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DR RUTH AFUNWA
INTERIOR PIETY
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Point 1674 - 1679
INTERIOR PIETY
• Reverence for God or devout
fulfillment of religious obligations
• The quality or state of being pious :
saintly piety . dutiful respect or
regard for parents, homeland, etc
INTERIOR PIETY
• The gift of Piety is the teacher of divine
filiation
• We call him Father
• We can have a confident dialogue with God
• It helps us to see others as God sees them
• Interior piety is an expression of our interior life.
• What is interior life?
Interior life is a life which seeks God in everything,
a life of prayer and the practice of living in the
presence of God.
Interior piety focuses on relationship with God
(internal conversations) and not just external
actions.
Examples of external expressions
of piety
• Attending Mass
• Praying the rosary
• Angelus
• Members of religious associations
• Wearing of medals and sacramentals etc
LIFE OF SAINTS MARTHA, MARY AND
LAZARUS
• Feast day is July 29th
• The story of Mary and Martha takes
place in Luke 10:38-42 and John
12:2.
St. Martha
Martha was active, enterprising, careful, and given
to exterior things.
She represents the active life.
Jesus teaches her to place those things which
directly regard God and eternity above exterior
works
St. Lazarus
• He was said to have become a bishop (first Bishop
of Kition ) on the island (Cyprus) and died there
peacefully 30 years later.
• He represents the supernatural life
St Mary
Mary became engrossed in all Jesus had to say.
She sat at his feet, listening attentively.
She represents the contemplative life
• The active life is the life of every day work/
physical activity
• The supernatural life is a life of prayer and
fellowship with God
• The contemplative life is a life of God’s grace
at work (the miraculous)
• Our lives should be a reflection of all three
lives
• Prayer, work and abandonment in God’s grace
• Prayer, work and God’s grace are a true
reflection of a life of interior piety.
Grace
Prayer Work
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INTERIOR PIETY.pptx

  • 1. DR RUTH AFUNWA INTERIOR PIETY CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Point 1674 - 1679
  • 2. INTERIOR PIETY • Reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations • The quality or state of being pious : saintly piety . dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc
  • 3. INTERIOR PIETY • The gift of Piety is the teacher of divine filiation • We call him Father • We can have a confident dialogue with God • It helps us to see others as God sees them
  • 4. • Interior piety is an expression of our interior life. • What is interior life? Interior life is a life which seeks God in everything, a life of prayer and the practice of living in the presence of God. Interior piety focuses on relationship with God (internal conversations) and not just external actions.
  • 5. Examples of external expressions of piety • Attending Mass • Praying the rosary • Angelus • Members of religious associations • Wearing of medals and sacramentals etc
  • 6. LIFE OF SAINTS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS • Feast day is July 29th • The story of Mary and Martha takes place in Luke 10:38-42 and John 12:2.
  • 7. St. Martha Martha was active, enterprising, careful, and given to exterior things. She represents the active life. Jesus teaches her to place those things which directly regard God and eternity above exterior works St. Lazarus • He was said to have become a bishop (first Bishop of Kition ) on the island (Cyprus) and died there peacefully 30 years later. • He represents the supernatural life
  • 8. St Mary Mary became engrossed in all Jesus had to say. She sat at his feet, listening attentively. She represents the contemplative life
  • 9. • The active life is the life of every day work/ physical activity • The supernatural life is a life of prayer and fellowship with God • The contemplative life is a life of God’s grace at work (the miraculous)
  • 10. • Our lives should be a reflection of all three lives • Prayer, work and abandonment in God’s grace • Prayer, work and God’s grace are a true reflection of a life of interior piety.