Grade 11 and 12 – Curriculum
Year Two
BOOK THREE – UNDERSTANDING THE CATECHISM – LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS
· The Liturgical Cycle of the Church
§ Advent
§ Christmas
§ Ordinary Time
§ Lent
§ Easter Triduum
§ Easter
Chapter 2 – A Holy People, a
· The Worshiping Assembly
§ Presider
§ Ministers of the Word
§ Ministers of Music/Leaders of Song
§ Ministers of the Altar
§ Ministers of the Eucharist
· The Places of Worship and Prayer
§ Altar
§ Ambo
§ Presider’s Chair
§ Baptistry
§ Other elements of the physical environment of our churches
§ Tabernacle, Tabernacle Light, Holy or Sacred Oils, Chapel of Reconciliation
Chapter 3 – Symbols, Sacraments, and the Paschal Mystery
· Signs and Symbols
§ Natural Signs
§ Signs of the Covenant
§ Remembering the Covenant
· The Sacraments
§ Sacraments of Christ
§ Sacraments of the Church
§ Sacraments of Faith
§ Sacraments of Salvation
§ Sacraments of Eternal Life
· The Role of the Trinity in the Liturgy of the Sacraments
§ God the Father of all Creation
§ The Son of God, Jesus Christ
§ The Holy Spirit
Chapter 4 – Baptism
· Christian Initiation
§ Period of Evangelization and Precatechumenate
§ Period of Catechumenate
§ Period of Purification and Enlightenment
§ Mystagogy, or Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis
· Baptism
§ The Sacrament of Baptism
§ The Rite of Baptism
§ The Mystagogy of the Rite of Baptism
§ The Seal of Baptism
§ The Effects of Baptism
§ Unity of all Christians
Chapter 5 – Confirmation
· The Holy Spirit in the Scriptures
§ Old Testament
§ New Testament
§ The Pentecost Story
· The Celebration of Confirmation
§ The Anointing with Chrism
§ The Tradition of the Laying On of Hands
§ The Spiritual Seal
§ Who Should Receive Confirmation?
§ The Minister of Confirmation
§ The Effects of Confirmation
Chapter 6 – Eucharist
·
The Eucharist: The Source and
§ The Institution of the Eucharist
§ The Many Names of the Sacrament
· The Rite of Eucharist
§ The Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist
· Understanding the Mystery
§ Sacramental Sacrifice
§ The Paschal Banquet
§ Fruits of Communion
§ Pledge of Future Glory
Chapter 7 – Penance
· The Mystery of God’s Forgiveness
§ Jesus’ Ministry of Forgiveness
· Penance and Reconciliation
§ Living Live of Penance
§ Forms of Penance
§ The Need for the Sacrament
§ The Names for the Sacrament
§ The Conversion of the Baptized
· Celebrating the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
§ The Essential Elements of the Sacrament
§ The Effects of the Sacrament
Chapter 8 – Anointing of the Sick
· Sickness and Healing
§ The Old Testament
§ The New Testament
§ The Church: The Instrument of God’s Healing
· The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
§ Recipients and Ministers of this Sacrament
§ The Celebration of the Anointing of the Sick
§ The Effects of the Sacrament
§ Viacticum
Chapter 9 – Holy Orders
· Sacraments at the Service of Communion
· The Priesthood in Sacred Scripture
§ Priesthood in the Old Covenant
§ Priesthood of Jesus Christ
§ Priesthood in the Church
· The Sacrament of Holy Orders
§ Holy Orders
§ The Celebration of the Sacrament
§ The Rites of the Sacrament
§ The Effects of the Sacrament
Chapter 10 – Matrimony
· Marriage in God’s Plan
§ Marriage in the Old Testament
§ Marriage in the New Testament
§ Virginity
· The Sacrament of Matrimony
§ The Ministers of the Sacrament
§ Rite of Marriage
§ The Effects of Matrimony
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The
BOOK FOUR – UNDERSTANDING THE CATECHISM – CREED
Chapter 1 – Faith in God
· Our Search for Happiness – Our Search for God
§ The Desire for God
§ Coming to Know God
· Divine Revelation
§ The Stages of Revelation
·
Noah, Abraham, Moses and the People of
§ The Passing on of Divine
· Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition
· Faith: Responding to God
§ Qualities of Faith
§ The Creeds of the Church
Chapter 2 – God, Our Loving Father and Creator
· God’s Inspired Word
§ The Name of God
§ Sacred Scripture
§ The Old Testament
· The Pentateuch, Historical Writings, Wisdom Writings, the Writings of the Prophets, and the Covenant
· We Believe in God, the Father
§ Creator of Heaven and Earth
§ Maker of All that is Seen and Unseen
· The Fall and Original Sin
Chapter 3 – Jesus Christ, the Son of God
· The Good News: God has Sent His Son
§ The Witness of Historians
§ The Formation of the Gospels
· Stage 1 – The Life and Teaching of Jesus
· Stage 2 – Oral Tradition
· Stage 3 – Written Gospels
§ The New Testament and Letters and Other Writings
· Acts of the Apostles
· The Epistles and Letters of Paul
· Hebrews and the Seven Catholic Epistles
· The Book of Revelation
§ Titles of Jesus
· Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Suffering Servant, Lord, Word of God, and Son of Man
· What We Believe about Jesus
§ The Incarnation of the Son of God
§ All Things were Made Through the Son
§ Jesus Christ is One Divine Person
§ Jesus, God Incarnate, is Our Savior
§ Mary is Truly the Mother of God
§ Jesus Christ is Truly Man
§ Jesus’ Kingdom will have No End
· The Mysteries of Jesus’ Life
§ Baptism of Jesus
§ Temptation in the Desert
§ Jesus Preaches God’s Kingdom
§ Miracles of Jesus
§ Transfiguration of Jesus
§ The Paschal Mystery
Chapter 4 – Jesus Christ, Evangelizer and Savior
· Jesus the Evangelizer and Jesus the Proclaimer of the Good News
§ Jesus the Teacher
§ The Good News of God’s Kingdom
· Jesus the Savior
§ The Name Jesus
§ The Suffering and Death of Jesus
· The Resurrection and Ascension
§ Jesus Died, Was Buried, and Descended to the Dead
§ Jesus Rose from the Dead!
§ The Nature of the Resurrection
§ The Meaning of the Resurrection
· Jesus Will Come Again!
Chapter 5 – The Holy Spirit: The Love of God
· The Coming of the Spirit
§ Pentecost
§ The Holy Spirit at Work in the Church and in the World
§ Images and Names for the Holy Spirit
· Spirit, Paraclete, Fire, Light, Tongues of Fire, Water, and Hand
§ The Gift of God
§ The Giver of Life
· The Holy Spirit in Salvation History
§ Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety, and Fear of the Lord
Chapter 6 – The Holy Trinity: One God in Three Persons
· The Mystery of the Holy Trinity
§ The Central Mystery of the Christian Faith
§ The Heart of Jesus’ Revelation of God’s Identity
· One God in Three Persons
§ God the Father
·
God’s Revelation through
· God’s Revelation through Jesus
§ God the Son
§ God the Holy Spirit
§ The Sign of the Cross
§ The Inner Life of God
· Dogma of the Trinity Analogies
· The Work, or Missions, of the Holy Trinity
§ Creation
§ Incarnation of the Son of God
§ Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Chapter 7 – The Church, the People of God
· The Holy Catholic Church
§ The Church as a Mystery of God’s Love
§ The Church as a Sacrament of Salvation
§ The Church in God’s Plan
· Images of the Church
§ The People of God
§ The Body of Christ
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· Christ’s Faithful
§ The Prophetic Ministry
§ The Priestly Ministry
§ The Kingly, or Regal, Ministry
Chapter 8 – The Catholic Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
· The Church is One
§
The Catholic Church and Other
§ Working for Unity
· The Church is Holy
§ Our Call to Holiness
§ People on the Way
· The Church is Catholic
§ The Church is Missionary
§ Membership in the Catholic Church
§ The Church and Non-Catholic Religions
· Non-Catholic Christians, Judaism, Islam, and Other Non-Christian Religions
Chapter 9 – Mary and the Communion of Saints
· Communion of Saints
§ Holy Things
· Holy Persons
· The Saints
§ Devotion to the Saints
· Mary, the Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
§ Mary, Mother of Christ
· Immaculate Conception, Mother of God, Ever Virgin, Mother of the Church, Assumption
§ Devotion to Mary
Chapter 10 – Life Everlasting
· The Forgiveness of Sins
§ Baptism
§ Sin and the Sacrament of Penance
§ Power of the Keys
· Christian Death and the Resurrection of the Body
· Particular Judgment, Heaven, Purgatory, Hell
§ Heaven
§ Purgatory
§ Hell
· The Last, or General, Judgment
§ The Last Judgment
§ New Heavens and New Earth
§ Amen