Orientation

3 Year
rd Pilgrimage
Recollection
Pagan or Catholic?
A PAGAN PERSON
a follower of a polytheistic
religion (as in ancient Rome)
 one who has little or no religion
and who delights in sensual
pleasures and material goods : an
irreligious or hedonistic person
- Mirriam – Webster Dictionary
A member of a modern religious
movement which seeks to
incorporate beliefs or practices
from outside the main world
religions, especially nature
worship.
-Oxford Living Dictionary
A CATHOLIC PERSON
He is a member of the
Catholic Church, believes
what the Church teaches,
and does what Catholics
do.
Yes or No
Fulfilling all external rituals
and rites is what is most
important.
 I worship God because he
deserves it even if there is
nothing that I would receive in
return, I will continue to
adore him.
The important thing
is to do many things
for God.
When I petition God for
something, I focus more
on trying to make a
bargain with God.
I deserve what God gives me
because I am a good
Catholic; I go to Mass,
Confession, I pray the
Rosary everyday, etc.
 When I ask God for
something, my value
system or stand is that
of Jesus.
What I ask from God are
mostly spiritual goods and if
there are any temporal
gods, only those that would
assist me in becoming a
saint.
When I am suffering, I
focus more on asking
God to remove the
cause of my suffering.
May vision of Jesus is
that Jesus came to
judge me.
I am more afraid of
sin than suffering.
 I detest sin first and
foremost because of how it
affects God; I fear hurting
the Father who loves me
and cares for me.
 I experience God’s
commandments as mere
obligations that I need
to fulfil to enter heaven.
The commandments make
me feel that I am a friend of
God; they allow me to
share in his life, love and
power; they are signs of my
union with God.
When I sin, I regret
sinning.
 When I leave the
confessional, I live my life
as before.
I can take it easy with my
weakness because I can
always and easily go to
confession.
Fulfilling all external rituals
and rites is what is most
important.

PAGAN DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
The greatest glory of God is
holiness of life and is the
essence of any sacrifice and
thanksgiving.
 I worship God because he
deserves it even if there is
nothing that I would receive in
return, I will continue to adore
him.
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION
I worship and adore God
that I may continue to
receive blessings and be on
his good graces.
The important thing is to
do many things for God.

PAGAN
DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
The more important thing is to
make sure that my intentions
are pure (for God alone; he
must increase and I must
decrease).
 When I petition God for
something, I focus more on
trying to make a bargain
with God.
PAGAN DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
When I petition God for
something, I focus more on
his will as having the final
say and whatever he gives
as what is best for me.
 I deserve what God gives me
because I am a good Catholic; I
go to Mass, Confession, I pray the
Rosary everyday, etc.

PAGAN DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION

All God gives me is pure

gift and I can never
deserve them with all
that I may do.
When I ask God for something,
my value system or stand is
that of Jesus.
What I ask from God is what
matter most to Jesus.

CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION
When I ask God for
something my value system
or standard for what I ask
for is what I believe, I need
and want.
 What I ask from God are
mostly spiritual goods and if
there are any temporal gods,
only those that would assist
me in becoming a saint.
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION

What I ask from God

are mostly material
and temporal goods.
When I am suffering, I focus
more on asking God to
remove the cause of my
suffering.
PAGAN DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
When I am suffering, I focus
more on asking Gad for
graces to bear my
sufferings, to carry my
crosses well.
May vision of Jesus is
that Jesus came to
judge me.
PAGAN
DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION

My vision of Jesus is
that Jesus came to
save me.
I am more afraid of sin
than suffering.

CATHOLIC
DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION

I am more afraid of sin

than suffering.
I detest sin first and foremost
because of how it affects God;
I fear hurting the Father who
loves me and cares for me.

CATHOLIC
DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION
I detest sin first and
foremost because of how it
would affect me; I fear
especially the penalty of sin.
 I experience God’s
commandments as mere
obligations that I need
to fulfil to enter heaven.
PAGAN
DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
I experience God’s
commandments as a gift
that will securely guide me
to the fullness of love
relationship with him.
The commandments make me
feel that I am a friend of God;
they allow me to share in his
life, love and power; they are
signs of my union with God.
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
PAGAN DISPOSITION
The commandments are
burdensome; I must submit
to them or else suffer the
consequences.
 When I sin, I regret
sinning.
(me-centred)

PAGAN DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION

When I sin, I repent that I

have sinned
(God/Love Centred)
 When I leave the
confessional, I live my life
as before.
PAGAN
DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION

When I leave the

confessional, I make
changes in my life.
I can take it easy with my
weakness because I can
always and easily go to
confession.
PAGAN
DISPOSITION
CATHOLIC DISPOSITION
Each confession should be an
ever-growing, always unique
encounter with God’s
mercy that makes me more
and more Christ like.