Lesson 1.2: Who is the Filipino Catholic?

• Hospitable - to serve our guests with the best thing we can offer
• Mangasay - invites people to home and offers them food and drinks.
• Resilient - hold on to our hope and face trials along the way with a smile.
• Hard-Working - a dirt hand produces clean money
• Manyana Habit - procrastination issues
• Study Hard - Driven by our desire to make ends meet, we commonly do the “magsunog ng kilay”
• Other-conscious - the awareness of the self in relation to others; concern with our “Kapwa Pilipino”
• Willing to Sacrifice - to serve our beloved, sometimes, even if our own lives are at stake.
• High-Spirited - strong determination and faith in God
• Two Filipino Saints:

  - San Pedro Calungsod

  - San Lorenzo Ruiz
• San Pedro Calungsod - a saint that is a model of young Filipinos
• San Lorenzo Ruiz - "If I have a thousand lives... I will still give them all to God."
• Essentials of the Faith to the Filipino Catholic of Today

  - Self-Identity

  - Meaning of Life

  - Sufferings in Life

  - Life Commitment

  - World View
• Self-Identity: Family-Oriented

  - supplies a basic sense of belonging, stability and security

  - It is from our families that we Filipinos naturally draw our sense of self-identity
• Jesus, the Santo Niño

  - Jesus is both the Son of God and the Son of Man

  - As Filipinos, we are really fond of seeing children
• Meaning of Life: Meal-Oriented

  - Filipinos consider almost everyone as part of their family (parang pamilya), we are known for being gracious hosts and grateful guests

  - celebrate any and all events with a special meal
• Jesus as Eucharist

  - Jesus is the Bread of Life

  - Filipinos love to go to Church to partake in the banquet of the Lord in the most Holy sacrifice of the mass
• Suffering in Life: Kundiman-Oriented

  - Filipinos are naturally attracted to heroes sacrificing everything for love

  - This acceptance of suffering manifests a deep, positive spiritual value of Filipinos’ will (kalooban).
• Kundiman - a sad Filipino song about wounded love
• Jesus, the Suffering Servant

  - Jesus appears as one of “the least of our brethren”

  - We Filipinos face challenges in life with hope written in the smile in our faces.
• Life Commitment: Bayani-Oriented

  -  Filipinos are natural hero-followers

  - For all our patience and tolerance, we will not accept ultimate failure and defeat
• Jesus Christ, the King

  - Jesus conquers the world by his mission as Prophet, King, and Priest

  - We Filipinos love to serve and help our "kapwa"
• World: Spirit-Oriented

  - We have a deep-seated belief in the supernatural and in all kinds of spirits dwelling in individual persons, places and things

  - Even in today’s world of science and technology, Filipinos continue to invoke the spirits in various undertakings, especially in faith-healings and exorcisms.
• Jesus as Miracle Worker

  - Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to give us new life

  - We Filipinos are deeply devoted to God and always asking for “himala.”