1. OBJECTIVES
SCRIPTURAL TEXT
EXPOSITION
SUMMARY
Human persons are willed by God; they are
TAKE THE CHALLENGE imprinted with God's image. Their dignity does
not come from the work they do, but from the
persons they are.
REFLECTION
Centessimus Annus, 11

2. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students
are able to:
1. define human dignity
2. distinguish between having and being
3. enumerate 4 elements that give a
person dignity

3. Psalm 8
You formed my inmost being;
you knit me in my mother's womb.
I praise you, so wonderfully you made me;
wonderful are your works!
My very self you knew;
my bones were not hidden from you,
When I was being made in secret,
fashioned as in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes foresaw my actions;
in your book all are written down;
my days were shaped, before one came to be.

4. Hmmm . . .
Does someone
who works as a
prostitute lose his
or her dignity?

5. What is the basis of DIGNITY?

6. HAVING vs. Being
• Measured by what I have
• Attitude is to accumulate or
possess
• Everything is based on utility
• Believes in the gospel of
secularism

7. Having vs. BEING
• Characterized by who I am
• Attitude is to develop one’s
potentials
• Everything is based on self-
actualization
• Professes the gospel of the
Kingdom

8. The natural worth of a person as a
creature formed in the image and
likeness of God
The dignity of the human person is
inviolable and inalienable…

10. This is the basis for the equality of all,
regardless of creed, race, sex, age, color
It can never be taken away but may
either be enhanced or diminished

11. The basic truth about the person
• Created by God out of love
• Created in the image and likeness of God
• Gifted with freedom
• Redeemed by Christ

12. Created out of love. . .
• God’s love is his free choice,
thus it is never merited
• The person becomes
valuable (“mahal”) because
of this love

13. Image and likeness of God. . .
• The person shares in God’s
rationality and creativity
• These traits are exercised
when people perform their
duty as co-creators and
stewards

14. Gifted with freedom. . .
• Person has capacity to
determine his or her life
• Exercise of freedom is
perfected in self-actualization

15. Redeemed by Christ. . .
• Jesus’ Incarnation united himself
with each person (GS, 22)

16. Redeemed by Christ. . .
• His Public Ministry showed God’s solidarity
with his people
“PAKIKIRAMAY” ng Diyos sa tao

17. Redeemed by Christ. . .
• On the cross, Christ showed that
Each person is worth saving
He is one with us in our sufferings

18. Think critically:
• Is respect something that
you earn or demand from
others?

19. The person is created in the
image and likeness of God
CAUSE:
PURPOSE:
To achieve one’s self-actualization
References

21. References:
Illustrations by Kenneth Camaro
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