RELIGION
Junior High School Core Grade 9
Quarter III/ WEEK 1
JESUS MAKES GOD PRESENT
GRADE LEVEL STANDARD: The learner demonstrates understanding of the
history and origin of the Church animated by the Holy Spirit, and of her mission
and ministries to love and serve the people of God through the different
sacraments.
CONTENT STANDARDS: LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
The learner demonstrates The learner demonstrates understanding that
understanding of the nature, God the Father continues to show His love to
meaning and effects of the humanity through His Son, Jesus Christ.
sacraments that bring and lead one
The learner is able to live as a sacrament of
to repentance and conversion
Christ to others, as a person who is called to
flowing from God’s infinite mercy and
be committed to discern for what is good and
compassion for His children
evil.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The learner is motivated to do what is good
The learner is able to live the
and be firm in facing temptations.
meaning of the sacraments of
renewal and continuously seek His
grace to remain faithful to one’s
identity and mission.
VALUES INTEGRATION: OPENMINDEDNESS
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LESSON 1: Jesus Makes God Present
Introduction
Jesus Makes God Present shows Jesus as the sacrament of God. He makes God visibly
present to all. It elaborates the belief about Jesus as the Primordial Sacrament of the Father. It
suggests ways also on how one can also be a sacrament of God’s loving presence to others,
strengthened by prayer and sacraments.
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Specific Learning Objectives
1. Doctrine: To describe Jesus as the sacrament of God
2. Morals: To be a living sacrament of Christ to others
3. Worship: To experience God’s presence through prayer
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Key Understandings
➢ Jesus is the sacrament of God the Father in the Holy Spirit.
➢ We can be a sacrament of Christ to others by doing acts of loving service.
➢ Sacraments are visible signs of God’s love.
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Essential Questions
1. How does baptism bring us New Life in Christ?
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Development
What is a sacrament?
- A sacrament is a saving symbolic act or a visible sign, arising from the ministry of Christ and
continued in, by, and for the Church, which when received in faith, fashions us into the
likeness to Christ in His Paschal Mystery, through the power of the Holy Spirit. (CFC 1531)
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A sacrament is a visible/tangible sign of God’s love to humanity. It makes present the spiritual reality
since we can’t grasp God because He is an infinite reality, meaning that we can’t see Him, touch
Him or feel Him directly. Thus, we have the seven sacraments, signs, or symbols that help us feel
the presence of God, Church and Jesus Christ.
What are the elements and Functions of the Sacrament?
A sacrament has the following elements:
1. It is always performed in the name of Jesus Christ.
2. It is the work of the Holy Spirit.
3. It is a free gift and a call.
4. The effect of sacrament can only be seen in the heart of the recipients who by carrying out
the ministry of god or lives in according to the preaching of the God.
According to Vic Scaravilli, these are the functions of the sacraments:
INITIATION HEALING SERVICE OR VOCATION
Baptism, Confirmation Reconciliation Marriage
Eucharist Anointing of the Sick Holy Orders
The sacraments of Christian initiation – baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist – lead us closer to
Christ and empower us to fulfill our mission at home, in our community, in our Church, and the world.
According to Scott P. Richert, “the Sacrament of baptism, the first of the sacraments of initiation, is
our entrance into the Church.” Confirmation is the perfection of Baptism, and it gives us the grace
to live our life as a Christian boldly and without same. The sacrament of Eucharist is only one of
the three that we can (and should) receive repeatedly – even daily, if possible. This sacrament
completes the sacrament of initiation and provides spiritual nourishment to the Christian believers.
Central to the healing ministry of Jesus are His calls to repentance and reconciliation and His
compassionate acts of healing (CFC 1760). Christ came with His “healing ministry” to save us from
our sins and from the many evils that flow from sin. The sacrament of Reconciliation is to bring out
the restoring of our graced relationships of love and friendship with God and with our neighbour.
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is the sacrament which, through the laying of the hands,
the prayer of faith, and the anointing with the blessed oil, provides the sick with Christ healing grace
of the Holy Spirit (CFC 1847, 1866).
The sacraments of vocation/ministry directly “call” the recipients to “minister” in Christ to the needs
of others and of the Church itself, in its mission of drawing all persons to life in Christ (CFC 1994).
The Holy Orders is the sacrament of apostolic ministry through which the mission entrusted by
Christ to His apostles continues to be exercised in the Church till the end of time.
The sacrament of Marriage is a saving symbolic act and life, grounded in Christ ministry, and
continued in, by the Church, which, when celebrated in faith, fashions the married couple into the
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likeness of Christ by making them actually share in God’s own love and faithfulness through the
power of the Holy Spirit (CFC 2012).
What do you mean by Jesus Christ as the Primordial Sacrament?
Jesus Christ makes present God visibly to the people.
According to Joyce Donovan, “Jesus is a mystery concealing not just His divinity but His Father.
Jesus said to Philip, “whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). Thus, we can say
that Christ, Head and members. Vatican II speaks of the Church as the sacrament of Christ. Finally,
the seven sacraments are mysteries which unfold in our souls and in our lives the working of Christ
and His grace.”
St. Paul refers to Christ as, “the visible sign of the invisible God.” (2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians
1:15).
The title “Son of God” signifies the unique and eternal relationship of Jesus Christ in God His father:
He is the only Son of the Father (cf. John 1:14, 18; 3:16,18); He is God.
Words to Remember:
✓ The name Jesus means “God saves.”
✓ The title “Christ” means “Anointed One (Messiah).”
✓ Minister – to render service
✓ Tangible sign – signs that can be perceived through the senses
Engagement
Making God Present
Identify at least 5 ways of how you can make God present to other people.
1.
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Assimilation/Assessment
A. Arrange the phrases to complete the definition of the word sacrament. Use 1-6.
__ and continued in, by and for the Church,
__ which when received in faith,
__ arising from the ministry of Christ
__ through the power of the Holy Spirit
__ saving symbolic act or a visible sign,
__ fashions us into likeness to Christ in His Paschal Mystery
B. Point out whether the following sacraments are sacraments of initiation, healing or service.
Use the letter for your answer.
I – Initiation H – Healing S - Service
___ 7. Marriage
___ 8. Reconciliation
___ 9. Baptism
___ 10. Eucharist
Reflection
I understand that ____________________________________________
I believe that _______________________________________________
REFERENCE
For additional information, refer to the following website:
Diaz, Jade M. (2016). Signs of the Times “Go and Makes Disciples.” REX Printing Company, INC.
Checked by: Noted by:
MINA G. BRIONES VON CHESTER O. CALABIA
Cluster Coordinator Principal
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