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Prepared by:

Richard G. Pazcoguin UST-IR

Stand firm then, my brothers, to the

TRADITIONS that we taught you, whether byWORD OF MOUTH or by LETTER.

2 Thessalonians 2:15


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Latin tradere - to hand on; to pass

the CONTENT:

that which is being

handed on

the PROCESS:

the manner by which the

content is passed

TRADITION IS THE WHOLE PROCESS BY

WHICH THE CHURCH PRESERVES AND HANDS

ON THE FAITH THROUGH GENERATIONS


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1. THROUGH PREACHING

2. THROUGH TEACHING

3. THROUGH RELIGIOUSSERVICES AND CUSTOMS

4. THROUGH PERSONAL AND

COMMUNAL PRAYERS AND

DEVOTIONS

5. THROUGH SPECIAL DAYS OF

FEAST AND REMEMBRANCE6. THROUGH RELIGIOUS LAWS

AND OBLIGATIONS

7. THROUGH SAYINGS AND

CATCH PHRASES

8. THROUGH STORY TELLING

Fr. Ian Knox C.S.Sp.
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SACRED TRADITION AND SACRED

SCRIPTURES CONSTITUTE THE

DEPOSIT OF DIVINE REVELATION.

Sacred Scriptures originated from Oral Tradition.

Not all of Tradition had been written down, hence theBible, authoritative as it is, does not contain the entirety of

revelation.

Tradition does not stop when it is written down. Rather,

traditions continue in the life of the church.

There are so many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be describedindividually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be

written. John 21:25
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Tradition (capitalized) is the living and lived

faith of the church; traditions are customaryways of doing or expressing matters related

to faith. If tradition cannot be rejected or lost

without essential distortion of the gospel, it is

part of Tradition itself. If tradition is notessential, then it is subject to change or even

to elimination.Richard McBrien

CATHOLICISM, p.66


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These are practices of the Church which areNON-

DOCTRINAL.These may have resulted from the

needs of the church which arose at a particular time

in history. Some of these traditions may have been a

product of the entry of the Church into other

cultures.

EXAMPLES:The Holy Rosary

The Pope recently

added another set of

mysteries: the Luminous

Mysteries

The MANNERof

celebrating the Eucharist

Before the Second Vatican Council,

the priest faced the altar and used

Latin, today , the priest faces the

people and uses the vernacular

Easter Practices

In the Philippines, the

Salubong is part of the

Introductory Rites for

the Easter Morning Mass
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SACRED

TRADITION

SCRIPTURAL

TRADITIONS

APOSTOLOIC

TRADITIONS

TEACHINGS OF

THE MAGISTERIUM
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These are traditions that take their

roots in the HOLY BIBLE. These

practices and beliefs can be

justified by quoting Sacred

Scriptures.EXAMPLES:

The Holy MassThe Authority of the PopeBaptism

Go therefore and make

disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of

the Father and of the Son andof the Holy Spirit Mt. 28:19

I give you the keys to the kingdom

of heaven. Whatever you bind on

earth shall be bound in heaven.

Whatever you loose on earth shall beloosed in heaven. Mt.16:19

For as often as you eat

this bread and drink this

cup, you proclaim the

death of the Lord until hecomes. 1 Cor 11:26
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These are the teachings which theApostles left us, not through

written scripture, but through the

unbroken chain of succession of

Popes, bishops, priests anddeacons. This unbroken chain is

an assurance that the teachings of

the Apostles are preserved intact.

Church teachings that are based onApostolic Traditions are contained in

the Catechism of the Catholic

Church.

And for us Filipinos, we also have the

Catechism for Filipino Catholics.
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Lt.Magister- teacher

MAGISTERIUM- the teaching authority of the

Church. This is exercised by the Pope inmaking solemn definitions, or by Bishops in an

Ecumenical Council like Vatican 2

The teachings of faith are never stagnant. As

time goes by, the Churchs understanding of

her own teachings deepen, leading to the

definition and promulgation of new teachings.

These teachings are new not because they

were just invented. On the contrary, they have

always been part of the ancient teachings of the

church, only that they were not immediately

defined.

IMMACULATE

CONCEPTION

ASSUMPTION OFOUR LADY

Pope Pius IX. 1854

Pope Pius XII, 1950

THE MARIAN

DOGMAS WEREDEFINED BY

VIRTUE OF THE

CHURCHS

MAGISTERIUM

DIVINE

MOTHERHOOD

Council of Ephesus, 431
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We believe in One God, the Father

Almighty, maker of heaven and

earth, of all that is seen and

unseen.

We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God, eternally

begotten of the Father, God from

God, Light from Light, true Godfrom true God, begotten, not made,

one in Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation,

he came down from heaven, by the

power of the Holy Spirit he was

born of the Virgin Mary andbecame man.

For our sake he was crucified underPontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and

was buried. On the third day he rose

again in fulfillment of the Scriptures, he

ascended into heaven and is seated at

the right hand of the Father. He will

come again in glory to judge the living

and the dead, and his kingdom will haveno end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the

giver of life, who proceeds from the

Father and the Son. With the Father and

the Son, he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one, holy, catholic, and

apostolic Church. We acknowledge one

baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We

look forward to the resurrection of the

dead, and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

A SUMMARY OF SACRED TRADITION:

Council of Nicaea, 325


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Richard McBrien

CATHOLICISM

Winston Press, 1980

James O. McDonnel

JUST THE FAQs: WHAT CATHOLICS REALLY BELIEVE

Makati: Word and Life Publications, 1994

Fr. Ian Knox, C.S.Sp.

THEOLOGY FOR TEACHERS

Ottawa:Novalis Press, 1994

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