Unit 1 Sem 2 Brady

List the steps of the Daily Examen

Become aware of God's Presence

Review the day with gratitude

Pay attention to your emotions

Choose one feature of the day and pray from it

Look toward tomorrow

Explain and Apply the elements of a call story and give examples

Originates with God - no one in bible anointed him/herself (God calls Moses – burning bush)

Unpredictable - person called is usually on unlikely choice (David chosen as king)

Focus on seemingly impossible objective - something that could not be easily imagined (Moses told to free Israel)

Each call is Unique - not like any other circumstance, nature, expectation; it's customized (Mary called to bear Jesus)

Elements of the universal call to holiness

A longing for God is inherent to the human person

God wants ever person to know him, to love him, and to serve him.

How we reflect on the Trinitarian Life

How Christ shows us the way to discipleship

The Ways in which God sanctifies us

Learning how to make a gift of oneself

How Does one answer the call? Prayer

vocare

to call

vocation (option 1 & 2)

1. A particular occupation, business, or profession

2. A divine call to God's service and to the Christian life

Cleric

An ordained member of the Church (deacon, priest, bishop)

Synod

A gathering of Church leaders called together to discuss and guide Church matters

Everything you do is a way to...

Serve God

Vocation is a call from God to...

Embrace a life of holiness

Who has a personal vocation?

All members of the Church

How did understanding of vocation change post-Vatican II?

Vocation is not just for priests/religious; everyone has a call from God

Dogmatic Constitution on the Church from Vatican II (1964)

Lumen Gentium ("The light of the nations""

Chapter 5 of Lumen Gentium teaches...

We are in the Church to be holy

Universal Call to Holiness (Catechism)

Living out our baptismal commitment to Jesus and the Church

Life of holiness includes...

Self-giving love, sacraments, prayer, maturity, moral living, service

Longing for God is ______. God wants every person to...

Inherent to the human person, Know Him, love Him, and serve Him

Trinitarian Life

How we reflect God's relational nature in our lives

Vocations exist in...

Relationship

Discernment (definition)

A decision-making process that takes faith and self seriously

Discernment helps discover...

What I truly want in my deepest self (found through prayer)

Finding God in...

all things

How many seasons of ordinary time?

2

What liturgical season are we in?

Ordinary Time

Who was pope during vatican ii?

Pope John XXIII

Ignatian discernment focuses on...

God's voice found in everyday life/God found in all/everyday things

Vocal Prayer

Prayer spoken aloud or silently (e.g., the Lord's Prayer)

Meditation

Prayer where one engages the mind in thought, imagination, emotions to focus on a truth

Contemplation

Wordless prayer focused on resting in God's presence

Sacrament

An outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace

Baptism

Sacrament that initiates a person into the Church and begins the call to holiness

Eucharist

Sacrament that nourishes and strengthens our relationship with Christ

Confirmation

Sacrament that strengthens baptismal grace and calls one to active discipleship

Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)

Angel Gabriel invites Mary to become the mother of Jesus; Mary freely says yes

Why Mary is an unlikely choice

Young, poor, female, no social power

Mary Magdalene (John 20:1-18)

Jesus calls Mary by name and sends her to announce the Resurrection

What makes Mary Magdalene's call unusual

A woman is trusted with the most important message of the faith

Conversion of Saul (Acts 9)

Saul encounters Jesus on the road to Damascus and is transformed into Paul

How Saul is called

Blinded by light and hears Jesus' voice

Role of Ananias

Heals Saul and helps him begin his mission

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Spanish priest who founded the Jesuit order and developed Ignatian discernment