3rd QE CLE

• Matrimony- came from the Latin word “matrimonium”
•   matrem or mater- “mother”
• monium - action
• • Matrimony is the sacrament by which a man and a woman unite themselves before God to found a Christian Family.
• Matrimony is a public statement of a man and a woman that they entered a relationship of deep and lasting LOVE in which they hope to foster their own personal fulfillment and bring up a new life to responsible adulthood.
• family came from the Latin word familia meaning “family servants, or the   household servants”
• famulus - meaning servant
• covenant relationship - His statement affirms the truth that the family is the foundation of a just and loving world
• Family is also known as Domestic Church
• domus - house 
• ecclesia- assembly of the people of God
• • Family is the “first school of discipleship.” 
• • Familyis the basic unit of society (Sociology)
• • Through the formation and education we receive in our families, we become aware of our social responsibilities. 
• the fourth commandment means to respect family
• it is the duty of parents to provide the education of their children (both secular and religious)
• the duty of the children is to owe special respect to their parents for the gift of life.
• it is the duties of civil authorities to respect the fundamental rights of the persons whom they serve
• it is the duty of citizens to recognize their superiors as representatives of God
• in the fourth commandment, the prohibitions are: disrespect, unkindness, disobedience, neglect to assist our parents spiritual and temporal needs
• the fifth commandment means to respect life and bodily integrity
• Murder - the voluntary and unjust killing of a being.
• Direct or Intentional Killing is gravely sinful.
• Indirect or Unintentional Killing - is morally imputable
• Abortion - removal of embryo or fetus from the uterus to end the pregnancy.
• • Miscarriage is not sinful if unintentional
• • Therapeutic Abortion is morally permissible.
• Suicide - came from the Latin word “sui” of oneself and “cidium” a killing
• Death Penalty or Capital Punishment is the punishment of death for committing a heinous crime.
• euthanasia - the act of killing a person who is suffering from a terminal illness
• substance abuse - the excessive use of a substance that can lead to physical or psychological dependence
• the human body is not an object to be abused but a “Temple of the Holy Spirit”
• War - intentional destruction of human life.
• • Scandal - an attitude or behavior that leads others to do evil.
• • Anoint- came from the Latin word “ungere” meaning smear with oil.
• oil - symbolizes healing from illness, cleansing from sin, and consecration to God.
• the sign of the cross - reminds Catholics that their salvation comes through the cross of Jesus Christ and that they are called to unite their sufferings to those of Jesus.
• forehead - the anointing on the forehead symbolizes the need to know Christ and follow him.
• hands - the sick people are reminded that they must turn all their activities over to Christ.
• laying on of hands - comforts the sick person but also symbolizes the power of God entering the sick person through the mediation of the priest or the bishop.