MODULE 2:
MOTHER IGNACIA,
OUR MODEL AND
INSPIRATION
Lesson 3
MOTHER IGNACIA’S LIFE OF SERVICE
INTRODUCTION
Prayer: OTHERS
(By Jaime Cardinal Sin)
Lord, help me to live day to day
In such a self-forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray,
My prayers shall be for “OTHERS”
Help me in all the work I do
Ever to be sincere and true,
And know that all I do for you
Must be done for “OTHERS”
Let self be crucified and slain
And buried deep and all in vain
Its efforts be to rise again, unless to live
for “OTHERS”
And when my work on earth is done
And my new work in heaven begun
May I forget the crown I’ve won
While thinking still for “OTHERS”
“Others, Lord, yes, “Others, “
Let this my motto be
Help me to live for “others”
For then I live for thee.
MOTIVATION
VIDEO ANALYSIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=fF1htl6IaPA
ACTIVATING
PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE
Answer the following questions:
What is service for you?
What moves /motivates you to render
service to others?
Why is there a need for you to be of
service to others?
Do you find meaning once you are
able to help others or to be of service
to them? If yes, why?
Who influenced you to help others or
to give service to others?
GOALS &
OBJECTIVES
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the students will be
able to know Mother Ignacia’s life of service
and recognize their potentials for serving
others.
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TERMINAL OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the students will
be able to imitate the value of service as
exemplified by Mother Ignacia through
their generous self-giving in their work area
in school and in their community.
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NEW
KNOWLEDGE
Mother Ignacia’s goal of living in the
service of God is not an easy task. But
because she has a great love for the
good of souls, she and her beatas
overcame the difficulties they met
from the very foundation of the
Beaterio. 14
They blazed the trail for religious women
by serving the Lord not just through
contemplation inside the convent but by
engaging in apostolic activities. They
taught home arts and religion to women
and basic Christina Education (Cartilla)
and Catechism to children.
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They helped the Jesuits in giving retreats to
women including Spanish ladies. They also
took care of women whose husbands were
away or widows who wanted to lead a quiet
life (recogidas). They went to the barrios
and conducted “mission” to the poor, they
also took care of orphans like those from
Tamontacca.
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Mother Ignacia’s pioneering works/ service
continued to flourish despite the challenges
of the new millennium. Her works became
organized ministries that provided
significant contributions not only in the
Philippine society but also in other parts of
the world.
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Today the RVM ministries are the
following: Education Ministry - this means
that the giving of Christian education
initiated by Mother Ignacia blossomed into
many schools that provide not just quality
instruction but also strong spiritual
formation;
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Social Ministry – this means that they
continue helping the poor, the needy and
the underprivileged; Dormitory Ministry -
the RVM Sisters continue to care for
women by providing dormitories;
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Special Ministry - the RVM Congregation
has various special ministries such as
healing the sick, caring for the elderly,
pastoral ministry, ecumenical centers,
giving consultancy to certain fields,
networking with some agencies and other
ministries that respond to the call of the
Church in the present time;
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Retreat Ministry - these ministries prove
that Mother Ignacia’s service still present
in the Filipino of today, particularly in the
RVM Sisters.
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Broadened Concept:
Questions:
1. What are the noble contributions of Mother Ignacia’s life of
service to our society today?
2. How can Mother Ignacia’s love for service encourage you to share
yourself in the service of others especially during these difficult
times?
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ACTIVITY
Make an ACROSTIC of each letter of the
word SERVICE.
S-
E-
R-
V-
I-
C-
E-
CHARITY
INSPIRED
CHARACTER-
BUILDLING
VALUES
VALUES INTEGRATION: Preferential Option for the poor and service
In your observation in the world today, what should
be our attitude in this time of crisis/pandemic to the
poor around us and in the promotion of social justice
and peace?
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SOCIAL INTEGRATION: Global Crisis- preservation of Mother Earth
COVID 19 pandemic
How do you think can we follow the life of service as
exemplified by Mother Ignacia in responding to the urgent call
of the global crisis?
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INVITATION TO
SILENCE…GOD
TIME
Faith Reflection/Faith Sharing
• How can Mother Ignacia’s life of service
inspire you to serve others?
• Compose a short prayer asking God’s grace
to emulate Mother Ignacia’s life of service.
APHORISM
SUMMARY/SYNTHESIS)
Mother Ignacia’s great love for God and for
the good of souls allowed her and her beatas to
surpass life’s challenges by sacrificing and
serving God. They trod the road in serving the
Lord not only in prayer but also engaging in
apostolic ministry. They went to the barrios
and conducted “mission” to the poor, they also
took care of orphans like those from
Tamontacca.
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Mother Ignacia’s great love for God and his people is
manifested by her service. And like any other kind of
services, it bears much fruit. Mother Ignacia’s
pioneering services continued to flourish despite
many challenges through the different ministries of
the RVM Congregation. These ministries are
Education, Social, Dormitory, Retreat, Special
Ministry and the Overseas Mission. We as Ignacian
Marians, are challenged, too, to be of service to others
by being faithful stewards of God’s creation and
Christian disciples.
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NOTEWORTHY
APPLICATION
(INSIGHTS GAINED)
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Formulate your own concrete plan
of action on how you can live out a
life of service to others in school, at
home and in community.
End with a shared prayer.
Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo… pray for us!
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REFERENCES:
IFP Module for Lay Partners,
1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=OxJ2U5xcb6s
