1. WORD MADE FLESH This is our Faith Senior Phase S5

2. What are we trying to do? In this unit we will:  Explore the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, and reflect upon how this affects knowledge, understanding and belief in God  Develop our knowledge of Jesus as our Saviour  Explore and reflect upon the Sacraments as encounters with Jesus  Study and reflect upon scripture and prayer  Describe how the Mass is Christ’s sacrifice, anticipating the feast of heaven

3. Section 1 – The Creed and the Trinity By the end of this section:  I will have studied the Nicene Creed  I will have analysed its statements of faith, and how these help our understanding of the nature of God  I will have considered the nature of the Holy Trinity I’ll know I’ve done this because:  I will have revised my prior learning on the Creed  I will have marked out different areas of belief and made summary statements on these  I will have reflected and given feedback upon the Trinity

4. “I believe in One God...” What can you remember about the Creed?

5. You will be given a sheet with the Nicene Creed on it. Working in pairs: Using highlighters, split the prayer to show sections:  which say what Catholics believe about God the Father;  which say what Catholics believe about God the Son;  which say what Catholics believe about God the Holy Spirit  which say what Catholics believe about the Catholic Church  which allow the faithful to give their assent to this statement of belief

6. “I believe in One God...” Still in your pairs... You have now identified the sections that look at  God the Father  God the Son  God the Holy Spirit Using your sheet, select two statements from each of these sections and explain their meaning and significance in how they help us to understand the nature of God. Which statement do you think is the most important? Why? BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS

7. Trinity: Getting Our Heads Around the Mystery...

9. “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit...” IS IS NOT GOD Father SonSpirit

10. Section 2 – “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

11. By the end of this section:  I will have developed my knowledge of Jesus as our Saviour I’ll know I’ve done this because:  I will have used my knowledge of the Creed to help me explore teaching and belief on the nature of Jesus  I will have analysed various titles given to Jesus and reflected upon what these tell us about Him  I will have looked at how these are supported by Scripture

12. What’s in a name?

13. Remember this? I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. On your Creed sheet, underline the words from this sentence which are titles of Jesus. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.

14. What’s in a name?  Lord  Jesus  Christ  Only Begotten Son of God If we are talking about one person, Jesus, the second person of the Holy Trinity, then why do we have so many names for Him? Each of these names remind us of a different element of Catholic faith in the nature and person of Jesus. Think; pair; share... Look at these names. What do you think each of them tell us about the nature of Jesus? Take a moment to think, then share your ideas with those around you. Be ready to feed back your answers to the class.

15. For example... The title “Saviour” (I) “ Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you ; he is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 The word “Saviour” comes from the Latin word “salvator” and from the Greek “soter”, meaning “one who saves, or preserves”.  Who does Jesus save? “...we have put our trust in the living God, and He is the Saviour of the whole human race but particularly of all believers...” 1Tim 4:10 This tells us that the salvation offered through Jesus is open to everyone, and that we ourselves play an active role in that by choosing to be followers of Jesus.

16. For example... The title “Saviour” (II)  What does Jesus save us from ? “... he is the one who is to save His people from their sins.” Mt 1:21 We learn from this title that living in relationship with Jesus means that we are saved from the harmful effects of sin.  What does Jesus save us for ? “...but now has been revealed by the Appearing of our saviour Christ Jesus. He abolished death and he has proclaimed life and immortality through the Good News...” 2Tim 1:10 Here we see that the life, death and resurrection of Jesus secures eternal life for us, and is the ultimate revelation of God’s love and purpose for us.

21. Section 3: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us... “

22. By the end of this section: I will have reflected further on the divine and human natures of Jesus as the Second person of the Trinity I will have explored the understanding of the Sacraments, and particularly the Eucharist, as encounters with Jesus I’ll know I’ve done this because I will have studied and discussed in some detail the words of Pope John Paul II in “The Word Was Made Flesh and Dwelt Among Us” I will have revisited and built upon prior learning on the Last Supper and the Eucharist I will have had the opportunity to pray and reflect upon the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

23. Section 3: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us... “ Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day, 2000 “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

24. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

25. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

26. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

27. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

28. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

29. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

30. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

31. Let’s look at this in more detail... “ What distinguishes the Christian faith from all other religions is the certainty that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity who came into the world... Jesus of Nazareth is God with us, Emmanuel: he who knows Him knows God, he who sees Him sees God, he who follows Him follows God, he who unites himself with Him unites himself with God. In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.”

32. “I will be with you...” “In Jesus, born in Bethlehem, God embraces the human condition, making himself accessible, establishing a covenant with mankind.” What do we mean by “covenant”?

33. “I will be with you...” Recognise this? In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: “Take this, all of you, and drink from it: for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant; which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.” Last Supper

34. Last Supper : What does it mean? “Where I am going you cannot follow me. But you won’t be alone: I will be with you.” “Without you, how can we find God?” “Not without me, Philip, but through me.” “The man who has seen me has seen God.” “This will be a sacrament; when I am gone, this is how you bring me back among you.”

35. “Christ now acts through the sacraments he instituted to communicate his grace.” In the clip from The Passion, and in the Last Supper narratives in the Gospels, we have seen how Jesus tries to explain to the Apostles and His followers how He could still be with them even when He was no longer physically present. For Catholics, He does this through the sacraments, in which we encounter Jesus in a very direct and personal way. Catholics believe in Real Presence: that, in the Holy Eucharist, Jesus is literally and wholly present - body and blood, soul and divinity - under the appearances of bread and wine. Thus, for Catholics, Jesus is truly present – Word made Flesh – in the Eucharist.

36. "God dwells in our midst, in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.“ St Maximilian Kolbe Catholics believe that in Jesus, the Word made flesh, we have the ultimate revelation of God, and that God sent us His Son:  To save us by reconciling us with God  So that, through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we might see and know God’s love for us  To serve as a model of holiness for us  So that we can be “partakers in the Divine nature”; in other words, through God’s grace, we are not just forgiven sinners, governed by our human nature, but the Children of God.

37. "The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth.” Mother Teresa

38. The Resurrection: Previous Learning In S3, you explored the key events of the resurrection of Jesus and why these events are significant to Christians today.  What do you know/remember about the resurrection of Jesus?  Why are these events important to Christians?

39. The Resurrection In this section, we will look at the resurrection as:  an historical and transcendent event (CCC 639)  a work of the Trinity (CCC 648)  Confirmation of all of Christ’s works and teachings (CCC 651)

40. How were events communicated?

41. Group/Paired activity 1. In pairs or groups you will be given a worksheet. This will contain a paragraph from the Catechism that talks about the resurrection, references to scripture that you will need a Bible or a phone to access and space for your own notes on both of these.

42. What does the resurrection mean to me? “The event of Christ’s death and Resurrection [is] the heart of Christianity, principle fulcrum of our faith, powerful lever of our certainty, impetuous wind that sweeps away every fear and indecision, every doubt and human calculation.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI “And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.” St Augustine