Lesson 4

The New Saint Joseph

First Communion Catechism

Lesson 1

God Made Us

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

4. What must you do to be happy with God in Heaven?

To be happy with God in heaven I must know Him, love Him, and serve Him in this world.

First I must KNOW God.

I cannot love God unless I know Him well.

To know God I must study my catechism.

I must think about God every day.

I must pray to God.

Most of all I must LOVE God.

We give gifts to those we love.

I must make my life a gift to God.

I must love God more than I love myself.

I must love God more than I love anybody else.

I must love God above all things.

To show God I love Him I must SERVE Him.

I serve God when I PRAY well.

I try to think of God.

I serve God when I WORK well.

I study hard at school and home.

I serve God when I PLAY well.

I try to be fair and not selfish.

I must not offend God by sin.

I must want to please Him.

It is not always easy to please God.

What pleases Him sometimes does not please us.

I must please God rather than myself.

This shows God I love Him more than myself.

When I am selfish I do not please God.

When I am kind to others I please God.

 To be happy I must please God in everything.

Saint Joseph And The Child Jesus

Giovanni Battista Caracciolo

Italian artist

1578–1635

Lesson 3

The New Saint Joseph

First Communion Catechism

Lesson 1

God Made Us

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

3. Why did God make you?

God made me to show His goodness and to make me happy with Him in heaven.

God is good.

God made me because He is good.

God is always happy.

God wants everybody to be happy.

God made me to be happy with Him forever.

I cannot be happy without God.

I need God.

Heaven is God’s home.

Everybody in heaven is happy.

To be happy forever, we must get to heaven.

Earth is the place where we get ready for heaven.

The Holy Family With Three Angels,

Young Saint John the Baptist , Saints Elizabeth and Zachary

Lorenzo Lotto

Italian painter

 1480 – 1556 

Lesson 2

The New Saint Joseph

First Communion Catechism

Lesson 1

God Made Us

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

2. Did God make all things?

Yes, God made all things.

God made the earth and the sky.

God also made the sun.

God made the moon and the stars.

God made night and day.

God made rain and snow.

God made hills and mountains.

God made oceans and rivers.

God made the trees and flowers.

God made all animals, big and little.

God made the fishes in the water.

God made the birds in the sky.

God made the angels.

Angels are spirits.

They have no bodies.

They know much more than we do.

They have great power.

The angel who helps me is my guardian angel.

He is with me all the time.  

He keeps me from danger.        

He helps me think of God.

God made Adam and Eve.

Adam and Eve were the first man and woman.

God made the sun and moon for them.

God made the trees and flowers for them.

God made the animals for them.

God made the birds and fishes for them.

God made all these things for them to use.

God made the world for all of us.

The Creation of the Animals

Raphael Sanzio

Italian painter

1483 – 1520

Lesson 1

The New Saint Joseph

First Communion Catechism

Lesson 1

God Made Us

The Purpose of Man’s Existence

1. Who made you?

God made me.

God made me out of nothing.

He made me because He loves me.

He gave me to my mother and father.

They take care of me.

They take God’s place.

I belong to God because He made me.

 The Holy Family with St. Anne

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish Baroque painter

1577 – 1640