MODULE NO.

1: PASTORAL MINISTRY

Pastoral Ministry is anything and everything done for / in the name of the Lord. In times
of illness, particularly in serious cases, patients and their family members can be very anxious,
shocked, depressed, lonely, sad or angry. In moments like this, they need an understanding of
pastoral care of person who can serve as a patient companion, an active listener, and an accepting
facilitator to help them work out possible solutions.
The most concrete and probably the easiest way of giving pastoral care to the sick is
through the administration of the sacraments. However, what needs to be emphasized regardless
of religious affiliation of patients is the Ministry of being.

Lesson No. 1 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. Define pastoral ministry, evangelization and pastoral care

2. Explain pastoral ministry as an attitude rather than work
3. Discuss the two foundations of pastoral ministry
4. Identify the different expressions of SPC Pastoral Ministry
5. Critique the vision – mission of SPC Pastoral Ministry

Lesson Proper and Activities

a. 2- fold meaning of Pastoral Ministry
1. Broad
- All we do, if done in the name of the Lord is pastoral because the Lord Himself
claims to be the good shepherd.
- Anything and everything done for in the name of the Lord.

2. Specific
- “I am the good shepherd” John 10:11 – 18
The Kingdom of heaven is like a man who has a 100 sheep but if one is lost,
leaves the 99 and searches for the lost one. Pastor seeks the LOST.
Pastoral Activities – are vehicles for actions or way of proceeding toward
evangelization.

Evangelization – mandates of Jesus Christ go and proclaim the good news of

Jesus Christ is announced to Humanity.

Pastoral is the specific service of the whole church to concrete persons and groups (the
whole people) so that they will gradually answer to their call, moving towards their
personal and communitarian plenitude (sanctity) to reach their salvation – liberation in
Christ (Extension of the kingdom) through the necessary mediation: Word of God,
liturgy, sacraments, and fraternity.
b. Being pastoral is an attitude rather than a particular work. It is more of an attitude
because the manner of reaching out to those outside the fold. John 21:15 – 19 “Take care
of my sheep.”

c. 2 foundations of Pastoral Ministry:

1. Scripture
Man is made to the image and likeness of God

Grace (Paradise)

Sin (fall)

Redeemer

The good shepherd

Call us to imitate Reach out and seek the lost sheep

The example of Jesus Christ
(baptism) Marginalized
Poor
Sick
Aged
Handicapped
Intellectually poor
Financially poor

2. Church or ecclesial foundation

Pastoral in orientation

Peter appointed as head

(Petrus – “rock”) was given authority in the manner in the manner of a
good shepherd. John 21: 15 – 17

Ministers to the congregation/ people of God.

d. The different expressions of SPC pastoral ministry:

1. Education
2. Nursing
3. Social work
4. Parish work
 The SPC Congregation shares in the evangelization of the universal church through the
different expressions.
Founder of the SPC Congregation – Father Louis Chauvet - A pastor, Priest, Shepherd,
Attentive to the poor, aged and abandoned people of the Parish
Mother Marie Anne de Tilly – co – foundress of Fr. Louis Chauvet
Sister Marie Micheau – first superior of Marie Anne de Tilly
Sister Marie Barbe Focauld – Assisted Marie Micheau

The sowing of a seed started in the small village of Levesville la Chenard in France and
from the smallest of seeds now yield a rich harvest that their pastoral ministry had spread
to the whole word.

e. Vision – Mission Statement of SPC Pastoral Ministry

We, the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, Philippine Province involved in pastoral ministry,
Faithful to the spirit that animated our founders, participating in the Apostolic mission of
the church responding to the needs of the times stands as witness to Christ, the Divine
Shepherd, who while loving all, has a “preferential option for the poor.”
We, envision:
A Christ – centered community of disciples living the Gospel values.
A Faithful - filled community believing in and promoting human dignity and the
positive values of the Filipino people.
A compassionate community concerned with the total liberation and development
of the person.

We state our mission this:

 To seek out and empower the marginalized toward self – reliance and
sustainability.
 To build communities truly Christian and ecclesial, responsive to the needs of the
greater community working for truth, justice, peace and love.
 To equip these communities with the necessary skills toward total human
development.

MODULE NO.2: THE SPC HEALTH APOSTOLATE

The Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres Congregation serve and care as authentic witness to
the Divine Healer towards the primacy of the ultimate union with God.
A religious community of woman aspiring for the perfection of charity through the
profession and living of the evangelical counsels of chastity, Poverty and obedience, and sharing
in the apostolic mission of the church to proclaim the Father’s message of salvation, “being all to
all men” after the example of the apostolate Saint Paul, our patron and to forsee ahead with deep
faith and complete trust with Mary, our model.
 Lesson No. 1 SPC Congregation health Apostolate

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

6. Define health apostolate

7. Discuss the goal of health apostolate
8. analyze the mission statement and health services of SPC in the Philippines

Lesson Proper and Activities

A. Health Apostolate

1. Health defined Biological

Etymology
Health – Hal – Whole Psychological

Spiritual

Ethical

2. Apostolate – function of an apostolate.

Health Apostolate – is the function of the apostle – sent on a mission, to deal with the
biological, psychological, spiritual and ethico – moral aspect of the client.

B. Goal of the Health Apostolate:

Comprehensive

Biological Psychological Spiritual Ethico - moral

( Body ) (Mind ) ( Spirit )

C. SPC Health Apostolate: Life purpose, vision – mission

We, the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres, involved in Health Services animated by
the Spirit of the Congregation, participating in the Apostolic Mission of the church,
cognizant of contemporary health needs in a dynamic society and health care
as a continuum, pursued as an obligation in Justice for each Sister to keep abreast
of developments in her area of service, do hereby formulate and subscribe the
following:
Statements of Purpose:

A. Life Purposes of the SPC Health Care System Apostolate to serve and care as
authentic witnesses to the Divine Healer towards the primary of the ultimate
union with God.

MODULE NO.3 – SPIRITUALITY OF HEALTH CARE

Introduction:

Pastoral persons need to be spiritual persons comfortable with God and Comfortable

talking about Him and sincerely striving to live by His principles. But first we have to be

comfortable ourselves, feel about ourselves, accept ourselves, so we could accept God’s love for

us … accept forgiveness … have an in - depth relationship with another being … intimate

relationship with God.

Spirituality is the manifestation of the spirit in us. Concerned with bringing meaning and
purpose to one’s existence, what and who one ought to live. Focuses on what happen to the heart.
Health care gives must anchor their personhood to God. “You can’t give what you don’t have.’

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. Define spirit, spirituality and religion
2. Discuss the essence of spirituality
3. Differentiate between spirituality and religion on health.
4. Identify the 3 models of health care
5. Determine the impact of each religion on health care and the nurse’s role/ responsibility

SPIRITUAL RELIGION AND HEALTH CARE

Difference between spirituality and religion

Spirituality Religion

… is not Religion
… has something to do with … conceptualizes the experience
experience
… focuses on what happen in the heart … codifies that experience in a system
Three Major Religion with Western Philosophy

1. Judaism – Torah, Yahweh

2. Christianity – Bible, God
3. Islam – Koran, Allah

Common Characteristics:

1. All began in the Mediterranean

2. Monotheistic
3. Belief in the sacred scriptures focuses on a personal God who created the world and
reveals himself in events in history
4. Moral code

These Religions later on branched out into – Jehovah’s Witness,

Mormons
Protestantism. etc.

JUDAISM
The foundation upon which Christianity and Islam were built.

Therefore, the parent of all religions in the western world.

Offshoots of Judaism
- orthodox
- conservative
- reformists

JUDAISM
Founder – Moses (Yahweh)

Beliefs / Tenets
1. God creator of the world
2. Man the center of the universe must fulfill god’s supreme will.
3. Man made to image and likeness of God is inherently good and as such be like
him: Compassionate, merciful, just, etc.

CODE – TORAH

Impact a Health
Ritual on hygiene
Diet – no pork
ROMAN CATHOLICISM

Founded: Pentecost day

1054 A.D. – geographical differences also split the church into:

= Western Orthodox Church

= Eastern Orthodox Church

EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Split from the Catholic Church came about when Constantine made Constantinople as the
capital of the Roman Empire.

When Rome was invaded, the Pope turned franks rather to Constantine for help.

Differences in beliefs are:

- Wording of the Nicene creed regarding the Holy Spirit
- Use of icons (religious image painted on a small wooden panel) an statues.
- Marriage of priests
- Use of Greeks / Latin in worship.

Pope excommunicated Constantine and vice versa.

Patriarch – equivalent of Pope

Vatican II – Ecumenical movement invited the Patriarch to participate.

1965 – both annulled the excommunication.

ISLAM
Founder – Muhammad. Believed to be the great prophet of Allah.

“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”

Center – Mecca

Pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. Once to Mecca, woman keeps their hands
covered.

Bible – Koran
Cannot be touched by anyone unclean
Rushdie – write who “maligned” the Koran
Beliefs: those who die in battle for Allah will immediately enter paradise.
 Reason for staging “holy wars”.

Sects:
1. Sunni – largest sect; traditional

2. Shiites – believes that only the descendants of Muhammad should be spiritual

leaders.

- Martyrdom is an honor.

3. Sufis – mystics
- Opposed to all forms of change.
- Adhere strictly no Koran.

Relate this to Saddam, Komeini

Prayer – 5 times a day. – Dawn

- Midday
- Sunset facing Mecca
- Bedtime
- Midafternoon

Impact on Health:
Cleaning of hands, feet and face before prayer.

Friday – Moslems day of worship

Ramadan – 9th month – fasting from food and drink from dusk to dawn (6 - 6)

Diet – no pork

SPIRITUAL OF HEALTH CARE

Essence of Spirituality
SPIRIT VS. SPIRITUALITY
Spirit (loob) (internal spirit)

- Imago Dei (image of God) within every person making one a thinking being,
feeling, moral
Creative being, able to relate meaningfully to God, self and others.
 - An animating, intangible principle that gives life to the physical organism,
integrates and transcends all other dimensions of the person.

- The literal breathe of life.

- The real person, the part of us nobody can see. The part doesn’t die … the inside
you.

The person’s Spiritually (kalooban) (outward expression).

- Concerned with bringing meaning and purpose to one’s existence, what and who
ought to live.

- Feeling level of experience of God as transcendent and/ or in the transcendent

and/ or personal being.

- Trust relationship with / or in the transcendent that provides bases for meaning
and hope in life’s experiences and love in one’s relationship.

Do atheist have a spirituality? – Humanistic

Implies;

1. Vertical dimension
Man in relation to a transcendent being – God.

Humanistic view:
- Not related to a transcendent being or religious beliefs framework.
- But the chosen values that become the supreme focus of life around which
life is organized.

2. Horizontal dimension

- One’s relationship with God through one’s beliefs values, lifestyle, and
interactions with self, others, nature.
 Three Models of Health Care

Basis: Humanization of Medicine

Second International Conference Organized by the Pontifical Commission on the
Apostolate of Health Care Workers
Five – Point Relational Framework

1. Technological 1. Goal
2. Health Care History
2. Ethical 3. Contemporary History
4. Word of God
3. Ecclesial 5. Magisterium og the Church Health Care

I. TECHNOLOGICAL MODEL
A. In relation to the goal

Technology committed to development:

Scientific discovery technological progress

Aims to free man from bondage of servitude

Beliefs nature ignorance

Disease

Revolution advances in:

Molecular biology
Genetics to promote health
Chemistry
Virology prevent disease
Immunology
Biophysics ensure quality of life

B. In relation to Health Care Seekers (HCS)

1. Before: Home Care
2. Advancement in health care industry
HCS seeks admission in hospital
- Increased population of HCS in hospital

HCS dismembered from the professional HCG

 “What to treat” (object)
rather than
“Who to treat” (subject)
- Specialization – HCS remained alone (ICU)
- dismembered from his family

3. For this model to achieve its goal

HCS must remain central

Mean end

of development

not de – humanized as room no., case, etc. but as human person;

 A unity of – body (soma)

- Soul (spiritual)
- Mind (psyche)

 Unique
 Worthy of respect

Causes for the dehumanization of HCS;

1. HCG View of man
Object in health care?
Or subject in health care?
Health care has become an
“ industry” and so HCS is seen
as an object – of knowledge
- Of experimentation
- “sometimes his body is exposed to all manner of things,
guyed at by every one, touched and probed by all”

HCG’s view of life and the HCS in right to life.

- Can “engineer life prolong life put an end to life”
 “ … toxic contraception, which is to make love every making the baby; extra corporal
fecundation, which is to make the baby every making love; pornography, which is to
unmake love; abortion which is to unmake the baby; and deliberate euthanasia, which
is to unmake all together, both baby and love; are practices incompatible with respect
for the nature of man.”

HCG’s must remember that they are not “Masters” but “Servants of life”
- Safeguard right to life
- Protect the transmission of life

C. Contemporary History:
1. Technological Health Care reaches only the privilege few with social and economic
power.
2. The inversion of values brought about by this model resulted.
- Devaluation of health care as a profession
- Health care was not primarily a science but a profession which means a solemn
commitment.

D. IN RELATION TO THE WORD OF GOD

Gen. 1: 27
Creation of man
- Both HCS and HCG are CREATURES and;
- God is the source of breath and, therefore,
- Man is a “steward” of life. Servant of life.
- Man is a social being “man and woman He created them”
Therefore, there is the need to re-orient the goal of the technological model of
health care – to be servants of life.

E. IN RELATION TO THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE CHURCH LIVING TEACHING

OFFICE
Catholic spirituality encompasses
- Sacred tradition
- Sacred scripture
- Church’s magisterium

Vatican II – Pastoral Constitution on the church in the Modern World

Brings out the most fundamental questions asked toda
- What is man?
- What is the meaning of suffering, evil,
- What is the purpose of achievements?
- What happens after life?
The church is not “superior” to the Word of God but – it is “servant”
Accepted values are frequently questioned due to a change attitude and structures.

Are the development and freedom from bondage of servitude which the technological model of
health care aspires – at the serve of man as scriptures and the magisterium teach?

II. THE ETHICAL MODEL

A. THE GOAL

Principle = priority of ethics over science and technology.

Goal – humanization of health care through a philosophy that
contains both

Science cross passion for truth

The cause of the health care seeker will be better if

Medical science and technology are allied with

CONSCIENCE

B. HEALTH CARE SEEKER

All health care seekers share the same nature and are all human
persons and share the same moral rights.

Whether = a monocellular zygote

= An embryo of 8 – 16 cells
= Patient with incurable disease
= descrepit elderly person

C. CONTEMPORARY SITUATION

Abortion

Genetic engineering

Euthanasia
 What can the health professional do in such a situation of dehumanization is decided in
the depths of the heart of man to Re – humanize – there has to be a movement back
towards conscience

Free and well – formed

Cornerstone of the moral order.

D. WORD OF GOD
Romans 7: 10 – 12, 19, 21 – 24.
Sin is the original of every form of dehumanization.
Decalogue

E. MAGISTERIUM
All men – health care seekers and health care providers are both impelled by their
nature and bound by a moral obligation to seek the truth, especially religious truths.

And adhere to the truth when found.

III. ECCLESIAL MODEL

Etymology – Greek “ekklesia”

Human – divine institution of the church of Christ

Ilplies : dignity of members

: Continuity of covenant (pledge, promise) “I shall be with you till the end of the
world”

: Relationships

: Life in community

This model brings out the spiritual/ religious dimension of the human personality as well
of the apostolate of the health care.

A. Goal of Health care: wholeness and holiness

The principle of wholeness is the principle of health.

 Each member of the ekklesia is called to holiness:

Integrated life

Fullness of Christian life

Perfection of love

Goal – comprehensive health which embraces the whole person, his life in this
earthly city and the life to come.

B. The health care seeker is a – brother

Every patient is my brother – belonging to the ekklesia by reason of baptism
- Inseparable from the love of the Father.

C. Holistic Health Care

State of SHALOM right relationships

God fellowmen nature

Caring rather than curing

Wounded health care seekers and health care givers – both in need of wholeness and care.

Pastoral Care Program

Will foster re - humanization of health care and re – evaluation of human dignity and
human life.
Like all health seekers, health professionals are wounded
It is important for them to become aware of their wounded condition, to humbly
acknowledge it, and to receive care and assistance in the healing of these wounds.

Read the wounded healer where is love?

D. Servant of God par Excellence

Servant of God – is a title of honor given to those chosen for a particular mission of Yahweh.
Jesus – the servant of God par excellence.
- One who serves
- Teacher
- Lord
 - Suffers
- Kenosis
- Self – emptying
- Bring SHALOM

E. Servant of Christ

Ekklesia – servant of Christ

- Listens to Christ
- Follows the humble service of Christ

CONCLUDING RESPONSE

Three models of spirituality – an attempt to respond to the appeal of the Second

International Conference of the Pontifical Commission on the Apostolate of Health Care
Workers.

These 3 models are three perspectives or 3 starting points towards spirituality of health care.

Because health is comprehensive/ wholistic and a spirituality that is wholistic necessarily

embraces the three models.

The ecclesial spirituality fosters integration of the technological and ethical models and restores
right relationship with God, fellowmen, and creation.

Founder/ God Tenets Code Impact of Health Nurse’s Resp.

Religion
I. Western
Philosophy

A. Judaism Moses – Yahweh 1. Belief on sacred scrip. Torah – 1. Rituals on hygiene 1. Sensitive to
2. God is the creator of Mosaic Ex. hand washing these
Universe Code Male – female especially
3. Man is the center of (Moses) Contact with regards
universe must fulfill Birth rituals to diet.
God’s will 2. No pork diet
4. Man made to the image/
likeness of God and must
be like him
compassionate, merciful,
just.
5. Center of Worship
-mountain.
 1. Belief in Trinity Bible Fasting Spiritual and
2. Creation of man Abstinence sacramental care
B. Christianity Christ – 3. Redemption on Man by Severe discipline – flagellation - Confession
Roman Pentecost day Christ. (use of corset) - Communion
Catholicism 4. Sanctification of Man by - Holy viaticum
split Holy Spirit. anointing of the
5. Church as the mystical sick
1. Western body of Christ - Corporal works
Orthodox 6. Center of worship – of mercy
church

2. Eastern Constantine Use of Icons, Marriage of

orthodox made priest, use of Greek/ Latin
Constantinople in worship Patriarch
as capital of
Rome with the
invasion of
Rome, Pope turn
to Franks for
help

C. Islam Mohammad 1. Great prophet of Allah Koran 1. Cleansing of hands, feet 1. Men not to be
- Sunni tradition Allah “there is no God but and face before prayer touched
- Shiites – Allah and Muhammad is 2. Use sand to cleanse 2. respect for
descendant of the great messenger of themselves their rituals
Muhammad; Allah” 3. Friday – Moslems day of 3. use of the
Spiritual leaders 2. Center of Worship – worship – dusk to dawn of abaya by
- Sufis – Mecca (In Mecca, Saturday. women
“mystics” Women keep their heads 4. Ramadan – 9th month
(Saddam, covered) fasting from food/ drink
Komeini) 3. those who die in battle from dusk to dawn
for Allah – paradise: 5. No pork diet
“Holy War” martyrdom
4. Pray 5x a day facing
Mecca dawn, midday,
mid pm, sunset, and at
bedtime

II. Easternolistic

A. Hinduism Brahma Vedanta – Hindu philo

(Brahmanism) 1. Spiritual journey:
recognition of the Vendata Alternative approaches to
Atman vs. Maya Veta health care
(Self) Illision Sacred
ignorance writing
possessiveness of
pettiness prayers,
hymn,
rituals
Atman
-Absolute truth within
consciousness of self
- Equal to cosmos or
Brahman – the absolution
or supreme consciousness
source of existence
- Compared to an “ocean of
stillness” surface – eddies,
swirls, waves, currents
(thoughts, words emotion,
desires, ambitions) – rise/
fall of these waves do not
affect the existence of the
ocean itself spiritually, go
beyond deep stillness of
the ocean fr. Which spring
- Wisdom
- Clarity
- Strength
Yoga – (Patarijali)
- Brings about
integration of -body
- mind
- Spirit
8 steps
1. Yama (abstensions)
Nonviolence – violence
Truth – falsehood
Nonstealing – dishonesty
Continence – incontinence
Noncoveting – covetousness
2. Niyama (observance of a
code of conduct)
Purity
Contentment
Austerity
Study of self
Dedication to God
Yama & Niyama as the
ethical backdrops of Yoga
practices.
Creates a harmonious
relationship bet. Individual
and society individual and
divinity
3. Asana (phy. postures) Demonstrate
Systematically exercises Asana p. 9
Muscles p. 10
Organs
Nerves
Glands
Involves mental discipline
4. Pranayama (breath control)
Prana – ultimate breath
- the cosmic life
principle
- mediator/ link bet.
mind & body
procedure
- diaphragm
breathing
- alternate use of
one nostril/ another
release panic
energy breathing
& meditation
5. Pratyahara (focusing thru
breathing) withdrawal fr.
 Ext. objects
6. Dharama (concentration)
7. Dhyana (meditation)
(stilling one’s mind)
8. Samadhi (enlightenment)
enlightened perceptions
greater understanding of
reality union with
transcendent being

“Health is a realization of the

unity of being, not a matter of
doing. It is a way of being
it is being in harmony with
nature”

Dr. Larry Dossey