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The Blessed Trinity

The Blessed Trinity. and Our Christian Vocation. The Blessed Trinity. Chapter 7. Chapter 7. The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son. Chapter Objectives. The student will be able to understand:.

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The Blessed Trinity

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  1. The Blessed Trinity and Our Christian Vocation

  2. The Blessed Trinity Chapter 7

  3. Chapter 7 The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son

  4. Chapter Objectives The student will be able to understand: • The Blessed Virgin Mary’s relationship with Christ and the Church during her earthly life • The New Eve • The Blessed Virgin Mary’s divine Motherhood • The Immaculate Conception • The perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary • The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary • The Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of the Church and every Christian • The Blessed Virgin Mary as Mediatrix and Co-redemptrix • Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  5. Keys to Chapter 7 • The Blessed Virgin Mary’s fiat or let it be done unleashed a flood of treasures upon mankind. • The Blessed Virgin Mary’s unique prerogatives include being Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception, Ever-Virgin, Mother of the Church and all Christians, and having been assumed into Heaven.

  6. For Discussion: • What does the Catholic Church teach about the Virgin Mary? • What are the privileges of Mary? What is their source, and what do they mean? • What is the role of Mary in the Christian life? • What are some of the more recent apparitions of Mary? • What was the role of St. Joseph in the Holy Family? What is his role in the Christian life?

  7. The New Eve Lesson Objectives The Blessed Virgin Mary’s relationship with Christ and the Church during her earthly life The New Eve

  8. The New Eve Basic Questions What was the Blessed Virgin Mary’s relationship with Christ and his Church during her earthly life? • The Blessed Virgin Mary made possible the Incarnation, inaugurated Christ’s public life at the Wedding Feast of Cana, shared in his Passion from the foot of the Cross, and prayed with the Church at its birth on Pentecost.

  9. The New Eve Basic Questions Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary the new Eve? • The Blessed Virgin Mary is the New Eve whose fiat brought God into the world in the fullness of time.

  10. Anticipatory Set • Incorporate the wedding feast at Cana (cf. Jn 2:1-11) into the Opening Prayer and then discuss what St. John reveals about the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of Christ.

  11. Focus Question • What does St. John reveal about the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cana? • She was present at the beginning of and initiated the public ministry of Christ.

  12. Focus Question • To whom did Christ entrust his Mother at the end of his public life? • He entrusted her to St. John the Apostle.

  13. Focus Question • Who accompanied the Apostles between the Ascension and Pentecost? • As the Apostles and other disciples awaited the promised Holy Spirit, they were with the Blessed Virgin Mary, praying as a single family.

  14. Focus Question • Who has written the longest account of Christ’s childhood? • St. Luke wrote the most about Christ’s childhood.

  15. Focus Question • When did God choose the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Mother of the Redeemer? • He chose her from all eternity, that is, even before time began.

  16. Focus Question • What set God’s plan of salvation in motion? • After the Fall, God promised Eve’s offspring would triumph over evil.

  17. Focus Question • How were children and childlessness seen in the Old Testament? • A child was seen as a sign of God’s blessing, but the childless were thought to be cursed by God.

  18. Focus Question • What is common between Sarah and St. Elizabeth? • They were elderly, barren women. God gave each a child in old age. Sarah is the mother of Isaac, and St. Elizabeth is the mother of St. John the Baptist.

  19. Focus Question • What is God’s greatest intervention in human history? • He sent the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nazareth to ask if she would cooperate in his plan of salvation.

  20. Guided Exercise • Conduct a think/pair/share using the following question: • Some people say Catholics give the Blessed Virgin Mary undeserved importance. To what extent was she present in the life of Christ and in the beginning of the Church?

  21. Focus Question • What does tradition teach about the Blessed Virgin Mary’s ancestry? • She was of the line of David from the tribe of Judah, and her parents were named Sts. Joachim and Ann.

  22. Focus Question • Where did the Blessed Virgin Mary reside? • She resided in Nazareth in Galilee.

  23. Focus Question • What did the Blessed Virgin Mary’s fiat accomplish? • God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, became man in her womb.

  24. Focus Question • What is the difference between a betrothal at the time of the Annunciation and a Western, modern-day engagement? • In Jewish Law, it was a legally binding contract to enter into a future marriage, whereas a Western engagement can be broken without legal consequences.

  25. Guided Exercise • Complete a focused reading of the two passages from Redemptoris Mater 1 (p. 226) using the following question: • How did Pope John Paul II interpret the term fullness of time?

  26. Focus Question • How do we know the Blessed Virgin Mary was a virgin at the time of Christ’s conception? • According to St. Luke, she and St. Joseph were not yet living as husband and wife. In addition, she said to the Archangel Gabriel, “How shall this [conception] be, since I have no husband?” (Lk 1:34).

  27. Focus Question • Who foretold the Blessed Virgin Mary’s virginal conception of Christ? • Isaiah prophesied:“A young woman shall conceive, and bear a son” (Is 7:14).

  28. Focus Question • What role did St. Joseph play in the conception of Christ? • None; Christ “was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Nicene Creed).

  29. Focus Question • Why did St. Joseph resolve to send away the Blessed Virgin Mary quietly rather than obtain a public divorce? • This would have spared her shame and the harsh consequences of the Mosaic Law.

  30. Focus Question • How did St. Joseph learn he could rightfully marry the Blessed Virgin Mary? • In a dream, God revealed the virginal conception to him.

  31. Focus Question • Why does St. Luke refer to Christ as “being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph”? • People naturally assumed Christ to be the natural son of St. Joseph, but he is not.

  32. Focus Question • How is the Blessed Virgin Mary’s yes related to Eve’s no? • With complete humility and submission, the Blessed Virgin Mary said yes to God’s will and brought salvation into the world. Eve’s no to God’s will brought sin into the world. The Blessed Virgin Mary is thus the New Eve, accomplishing what Eve could not.

  33. The Immaculately Conceived Mother of God Lesson Objectives The Blessed Virgin Mary’s divine Motherhood The Immaculate Conception

  34. The Immaculately Conceived Mother of God Basic Questions Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of God? • In the generation of a new human person, parents give their child a body and God directly infuses the child’s soul. Nevertheless, the parents are the parents of the entire child. The Blessed Virgin Mary is the origin of the human body of Christ; thus, she is the Mother of the whole Person of Christ, who is the divine Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, possessing two natures; human and divine.

  35. The Immaculately Conceived Mother of God Basic Questions What is the Immaculate Conception? • “The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a unique grace and privilege of the omnipotent God and in consideration of the merits of Christ Jesus the Savior of the Human Race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.” This is the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

  36. Anticipatory Set • Incorporate the Annunciation (cf. Lk 1:26-38) into the Opening Prayer and then discuss what can be inferred about the character of the Blessed Virgin Mary from this exchange.

  37. Focus Question • How do the Gospels usually refer to the Blessed Virgin Mary? • She is called the Mother of Jesus.

  38. Focus Question • What other title have Christians used from the first centuries? • They have also called her the Bearer, or Mother, of God.

  39. Focus Question • When was the doctrine of Mary as the Mother of God solemnly defined? • It was solemnly defined at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (AD 431).

  40. Focus Question • How does Scripture support the divine Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary? • The New Testament teaches she is the Mother of Christ in the flesh. The Archangel Gabriel said her child would be called Son of God. St. Elizabeth referred to her as the mother of my Lord. St. Paul states, “God sent forth his Son, born of a woman.”

  41. Focus Question • What is St. Joseph’s stature in Christian hagiography? • He is the greatest saint after the Blessed Virgin Mary. • Extension: • Hagiography is the study of saints.

  42. Focus Question • What is the relationship of St. Joseph to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ? • He is her spouse and his foster father and guardian.

  43. Focus Question • Why does the Church honor St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church? • God chose him to be the guardian of the Holy Family. • Extension: • The Church calls on St. Joseph to look after the members of the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ.

  44. Focus Question • What is St. Joseph’s lineage? • Like the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph is of the line of David.

  45. Focus Question • What was St. Joseph’s trade? • He was a carpenter.

  46. Focus Question • How is St. Joseph an example of perfect trust in God? • He simply did as instructed by God through the agency of the angel. He also carried out everything prescribed in the Mosaic Law for his spouse and the Christ child.

  47. Focus Question • How many words of St. Joseph are recorded in Scripture? • Not one is recorded. • Extension: • St. Joseph is one who acts rather than talks.

  48. Guided Exercise • Complete a paragraph shrink of the passage from Redemptoris Custos, 17 (p. 230).

  49. Guided Exercise • Conduct a think/pair/share using the following question: • If God exists from all eternity, how can the Blessed Virgin Mary be the Mother of God?

  50. Focus Question • What is the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary? • From the moment of conception, she was preserved from all stain of Original Sin by God’s grace through the merits of Christ.

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