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OPENING HYMN #482 Come, Holy Ghost

OPENING HYMN #482 Come, Holy Ghost. Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest And in our Hearts take up thy rest; Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made. OPENING PRAYER.

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OPENING HYMN #482 Come, Holy Ghost

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  1. OPENING HYMN#482 Come, Holy Ghost Come Holy Ghost, Creator blestAnd in our Hearts take up thy rest;Come with thy grace and heav’n-ly aidTo fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

  2. OPENING PRAYER Come, O Holy SpiritEnlighten our minds to know the truth of ChristEncourage our hearts to love the truth of ChristStrengthen our wills to live the truth of ChristWe ask You through Christ our LordAmen

  3. 7 THEMES OF C.S.T. • The Life and Dignity of the Human Person • Call to Family, Community, and Participation • Rights and Responsibilities • Option for the Poor • The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers • Solidarity • Care for God’s Creation

  4. Bible Blitz Format • BIBLE – Fr. Ed Thompson • SAINTS – Bert Ghezzi • TRADITION – Brandon Vogt

  5. COMMUNITY. “it was not good for the Man to be alone”

  6. “We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found the answer is community.”– Dorothy Day

  7. Tonight’s Topics: #2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation #3. Rights and Responsibilities

  8. Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationPart 1 - The Old Testament • God Is Community – “…let us make man…” • First Parents – “It is not good for man to be alone.” • First Family – “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth.” • Chosen People – Father of Nations - Abraham

  9. Call to Family, Community, and ParticipationPart 2 - The New Testament • The Holy Family – “…she gave birth…” • Disciples – The 72 • Apostles – The 12 • Apostolic Church – Pentecost • St. Paul – Apostle to the Gentiles

  10. Rights and Responsibilities • The Ten Commandments • Book of Deuteronomy • The Sermon on the Mount • Works of Mercy • St. Paul – Collection for Jerusalem

  11. Saints and Family Life • Elizabeth of Hungary and Louis – mutual respect • Frances of Rome – care of husband and children • Frederick Ozanam – care for wife and child • Ann Mary Taigi – family prayer time • Louis Martin – time with Therese and formation • Katharine Drexel – training in generosity

  12. St. Roque Gonzalez(1576-1628) • Built village communities for natives • Provided each family with a home and garden • Defended the rights of natives against • conquistadors • 30 communities for 80,000 natives

  13. #2. CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATION

  14. FAMILY “As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the world in which we live.” - Pope John Paul II

  15. COMMUNITY

  16. PARTICIPATION

  17. THE CHURCH & POLITICS • Political, not partisan • Principled, but not ideological • Clear, but civil • Engaged, but not used

  18. #3. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  19. The Table

  20. 4 Legs

  21. RIGHTS (1 of 2) • Life, liberty, and security of person • Food, clothing, housing, sufficient healthcare, rest, and leisure • Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion • Manifest one’s own religion either individually or in a community • Choose a state of life, to found a family, and to enjoy all conditions necessary for family life

  22. RIGHTS (2 of 2) • Property and work, to adequate working conditions and a just wage • Assembly and association • Freedom of movement, to internal and external migration • Nationality and residence • Political Participation • Participation in the free choice of the people to which on belongs

  23. Great Power. Great Responsibility.

  24. BALANCE

  25. LIVE IT OUT: 1. Love your family. (Pray together.) 2.Seek authentic community. (Spend time with someone outside of your social circle.) 3. Participate in society, promoting the rights of others. (www.FaithfulCitizenship.org)

  26. Next Monday’s Topics: #4. Option forthe Poor #5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers Prayer Time – Thursday – 6pm – Side Chapel

  27. CLOSING PRAYER Glory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit,As it was in the beginning,is now, and ever will be.World without end.Amen.

  28. CLOSING HYMN#524 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Holy God we praise thy nameLord of all we bow before theeAll on earth thy scepter claimAll in heav’n above adore theeInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reignInfinite thy vast domainEverlasting is thy reign

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