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• Solemnity of Christ the King


  • Direct the heart and mind equally
  • To show that Christ the King is the Lord of time and history
  • The entire creation will be subjected to Christ (cf Col 1:16)
• Feast of Christ the King


  • Celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year
  • Was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925
• Alpha and Omega


  Lord who will come again in glory to renew all things in Him
• St. John of the Cross


  "Evening of life"
• 3 Imminent Occurrences


  • Resurrection of the body & renewal of the universe
  • Second coming of Christ (Parousia)
  • Last judgement
• Twofold Character of Season of Advent


  • Remember with joyful hope Christ's first coming
  • Direct our joyful expectation to Christ's second coming
• Judge and Ruler of the World


  • "he will come again in glory"
  • And judge the living and the dead
• The parable of the ten virgins


  • Preparedness and perseverance
  • The foolish ones are complacent and inconsistent believers
  • The wise disciples match their willingness to be with the lord with their faithfulness to Him
• Maranatha


  • "come, o lord"
  • "the lord is coming"
• Parousia


  "christ has died"
• Signs that precede Lord's return


  • Preaching of the Gospel to the Whole World
  • Conversion of the Jews
  • Falling away from Faith
  • Appearance of the Antichrist
  • Severe Tribulations
• Be watchful! Be alert!


  Mk 13:33-37
• Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness


  Jn 8:12
• St. Teresa of Avila


  • "I die because I do not die" (muero porque no muero)
  • Patron saint of bodily ills, loss of parents
• Therese of Lisieux


  • "I am not dying; I am entering life"
  • Scattered flowers, each flower is a little sacrifice and a little action for God and love
• YouCat 155


  A person who dies does not travel to nowhere but rather goes home into love of God, who created him
• cf Ott, 1974

  The doctrine on the Resurrection of the Body
• Luke 24:36-43


  • The glorified body of Jesus
  • Jesus appears to the disciples
• 1 Cor 15:20


  The firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep
• CCC 1005


  • To rise with Christ, we must die with christ
  • In that "departure" which is the death the soul is separated
• 1 Cor 15:12-14


  The resurrection of the dead
• Resurrection


  Central and essential element of Christian Faith
• CCC 990


  The term "flesh" refers to the man in his state of weakness and mortality
• YouCat 152


  We believe in the resurrection of the dead because Christ rose from the dead
• CCC 997


  • God in his almighty power, will definitively grant incorruptible life to our bodies
  • In death, the separation of the soul from the body, the human body decays
• CCC 998


  All the dead will rise
• CCC 999


  Christ is raised with his own body
• The resurrection of all the dead, of the right and unrighteous will take place before the last judgement
• Jn. 5:28-29


  The hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and will come out
• Tatlong eme


  • To respect the sanctity of our body because it is the temple of the holy spirit
  • To care for it because it is a precious gift of God to us
  • To protect it because it is the same body that Christ will conform to His glorified body
• CCC 1015


  • The flesh is the hinge of salvation
  • The fulfillment of both the creation and the redemption of the flesh
• The existence of heaven is a dogma of faith
• The souls of those who have not committed any sin are promptly taken up into heaven
• Heaven is one of the fundamental teachings of the Gospel, for this is "Good News"
• St. Augustine


  • "we are citizens of this world and citizens of heaven at the same time"
  • "you have made us for yourself, and our heart is heartless until it rests in you"
• The parable of the rich fool


  Avoid materialism—even being rich and having lots of money but no relationship with God, he had nothing
• The story of the rich young man


  Jesus asked the young man what he should do to go to heaven, jesus told him to follow the commandments in a sense
• The Sacred Scriptures describes heaven as


  • Eternal life
  • Your master's joy
  • The crown of life
  • The unfading crown of glory
  • Imperishable Crown
  • The riches of glory
• EVERLASTING LIFE


  • Eternal rest
  • Perpetual light (the life to our definitive home)
• Jn 14:2


  The scripture depicts heaven in images such as the "Father's House"