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J.M.J.F.

My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus

may his grace and peace be
with you always.

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
APOSTLES CREED
THE APOSTLES’ CREED CONSISTS OF

TWELVE DOCTRINE’S OF FAITH

THE CREED IS DIVIDED INTO ?

THREE PARTS
 Part One: Informs us of the

First Person of the

Blessed Trinity God the Father

and the

Work of Creation
 Part Two informs us of

The second person of the

Blessed Trinity Jesus

and the

Mystery of Jesus redemption of the

human race
 Part Three: Informs us of the

Third person of the

Blessed Trinity Holy Spirit

the

Source of our salvation

 ARTICLE ONE

“I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER

ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND
EARTH.”
 GOD

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

 WHO IS GOD?

Supreme Being

God is absolute Love

God always was and shall always be

God is self-existing
WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ?

God is infinitely perfect

God made all things out of nothing by his own

power

God knows all, see all, hears all

 How many God’s are there?

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
 False gods can include:

ourselves power money possessions

What ever we put before God is a false god

How may persons are there in God?

Three persons:
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
 Three Persons in one God is called?

The Blessed Trinity

Something we humans can’t understand by our

minds but take on faith is called a

Supernatural Mystery
 ARTICLE TWO

“I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY

SON, OUR LORD.”
 Jesus is?:

the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity

God the Son

true God and true man

Jesus is only one person, yet he has two natures

a divine nature and a human nature

 As all humans do Jesus has a

has a body and soul

The mystery of God becoming man is known as the

Incarnation.

Jesus’ name means “Savior”

Christ means “Anointed”

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

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

The Virgin Mary

Mary being conceived without original sin is

called the?

Immaculate Conception

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated

8 December
 ARTICLE THREE

“WHO WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY

SPIRIT, BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.”
 Whom did God send to ask Mary to be the
Mother of his son?
The angel Gabriel

Mary asked the angel how this could be done,

since she was a virgin. He told her -

she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit

Her response was

“be it done tome according to your word.”
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”
 Where was Jesus born?

Jesus was born in a stable in the town of

Bethlehem

What day in December do we celebrate the birth

of Jesus ?

Christmas Day – December 25th

 ARTICLE FOUR

“SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS

CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED.”
 Jesus suffered and died on the cross for

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

Jesus died on Mt. Calvary on Good Friday

 The sufferings of Jesus are called the

PASSION of Jesus Christ

The Sign of the Cross should remind us of the

Passion of Jesus.

We recall the Passion and Death of Jesus in the

Stations of the Cross.

 What are the Stations of the Cross?

A devotion mediating on the Passion and Death

of 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 FIVE

“HE DECENDED INTO HELL. ON THE

THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN FROM
THE DEAD.”
 How long was Jesus in the tomb?

Three days

The day Jesus rose from the death is called the

Resurrection.

We celebrate this on Easter Sunday

 ARTICLE SIX

“HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS

SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE
FATHER ALMIGHTY.”
Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead,

He ascended body and soul into heaven

The day Jesus ascended into heaven is called

Ascension Thursday
 ASCENSION THURSDAY is a

Holy Day of Obligation.

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
 ARTICLE SEVEN

“HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE

LIVING AND THE DEAD.”
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 Purgatory Hell

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

straight to heaven for eternity

At our Particular judgment if we have lived

God’s laws and still have venial sin in our soul
we will go to

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 rejected
God’s laws and have not repented of them and
asked God’s mercy and forgiveness

We will go to Hell

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 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
separate the good from the bad.

This is called the “General Judgment”

The good will go to: Heaven for eternity

The bad will go to: Hell for eternity

Purgatory will cease and the souls there will go

to heaven
 ARTICLE EIGHT

“I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.”

 The Holy Spirit is the:

Third Person of the Blessed Trinity

The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the

Son
 The Holy Spirit

Is equal to the Father and the Son

Descended upon the Apostles in the form of

tongues of fire on Pentecost.
 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Wisdom Understanding Counsel

Fortitude Knowledge Piety

Fear of the Lord

 Fruits of the Holy Spirit

charity joy peace

patience kindness goodness

generosity gentleness faithfulness

modesty self-control chastity

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
 ARTICLE NINE

“I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC

CHURCH, THE COMMUNION OF
SAINTS.”
 The Catholic Church is the one true Church
established by

Jesus Christ

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

Four Marks of the Church

They are - The Church is:

One, Holy, Catholic Apostolic

 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 Faith, One Baptism, One Sacrifice,

The same Sacraments

THE CHURCH IS HOLY BECAUSE

Jesus Christ who is

the head of the Church

made it holy through the gift of the

Holy Spirit.
THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC BECAUSE

Jesus Christ has given the Church the fullness

the means of

salvation:

correct and complete confession of faith

A full sacramental life

 Ordained ministry in apostolic succession

THE CHURCH IS UNIVERSAL BECAUSE

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 founder and head of the Catholic Church is

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ appointed Peter as the first visible

head of the Church.

The pope is the successor of Peter as Bishop of

Rome

The Pope is the visible head of the Church on

earth. We call the Pope “Holy Father.”
 Who are the successors of the Apostles?

The Pope and Bishops

As with the Apostles the pope and bishops

receive their power to teach, to sanctify, and to
govern the faithful in spiritual matters from

Jesus Christ

We call this - The Church Authority

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

faith and morals.

We call this Infallibility

The Church as Jesus founded it will last until

the end of the world.

We call this Indefectibility

 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
 PURGATORY – those who have died in grace,
but are not perfectly purified, undergo a final
purification. This is called purgatory.

The Baptized faithful here on earth are called

the Church Militant

We can pray to the saints in heaven and ask them

to pray and intercede to God for us
We can pray for and assist the souls in purgatory by
our prayers, good works and fasting.
 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 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 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
 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

Feed the hungry Cloth the naked

Shelter the homeless

Give drink to the thirsty Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned Burying the dead

 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

Admonish the sinner Instruct the ignorant

Counsel the doubtful Comfort the sorrowful

Bear wrongs patiently Forgive all injuries

Pray for the living and the dead

 ARTICLE TEN

“I BELIEVE IN THE FORGIVENESS

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 omission. These are
things we did not do, when we should have

Temptations are not sins! They become sin if

we willingly act upon them

The first sin was committed by Adam and Eve

This was the Original Sin. Adam and Eves’

personal sin against God
As descendants of Adam and Eve we are born
with Original Sin

Only Jesus and Mary were conceived without

Original Sin

Jesus was conceived by the power of the

Holy Spirit

Mary was conceived without original sin by a

special privilege called the
Immaculate Conception
 We are born with original sin, that is the lack of
sanctifying
. grace. This means that we are born
deprived of the holiness and justice 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
 Our own personal sins are called

ACTUAL SINS

TYPES OF ACTUAL SINS

when we knowingly and in full

Mortal sin
consent seriously violates one of
God’s commandments

Venial sin is a less serious offense

against God
 ARTICLE ELEVEN

“I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF

THE BODY.”

At the end of the world the bodies of all

who have died will be raised and reunited
with their souls
 ARTICLE 12

“I Believe in The Life Everlasting .”

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

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

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

What has God demanded ?

That we do his will, not our own!!!
See Commandments and Gospels
All those who are in purgatory at that time will be
reunited with their bodies and go to Heaven.
PURGATORY WILL CEASE

AMEN = means “so be it”.

When we say “Amen” we express our

agreement or acceptance