1. The Church: Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic (pp. 61-123)
Section 2
The Church: Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic (pp )

2. The Church Is Holy (pp. 79-96)
Section 2, Part 2
The Church Is Holy (pp )

3. Introduction (p. 79)
How is the Church distinct from other organizations who do good works
Eyes of faith reveal:
Human and divine; Created by God
Instrument of salvation; Holy Spirit dwells in her
Holiness is real but imperfect until the end of time
Dependent on God’s grace; Church through members can respond to grow
The saints, especially Mary, are models and intercessors for us
5 Articles
(A. 20) – Why is the Church Holy
(A. 21) – The Church Makes us Holy through God’s Grace
(A. 22) – The Communion of Saints
(A. 23) – The Saints: Models and Intercessors
(A. 24) – Mary: Perfect Model of Holiness

4. Article 20: Why is the Church Holy? (pp. 80-83)
Apparent problem of Church’s holiness
Solutions
Two natures of the Church
Visible elements of holiness
Invisible elements of holiness
Mission always carried on by the divine/invisible perfect Bride of Christ
Analogy of a tapestry
Gifts of salvation
What
Freedom to choose to take advantage of or not
Call to holiness
Who, where, when, to what?
Real and present, but imperfect and future

5. A. 20: Why is the Church Holy continued (pp. 80-83)
Solutions continued
Holiness and sinners
Parable of weeds and wheat on social and individual level
Analogy of the Church as a doctor
Our twofold response—Repentance and Conversion (second)
Practical steps toward conversion and against peer pressure (p. 81)
Prayer and reflection
Choose friends
Guard your senses
Church history: closer look at the visible elements of holiness (p. 83)
Health care—hospitals (624)
Education/knowledge—monasteries and schools
Arts--patrons

6. Homework
p. 96; 1-2
Read pp (AA ) in the e-book for discussion tomorrow
Looking ahead: 2.2 Quiz & Homework Thursday

7. Article 21: The Church Makes Us Holy through God’s Grace (p. 84-86)
“Be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt. 5)
Possible or crazy
Perfect in holiness not without fault
Holiness = grace + human effort (conscious/intentional not automatic)
Grace
Natural or supernatural?
Effects of?
What comes first, grace or nature/freedom?
Sanctifying—is habitual but can be lost through mortal sin
Actual (virtue or vice)
Sacramental
Charisms (vocational graces of state)
JPII’s Purification of Memories
Grace is stronger than sin but needs a kick start

8. Ken Yasinski: All is Grace

9. Article 22: The Communion of Saints (p. 87-89)
Latin “sancti” & “sancta”
Communion of holy people = 1 Church
Church Triumphant
Church Suffering (Purgatory)
Church Militant
Communion of holy things
Sacraments (esp. Eucharist)
Sacramentals
Communion is always being built up or destroyed—love or hate
Holy Spirit breaks down boundaries to unite people through things
Spiritual benefit of modeling and intercession (tomorrow)
Make the prayers of the saints our own—Catherine of Siena
Mass as an example for daily life

10. Pope Franics: Communion of the Saints

11. The Word Exposed: Communion of Saints

12. Homework
p. 96; 3-6
Read pp (AA ) in the e-book for discussion tomorrow
Looking ahead: 2.2 Quiz & Homework Thursday

13. A. 23: The Saints: Models & Intercessors (p. 89-92)
Canonized saints vs. holy ones of the Church
Cardinal Jose Martins
Models of holiness esp. amidst difficulties
Sts. Athanasius, Kolbe, etc…
Intercessors
Veneration, not worship
Direct line? Then why?
Patronage, feast days, and examples—Anthony, Blasé, Teresa,… = shows humanity
Saints in the liturgical year
Jesus and Mary first, then others—living Paschal Mystery—why?
Basis in Scripture and Tradition for hope in connection
Revelation, Theresa, Dominic, …
Your connection to the saints?
Baptismal names, confirmation, general attraction, family history, residence, …
St. Aloysius Gonzaga

14. Catholic Answers: Intercession of the Saints

15. Busted Halo: You Don’t Know Jack: Saints

16. A. 24: Mary: Perfect Model of Holiness (pp. 92-96)
Why is Mary a perfect model of holiness?
Role of her individual life in the plan of redemption
Goal of every serious Christian—here and then
Mary as a namesake but not Jesus?
“Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum” (Lk. 1: 38)
Perpetual yes to the cross and beyond—docility = essence of XTN
Theotokos or Christotokos?
Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity
Assumption/Dormition
Mother of the Church and our mother in the order of grace (co-redeemer, mediator, advocate)
Evidence from Scripture and Tradition—Acts, Irenaeus, Jerome, …
Mary: The New Eve

17. Ken Yasinski: On Mary Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGgL49-Zh74

18. Catholic Answers: Tim Staples: Praying to Mary

19. Homework
p. 96; 7-10
Study for the 2.2 Quiz (AA ; pp ) tomorrow
Make sure the 2.2 Homework (p. 96; 1-10) is ready to turn in tomorrow