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Christian Family

This document discusses the Christian view of family according to Catholic teachings. It describes the family as a covenant relationship, as a domestic church, and as the first and vital cell of society. As a covenant relationship, love binds the family and God is at the center. As a domestic church, the family is the first environment to strengthen faith. As the first and vital cell of society, the family grooms individuals to be productive members of society. The document also discusses duties of parents and children to care for one another, and the duties of the Christian family to society.

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Christian Family

This document discusses the Christian view of family according to Catholic teachings. It describes the family as a covenant relationship, as a domestic church, and as the first and vital cell of society. As a covenant relationship, love binds the family and God is at the center. As a domestic church, the family is the first environment to strengthen faith. As the first and vital cell of society, the family grooms individuals to be productive members of society. The document also discusses duties of parents and children to care for one another, and the duties of the Christian family to society.

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1 minute of silence

OBJECTIVES

• The Christian family and church teachings.

• The Christian family and being true Christians.

• Gratefulness to God for the gift of family.


Summative assessment next
week, February 7, 2023
Asynchronous
Pair or triad sharing

What is it that you would want to change


or keep in your family? Why?
Catechism for Filipino
Catholics 1012 - 1020

THE ACTIVITIES YOU HAD WITH YOUR FAMILY IS WHAT THE


CHURCH TEACHES ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY.
IT DESCRIBES THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY AS A COVENANT
RELATIONSHIP, AS A DOMESTIC CHURCH, AND AS THE FIRST
AND VITAL CELL OF SOCIETY.
The Christian View of Family
As a COVENANT
RELATIONSHIP

Love binds the


family.
And God is the
center of the family
because God is love.
As a DOMESTIC
CHURCH

the family.
is the first
environment to
strengthen the faith
As the FIRST AND
VITAL CELL OF
SOCIETY
the family.
is where individuals
are groomed to be
productive members
of society.
•“It is easy to love the people far
away. It is not always easy to
love those close to us. Bring
love into your home, for this is
where our love for each other
must start.” - St. Teresa of
Calcutta.
Duties of Parents and Children
OBJECTIVES

• We have the duty to care for our parents and elders.

• Reciprocal love between parents and children.

• Ask God to respond to our duty to care for our


parents.
For Filipinos, love always begins at
home. It is in our families that we
first experience and share God’s
love.
Exodus 20:12,
“Honor your father and your
mother”
“to show proper gratitude,
affection, respect, obedience, and
care to parents”

“we express our love for God first


and foremost through our loving
concern for our parents”
Our love of neighbor begins in the
family.

Loving our parents is a religious act


of faith.
St. Paul reminds us that the fourth
commandment is the first
commandment that bears a promise
(Eph 6: 2 - 3)

God reminds us that true prosperity


(“a long life”) is the fruit of a genuine
respect and love for our parents.
Obstacles to honoring our parents
It is difficult to honor
parents who are
neglectful of their
duties as parents.

The natural process of


growing up.

The generation gap.


Our duty to
care for the
elderly
Our duty to
love our
brothers and
sisters
the love we show in
our everyday
experiences with our
siblings affirms the
genuineness of our
love for our parents.
Duties of
parents
to support and care for them, and to
be primary responsible for their moral
education and overall development.
Duties the
Christian
Family to
Society
The Christian family is called to reach out to
other families, and generously sharing with
others the many gifts they have received from
God.
•The Christian family shares in
the mission of the Church to
proclaim to all persons the
unchanging, universal, and
redeeming values of God’s
Kingdom.
Languages of Love
OBJECTIVES
• Love of the family and the Holy Trinity

• We have a Christian duty to love and protect


our family.

• Appreciate God’s blessing of the family.


One simplest love language that we can
use to show our gratefulness towards
our family is just by simply saying,
“Thank You.”
LEARN TO LISTEN
DOING THINGS
TOGETHER
PRAY BEFORE MEALS
SAY THE EVENING ROSARY TOGETHER
OFFER PRAYERS FOR PEOPLE
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS
CELEBRATE SIMPLE PRAYERS
LEARN TO SAY
“SORRY” AND “I
FORGIVE YOU”
LEARN TO SAY
“I LOVE YOU”
SERVE THE POOR
AS A FAMILY
•As a family, we take part, in our
own unique way, in establishing
the Father’s Kingdom here on
earth.
FA #3

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