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