BC2 Assignments 18 Apr 2021 – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Latin Word(s) of the Week: spiritus (SPEE-ree-toos) – spirit, soul. Although this word indeed means “spirit” it also means breath, and life itself. It’s very fitting, is it not? Without breath we cannot live. Without the grace of the Holy Ghost, we do not live either. We can see the derivatives of this word (and this family of words) very clearly in English, starting with the cognate (a word that sounds the same in another language) “spirit.” And how about “respire” or “respiration” — these words which refer to our breathing come from this Latin word. Inspiration? Same word.

Bible Reading: John 15:26

Classwork: Those of you who were in class last week did well on the Lessons 1-8 oral quiz. I hope that taking that quiz reminds us that we have much to do. No one got everything right; none of us full of knowledge and wisdom or without imperfections. We must all be “…perfect, as also [our] Heavenly Father is perfect.” according to the words of Our Lord. (Matthew 5:48)

Today we will begin Lesson 9 – The Holy Ghost and Grace. It’s Fitting after we have covered the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity (Our Lord) in detail, that we move on to the Third Person – the Holy Ghost.

“…I believe in the Holy Ghost…”

The Purpose of Man’s Existence -> God and His Perfections -> The Unity and Trinity of God -> Creation and the Angels -> Creation and the Fall of Man -> Actual Sin -> The Incarnation -> The Redemption -> The Holy Ghost and Grace

Homework: Did you all set aside 15 minutes every day to read the catechism? No? If not, commit to doing so this week. Commit to doing so today. We are obligated to know God if are to love and serve Him. Study Lesson 9.