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| Unit Theme | What Catholics Believe | How Catholics Worship | How Catholics Live | How Catholics Pray |
Unit 1 The Sacraments: God's Gift of Life This first unit introduces the children to the concepts necessary for understanding sacraments in the Church. |
1. Sacraments of Creation • Appreciate God’s gifts of creation • Recall that God is the Creator of all things and that he created human beings in his own image • Learn that Jesus Christ is God’s greatest gift to humanity • Identify ways that Rachel Carson used her God-given talents • Experience God’s presence while listening to a psalm of praise and thanksgiving CCC 268–69, 275–76, 320, 339, 2416–18, 2457 |
2. The Church Is a Sacrament of God's Life • Realize that as members of the parish community, we are members of the Body of Christ • Understand the four elements of the Paschal mystery • Discover that Pope Pius X made it possible for children as young as seven years old to receive Holy Communion • Learn that God’s grace comes to us through the sacraments • Meditate on a Scripture story about peace and forgiveness CCC 1067–68, 1077–83, 1110, 1113 |
3. Living the Beatitudes • Recognize that when we use our gifts and talents for the good of others, we build up the Church • Discover that by living the Beatitudes we give witness to the kingdom of God • Understand that all true happiness lies in living the Beatitudes • Identify ways to live the Beatitudes in everyday life • Write petitions asking God’s help in living the Beatitudes CCC 1723, 1728–29, 1929, 1944, 2288 |
4. Sacramentals, Prayer, and Devotion • Identify people who are Christian role models • Learn about the Communion of Saints • Realize that prayers, devotions, and sacramentals help us encounter God • Understand that learning about saints can inspire us to live holy lives • Pray a litany of saints CCC 2683, 2692 |
| Unit Theme | What Catholics Believe | How Catholics Worship | How Catholics Live | How Catholics Pray |
| Unit 2 Baptism and Confirmation Through Baptism and Confirmation we are welcomed into the Church and strengthened in our faith. |
5. Signs of Christian Faith • Form a cohesive faith-sharing group • Recall that Christ invites people to become members of the Church through Baptism • Understand the doctrine of the Incarnation • Realize that Christians are called to serve others and exemplify the fruits of the Holy Spirit • Pray a prayer of petition CCC 182, 425–26, 430, 452, 463, 688, 739, 792–95, 805, 807 |
6. Baptism and Confirmation • Recognize that Baptism enables us to share in the mission and priesthood of Christ • Discover that the sacraments of initiation welcome new members into the Church • Realize that they are born again through Baptism and strengthened by the Holy Spirit through Confirmation • Learn how Dorothy Day shared the mission of Christ • Renew their baptismal promises CCC 1213, 1250–52, 1263, 1265, 1267–69, 1312–1313 |
7. Grace: a Gift of Strength and Support • Realize that the grace we receive in the sacraments helps us to meet challenges • Understand that sanctifying grace is the free gift of God’s life • Discover how grace was at work in the life of Saint Katharine Drexel • Identify ways people can respond to God’s grace • Pray a mantra to open themselves to God’s grace CCC 1999, 2000, 2023 |
8. We Profess Our Faith • Realize the importance of family values and beliefs • Understand the Apostles’ Creed as a set of beliefs • Learn about Saint Patrick of Ireland and the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity • Think about sharing their Catholic faith with others and review their knowledge of the Blessed Trinity • Realize that when we pray the Apostles’ Creed we are agreeing to our beliefs as Christians CCC post–184, 197 |
| Unit Theme | What Catholics Believe | How Catholics Worship | How Catholics Live | How Catholics Pray |
| Unit 3 The Eucharist In the Eucharist, we celebrate what we as a community believe. Through the Eucharist, our faith is strengthened and the bonds of community are renewed. |
9. God's Word Feeds Us • Realize that God reveals himself through the Scriptures • Discover the connection between the Old Testament and Jesus • Understand that the Scriptures and the Church’s teachings can help us follow Jesus • Learn that Saint Jerome translated the Scriptures into Latin • Pray a psalm and imagine meeting the risen Christ CCC 79, 103, 131, 133, 141–42, 144–46, 165, 200–01, 522, 599, 600, 645–46, 661, 666, 763, 989, 1154, 1190 |
10. The Eucharist • Understand that the sacrament of Eucharist unites us with Christ and his Church • Discover the two parts of the Mass: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist • Realize that the celebration of the Eucharist is the center of Catholic life • Learn about the feasts and seasons of the liturgical year • Pray and reflect upon the Eucharistic Prayer CCC 1067–68, 1154, 1168–71, 1327–32, 1371, 1373, 1378 |
11. Living God's Word • Realize that Scripture can guide us in making good choices • Understand that Scripture and the Church’s teachings provide guidance for living a moral life • Learn about Jesus’ reverence for the Sabbath and for Scripture and about the Church’s holy days of obligation • Discover how Saint John Bosco helped many children and review the holy days of obligation • Praise and thank God for the gift of his Son, Jesus CCC 1785, 1964–68, 1982–83, 2046, 2177, 2180–81, 2192 |
12. We Pray the Lord's Prayer • Discover the importance of having a prayer life • Realize that God is a loving father who wants us to bring our needs and requests to him in prayer • Learn that God gave Jesus the words of the Lord’s Prayer, the most perfect of prayers • Understand the meaning of the Lord’s Prayer • Pray the Lord’s Prayer CCC 2653–54, 2741–42, 2756, 2788, 2795–96, 2802 |
| Unit Theme | What Catholics Believe | How Catholics Worship | How Catholics Live | How Catholics Pray |
| Unit 4 Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are sacraments of healing which are meant to be celebrated primarily in community. |
13. God's Love Is Endless • Identify their positive characteristics and ones that need improvement • Understand that God created the world out of love but that our first parents, Adam and Eve, hurt human nature through their sin • Reflect on how God is a loving and merciful Father • Learn about the life of Saint Augustine • Pray a psalm of trust in God’s protection CCC 30, 260, 265, 339, 360–61, 400–02, 404, 415–18, 1008, 1018, 1021–24, 1030–36, 1038–41, 1054–57, 1059 |
4. Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick • Understand that we should treat everyone with respect and that when we hurt others we need to ask their forgiveness • Learn that the sacrament of Reconciliation provides for the forgiveness of sins after Baptism • Understand how the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick heals us • Realize the importance of being reconciled to family and friends • Pray a prayer of blessing for each other CCC 1446, 1448, 1480, 1487–88, 1491, 1505, 1521 |
15. Living God's Commandments • Appreciate the importance of following rules in society and in their families • Learn about forming a healthy conscience and recognizing the difference between a mortal sin and a venial sin • Understand that sin weakens our relationship with God but that God is always willing to forgive us • Develop their conscience by identifying right and wrong actions • Pray a prayer of atonement CCC 1783, 1857–59, 1862–63, 2019, 2058, 2060–63, 2087–89, 2098, 2111, 2115–17, 2135, 2150–52, 2163, 2284–87, 2487 |
16. We Pray for Forgiveness • Realize that God loves us and always forgives us • Discover that God wants us to practice true humility by admitting our sins and asking forgiveness • Learn about the Penitential Rite and that the Church encourages us to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation regularly • Learn about the life of Corrie ten Boom • Examine their conscience and pray the Act of Contrition CCC 2560–61, 2567, 2575, 2631, 2646 |
| Unit Theme | What Catholics Believe | How Catholics Worship | How Catholics Live | How Catholics Pray |
| Unit 5 Holy Orders and Marriage Matrimony is presented in the context of the family as "domestic church." Holy Orders is a sacrament of leadership and ministry. |
17. United in Christ • Discover the qualities of a good leader • Understand that Jesus chose Peter and the other apostles to lead the early Christian communities • Learn about the unbroken line of hierarchical succession • Read about people who worked for unity in the Church • Pray for the leaders of the Church CCC 814–15, 857–62, 882, 936–37, 952 |
18. Holy Orders and Matrimony • Appreciate the importance of keeping commitments • Learn about the sacrament of Holy Orders • Learn about the sacrament of Matrimony • Identify the ways Saint Philip Neri lived out his vocation • Think about vocations to which God may be calling them and pray a prayer CCC 1570, 1596, 1616–17, 1659, 1661 |
19. Living as Christians • Appreciate that people experience love in many different ways • Learn that the family is the domestic church • Know that as Christians we must respect our bodies and the bodies of others • Understand the four cardinal virtues • Pray a prayer for families CCC 1805–09, 2207, 2218, 2280–81, 2337, 2339–42, 2348, 2519 |
20. We Pray for Guidance • Realize that each person has a vocation • Understand that when we seek God in prayer, God has already been seeking us • Realize that Jesus is our model for prayer • Learn about the life of Saint Margaret of Scotland • Pray a prayer for guidance in finding their vocation CCC 2600 |
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