THE THREE-FOLD MISSION OF JESUS
JESUS
AS PROPHET

CHRISTIAN MESSAGE:
D: As prophet Jesus proclaimed the
Word of God with authority. (CFC 479)
M: Christ commissioned His disciples to carry on His works, to proclaim the
Kingdom of God and we are also called to respond in His call (CFC 741)
W: Jesus taught His disciples how to pray and sent His H.S. to empower them to worship in Spirit and truth CFC
1483

OBJECTIVES:
D: understand the truth of Jesus being a prophet and be able to explain how Jesus proclaimed the Word;
M: realize their being prophets in their own lives; practical ways by which we can be prophets
W: describe the importance of prayer in our lives.

MARK 6:15
“ He is a prophet like any of the prophets ”
3 typical tasks of a prophet:
A.Proclaim the word of
God w/ authority
B.To accompany His words w/ signs and wonders
C.Suffer a martyr’s death

Doing the Message:
• Answer the Activity on page 92 of your book

Assignment:
PROFILE OF MY PARISH PRIEST
Complete Name:_______________________
Date of Birth: _________________________
Date of Ordination to the
Priesthood:________________________
Favorite Bible Passage: ________________
Present Program Priority in the Parish:
____________________________________
*Record in your journal your experience of talking with your parish priest

JESUS AS KING

OBJECTIVES:
D: clarify the concept of a king with Jesus’ own example of kingship;
M: live a life of loving service;
W: praise God as Jesus praises Him.

CHRISTIAN MESSAGE:
D: Jesus is king who serves
M: Jesus as king is the model of loving service.
W: Jesus as king calls us to praise His Father.

“King Canute on the Seashore”

Do you think Canute was a very good King? Why?
 Yes, because he was able to let his officers and courtiers to realize that
God alone is the true
King.
 Yes, King Canute did not allow his power to rule his head.

What did you learn from this true story?
• learned that to be powerful is to acknowledge that God is the only source of power
• learned to be humble like
King Canute.

But what kind of a king is
Jesus? Why did the people of His time not recognize His kingship?
Is he really a king?

leadership that Jesus used as
King.

At the Baptism of
Jesus, the Father anointed Him,

•Jesus is King as He was welcomed by the people in
Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday

Church Teaching:
Second Plenary Council of the Philippines 61

 Jesus used the power the Father has given Him by giving life and building up God’s Kingdom here on earth.
 Jesus used the power the
Father has given Him by becoming a King who serves.

• Jesus is a King who serves, as
He did in the Washing of the disciples’ Feet.
• We share in this kingly mission of Jesus by living a life of loving service.
• All loving service becomes an act of genuine worship of the
Father when done in the spirit of prayer and love.

JESUS AS PRIEST

OBJECTIVES:
D: understand the priesthood of Jesus and how we share in this mission of Him;
M: seek to forgive and reconcile with one another;
W: renew one’s baptism promises

CHRISTIAN MESSAGE:
D: Jesus is uniquely priest by his very being and actions.
M: In sharing Christ’s kingly ministry we are called to forgive and be reconciled with one another.
W: Christ gives the dignity of
Royal Priesthood to the people he has made his own

PROFILE OF MY PARISH PRIEST
Complete
Name:_______________________
Date of Birth:
_________________________
Date of Ordination to the
Priesthood:______________________
__
Favorite Bible Passage:
________________
Present Program Priority in the Parish:
________________________________

Your parish priest and the
Catholic priests through the ages are ordained priests. They are called by
God and receive the sacrament of Holy Orders.

-the priest is called to follow
Jesus
- he is sent to serve in the mission of the
Church

Presbyter
Presider at the Eucharist he is responsible for the pastoral care of the Church and her members he offers the sacrifice of the
Mass.

Hebrews 5:8-10
Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered; and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him, declared by
God as high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

•Jesus is the High
Priest (Heb 3:2; 4:14).
• “He is the unique mediator of the New
Covenant between
God and humankind .
”
(CFC 1954)

•Jesus is divine , therefore, He is not only the spokesman of God.
He is Emmanuel, Godamong-us.
•He is the perfect mediator , for in His being, the perfect union of God and man is fulfilled.

•Jesus fulfills His being High Priest by
His actions. His whole life was an offering to God. His death is the perfect sacrifice and His resurrection brings salvation to us all.

operative in our lives. Thus
mission of Christ is an ongoing call to live a life of sacrifice.

The Church continues to call us to participate in the threefold mission of Jesus as members of the Church , namely, as prophet, king and priest.
Furthermore
PCP II calls us to build the
Church of the Poor as a priestly community.

PCP II gives three dimensions of how we live this communal sharing in
Christ’s priesthood:
1. as a consecration - our commitment to God in everything we do
2.
as mediating God’s plan - our work to transform the world
3. as sacrifice of life together with Christ
- our task to celebrate in the
Eucharist

How are we going to participate in the threefold mission of Jesus as members of the Church?

JESUS AS A PROPHET
Jesus as a prophet spoke of God’s word backed up with deeds of power and life witnessing
In the Holy
Communion we unite with Jesus Christ who brings us into true life

JESUS AS A PROPHET
Christ commissioned His disciples to carry on His works, to proclaim the
Kingdom of God and to respond in
His call

Jesus is uniquely high priest by his very being and actions. (CFC, 1955)
“Christ gives the dignity of a Royal
Priesthood to the people He has made His own…” (Preface, Chrism
Mass)
We offer worship to God in the
Eucharist by receiving the sacraments, and by offering prayers and thanksgiving.

In sharing Christ’s priestly ministry we are called to do good and avoid evil.
(CFC, 1960)

As a King . . .
Jesus is a king who serves
Jesus as king is the model of loving service
.
Jesus as king calls us to praise His Father.