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+ J.M.J.F. My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus may his grace and peace be with you always. The purpose of this program and other programs in this catechetical series is to give honor and glory to God, our Father and to obey Jesus command to spread the “Good News to all the nations”.
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+ J.M.J.F. My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus may his grace and peace be with you always. The purpose of this program and other programs in this catechetical series is to give honor and glory to God, our Father and to obey Jesus command to spread the “Good News to all the nations” Let us pray: Father we thank you for the gift of life you have given us. We thank you for most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, whom You sent to teach us to know, love and serve you, and who suffered and died for our redemption. We thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and pray that the Holy Spirit will open our minds and hearts as we strive through our studies to know, love and serve you better. We offer this thanksgiving and petition in Jesus name. Amen
THE APOSTLES’ CREED CONSISTS OF TWELVE DOCTRINE’S OF FAITH THE CREED IS DIVIDED INTO ? THREE PARTS
Part One: Informs us of the First Person of the God the Father Blessed Trinity and the Work of Creation
Part Two informs us of The second person of the Jesus Blessed Trinity and the Mystery of Jesus redemption of the human race
Part Three: Informs us of the Third person of the Holy Spirit Blessed Trinity the Source of our salvation
ARTICLE ONE “I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.”
GOD There is only one God, there are no other gods There are three persons in one God God The Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit
WHO IS GOD? Supreme Being God is absolute Love God always was and shall always be God is self-existing
WHAT ARE THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD ? God is infinitely perfect God made all things out of nothing by his own power God knows all, see all, hears all
How many God’s are there? There is only True one God There are no other gods There are false gods. What are some of them? Anything or anyone we put before God is a false god
False gods can include: power money possessions ourselves What ever we put before God is a false god How may persons are there in God? Three persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Three Persons in one God is called? The Blessed Trinity Something we humans can’t understand by our minds but take on faith is called a Supernatural Mystery
ARTICLE TWO “I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD.”
Jesus is?: the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity God the Son true God and true man Jesus is only one person, yet he has two natures a divine nature and a human nature
As all humans do Jesus has a has a body and soul The mystery of God becoming man is known as the Incarnation. Jesus’ name means “Savior” Christ means “Anointed”
Jesus being the Son of God and Son of Man was like us in all things, except Sin.
Who is the only other person to be born without sin and remained sinless during her life? The Virgin Mary Mary being conceived without original sin is called the? Immaculate Conception The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated 8 December
ARTICLE THREE “HE WAS CONCEIVED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.”
Whom did God send to ask Mary to be the Mother of his son? The angel Gabriel Mary asked the angel how this could be done, since she was a virgin. He told her - she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit Her response was “be it done tome according to your word.”
The angel Gabriel told Mary to name the baby Jesus Who is Jesus foster father? Saint Joseph Jesus the second person of the Blessed Trinity becoming man is called the “Incarnation”
Where was Jesus born? Jesus was born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem What day in December do we celebrate the birth of Jesus ? Christmas Day – December 25th
ARTICLE FOUR “HE SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED.”
Jesus suffered and died on the cross for our sins and the sins of the whole world. The name of the Roman governor who condemned Jesus to suffer and die was Pontius Pilate Jesus died on Mt. Calvary on Good Friday
The sufferings of Jesus are called the PASSION of Jesus Christ The Sign of the Cross should remind us of the Passion of Jesus. We recall the Passion and Death of Jesus in the Stations of the Cross.
What are the Stations of the Cross? A devotion mediating on the Passion and Death of Jesus
ARTICLE FIVE “HE DECENDED INTO HELL. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN.”
How long was Jesus in the tomb? Three days The day Jesus rose from the death is called the Resurrection. We celebrate this on Easter Sunday
ARTICLE SIX “HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER.”
Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, He ascended body and soul into heaven The day Jesus ascended into heaven is called Ascension Thursday
ASCENSION THURSDAY is a Holy Day of Obligation. This means that Catholics are bound to go to Mass, the same as on Sunday unless there is a valid reason, such as sickness, must work or some serious circumstances. Being on vacation is not a valid reason for not going to Mass
ARTICLE SEVEN “HE WILL COME AGAIN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.”
At the time of our death we will be judged by God This is called? Particular Judgment – our individual judgment . The way we have lived our lives determines our place in eternity. What are they? Purgatory Hell Heaven
At our particular judgment if we die with no sin we will go. straight to heaven for eternity At our Particular judgment if we have lived God’s laws and still have venial sin in our soul we will go to purgatory for a period of time determined by God to be purified of those sins, than we will go to Heaven.
At our Particular Judgment if we have rejected God’s laws and have not repented of them and asked God’s mercy and forgiveness We will go to Hell God has given us the ways to live without sin. He will forgive us our sins, even with our last breath, no matter how horrible they are, providing we ask his forgiveness with true contrition
At the end of the world all of the dead will be resurrected. Christ will then judge all the peoples of every nation from the beginning of time. He separate the good from the bad. This is called the “General Judgment” The good will go to: Heaven for eternity The bad will go to: Hell for eternity Purgatory will cease and the souls there will go to heaven