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==Learning Outcomes==
 
==Learning Outcomes==
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===[[Consecration of the Building of the Church]]===
 
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* G11.LO29 - Consider how the consecrated Church is a set apart place with the special presence of God for the faithful to commune and pray.
 
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* G11.LO30 - Discuss how the worshiping community thus becomes the temple of God and gets renewed in truth, righteousness and love.
 
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* G11.LO31 - Consider the significance of the consecration of the Church in connection with other mysteries.
 
 
===[[Blessing of the Home]]===
 
===[[Blessing of the Home]]===
 
* G11.LO32 - Evaluate the restoration of Zacchaeus into the Sonship through the presence of Jesus in his home.  
 
* G11.LO32 - Evaluate the restoration of Zacchaeus into the Sonship through the presence of Jesus in his home.  
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==Textbook Lesson==
 
==Textbook Lesson==
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* [Lesson 8 Textbook PDF] --> Coming soon!
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* USA & Canada: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a62RYDA0HBkpss7ILzNiIfi4SZ5yZ0Fd/view?usp=drive_link Lesson 8 Textbook PDF]
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* UEA: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sojNpDH8AGWHmprg8jdGZXwLp0iVAPa/view?usp=drive_link Lesson 8 Textbook PDF]
  
 
===Expanding Thoughts on Lesson===
 
===Expanding Thoughts on Lesson===
 
* '''Individuals as the Temple of God'''
 
* '''Individuals as the Temple of God'''
 
** "In spiritual subjugation, i.e. in absolute obedience to Christ, one finds limitless freedom." - Alexander Dostoyevsky in “The Brothers Karamzov”
 
** "In spiritual subjugation, i.e. in absolute obedience to Christ, one finds limitless freedom." - Alexander Dostoyevsky in “The Brothers Karamzov”
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** “In freeing the soul from the world’s onerous influence, it allows the soul to breathe freely and to taste the sweetness of spiritual freedom.” - St. Theophan the Recluse in “The Path to Salvation”
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** “In freeing the soul from the world’s onerous influence, it allows the soul to breathe freely and to taste the sweetness of spiritual freedom. Walking into church we walk into a completely different world, are influenced by it, and change according to it.” - St. Theophan the Recluse in “The Path to Salvation”
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* '''The Church as the Temple of the Spirit'''
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** The Church is catholic (Gk. universal). St. Justin Popovich describes each member of the Church as a living god-like cell who by being members of this holy body, experiences the fullness of being in god-like dimensions and the foretaste of unity with God. He compares this catholicity or universality to thunder that resounds through each of these tiny cells that represent each of us, but more importantly the apostles and the holy fathers.
  
 
===Lesson Resources===
 
===Lesson Resources===

Latest revision as of 08:13, 5 April 2025


Grade 11 Lesson 8: Temple Of the Spirit

Learning Outcomes

Blessing of the Home

  • G11.LO32 - Evaluate the restoration of Zacchaeus into the Sonship through the presence of Jesus in his home.
  • G11.LO33 - Consider the importance of repentance along with the blessing of the home.
  • G11.LO34 - Connect the remembrance of the Old Testament fathers to the blessing of the home.
  • G11.LO35 - Discuss what all is needed to do a Blessing of the Home.

Textbook Lesson

Expanding Thoughts on Lesson

  • Individuals as the Temple of God
    • "In spiritual subjugation, i.e. in absolute obedience to Christ, one finds limitless freedom." - Alexander Dostoyevsky in “The Brothers Karamzov”
    • “In freeing the soul from the world’s onerous influence, it allows the soul to breathe freely and to taste the sweetness of spiritual freedom. Walking into church we walk into a completely different world, are influenced by it, and change according to it.” - St. Theophan the Recluse in “The Path to Salvation”
  • The Church as the Temple of the Spirit
    • The Church is catholic (Gk. universal). St. Justin Popovich describes each member of the Church as a living god-like cell who by being members of this holy body, experiences the fullness of being in god-like dimensions and the foretaste of unity with God. He compares this catholicity or universality to thunder that resounds through each of these tiny cells that represent each of us, but more importantly the apostles and the holy fathers.

Lesson Resources

Connecting Materials