christus vivit Flashcards
meaning of christus vivit
christ is alive
who signed christus vivit? when?
pope francis, march 25, 2019
when was christus vivit published
april 2, 2019
the first pope to address a letter to young people in 1985
pope saint john paul II
the pope who behan the world youth days
pope saint john paul II
addressed to young people and to the entire people of god
christus vivit
Written in response to the Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on young people, faith and vocational discernment, held from 3 to 28 October 2018
christus vivit
synodal process
lineamenta
instrumentum laboris
nuntius
apostolic exhortation
synodal process: outline; points and questions sent from rome to bishops/local church for comments
lineamenta
synodal process: working document; collates the bishops’ inputs for discussion during the synod meetings
instrumentum laboris
synodal process: message; a message to the church received by the pope to communicate the fruits of the synod
nuntius
synodal process: pope writes a post-synodal apostolic exhortation gathering the fruits of the synod for the churches
apostolic exhortation
t/f: 1 in 5 children ages 13-18 have or will have a serious mental illness
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outline of the document: Pope Francis gathers the witness of young people in Scriptures who responded to the Lord’s call in their own way
1 - what does the word of god say to the young people
outline of the document: Jesus does not teach you, young people, from afar or from without, but from within your very youth, a youth he shares with you. It is very important for you to contemplate the young Jesus as presented in the Gospels, for he was truly one of you, and shares many of the features of your young hearts.
2 - jesus ever young
__ gathers the witness of young people in scriptures who responded to the lord’s call in their own way
pope francis
Youth is more than simply a period of time; it is a state of __
mind
outline of the document: We cannot just say that young people are the future of our world. They are its present; even now, they are helping to enrich it.
3 - you are the now of god
three starting points of outline 3
digital environment
migration
combatting abuse
some experiences of young people today
living in a world in crisis
desires hurts and longings
outline of document: god who is love, christ saves you, he is alive, the holy spirit
4 - a great message for all young people
For him, you have __; you are not __.
worth, insignificant
“Trust the memory of God: his memory is not a ‘__’ that ‘saves’ and ‘archives’ all our data. His memory is a heart filled with tender compassion, one that finds joy in ‘deleting’ from us every trace of evil.”
hard disk
Dear young people, “you are __! You are not up
for sale! Please, do not let yourselves be bought.
priceless
Do not let yourselves be seduced. Do not let yourselves be enslaved by forms of __ __ the result that you end up becoming slaves, addicts, failures in life.
ideological colonization
t/f: Because he lives, there can be no doubt that goodness will have the upper hand in your life and that all our struggles will prove worthwhile.
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In these three truths we see God the Father and Jesus
God loves you
Christ is your Saviour
He is alive
The __ fills the heart of the risen Christ and then flows over into your lives
holy spirit
outline of the document: a time of dreams and decisions” filled with “a thirst for life and experience”
5 - paths of youth
He invites us to be __ missionaries wherever we are and in whatever company we find ourselves: in our neighbourhoods, in school or sports or social life, in volunteer service or in the workplace
fearless
outline of the document: A false cult of youth and appearance and a spirituality
without God
6 - young people with roots
Remain close to the __. Listen to their stories, to their
wisdom, and their dreams. Journey together and take risks together
elderly
t/f: If we journey together, young and old, we can be firmly rooted in the present, and from here, revisit the past and look to the future.
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outline of the document: taking a synodal instead of hierarchical approach
7 - youth ministry
involves mutual listening in which everyone has something to learn.
synodal / synodality
two main courses of youth ministry
outreach
growth
outreach/growth: young people only have to be encouraged and given the freedom to be enthused about evangelizing other young people wherever they are to be found.
outreach
outreach/growth: rather than being too concerned with communicating a great deal of doctrine, let us first try to awaken and consolidate the great experiences that sustain the Christian life
growth
when we experience a great __, everything else becomes part of it
who said this
love, romano guardini
to creat home is to create a __
family
t/f: No one can be indifferent or stand apart, since each is a stone needed to build the home.
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3Hs of youth ministry
head
heart
head
This, then, is your great challenge: to respond to the crippling refrains of __ __ with thoughtful and firm decisions, with research, knowledge and sharing.
cultural consumerism
outline of the document: universal call to holiness, universal call to friendship
8 - vocation
The first thing we need to discern and discover is this:
Jesus wants to be a friend to every young person.
t/f: This discernment is the basis of all else
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t/f: Your own personal vocation consist only in the work you do; that is an expression of it.
f (does not consist only)
a path guiding your many efforts and actions towards service to others
vocation
a recognition of why I was made, why I am here on earth, and what the Lord’s plan is for my life
vocation
outline of the document: To discern our personal vocation, we have to realize that it is a calling from a friend, who is Jesus.
9 - discernment
3 kinds of sensitivity
directed to the individual
marked by discernment
ability to perceive what is driving the other person
christ is alive! he is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes __, __, __
young, new, full of life
% of youth with mental health condition
20%
% of youth with mood disorder
11%
% of youth with behavior/conduct disorder
10%
% of youth with anxiety disorder
8%
50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age _ and 75% by age _
14,24
the average delay between onset of symptoms and intervention is
8-10 years
3rd leading cause of death in youth ages 10-24
suicide
t/f: 90% of those who died by suicide had an underlying mental illness
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a moderate significant predictor of symptoms of depression among filipino high school students
social media envy
outline of the document
1 - what does the word of god say to young people
2 - jesus, ever young
3 - you are the “now” of god
4 - a great message for all young people
5 - paths of youth
6 - young people with roots
7 - youth ministry
8 - vocation
9 - discernment
in synodal meetings, __ and other delegates discuss and tackle points that were raised
Bishops
It becomes your vocation because you are called to it; it is something more than merely a __ decision
Pragmatic
