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www.findinggod.com Grade 1 • Unit 1, Session 1 • Study Guide

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Our Response to God’s Gifts

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Francis of Assisi loved all that God made. He especially loved animals. Francis made friends with a wolf that was bothering people. Soon people were no longer afraid of the wolf.

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Saint Vincent de Paul helped people in need. Like him, we can show love for God by helping others.

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When we pray, we talk with God. We use prayer to tell God our thanks. We begin our prayer with the Sign of the Cross. Then we talk with God. We end our prayer with the Sign of the Cross and Amen.

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God created the world from nothing. God created everything in the world. We see God’s goodness in his creation.

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When God looked at his creation, he saw that it was very good. God’s world is good.

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God is the Creator of everything. He creates everything because he loves us. God wants us to love what he creates.

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God wants us to be happy. We can be happy by showing love for God. We can show love for God by helping others. We can show love for God by praying.

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Francis of Assisi helped others. He showed a strong love for God. Francis of Assisi became a saint. A saint is a true friend of God.

God Makes EverythingKeep these ideas in mind as you study Unit 1, Session 1.

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God the Father cares for us. He gave us the gift of his Son, Jesus. Jesus shows us how to care for others. We thank God for the gift of his Son, Jesus.

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We know God cares for us because he gives us good things. We should enjoy the good things God gives us.

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We gather at Mass to show God we care. Mass is a special kind of liturgy. We pray together at Mass. We also hear stories about God. We sing together and receive Holy Communion. We celebrate the great things God does for us.

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At Mass we praise God together as one family. We tell God how happy we are for who he is. We thank God for all he does.

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God made us because he loves and cares for us. God made us to be like him. We show our love for God when we love and care for others.

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We can pray and give thanks to God for loving us. We can thank God for taking care of us.

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When we pray, we talk to God and listen to him. We can thank and praise God. We can ask for help for ourselves and others. We can thank God and tell him we are sorry.

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God thinks each of us is special. God is always with us. We can talk with God in prayer. God always hears us.

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We are at home with Jesus when we welcome and talk with him.

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Jesus tells us that God is his Father and our Father too. We learn this in the Bible. The Bible tells about God the Father and his Son, Jesus. The Bible is the Word of God.

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The writings in the Bible are called Scriptures. The Old Testament is the first part of the Bible. It tells how God the Father always cares for us.

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The New Testament is the second part of the Bible. It tells how Jesus lived and how we can live joyfully.

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Jesus teaches us that God is our Father. He tells us and shows us how much God loves us.


God Is Our Father

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God the Father loves and welcomes all people. He wants us to live in peace.

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God wants us to share our peace with others. Smiling is one way we can bring peace to others.

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God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are always with us. We praise the Holy Trinity when we pray.

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We share God’s peace at Mass. We offer one another a Sign of Peace.

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When Saint Francis saw a friend, he said, “Peace and all things good.”

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Jesus gave his friends a gift of peace. He gave them the Holy Spirit. Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit too. The Holy Spirit brings us God’s peace.

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God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit are the Holy Trinity. They are Three Persons in one God.

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Love and peace are God’s gifts to us.


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Psalms are songs and poems of prayer. Psalms are one way we talk with God.

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The priest offers gifts of bread and wine at every Mass. These two gifts become Jesus himself.

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The liturgical color for Ordinary Time is green.

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The Church keeps a calendar to show the seasons of the Church and important times in the lives of Jesus, Mary, and the saints. We call the Church’s year a liturgical year.

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We are thankful for God’s creation every day. We also are thankful for the many gifts that God gives us.

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Ordinary Time is the longest season in the liturgical year. We celebrate Ordinary Time from Christmas until Lent. Then we celebrate it again from Easter until Advent.

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Ordinary Time is a time to thank God for his many gifts.

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During Ordinary Time, we see flowers and plants around the altar. We also see gifts of bread and wine.


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Joseph was a carpenter. He became Mary’s husband. Joseph cared for Jesus and Mary for the rest of his life.

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Angels are messengers of God. God sent angels to tell shepherds where to find baby Jesus.

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We call Jesus, Mary, and Joseph the Holy Family.

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The name Jesus means “God saves.” Jesus saves all of us.

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Shepherds were the first to see Jesus, the Son of God who became man.

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Joseph trusted God and did what God asked. We can trust God too. We can do what God asks by helping others.

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We show respect for Jesus’ holy name. We bow our heads and say Jesus’ name with respect.

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Mary and Joseph stayed in a stable far from home when Jesus was born.


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Jesus teaches us through his words and actions. Jesus teaches us how to love God above all else.

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In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to guide us. We ask him to help us do what is pleasing to him.

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Heaven is life with God that is full of happiness and never ends.

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Just like Jesus, we listen and talk to God through prayer. We listen to God in our hearts.

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The Kingdom of God is God’s rule over us. We are called to serve the Kingdom of God.

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Jesus gave us an important prayer called the Lord’s Prayer.

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We live in God’s kingdom in part now on earth. We will live in the kingdom fully in heaven.

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When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we grow closer to God, Jesus, and one another.

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Jesus gave us the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes teach us how to serve the Kingdom of God.

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We pray the Lord’s Prayer at Mass.

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We serve the Kingdom of God in many ways—for example, by doing good things for others.

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The Lord’s Prayer tells us that God’s name is hallowed, or holy.


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Jesus wants us to trust in him. Jesus teaches us the Lord’s Prayer to help us find our way to God.

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With the word Amen, we say yes to God.

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In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to forgive us when we hurt others. We also ask God to help us forgive those who have hurt us.

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The Lord’s Prayer begins like this: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

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The Lord’s Prayer helps us tell God what we need.

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With these words of the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God for what we need: Give us this day our daily bread.

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With these words of the Lord’s Prayer, we ask to receive and give forgiveness: and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

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With these words of the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to watch over us and help us make good choices: and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


Trust in God

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People who follow and learn from Jesus are called disciples.

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Along the way, the women saw Jesus walking on the road. The women cried with joy.

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Jesus Christ rose from the dead. This is called the Resurrection.

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When Jesus died, the disciples were sad. They missed him very much.

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We celebrate Jesus Christ’s Resurrection at Easter.

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Two women went to Jesus’ tomb, but he was not there.

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There was an angel at Jesus’ tomb. The angel told the women not to be afraid. The angel said that Jesus was risen from the dead. This is what Jesus had said would happen.

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Jesus is always with us.

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The women were full of joy! They ran to tell the disciples that Jesus Christ was alive.


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Long ago, God’s people waited for God to send the Messiah, or Savior. Today, we too wait with great hope for Jesus, the Messiah, to enter our lives.

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At Mass during Advent, your church may display a large Advent wreath.

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The Advent wreath has four candles. Three of the candles are violet. One candle is rose. We light one candle the first week of Advent. We light one more candle each week.

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Each liturgical year we celebrate Advent. It is the season before Christmas.

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As Jesus’ birthday gets closer, the light from the candles on the Advent wreath gets brighter. It reminds us that Jesus is the Light of the World.

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Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas.

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Just as a light helps us see in the dark, Jesus helps us see how much God loves us.

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Advent reminds us that baby Jesus is coming soon. Jesus is the Messiah, or Savior.

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We do not sing the Gloria on Sundays during Advent.

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Advent is a time to get ready to celebrate Jesus’ birth. We prepare our hearts for Jesus.


Celebrating Advent

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Peter was a fisherman when he met Jesus. He left this work to follow Jesus. Saint Peter was one of Jesus’ best friends.

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The word catholic means “all over the world.” Jesus’ followers are all over the world. We follow Jesus together.

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When we come together, the Holy Spirit is with us. The Holy Spirit fills us with God’s peace and love.

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Jesus made Peter the leader of all his people.

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Your guardian angel guards you. It watches over you and guides your steps every day.

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God calls us to follow his Son, Jesus, as Peter did.

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Saint Michael is an archangel, an angel of the highest rank. He cares for police officers and for our Church.

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Peter and Jesus’ other friends were his first disciples. Today Jesus’ disciples are all around the world. We are Jesus’ disciples.

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People who follow Jesus make up the Body of Christ.

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Jesus’ followers are called the Church. We form one body, the Catholic Church.


Following Jesus

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God shows his love for us by sending us the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit guides us. He unites us as followers of Jesus.

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Pentecost is the special day the Holy Spirit appeared to Jesus’ friends.

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At Pentecost, a big wind came from the sky. The disciples saw flames of fire. The Holy Spirit had come.

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God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity.

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The Holy Spirit gave Jesus’ friends courage. They were not afraid to talk about Jesus anymore.

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A parish is a community of Jesus’ followers. The people of our parish worship God together in our church.

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The Holy Spirit comes to all of us when we are baptized. He is always with us, no matter where we are. He guides us to do what is right.

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The Holy Spirit helps us act with kindness, love, and courage.


Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit

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We believe in God the Father, Jesus his Son, and the Holy Spirit. At Mass we stand and pray our beliefs.

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One way we share Jesus’ peace at Mass is by offering the Sign of Peace to the people around us.

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Our neighbors are the people around us. God wants us to love our neighbors.

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After the Holy Spirit visited them, Jesus’ friends were happy.

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After Pentecost, Jesus’ friends ate and prayed together. They shared their food, money, and everything they had. They also shared what they knew about Jesus.

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People who want to live as Jesus Christ taught us to live are called Christians. We Catholics are also Christians.

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We belong to the Catholic Church. As Catholics, we share and pray together.


Jesus Teaches Us to Share

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Mary in heaven sees our needs. She asks her Son, Jesus, to help us.

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Mary is important to our Church. She is called the Mother of God.

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God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary. The angel told Mary, “Do not be afraid. You will have a son. You will name him Jesus.”

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God chose Mary to be Jesus’ mother.

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We have a prayer for Mary called the Hail Mary. We ask her to pray for us sinners.

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Mary said she wanted to serve God. She said yes to God.

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Mary is blessed among women.

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God gave Mary the gift of grace. Grace helps us have faith and trust in God.

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God chose Mary to be the mother of his Son, Jesus. Mary answered God’s call.

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Mary was the first person to know that Jesus was coming.


God Chooses Mary

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God’s angels brought the good news of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds. The joyful song the angels sang is called the Gloria.

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During the Christmas season, the celebrant wears white vestments.

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Three Wise Men believed that someday a star would tell of the birth of the Son of God.

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We do not sing the Gloria during the season of Advent. We joyfully sing the Gloria during the season of Christmas.

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The season of Christmas ends on the Sunday after the Feast of the Epiphany.

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The season of Christmas begins on December 24, Christmas Eve.

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Jesus is the most important gift of Christmas.

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Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. He is the Son of God who came to save us.

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A celebrant is the priest or the bishop who leads people in praying the Mass. The vestments are the clothes this person wears.


Celebrating Christmas

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Thérèse became a Carmelite sister when she was 15 years old. She dedicated her life to God. She became a saint by doing her best.

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The Sacraments of Initiation welcome us into the Church. The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.

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There are two Sacraments of Healing. One is the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. The other is the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

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Thérèse did little things every day to show her love for God. She called this her “Little Way.”

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The Sacraments at the Service of Communion help us serve others. These sacraments are Matrimony and Holy Orders.

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Thérèse loved flowers. People often call Saint Thérèse the “Little Flower.”

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Priests are men who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Priests serve and guide the Church.

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Jesus wants us to love one another as he did. He wants us to care for others.

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All children are special to Jesus. When his friends turned away the children, Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.”

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Jesus gives us signs of his love. We call these signs sacraments. Sacraments help us live the way God wants us to live.


Jesus in Our Lives

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Jesus wanted others to join his family. He told his friends to teach and baptize others. Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we become part of God’s family.

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Every Catholic church has holy water.

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Godparents come to our baptism. They help teach us about God. They help us lead good lives.

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Baptism is a sacrament. It is the first sacrament we celebrate. PAGE 142

Peter was one of Jesus’ best friends and part of God’s family. He told people to love God and join God’s family.

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Through Baptism we become followers of Jesus.

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At Baptism the Holy Spirit fills us with new life. We are freed from Original Sin. This is the sin that came into the world when Adam and Eve chose not to obey God.

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When we bless ourselves with the Sign of the Cross, we use the blessed water called holy water.


Joining God’s Family

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God the Father gives us his Son, Jesus, the true bread from heaven. Jesus is the Bread of Life.

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At the end of Mass, the priest tells us to glorify God. We glorify God by doing good.

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Whatever we do, we should do it for the glory of God.

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The night before Jesus died, he shared a meal with his friends. Jesus first blessed the bread. Then he blessed the wine. He shared both of these with his friends.

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We pray before and after we eat. These prayers thank God for all he has given us.PAGE 148

The meal Jesus shared with his friends is called the Last Supper. At the Last Supper, Jesus gave his Body and Blood to us.

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Consecrated bread and wine are the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament.PAGE 149

We share a meal with Jesus too. At Mass we celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist. We also call it Holy Communion.

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After Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is put in the tabernacle. We genuflect or bow in front of the tabernacle to show respect for Jesus.

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During the consecration at Mass, the priest blesses the bread and wine. The consecrated bread and wine are now Jesus’ Body and Blood.


Celebrating Jesus

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Jesus teaches us how to pray. We talk to God. We praise him and thank him for loving us. We ask him to help us. We trust in God.

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In the Sacrament of Baptism, the Holy Spirit gives us grace. In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Holy Spirit gives us more grace.

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When we pray, we can use words. We can also sing songs or dance. We can use gestures too. Gestures are movements we use when we pray.

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Elijah loved God. He wanted to be alone with God.

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We need to be very still and very quiet to hear God.

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Elijah heard a great wind. He heard a loud earthquake. He heard the hiss of a fire. But he could not hear God.

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God is always with us. He is everywhere.

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When Elijah was very still, he heard a whisper. It was God talking to him.

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We can always pray to God. We can tell him anything.

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God’s grace helps us hear him. The Holy Spirit gives us God’s grace in the sacraments.


Listening to Our Father

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The season of Lent lasts for 40 days. We prepare our hearts during that time. We pray to God.

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During Lent, we see plain linens and simple decorations in church. We do not see flowers around the altar.

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The priest’s vestments are a violet color during Lent.

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Lent is a time to grow closer to God before we celebrate at Easter.

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Lent reminds us to live as Jesus did. When we pray, care for others, and share God’s message with others, we grow closer to God.

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Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday, a priest, deacon, or lay minister makes the Sign of the Cross in ashes on our forehead.

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The last week of Lent is Holy Week. We recall Jesus’ suffering, Death, and Resurrection during Holy Week. We pray for others during Holy Week.

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The Alleluia is a joyful song of praise to God. During Lent and Holy Week, we do not sing the Alleluia.


Celebrating Lent and Holy Week

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Ignatius was a brave soldier. Then he got hurt. While he was healing, he read about the lives of Jesus and the saints. Ignatius started to pray. He chose to live like Jesus. He obeyed God the Father’s rules.

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The Ten Commandments are fulfilled in Jesus’ Great Commandment. The Great Commandment tells us to love God the Father and other people. There is no commandment greater than this.

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We are following all of God’s commandments when we follow the Great Commandment.

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Ignatius taught others to think about their actions. He helped them make good choices. He taught them to be thankful to God.

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We can pray to ask God to help us do what is right.

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We can learn from Jesus’ stories in the Bible. One story teaches us that following Jesus will help us build a good life. Jesus’ stories can help us make good choices.

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Jesus always did what was right.

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God’s rules are called commandments. God gave us the Ten Commandments. God’s commandments tell us how to love him and other people.

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Good decisions bring us peace.

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God’s commandments help us make good decisions. It is not always easy to do the right thing. God will always help us follow his rules.


Making Good Decisions

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When we make bad decisions, we offend God. We lose our closeness to him. We feel lost. If we ask, God will forgive us. We will not feel lost anymore.

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God always forgives us. His love is greater than any sin.

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A person who does something wrong is like a lost sheep. Like a shepherd, God is ready to find us. He is happy when we say we are sorry and follow him.

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When we choose to do something wrong, we sin.

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Jesus is like a caring shepherd. He always brings us back to him when we say we are sorry.

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A sin can be something we do. A sin can be something we say.

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When we do something wrong, we are like lost sheep.

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Sin hurts our friendship with God and with others.

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When we are sorry, we ask God for forgiveness.


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God wants children and parents to respect one another. We show God’s love by loving our families.

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You honor and thank your parents when you obey them.

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When you listen to your parents, God is happy.

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Jesus and his parents went to a celebration. When Joseph and Mary left to go home, Jesus was not with them. They were worried.

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Our parents love us and want the best for us.

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Joseph and Mary finally found Jesus. They told Jesus it was time to go home. Jesus did as his parents said.

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Children and parents love and care for one another.

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God gave your parents a gift. He gave them YOU.

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When we show love for our parents, we show love for God.

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Our parents take care of us. They want us to be safe. They teach us about God.


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God created everything, and he created it out of nothing.

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The Bible tells us the story of creation.

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God took the first man to a beautiful garden.

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Everything in the world is a gift from God. God wants us to care for our world.

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God told the first man to take care of the garden. God told him to give the animals names.

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God made our world. We help keep it beautiful.

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We can show God how much we love him. We can care for everything and every person in God’s world.

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We take care of the earth for God, for ourselves, and for our neighbors. Our neighbors are the people around us.

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All of God’s creation, including every person, animal, and plant, deserve our care and respect.


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We celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection on Easter. Easter reminds us to always be joyful people.

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During Easter, we see symbols of Easter in our church. The paschal candle and flowers called Easter lilies are some of these symbols.

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We celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection on the “eighth day,” Sunday. Sunday is also called the Lord’s Day.

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The Easter season begins with the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday evening. The Easter season continues for the next 50 days.

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Jesus gave us the gift of himself. After Jesus died on the cross, he was laid in a tomb.

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We are glad during Easter because God the Father raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Jesus Christ saves us all.

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Two women went to Jesus’ tomb to honor him, but his body was not there. Jesus appeared to the women and told them not to be afraid.

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After Jesus rose from the dead, he stood with his friends. He told them, “Peace be with you.”

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At Mass during the Easter season, we joyfully sing and pray the Alleluia.


Celebrating Easter

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