do everything for God's sake, humble himself and exalt God, think of nothing except God, die to himself and live in God, accept all that happens as from God, banish self and follow God, and enjoy God forever. It also contains a reflection on how man was created without his own will but must cooperate with God in order to be saved.
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CHRISTIAN A LIFE OF DISCERNMENT St. Augustine PRAYER OF Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You. And desire nothing save only You. Let me hate myself and love You. Let me do everything for the sake of You Let me humble myself and exalt You. Let me think of nothing except You. Let me die to myself and live in You. Let me accept whatever happens as from You. Let me banish self and follow You. And ever desire to follow You... St. Augustine PRAYER OF
Let me fly from myself and take
refuge in You, That I may deserve to be defended by You. Let me fear for myself, let me fear You, And let me be among those who are chosen by You. Let me distrust myself and put my trust in You. Let me be willing to obey for the sake of You, And let me be poor because of You. Look upon me, that I may love You. Call me that I may see You. And for ever enjoy You. Amen. CONSCIENCE CLF 4 A LIFE
Sin OF DISCERNMENT
and LESSON 2 PICTURE ANALYSIS. Identify what action is depicted in the pictures and decide if the act is morally wrong or upright. What are the elements that help you decide that something is a sin?
What for you are the sources of moral standard (what is right and wrong) All persons have a conscience. We all have the human capacity to use reason (1) to discern and judge the moral goodness or evil of a particular act,
(2) with the feeling of being morally
obliged to do what is good and avoid what is evil (cf. CFC 723). With this understanding of conscience, we realize that as persons, we are called not only to judge what is morally good but also “to do the right and to love goodness” (Mi 6:8). This lesson will target the following Learning Competencies:
● Analyze the rational function of conscience in
judging sin and its gravity .
● Appreciate the role of conscience in responding to
the call of love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. CONSCIENCE CLF 4 A LIFE
Sin OF DISCERNMENT
and LESSON 2 FALL OF MAN/ CREATION STORY
Genesis 3:1-21 VIDEO: THE FALL OF MAN-Genesis 3:1-21 What lessons have you learned from the Story of The Fall of Man? In Genesis 3 man distorts, denies, and defies God’s Word— reducing it to an alternative viewpoint, while man is the judge of what is “true for me.” REFLECTION
“God created us without us: but he
did not will to save us without us.“ – Saint Augustine Creation is an act of God’s love When man decided to defy the command of God in the story of creation, he suffered the consequence of his act, that is, to be driven out from the Garden of Eden. His relationship with the Creator was marred with the stain of disobedience that resulted to death and pain. Four Lessons From the Fall 1. The Standard Is God’s Word 2. Sin Is Our Problem 3. Suffering Is Because of Our Sin 4. Our Solution Is Christ ON CONSCIENCE Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Romans 2:14-16 "Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey. Its voice, ever calling him to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in his heart at the right moment. . .. For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God. . .. His conscience is man's most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths." (CCC, 1776) 1. How does sin happen in the picture? 2. What does the picture say about the nature of sin? 3. Is there such a thing as a secret and private sin that will never in any way affect my relationship with others? Does conscience work this way? Why/ why not? Explain. Is conscience EQUIVALENT to feeling guilty? Why/ why not? Explain. Is conscience “the voice of God?” Why/ why not? Explain. What is sin? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sin is defined as an offense against reason, truth, right conscience and primarily to God. “Sin is the failure to bother to love.” James Keenan, SJ “He that loves God can only do what is good; if he does evil, he shows that he has ceased to love God.”
- Saint Alphonsus, On The Love of
God Two degrees of sin
Mortal sin – endangers our
soul - destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God's law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him.
Venial sin - hurts our
relationship with God and allows charity to remain even though it is wounded. Three conditions for mortal sin to exist: 1. Grave Matter: The act itself is intrinsically evil and immoral. 2. Full Knowledge: The person must know that what they’re doing or planning to do is evil and immoral. 3. Deliberate Consent: The person must freely choose to commit the act or plan to do it. Venial sins are any sins that meet one or two of the conditions needed for a mortal sin but do not fulfill all three at the same time, or they’re minor violations of the moral law. Sin is a personal act. Ordinariness of Sin, Domestication of Sin, and Sin of Omission What is domestication of sin? “Sin creates an inclination to sin; it produces vice by repetition of the same acts. This results in willful inclinations, which cloud conscience and corrupt the concrete judgment of good and evil. Thus, sin tends to reproduce itself and reinforce itself, but it cannot destroy the moral sense at its root” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1865). “Sin is sin in the failure to bother to love” – James Keenan HUMAN CONSCIENCE Conscience is the proximate norm of personal morality, our ultimate subjective norm for discerning moral good and evil, with the feeling of being bound to follow its directive. (CFC, 723) What must our consciences decide on? (CFC,728) To judge the good or evil of an act, our consciences must decide on its three essential aspects:
1. the nature or the objective of the act (what we do),
2. the subjective goal or intention as doers of the act (why we do the act) 3. the concrete situation or circumstances in which we perform the act (where, when, how, with whom, the consequences, etc.) which affect the morality of the act How do we form a “Christian conscience”? (CFC,726) A “Christian conscience” is formed gradually in faith and through personal and ecclesial prayer-life: • by attending to the Word of God and the teachings of the Church, • by responsiveness to the indwelling Holy Spirit, and • by critical reflection on our concrete moral choices and experiences of daily life. “Heart factors” include reading and prayerful reflection on Jesus’ teaching and actions, and our own prayer and sacramental life. “Mind factors” refer to a deepening in understanding of Sacred Scripture and Church teaching, especially Catholic moral principles, and sound moral guidance. THERE IS A SAINT INSIDE YOU... A Spiritual Message from Father George T. Williams SJ, Editor of The Serving Brother
Saint Augustine is a good role model for all of us.
He wasn’t very churchy at all growing up. In fact, he liked to party and chase the girls; he lived with his girlfriend for many years and they had a son together. He had no time for all that Christian stuff his mother was always trying to get him to accept. He liked the high life, the best clothes, good wine, beautiful women and all the pleasures the world can offer. But he also felt a big emptiness inside and probably asked himself (as we all do sometimes), “Is this all there is to life?” Link:
