Bro. Joemer AragonCatechist

What is the purpose of my life?

What is the purpose of my life?

What is the purpose of my life?

Is it to be wealthy?Is it to be wealthy?

Suicide rates

Japan 26 per 100,000

Switzerland 28 per 100,000

Philippines 2 per 100,000

The meaning and purpose of my l ife (SPEX. 23) (Paraphrased by Fr. David L. Fleming, S. J.  Jesuit

Spirituality) 

IDENTITY God created us and gave us life that we may be happy.

GOAL The goal of our life is to praise, serve and love God and to live with Him forever, Our response of love allow us to be truly happy and allows God's life to flow into us without limit.

MEANS Everything in this world is gift of God, given to us so that we can know God more easily and allows us to return His love more readily.

ATTITUDE Therefore, we must use all these gifts of God in such a way that they help us to be loving personsand detach from them when they hinder us from God.

NORM We must not let any of these gifts become the center of our lives and displace God and so hinder our growth toward our goal.

EVERYTHING I DO

“human beings are created...”

We are creatures.

We rememberwhen we were gravely ill, when we had an accident,when we were in danger of

deathour moments of failure,

We are creatures, utterly vulnerable, limited, dependent, helpless and mortal.

Who should be the purpose and meaning of my life, me or God?

Isn’t God like a self ish person who uses me for Himself?

HOW BIG ARE YOU?

HOW BIG ARE YOU?

HOW BIG ARE YOU?

HOW BIG ARE YOU?

ANTARES IS THE 15TH BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY.

IT IS MORE THAN 1000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.

NOW HOW BIG ARE YOU?

PSALM 8

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens….

When I look at your heavens, the work of your f ingers, the moon and the stars that you have established;

What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

Yet you have made them a l i t t le lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.

You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, al l sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the f ield, the birds of the air, and the f ish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

SOLAR SYSTEM OF MYLIFE

Teaching of Scripture and Vatican of II:Teaching of Scripture and Vatican of II:our whole lives is our spiritual sacrifice to Godour whole lives is our spiritual sacrifice to God

1 Pet. 2:51 Pet. 2:5““ l ike l iving stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to l ike l iving stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to

be a holy priesthood, to offer spir itual sacrif ices acceptable to be a holy priesthood, to offer spir itual sacrif ices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ”God through Jesus Christ”

Lumen Gentium 34Lumen Gentium 34““ Hence the laity, dedicated as they are to Christ and anointed by Hence the laity, dedicated as they are to Christ and anointed by

the Holy Spirit , are marvelously called and prepared so that the Holy Spirit , are marvelously called and prepared so that even richer fruits of the Spirit may be produced in them. even richer fruits of the Spirit may be produced in them.

For all their works, prayers and apostolic undertakings, family and For all their works, prayers and apostolic undertakings, family and married l i fe, daily work, relaxation of mind and body, if they are married l i fe, daily work, relaxation of mind and body, if they are accomplished in the Spirit—indeed even the hardships of l i fe if accomplished in the Spirit—indeed even the hardships of l i fe if patiently borne—all these become spir itual sacrif ices patiently borne—all these become spir itual sacrif ices acceptable to God through Jesus Christacceptable to God through Jesus Christ (cf. 1 Pet. 2:5). (cf. 1 Pet. 2:5).

In the celebration of the Eucharist these may most f i t t ingly be In the celebration of the Eucharist these may most f i t t ingly be offered to the Father along with the body of the Lord. And so, offered to the Father along with the body of the Lord. And so, worshipping everywhere by their holy actions, the laity worshipping everywhere by their holy actions, the laity consecrate the world itself to Godconsecrate the world itself to God .” .”

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