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• The human person is the crowning glory of God’s creation; we are special. God makes us rulers of His creation, and by “rulers,” it means He makes us stewards over the works of His hands
• Jesus shows us the true value of all human persons
• Jesus taught us that our basic dignity as human persons depends on God who loves us unconditionally and calls us to love in return.
• It is the basis of our fundamental human dignity


  god's love
• Human dignity is naturally associated with a person, as an essential characteristic


  inherent
• Human dignity cannot be transferred away


  inalienable
• Human dignity cannot and must not be violated by all kinds of violations


  inviolable
• our dignity is


  inherent

  inalienable

  inviolable
• Imago Dei: Image of God
• his masterpiece

  special and unique among all other creations Intellect and free will

  God has given us the gift of dignity
• historical beings

  embodied spirits

  conscious beings

  relational beings

  unique yet fundamentally equal
• our past experiences


  historical beings
• bodies & spirituals gifts of free will


  embodied spiritis
• aware of ourselves & outgoing acts


  conscious beings
• no man is an island


  relational beings
• we are all different


  unique yet fundamentally equal
• We are Created in God’s image and likeness
• The Hail Mary is a prayer that is very close to our heart
• It is a wonderful prayer that is based on two important events in the fulfilment of the salvation of humankind
• The announcement of the birth of Jesus by Angel Gabriel


  hail mary full of grace the lord is with you
• The visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth


  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
• The last part, the petition, was added by the Church to encourage the faithful to seek for her intercession
• “shows the way”


  hodigitria
• three traits of mary


  complete trust in god

  obedience

  humility
• who has chosen to give her a different mission – to be the mother of the Savior


  complete trust in god
• obedience to the will of God
• humility as shown in her words, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.
• In proclaiming MARY as the Mother of God, we are proclaiming our faith in Jesus Christ, as human and divine
• yes


  fiat
• Mary was instrumental in the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God
• The doctrine of Mary being the Holy Mother of God


  theotokos
• We do not worship Mary because worship is made to God alone. We simply ask Mary, our mother, to bring us close to her Son, Jesus.
• The gift of Mary as our mother teaches us that we, too, in imitation of her, must humbly respond to God’s plan of love. We too, must follow her discipleship
• 5 forms of prayer

  adoration

  contrition

  thanksgiving

  supplication

  offering
• obtain graces we need

  supplication
• to give him the supreme worship & adoration

  adoration
• ask forgiveness for the sins


  contrition
• thank him for all the blessings we receive

  thanksgiving
• offer our life to him

  offering
• we celebrate mass to do it in memory of christ