OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY ESSENTIAL STEPS for FAMILY SESSIONS
Here are the essential STEPS to follow when you meet as a family to study the Our Catholic Identity Lessons
BEGIN WITH PRAYER: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Almighty God, we ask you to open our minds, hearts, and souls to receive all that you will teach us through your grace and the power of your Holy Spirit in us today. AMEN
Review PART 1 WE BELIEVE LESSON 2 from the Our Catholic Identity workbooks at the various levels.
In your purple workbook, Lesson 2 is One God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In the orange workbook Lesson 2 is: Sacred Scripture
in the green workbook Lesson 2 is: Jesus Christ the Son of God
In the red workbook Lesson 2 is: Jesus is the Son of God
In the light blue workbook Lesson 2 is Jesus is the Son of God
Read OUR CATHOLIC TRADITION for each level. This section will help you learn about the lives of holy people and the special practices of the Catholic faith.
For example, in the purple Lesson 2: Our Catholic Tradition talks about the CREEDS In Latin CREDO means I BELIEVE.
Have each child share what their workbook looks at.
Complete the ACTIVITY for each lesson. These activities will help you practice what you are learning.
Look at the Activity for each level
CHOOSE the right ASSIGNMENT for each child and have them share what they are learning with the family.
Give encouragement and special treats like stickers and more to the little ones.
Say the Glory BE prayer....thanking God in Three Persons for inviting us to be part of God's Kingdom now and forever: GLORY BE Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be w world without end. AMEN
End the Family Group time with the Lord's Prayer: OUR FATHER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, (SINS) as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, AMEN
SHARE what you are learning with other family members, your godparents and friends.
8. Write out the FAITH Vocabulary words in bold type in each lesson in your journal in words that make sense to you. (See definitions in the glossary at the end of the book.). Examples:
FAITH: a theological virtue (thinking and acting naturally like Jesus) invitation to believe and trust in him and our obedient response to that invitation.
REVELATION: How God tells us little by little who He is and about how he is going to save us from sin and death to live forever in His Kingdom.
CHURCH: ALL of us who believe in and follow Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior!
CREED: this is what we believe about God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
APOSTLE'S CREED: at Baptism and in the Rosary
NICENE CREED: What we say at Sunday MASS
ONE GOD: We believe in ONE GOD in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, always together.
NUESTRA IDENTIDAD CATÓLICA
PASOS ESENCIALES PARA LAS SESIONES FAMILIARES
Estos son los PASOS esenciales a seguir cuando se reúnen en familia para estudiar las Lecciones de Nuestra Identidad Católica
1. COMENZAR CON ORACIÓN: En el Nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo, Amén.
Dios todopoderoso, te pedimos que abras nuestras mentes, corazones y almas para recibir todo lo que nos enseñarás a través de tu gracia y el poder de tu Espíritu Santo en nosotros hoy. AMÉN
2. Revise LO QUE CREEMOS de Our Catholic
Cuadernos de identidad en los distintos niveles.
Vea ejemplos de lo que los niños y jóvenes podrían estar aprendiendo en los distintos niveles a continuación.
3. Lea Nuestra tradición católica para cada nivel. Esta sección te ayudará a aprender sobre la vida de las personas santas y las prácticas especiales de la fe católica.
4. Complete la ACTIVIDAD para cada lección. Estas actividades te ayudarán a practicar lo que estás aprendiendo. ELIJA la ASIGNACIÓN correcta para cada niño.
5. Diga la oración Glory BE....agradeciendo a Dios en Tres Personas por invitarnos a ser parte del Reino de Dios ahora y para siempre:
SEA LA GLORIA
Gloria al Padre y al Hijo
y al Espíritu Santo como era en el principio ahora
y siempre por los siglos de los siglos. AMÉN
6. Finalice el tiempo del Grupo Familiar con el Padrenuestro:
NUESTRO PADRE
Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos,
santificado sea tu nombre;
venga tu reino,
hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo.
Danos
este día nuestro pan de cada día,
y perdona nuestras ofensas, (PECADOS)
como nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden;
y no nos dejes caer en la tentación, mas líbranos de
Maldad, AMEN
7. COMPARTE lo que estás aprendiendo con familiares y amigos.
8. Escriba las palabras del Vocabulario FE en negrita en cada lección en su diario en palabras que tengan sentido para usted. (Ver definiciones en el glosario al final del libro).
Ejemplos:
FE: una virtud teologal (pensar y actuar naturalmente como Jesús) invitación a creer y confiar en él y nuestra respuesta obediente a esa invitación.
APOCALIPSIS: Cómo Dios nos dice poco a poco cómo nos va a salvar.
CREDO DE NICE: esto es lo que creemos acerca de Dios, el Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo.
OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY
PART ONE: We Believe
Lesson #2. NOTES
One God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
MONOTHEISM: One GOD
ABBA: Loving, caring, wise, trustworthy father
DIVINE PROVIDENCE: God’s loving care for us.
HOLY TRINITY: Three persons who make up the ONE God.
NICENE CREED or APOSTLES CREED: summary of our beliefs
SYMBOLS of the HOLY SPIRIT: water and fire
What do the Scriptures tell us about GOD?
ALMIGHTY (powerful)
CREATOR of heaven and earth, all things visible and invisible
Creator of all that is good.
God rules over everything and can do everything.
God invites us to share in his love
Is always loving, caring, good, forgiving and wise
Someone we can TRUST
Knows what we need before we ask
Holy
God’s loving power extends to ALL people.
ONE God in THREE persons …..all of the same substance, always
acting together.
What do we believe about the Holy Trinity?
Apostle’s Creed
THE APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Scriptures describing the Holy Spirit:
Acts 2:3-4
1Corinthians 12:13
CLOSING PRAYER
GLORY BE Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be w world without end. AMEN
