Out of captivity(4) Dyparentification

3rd Sunday of The Great Lent 2013

Great Lent 2013: Out of Captivity

①Superficial relationship with God

②Pizza Slice or Bicycle Hub

③Selective hearing and selective reading

④Dyparentification

Dyparentification

A term that is used sometimes in family

therapy in a good/bad sense , when the

son/daughter is growing and rejects in a positive

of negative way his parents control or advice

A son’s rejection

And the younger of them said to his father,

‘Father, give me the portion of goods that

falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. Lk 15:12

1. Biological Dyparentification

 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor

your father and mother,” which is the first

commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with

you and you may live long on the earth.” Eph 6:1-3

Parents obligation

The righteous man walks in his integrity;His

children are blessed after him. Prov. 20:7

(St. Ephrem the Syrian)

Prayer rising in a man’s heart will

open up the doors of heaven.

2. Spiritual dyparentification

17 Obey those who rule over you, and be

submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give

account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief,

for that would be unprofitable for you. Heb

13:17

(St. John Saba)

“Who would not love you, O repentance,

who carries all blessings? except for the evil one, whose

riches and possessions you have

acquired.”

Children ObligationHear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding; For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. When I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. Prov. 4:1-4

3. Dyparentifying the Fathers

During the time of Reformation, the Reformers dyparnetifed the Church Fathers

The Church is committed to the ‘Consensus Patrum’

The Old Path

 Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see,And ask for the old paths, where the good way is,And walk in it;Then you will find rest for your souls.But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jer 6:16

(St. Augustine)

O my God, let me remember with gratitude and confess to thee thy mercies toward me.

Let my bones be bathed in thy love, and let them say: “Lord,

who is like unto thee? .... O most merciful Father, “dost rejoice more over one that

repents than over ninety and nine just persons that need no

repentance."