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1. TOWARDS A MEANINGFUL
LIFE AS A SENIOR
PASIG CONVENTION CENTER
OCTIBER 6, 2022
LITO TAYAG

2. TOWARDS A MEANINGFUL
LIFE AS A SENIOR
• Autumn is really the
best of the seasons
and I’m not sure that
old age isn’t the best
part of life.
by C. S. Lewis

3. “ Scripture maintains a
very positive vision of the
value of life. Man
remains for ever made
‘in the image of God’
( Gen 1:26), and each
stage of life has its own
beauty and its own tasks.

4. Indeed, in the word of
God, old age is so
highly esteemed that
long life is seen as a
sign of divine favour
(Gen 11:10-32).”
Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul
II to The Elderly, 1999 (para 6)

5. ELDERLY IN THE
BIBLE
….Moses

6. ELDERLY IN THE
BIBLE
…Abraham &
Elizabeth

7. ELDERLY IN THE
BIBLE
…Simeon &
Anna

8. ELDERLY IN THE
BIBLE
…Peter

9. “Thus, … the Bible
present(s) old age as a
‘favorable time’ for
bringing life to its
fulfilment and, in
God's plan for each
person, …

10. … Old age is the
final stage of
human maturity
and a sign of
God's blessing.”
Letter of His Holiness Pope John
Paul II to The Elderly, 1999 (para 8)

11. THE ELDERLY
• October 1,1998
“The Dignity of Older
People and their Mission
in the Church and in the
World” (Pontifical Council
of the Laity)

12. THE ELDERLY
1. Meaning and value of old age
2. The older people in the Bible
3. Older people’s problem are the
problem of all
4. The Church and older people
5. Guidelines for the pastoral care
of older people

13. THE CHURCH AND
THE ELDERLY
“THE ELDERLY ARE A
WEALTH NOT TO BE
IGNORED”
By John Paul 11

14. “The just will flourish like the palm-
tree, and grow like a Lebanon
cedar..., still bearing fruit when they
are old, still full of sap, still green, to
proclaim that the Lord is just.”
(Psalm 92: 13, 15-16)

15. Notwithstanding the complexity of
your problems [marami yan- di
nawawala], and the forces which
gradually wear you down, you are not
and must not consider yourselves
to be on the margins of the life of
our society or community.

16. … passive elements in a world in
excessive motion, but active subjects of
a period in human existence which is
rich in spirituality and humanity. You
still have a mission to fulfil and a
contribution to make”.
As quoted in “The Dignity of Older People and
their Mission in the Church and in the World”,
Pontifical Council of the Laity, 1998

17. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
•Guardians of shared memory
“Elderly people … are the guardians of our
collective memory, and thus the privileged
interpreters of that body of ideals and
common values which support and guide
life in society…

18. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
… To exclude the elderly is in a sense to deny
the past, in which the present is firmly rooted,
in the name of a modernity without memory.
Because of their nature of experience, the elderly
are able to offer young people precious advice
and guidance”
Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to The Elderly, 1999 (para 10)

19. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
•Wisdom sharers
“Do not disregard what older people say, because
they too have learnt from their parents” (Sir 8:9)
“Attend the meetings with older people. Is there
one who is wise? Spend time with him” (Sir 6:34)
… for “wisdom is becoming to the elderly” (Sir
25:5)

20. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
•Catechists and evangelizers
“…older people are irreplaceable apostles,
especially among their own age group, because
no one is more familiar than they with the
problems and the feelings of this phase of life. …

21. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
… No less important is the direct preaching
of the Word of God by one older person to
another, or to the up-and-coming
generations of children and grandchildren.”
“The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in
the World”, Pontifical Council of the Laity, 1998

22. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
” , “Arriving at an older age is to be considered a privilege: not
simply because not everyone has the good fortune to reach this
stage in life, but also, and above all, because this period
provides real possibilities for better evaluating the past, for
knowing and living more deeply the Paschal Mystery, for
becoming an example in the Church for the whole People of
God”.
“The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World”, Pontifical Council
of the Laity, 1998

23. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
•Witnesses of the tradition of faith both
in the Church and society
•Wisdom sharer, Teachers of the lessons
of life
•Workers of charity
Christifideles Laici 1988 (no. 48)

24. •Worker of charity
“… ‘I was hungry and you gave me food, I was
thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and
you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me,
ill and you cared for me, in prison and you
visited me.’…

25. ROLES OF THE ELDERLY
•Worker of charity
Corporal works of mercy (charitable
actions by which we help our neighbors in
their bodily needs)
Spiritual works of mercy (actions to help
our neighbor in their spiritual needs)

26. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

27. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

28. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

29. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

30. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

31. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
GIVE ALMS TO THE POOR

32. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

33. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

34. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

35. SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

36. AREAS OF PARTICIPATION
•Charitable activities
•Apostolate
•Ecclesial associations and movements
•Family life
•Contemplation and prayer

37. “Let us not grow tired of doing
good, for in due time we shall reap
our harvest, if we do not give up. So
then, while we have the opportunity,
let us do good to all, but especially to
those who belong to the family of the
faith.” (Gal 6:9-10)

39. “Well done, my good and faithful servant. ...
Come, share your master’s joy.” (Matt 25:21)

40. Maraming Salamat …..