God's Plan for the Christian Family.pdf

TASKS and MISSION

for the

CHRISTIAN FAMILY

Remote

Birth until end

of 15th year

Proximate

From 16th Birthday

until Engagement

Immediate

Engagement

Me

Me

Me Me

Me

Me

We Wedding

Thomas

Family

Mary

Family

Birth Birth

God’s Plan and Tasks for the Christian Family

“Family become what

you are.” (F.C. #17)

“…An intimate community of life and

love, founded on the marriage of man

and woman.”

(Vat II G.S. n. 48)


The Christian Family


in

communion

marriage family

1) Forming an intimate community of persons:


man woman

husband wife

parent parent

father child mother

brother sister

Intimacy


(a) in its transmission (b) in its education

2. At the Service of Life:


2. (a) Serving Life in Its Transmission

Its transmission: Privilege and Responsibility

Responsibilities:

i. Discernment of God’s creative intention

ii. With prayer

iii. Stewardship of your fertility

iv. Act of pure love – “Why am I here?”

v. The unexpected child

vi. Adoption


As Co-educators with God

as the Primary Human Educators i. Love

ii. Made in God’s image

iii. A gift

To self

To decide for self

Sincere gift of self

iv. Virtues

Justice

Honesty

Forgiveness

2. (b) Serving Life in Its Education


The Family – The First School of: - love - of social virtues

- forgiveness - in community life

- respect - of communication

- conscience - of truth

- a simple & austere lifestyle - of true freedom

- of the Gospel

- of Christian marriage and family preparation

- of prayer

- of vocation

- of the Fourth Commandment

2. (b) Serving Life in Its Education


(a) as a basic cell (b) as a healthy cell

3. At the Service of Society (Participating in its

Development into a Civilization of Life and

Love):


i. As a healthy cell

a) Organically linked

b) Common good

c) Principle of subsidiarity

ii. Gift of maturing adults

iii. Economically

a) Social wealth is generated by a stable marriage and family.

b) Social wealth is consumed by an unstable marriage and family.

iv. Families reaching out to other families in need

v. Associations of families

3. At the Service of Society


4. At the Service of the Church (Sharing in the Life

and Mission of the Church):

(a) as a Domestic Church (b) as a Bride of Christ


The family is the Basic Cell of the Church, Called a

Domestic Church

Task: Bringing and giving Christ to the world as a community;

the Christian family does this:

(i) By Prophetic family service

(ii) By Priestly family service

(iii) By Kingly family service

4. At the Service of the Church


By Listening

By Integrating

By Proclaiming

By Bearing Witness to THE CROSS

as the Tree of Life

4. (i) As a Prophetic Family by


A Community in Dialogue with God by By Prayer: as a family

- grace

- morning, evening

- Rosary

- Mass

By Prayer: for the family (petitions)

- sick members

- jobs

- exams

- tempted to leave the Church

By the Sacraments: - bringing Christ

- proclaiming Christ

4. (ii) Service: A Priestly Family

A Family Involved in Building Christ ’s Kingdom

of Love in the World

By guarding, developing, and proclaiming the richness of God’s

revelation of love

By obtaining and using the resource needed to do this as a family

By protecting the lives of the weakest members of the Kingdom

By contributing to the common good of the Kingdom (society)

By promoting the rights of the Kingdom (family)


4. (iii) Service: A Kingly Family

God's Plan for the Christian Family.pdf

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