11/28/20151 CATECHISM REVIEW Ron Evans

11/28/20152 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 obey Jesus command to spread the “Good News to all the nations” Let us pray: Father we thank you for the gift of life you have given us. We thank you for most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, whom You 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

11/28/20153 Practices Beliefs Teachings Agenda To review/enhance students knowledge of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Prayers

11/28/20154 HOWDO WE KNOW THAT HOW DO WE KNOW THAT GOD EXISTS? EXISTENCE OF GOD

11/28/20155 NATURAL REASONING THE WORLD WE SEE ABOUT US COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ONLY BY A SELF- EXISTING BEING, ALL-WISE AND ALMIGHTY WE CAN KNOW THAT GOD EXIST BY OUR

11/28/20156 APOSTOLIC TRADITION IN WHICH GOD HIMSELF HAS REVEALED TO US SACRED SCRIPTURE DIVINE REVELATION GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO US THROUGH

11/28/20157 GOD’S COMMUNICATION OF HIMSELF, BY WHICH HE MAKES KNOWN THE MYSTERY OF HIS DIVINE PLAN, A GIFT OF SELF-COMMUNICATION WHICH IS REALIZED BY DEEDS AND WORDS OVER TIME, AND MOST FULLY BY SENDING US HIS OWN DIVINE SON, JESUS CHRIST, DIVINE REVELATION CCC 50

11/28/20158 THE BOOKS WHICH CONTAIN THE TRUTH OF GOD’S REVELATION AND WERE COMPOSED BY HUMAN AUTHORS INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT THE SACRED WRITINGS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS SACRED SCRIPTURE CCC 105

11/28/20159 COMES FROM THE APOSTLES AND HANDS ON WHAT THEY RECEIVED FROM JESUS’ TEACHING AND EXAMPLE AND WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT. APOSTOLIC TRADITION APOSTOLIC TRADITION CCC 83

11/28/ ALL OF NATURE THE EARTH THE HEAVENS GOD CREATED

11/28/ MAN & WOMEN ALL THAT IS SEEN AND UNSEEN GOD CREATED

11/28/ GOD CREATION He is the Creator of all things, heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them

11/28/ The difference between human beings and all other things God has created is? Human beings have bodies, intellect and free will CREATION

11/28/ Responsibility Freewill and an intellect comes with Humans can think and reason One can make choices CREATION What do we mean when we say humans have a free will and intellect Free will means: Intellect means:

11/28/ CONSEQUENCES Deeds.Actions,Words,Thoughts, CREATION Responsibility means We are responsible for “ALL” of our and All of which have

11/28/ When we stand before God at the end of our life we will have to answer for the choices we made in life. We won’t be able to blame anyone for our actions. CREATION Responsibility means

11/28/ RAPHAEL THE HIGHEST CREATURES GOD FASHIONED ARE SPIRITS. THEY ARE CALLED? THE THREE ANGELS NAMED IN THE SCRIPTURES ARE? ANGELS MICHAELGABRIEL CREATION

11/28/ Satan Chief of the fallen Angels is HellBad Angels are in HeavenGood Angels are in CREATION

11/28/ MAN IS COMPOSED OF: MAN IS COMPOSED OF: BODYAND SOUL HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD CREATION

11/28/ HAVING BEEN CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD MEANS HUMAN BEINGS HAVE AN CREATION INTELLECT AND A FREE WILL

11/28/ PARADISE GARDEN OF EDEN ADAM AND EVE CREATION The first human beings God created were: He put them in the Sometimes called

11/28/ ADAM AND EVE WERE TEMPTED BY? SATAN TO EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN CREATION

11/28/ DEATHSIN SUFFERING GOD DROVE THEM OUT OF PARADISE ORIGINAL SIN CREATION THE SIN OF ADAM AND EVE IS CALLED BECAUSE OF THEIR DISOBEDIENCE THEIR PUNISHMENT WAS

11/28/ SIN, SUFFER AND DIE ORIGINAL SIN CREATION ADAM’S DESCENDENTS ARE BORN WITH AND WILL BECAUSE OF ADAM AND EVE

11/28/ FREE GIFT FROM GOD SANCTIFYING GRACE WHEN ADAM AND EVE SINNED THEY LOST? CREATION A

11/28/ TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE TO SHARE IN HIS DIVINE NATURE ALLOWS US TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD SANCTIFYING GRACE? CREATION

11/28/ ABOUT 1850 B.C. REDEMPTION SALVATION HISTORY SALVATION HISTORY BEGINS AFTER THE FALL OF ADAM AND EVE GOD GAVE THEM THE HOPE OF SALVATION, HE PROMISED THEM

11/28/ JACOB ISSAC ABRAHAM SALVATION HISTORY THE FATHER OF THE ISRAELITES, GOD’S CHOSEN PEOPLE IS? ABRAHAM’S SON WAS? ISSAC’S SON NAME WAS:

11/28/ MOSES TWELVE TWELVE TRIBES SALVATION HISTORY JACOB HAD GOD CHOOSE TO LEAD THE ISRAELITES OUT OF EGYPT THE OF ISRAEL WERE NAMED AFTER JACOB’S SON’S SON’S

11/28/ A COVENANT WITH THE ISRALITIES THE TEN COMMANDMENTS SALVATION HISTORY ON MOUNT SINAI GOD GAVE MOSE’S AND ESTABLISHED:

11/28/ SALVATION HISTORY IN THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES GOD SPEAKS TO THE ISRAELITES THROUGH PROPHETS

11/28/ SALVATION HISTORY PROPHETS REMINDED THE PEOPLE OF THEIR COVENANT WITH GOD THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE COMING OF THE PROMISED MESSIAH

11/28/ SALVATION HISTORY GOD THE LAST SEVEN COMMANDMENTS DEAL WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH? EACH OTHER THE FIRST THREE COMMANDMENTS DEAL WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH

11/28/ CHRISTIANS A NEW COVENANT SALVATION HISTORY THE MESSIAH ISJESUS CHRIST HE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ARE CALLED?

11/28/ REVELATION

11/28/ SACRED TRADITION SACRED SCRIPTURE REVELATION GOD’S TRUTH IS REVEALED IN

11/28/ SACRED TRADITION IS THE UNWRITTEN WORD OF GOD GIVEN TO US BY? (3 slides) TO US BY? (3 slides) JESUS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THE APOSTLES AND HANDED DOWN TO THEIR SUCCESSORS REVELATION

11/28/ THE CREEDS SACRED TRADITION IS REVEALED IN REVELATION LITURGY

11/28/ AUTHENTIC TEACHING OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE APOSTLES THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH REVELATIONS SACRED TRADITION IS REVEALED IN:

11/28/ BY WORD OF MOUTH FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE OTHER REVELATION BEFORE THE HEBREW SCRIPTURE AND THE NEW TESTAMENT WERE WRITTEN HOW WERE THEY PASSED ALONG FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION?

11/28/ THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD REVELATION SACRED SCRIPTURE IS THE IT WAS INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTAINED IN THE Hebrew Scriptures/New Testament (Bible)

11/28/ REVELATION (NEW TESTAMENT) THE BIBLE WHAT IS THE BASIC SOURCE OF TEACHING IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

11/28/ BOOKS REVELATION THE OLD TESTAMENT HAS THE ENTIRE BIBLE CONSIST OF 73 BOOKS 46 BOOKS THE NEW TESTAMENT HAS

11/28/ WORK/HISTORYOF THE APOSTLES IN THE EARLY CHURCH REVELATION THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS: PUBLIC LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS EPISTLES (LETTERS) OF THE APOSTLES

11/28/ JOHNLUKE MARKMATTHEW GOSPELS FOUR PARTS THEY ARE? REVELATION THE NEW TESTAMENT IS DIVIDED INTO WRITTEN BY:

11/28/ REVELATION ACTS OF THE APOSTLES A HISTORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH AFTER JESUS ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN WRITTEN BY:ST. LUKE THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS:

11/28/ JUDE JOHNJAMESPAULPETER 21 REVELATION EPISTLES (LETTERS) WRITTEN BY THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS: WRITTEN BY:

11/28/ APOSTLE REVELATION REVELATION IS THE LAST BOOK OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WRITTEN BY: JOHN THE EVANGELIST THE LASTTO DIE

11/28/ The chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church are contained in the APOSTLES CREED

11/28/ APOSTLES CREED

11/28/ THREE PARTS THE CREED IS DIVIDED INTO ? TWELVE DOCTRINE’S OF FAITH THE APOSTLES’ CREED CONSISTS OF

11/28/ Blessed Trinity Part One: Informs us of the God the Father and the Work of Creation First Person of the

11/28/ Mystery of Jesus redemption of the human race Jesus The second person of the Blessed Trinity Part Two informs us of and the

11/28/ Blessed Trinity Third person of the Part Three: Informs us of the Holy Spirit the Source of our salvation

11/28/ ARTICLE ONE “I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.”

11/28/ GOD There is only one God, there are no other gods There are three persons in one God God The FatherGod the Son God the Holy Spirit

11/28/ God is self-existing God always was and shall always be God is absolute Love Supreme Being WHO IS GOD?

11/28/ God knows all, see all, hears all God is infinitely perfect WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ? God made all things out of nothing by his own power

11/28/ There is only one True 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?

11/28/ Holy SpiritandSon,The Father, Three persons: How may persons are there in God? What ever we put before God is a false god possessionsmoneypower ourselves False gods can include:

11/28/ The Blessed Trinity Three Persons in one God is called? Something we humans can’t understand by our minds but take on faith is called a Supernatural Mystery

11/28/ “I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD.” ARTICLE TWO

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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.

11/28/ Jesus being the Son of God and Son of Man was like us in all things, except Sin.

11/28/ 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

11/28/ ARTICLE THREE “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.”

11/28/ “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?

11/28/ 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”

11/28/ Jesus was born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem Where was Jesus born? What day in December do we celebrate the birth of Jesus ? Christmas Day – December 25th

11/28/ ARTICLE FOUR “HE SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED.”

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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

11/28/ What are the Stations of the Cross? A devotion mediating on the Passion and Death of Jesus

11/28/ Jesus is condemned to death

11/28/ Jesus carries his cross

11/28/ Jesus falls for the first time

11/28/ Jesus meets his afflicted mother

11/28/ Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross

11/28/ Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

11/28/ Jesus falls for the second time

11/28/ The daughters of Jerusalem weep over Jesus

11/28/ Jesus falls for the third time

11/28/ Jesus is stripped of his garments

11/28/ Jesus is nailed to the cross

11/28/ Jesus dies on the cross

11/28/ Jesus is taken down from the cross

11/28/ Jesus is buried in the tomb

11/28/ ARTICLE FIVE “HE DECENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN.”

11/28/ 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

11/28/ ARTICLE SIX “HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER.”

11/28/ 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,

11/28/ 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

11/28/ “HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.” ARTICLE SEVEN

11/28/ 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 our place in eternity. What are they? Heaven PurgatoryHell

11/28/ purgatory for a period of time determined by God to be purified of those sins, then 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.

11/28/ God has given us the ways to live without sin. He will 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

11/28/ Purgatory will cease and the souls there will go to 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 be resurrected. Christ will then judge all the peoples of every nation from the beginning of time. He will separate the good from the bad.

11/28/ “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.” ARTICLE EIGHT

11/28/ The Holy Spirit proceeds from the love of Father and the Son of the Blessed Trinity Third Person The Holy Spirit is the:

11/28/ Is equal to the Father and the Son Descended upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire on Pentecost. The Holy Spirit

11/28/ Gifts of the Holy Spirit Wisdom UnderstandingCounsel FortitudeKnowledge Piety Fear of the Lord

11/28/ self-control charity Fruits of the Holy Spirit joypeace patience kindnessgoodness generosity faithfulness modestychastity gentleness

11/28/ When you receive the Sacrament of Confirmation you 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 by way you live your life in word, deed and action

11/28/ ARTICLE NINE “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS.”

11/28/ 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,CatholicApostolic Jesus Christ

11/28/ THE CHURCH IS ONE BECAUSE Its foundation is the Blessed Trinity Three Persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Coming from the unity of Blessed Trinity is One Baptism, One Faith, One Sacrifice, The same Sacraments

11/28/ THE CHURCH IS HOLY BECAUSE Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ who is the head of the Church made it holy through the gift of the

11/28/ A full sacramental life correct and complete confession of faith THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSE the fullness the means of salvation: Jesus Christ has given the Church

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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 -

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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.

11/28/ We can pray to the saints in heaven to interceded for us. We do not adore the saints or Virgin Mary when we pray to them! We only adore God and no one else. We can pray for one another on earth and assist each other in performing the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy We can pray to Jesus for His divine mercy on the souls in purgatory. We can offer up our own sufferings, good works, etc. for them to help them

11/28/ Burying the dead CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY Feed the hungryCloth the naked Shelter the homeless Give drink to the thirstyVisit the sick Visit the imprisoned

11/28/ Pray for the living and the dead Forgive all injuriesBear wrongs patiently Comfort the sorrowfulCounsel the doubtful Instruct the ignorantAdmonish the sinner SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

11/28/ ARTICLE TEN “I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.”

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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.

11/28/ As descendants of Adam and Eve we are born with Only were conceived without Original Sin Jesus was conceived by the power of the Mary was conceived without original sin by a special privilege called the Original Sin Jesus and Mary Holy Spirit Immaculate Conception

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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

11/28/ 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

11/28/ ARTICLE 12 “I Believe in The Life Everlasting.”

11/28/ What has God demanded ? See Commandments and Gospels Those who have not lived the life God has demanded will go to for all eternity Those who have lived the life God has demanded 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!!!

11/28/ 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