Lesson 6 Flashcards
(17 cards)
An anti-catholic writer that wrote a book entitled “Roman Catholicism”
Loraine Boettner
Refers to the ways in which the Church community has expressed the transcendent mystery of God through artistic media in an effert to “evoke the mystery of the Word made flesh”
Sacred art
This type of art has the purpose of raising the mind & heart to God and expressing the mysteries of faith throught the talents of artists
Sacred art
What are the purposes of usage of statues, paintings and other artistic devices as catholics?
1) Recall the person or thing depicted
2) Teaching tools
The three popular filipino images of Christ
- Santo Niño (Child Jesus)
- Hesus Nazareno (Black Nazarene)
- Sacred Heart
One of the most grandest & most famous festivals in the Philippines and is celebrated every 3rd sunday of january in cebu city. Honors the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) and commemoraes the Philippines’ conversion to Christianity
Sinulog Festival
Religious Significance of the Sinulog Festival
Started as a way to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) which was a gift from Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon’s wife in 1521, marking the beginning of Christianity in the country
This image represents the innocence, simplicity and child-like wonder of Christ.
Santo Niño (Child Jesus)
The second common images pictures the suffering Jesus & inspiring many folk devotional panata.
Hesus Nazareno
Hesus Nazareno must be balanced with the image of the…
Risen Christ
Refers to a life-sized, dark-colored statue of Jesus Christy that was brought to Manila, Philippines, from Mexico on May 31 1606, by the first group of Augustinian Recollect friars sent by Spain. The image was charred black in a fire that broke out on the ship
Black Nazarene
The third popular image of Christ is common in jeepneys and tricycles and whose meek and mild contenance invites like attitudes in his followers
Sacred Heart
The serene image of Sacred Heart needs to be related to..
Christ the Liberator
This image of Christ, liberates us both within our personal lives and social structures, that has captured the special attention of many Filipinos today.
Christ the Liberator
The CFC proposes the following courses of action: (5)
- We must recognize that to really know Jesus Christ is a life-long task
- Knowing Jesus is a living, changing, growing & deepening experience
- The Jesus we come to know is both the historical earthly Jesus and the Risen Christ of faith
- To know Jesus means being committed to
following him, being his disciple - From this practical necessity of following
Jesus in order to know him adequately flows a
fifth basic principle: that we come to know who
Jesus is from what he did, his salvific mission.