S E C T I O N A : O u r S e a r c h f o r M e a ni n g a n d B el o n gi n g Act s of w or s hi p
I n e a c h of t h e r eli gi o u s t r a diti o n s, m e m b e r s e n g a g e i n w o r s hi p. Y o u c a n w o r s hi p G o d i n t w o w a y s: • •
I n p ri v a t e , i. e. b y p r a yi n g o r m e dit ati n g o n y o u r o w n.
I n p u bli c , i. e. b y t a ki n g p a rt i n a rit u al o r g oi n g o n a pil g ri m a g e wit h ot h e r s.
P u bli c a ct s of w o r s hi p u s u all y t a k e pl a c e i n a b uil di n g h el d b y t h e r eli gi o u s c o m m u nit y. F o r C h ri sti a n s t hi s i s a c h u r c h, f o r Hi n d u s a m a n di r, f o r J e w s a s y n a g o g u e, f o r B u d d hi st s a t e m pl e a n d f o r M u sli m s a m o s q u e. W e will e x pl o r e e a c h s p a c e i n m o r e d e pt h i n U ni t 1 0. W h a t i s a s a c r e d s p a c e ?
P u blic a n d pri v at e w or s hi p i n t h e C at h olic f ait h
M a n y f o r m s of p o p ul a r e nt e rt ai n m e nt, s u c h a s ci n e m a a n d t el e vi si o n, si m pl y a s k u s t o sit b a c k, r el a x a n d e nj o y t h e e x p e ri e n c e. T h e y m a k e n o d e m a n d s o n u s. T h e y a s k u s t o b e p a s si v e . R eli gi o u s rit u al s a r e diff e r e nt. T h e y a s k u s t o b e a c ti v e . T h e y w a nt u s t o p a r ti ci p a t e i n t h e m.
P u bli c w o rs hi p – M a s s T h e M a s s
(i. e. t h e S a c r a m e nt of t h e
E u c h a ri st) i s at t h e c e nt r e of t h e lif e of C at h oli c b eli e v e r s. O nl y a bi s h o p o r a p ri e st c a n p r e si d e at (i. e.
l e a d)
t h e M a s s. H o w e v e r, t h e M a s s i s a c o m m u n al a ct of w o r s hi p. T hi s m e a n s t h at w h e n C at h oli c s g at h e r i n t h e n a m e of J e s u s C h ri st, t h e y all s h a r e i n t h e c el e b r ati o n of t h e E u c h a ri st. A s m e m b e r s of
t h e l ai t y (i. e. n o n -
o r d ai n e d p e o pl e), t h o s e g at h e r e d a r e a s k e d t o t a k e a n a cti v e r ol e i n t h e M a s s. T h e y c a n d o t hi s i n t h e f oll o wi n g w a y s:
1. Li s t e ni n g: If y o u r e s p e ct s o m e o n e, y o u s h o w t hi s b y p a yi n g att e nti o n w h e n h e o r s h e i s t al ki n g t o y o u. T hi s ki n d of a cti v e li st e ni n g i s a n e s s e nti al p a rt of a n y r el ati o n s hi p b et w e e n p e o pl e w h o c a r e f o r o n e a n ot h e r. C at h oli c s a r e e x p e ct e d t o p a y att e nti o n t o t h e r e a di n g s at M a s s. N ot o nl y o ut of c o u rt e s y t o t h e p e r s o n s p e a ki n g, b ut t o s h o w r e s p e ct f o r t h e s o u r c e of t h e s e r e a di n g s, n a m el y G o d. T h e y a r e a s k e d t o u s e t h ei r i m a gi n ati o n s t o b ri n g t h e Bi bl e st o ri e s t o lif e. F o r e x a m pl e, C at h oli c s t r y t o pi ct u r e w h at it w o ul d h a v e b e e n li k e t o wit n e s s s o m e i m p o rt a nt e v e nt i n t h e lif e of J e s u s. T h e y c a n r e ti e ct o n t h e m e a ni n g of a r e a di n g a n d t hi n k a b o ut h o w t h e m e s s a g e c a n b e a p pli e d t o lif e t o d a y.
4 7 T HI N K A B O U T ...
K E Y C O N C E P T W or s hi p
C H E is a ny acti o n
t h at s h o ws: • Yo u h av e f ait h i n G o d. • Yo u r ec o g nis e t h at t h er e is n o o n e gr e at er t h a n G o d.
• Yo u w a nt t o giv e t h a nks a n d pr ais e t o G o d.
T HI N K A B O U T ... K E Y C O N C E P T
To p artici p at e i n w or s hi p m e a ns t o pl ay a n activ e r ol e i n it.
D E B AT E C H E D E B AT E
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