My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus may his grace and peace be

with you always.

+J.M.J.F.

The purpose of this program and other programs in this catechetical series is to give honor and glory to God, our Father and to obeyJesus command to spread the “Good News to all the nations”

Let us pray: Father we thank you for the gift of life you have givenus. We thank you for most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, whomYou sent to teach us to know, love and serve you, and who suffered

and died for our redemption. We thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and pray that the Holy Spirit will open our minds and hearts

as we strive through our studies to know, love and serve you better.We offer this thanksgiving and petition in Jesus name. Amen

APOSTLES CREED

THREE PARTS

THE CREED IS DIVIDED INTO ?

TWELVE DOCTRINE’S OF FAITH

THE APOSTLES’ CREED CONSISTS OF

Blessed Trinity

Part One: Informs us of the

God the Father

and the

Work of Creation

First Person of the

Mystery of Jesus redemption of the human race

Jesus

The second person of the

Blessed Trinity

Part Two informs us of

and the

Blessed Trinity

Third person of the

Part Three: Informs us of the

Holy Spirit

the

Source of our salvation

ARTICLE ONEARTICLE ONE

““I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND

EARTH.”EARTH.”

GODGOD

There is only one God, there are no other gods

There are three persons in one God

God The Father God the Son

God the Holy Spirit

God is self-existing

God always was and shall always be

God is absolute Love

Supreme Being

WHO IS GOD?WHO IS GOD?

God knows all, see all, hears all

God is infinitely perfect

WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ?WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ?

God made all things out of nothing by his ownpower

There is only True one God

There are no other gods

There are false gods. What are some of them?

Anything or anyone we put before God is a false god

How many God’s are there?

Holy SpiritandSon,The Father,

Three persons:

How may persons are there in God?

What ever we put before God is a false god

possessionsmoneypowerourselves

False gods can include:

The Blessed Trinity

Three Persons in one God is called?

Something we humans can’t understand by ourminds but take on faith is called a

Supernatural Mystery

“I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD.”

ARTICLE TWOARTICLE TWO

anda divine nature

true God and true man

God the Son

Jesus is?:

the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity

Jesus is only one person, yet he has two natures

a human nature

has a body and soul

The mystery of God becoming man is known as the

Jesus’ name means “Savior”

Christ means “Anointed”

As all humans do Jesus has a

Incarnation.

Jesus being the Son of God and Son of Man was like us in all things, except

Sin.Sin.

8 December

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated

The Virgin Mary

Who is the only other person to be born without sin and remained sinless during her life?

Mary being conceived without original sin is called the?

Immaculate Conception

ARTICLE THREEARTICLE THREE

“HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE

VIRGIN MARY.”

“be it done tome according to your

word.”

Her response was

she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit

Mary asked the angel how this could be done,since she was a virgin. He told her -

The angel Gabriel

Whom did God send to ask Mary to be the Mother of his son?

The angel Gabriel told Mary to name the baby

Jesus

Who is Jesus foster father?

Saint Joseph

Jesus the second person of the Blessed Trinity becoming man is called the

“Incarnation”

Jesus was born in a stable in the town ofBethlehem

Where was Jesus born?

What day in December do we celebrate the birthof Jesus ?

Christmas Day – December 25th

ARTICLE FOURARTICLE FOUR

““HE SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, HE SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED.”WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED.”

Jesus suffered and died on the cross for

Jesus died on

our sins and the sins of the whole world.

The name of the Roman governor who condemned Jesus to suffer and die was

Pontius Pilate

on Good FridayMt. Calvary

The Sign of the Cross should remind us of the

Stations of the Cross.

PASSION of Jesus Christ

The sufferings of Jesus are called the

Passion of Jesus.

We recall the Passion and Death of Jesus in the

What are the Stations of the Cross?

A devotion mediating on the Passion and Deathof Jesus

1. Jesus is condemned to death

2. Jesus carries his cross

3. Jesus falls for the first time

4. Jesus meets his afflicted mother

5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

7. Jesus fall for the second time

8. The daughters of Jerusalem weep over Jesus

9. Jesus falls for the third time

10. Jesus is stripped of his garments

11. Jesus is nailed to the cross

12. Jesus dies on the cross

13. Jesus is taken down from the cross

14. Jesus is buried in the tomb

ARTICLE FIVEARTICLE FIVE

“HE DECENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN.”

How long was Jesus in the tomb?

The day Jesus rose from the death is called the

Three days

We celebrate this on

Resurrection.

Easter Sunday

ARTICLE SIXARTICLE SIX

“HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE

FATHER.”

Ascension Thursday

The day Jesus ascended into heaven is called

He ascended body and soul into heaven

Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead,

This means that Catholics are bound to go to Mass, the same as on Sunday unless there is a

valid reason, such as sickness, must work or some serious circumstances.

Being on vacation is not a valid reason for not going to Mass

Holy Day of Obligation.

ASCENSION THURSDAY is a

“HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.”

ARTICLE SEVEN

.

At the time of our death we will be judged by God

This is called?

Particular Judgment – our individual judgment

The way we have lived our lives determines ourplace in eternity. What are they?

Heaven Purgatory Hell

purgatory for a period of time determined by God to be purified of those sins, than we will go to

Heaven.

At our Particular judgment if we have lived God’s laws and still have venial sin in our soul

we will go to

straight to heaven for eternity

At our particular judgment if we die with no sin we will go.

God has given us the ways to live without sin. Hewill forgive us our sins, even with our last breath,

no matter how horrible they are, providing we ask his forgiveness with true contrition

At our Particular Judgment if we have rejected God’s laws and have not repented of them and

asked God’s mercy and forgiveness

We will go to Hell

Purgatory will cease and the souls there will goto heaven

Hell for eternityThe bad will go to:

Heaven for eternityThe good will go to:

“General Judgment”

This is called the

At the end of the world all of the dead will beresurrected. Christ will then judge all the peoplesof every nation from the beginning of time. He

separate the good from the bad.

“I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.”

ARTICLE EIGHT

The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son

of the Blessed TrinityThird Person

The Holy Spirit is the:

Is equal to the Father and the Son

Descended upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire on Pentecost.

The Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Wisdom Understanding Counsel

Fortitude Knowledge Piety

Fear of the Lord

self-control

charity

Fruits of the Holy Spirit

joy peace

patience kindness goodness

generosity faithfulness

modesty chastity

gentleness

When you receive the Sacrament of Confirmationyou receive the Holy Spirit the same as the

apostles did on Pentecost.

You receive the same gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Using the gifts and fruits bestowed upon you by the Holy Spirit you as the apostles are to live and spread the Gospel to the whole world byway you live your life in word, deed and action

ARTICLE NINE

““I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF

SAINTS.”SAINTS.”

One,

Four Marks of the Church

The Catholic Church is the one true Church established by

Proof of is this is contained in what is known as the

They are - The Church is:

Holy, Catholic Apostolic

Jesus Christ

THE CHURCH IS ONE BECAUSE

Its foundation is the Blessed Trinity Three Its foundation is the Blessed Trinity Three Persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.Persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Coming from the unity of Blessed Trinity is Coming from the unity of Blessed Trinity is

One Baptism, One Baptism, One Faith,One Faith, One Sacrifice,One Sacrifice,

The same SacramentsThe same Sacraments

THE CHURCH IS HOLY BECAUSE

Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ who is

the head of the Church

made it holy through the gift of the

A full sacramental life

correct and complete confession of faith

THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSETHE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSE

salvation:

Jesus Christ has given the Church the fullness the means of

THE CHURCH IS UNIVERSAL BECAUSE

Ordained ministry in apostolic succession

Her mission is to preach the Gospel to all nations

As a baptized Christians we are the universal Church and are responsible for preaching the

Gospel to all we meet by word, deed and action

The Pope is the visible head of the Church on earth. We call the Pope “Holy Father.”

The is the successor of Peter as Bishop of Rome

The founder and head of the Catholic Church is

Jesus Christ appointed as the first visible head of the Church.

Jesus Christ

Peter

pope

Jesus Christ

As with the Apostles the pope and bishops receive their power to teach, to sanctify, and to

govern the faithful in spiritual matters from

The Pope and Bishops

Who are the successors of the Apostles?

The Church AuthorityWe call this -

The Church as Jesus founded it will last until the end of the world.

faith and morals.

The Pope in union with the Bishops cannot err when teaching about

We call this Infallibility

We call this Indefectibility

THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.”THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.”

The baptized faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, the saints and angels in heaven are in united with each other, together in Christ. This is

called the Communion of Saints.

The (souls) Saints in heaven are called the Church Triumphant

The souls in purgatory are called the Church Suffering

We can pray to the saints in heaven and ask them to pray and intercede to God for us

The Baptized faithful here on earth are called the Church Militant

PURGATORY – those who have died in grace, but are not perfectly purified, undergo a final

purification. This is called purgatory.

We can pray for and assist the souls in purgatory by our prayers, good works and fasting.

We can pray to the saints in heaven to intercededfor us. We do not adore the saints or Virgin Marywhen we pray to them! We only adore God and no

one else.

We can pray for one another on earth and assisteach other in performing the Spiritual and

Corporal Works of Mercy

We can pray to Jesus for His divine mercy on thesouls in purgatory. We can offer up our own

sufferings, good works, etc. for them to help them

Burying the dead

CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

Feed the hungry Cloth the naked

Shelter the homeless

Give drink to the thirsty Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned

Pray for the living and the dead

Forgive all injuriesBear wrongs patiently

Comfort the sorrowfulCounsel the doubtful

Instruct the ignorant

Admonish the sinner

SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

ARTICLE TENARTICLE TEN

““I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.”OF SINS.”

SIN

Sin is a personal act which offends God

Sin spiritually harms the sinner and others

Sin can be: a thought, a word, a desire, or a deed.

These are called sins of commission

Sin can also be acts of These are things we did not do, when we should have

This was the Original Sin. Adam and Eves’ personal sin against God

Adam and EveThe first sin was committed by

Temptations are not sins! They become sin if we willingly act upon them

omission.

As descendants of Adam and Eve we are born with

Only were conceived withoutOriginal Sin

Jesus was conceived by the power of the

Mary was conceived without original sin by aspecial privilege called the

Original Sin

Jesus and Mary

Holy Spirit

Immaculate Conception

We are born with original sin, that is the lack of. This means that we are born deprived of the of God

within us.

Through the Sacrament of Baptism original sin is wiped away in children. Those who have reached the age of reason, both original sin and any others sins

they have committed are wiped away. In Baptism we received the life of God within us to be holy. To be adopted sons and daughters of God and heirs of the

Kingdom of Heaven

sanctifying grace.holiness and justice

Our own personal sins are called

ACTUAL SINS

TYPES OF ACTUAL SINS

Mortal sin when we knowingly and in full consent seriously violates one of

God’s commandments

Venial sin is a less serious offense against God

At the end of the world the bodies of all who have died will be raised and reunited

with their souls

“I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY.”

ARTICLE ELEVEN

ARTICLE 12

“I Believe in The Life Everlasting .”

What has God demanded ?

See Commandments and Gospels

Those who have not lived the life God has demand will go to for all eternity

Those who have lived the life God has demand will go to for eternity

At the end of the world Christ will come again and judge the living and the dead.

HEAVEN

Hell

That we do his will, not our own!!!

All those who are in purgatory at that time will be reunited with their bodies and go to Heaven.

PURGATORY WILL CEASE

When we say “Amen” we express our

AMEN = means “so be it”.

agreement or acceptance