Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The New Saint Joseph
First Communion Catechism

Lesson 8
The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation

1. Baptism

37. How does the Catholic Church help us to gain heaven?
The Catholic Church helps us to gain heaven especially through the sacraments.
The Sacraments are steps to heaven.
The Church is our ladder to heaven.
The sacraments are the seven steps of the ladder.
God lets the ladder down.
Our Lady helps us up the ladder.

38. What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is an outward sign, instituted by Christ to give grace.

A SACRAMENT is a SIGN of CHRIST.

It is Christ working in our soul.
It is Christ helping our soul.
Christ is hidden in every sacrament.

39. What does grace do to the soul?
Grace makes the soul holy and pleasing to God.

Grace is life.
It is God’s life.
It is Christ in us.
It makes our souls look like Christ.
It gives us power to please God.

40. What sacrament have you received?
I have received the sacrament of Baptism.

41. What did Baptism do for you?
Baptism washed away original sin from my soul and made it rich in the grace of God.

Baptism is birth.
By it we are born of God.
He sends His Son into our soul.

God becomes our Father too.
Mary becomes our Mother.
The Holy Spirit pours grace into us.

Baptism washes us from original sin.
It drives away the devil.
He can no longer hurt us unless we let him.

42. Are you preparing to receive other sacraments?
I am preparing to receive the sacraments of Confirmation, Penance, and
Holy Eucharist.

 2. Confirmation

43. What will confirmation do for you?
Confirmation, through the coming of the Holy Ghost, will make me a soldier of Jesus Christ.

Every sacrament gives us the Holy Spirit.
It gives us more of His power.
Confirmation gives us power to help others to know about Jesus.
It gives us strength to suffer for Jesus.
It helps us to die for our faith if we have to.
We must be willing to die for Jesus.
Jesus died for us.

Confirmation gives power to spread the Faith.



Lesson 8             

Quiz
                                               
Sacrament of Baptism

1. Baptism - 2. Confirmation              


  1. Who is hidden in every sacrament?






  1. What does He do there?






  1. What is grace?






  1. When does God become our Father?






       5. What does Confirmation help us to do?



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