Home Guide
Grade 5
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Chapter 1:
We Come to Jesus
We are born physically to human parents. But we must be born again spiritually to enter Heaven.
Chapter 2:
We Celebrate Our Baptism
Baptism marks us all as belonging to Christ. No matter what we do, nothing can erase this mark!
Chapter 3:
The Eucharist Helps Us Live
Everything in our Christian life comes from the Eucharist, and everything leads back to it.
Chapter 4:
We Protect the Environment
How we treat the environment affects everyone today, as well as the quality of future generations.
Chapter 5:
The Holy Spirit Helps Us Pray
The Holy Spirit is always with us - working in us, and through us, for the good of all creation.
Chapter 6:
The Spirit Fills Us
The fruits of the Spirit are qualities that help us become better people who live like Jesus.
Chapter 7:
The Spirit Anoints Us
The Church still anoints with oil as a sign that someone what been chosen and empowered by God.
Chapter 8:
The Spirit Changes Us
Spiritual change happens when we evaluate our attitudes and actions to follow Christian teachings.
Chapter 9:
The Spirit Makes Us Children of God
We are children of God. We have a responsibility to recognize everyone is made in His image.
Chapter 10:
The Spirit Gives Us Gifts
God gives us the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as well as our unique gifts to help us fulfill our purpose.
Chapter 11:
We Pray for Healing
The Sacraments of Healing assure us that we are not forgotten in our illness or our need for reconciliation.
Chapter 12:
We Celebrate Healing
We value and care for life at any age and any stage. Give thanks to God for his gift of life and healing!
Chapter 13:
We Are Forgiven
The Church requires us to confess serious sins one a year. Reconciliation mends our broken relationship with the Church.
Chapter 14:
We Love One Another
We must show our love in our actions - giving our lives for one another, just as Jesus did.
Chapter 15:
We Ask Jesus for Healing
We know that God sees all things and know what we truly need - sometimes better than we know it ourselves.
Chapter 16:
We Are Called by God
We build up the Kingdom by doing God's will and teaching others about God.
Chapter 17:
Called Together as One
Married couples are called to work together and to reflect God's love.
Chapter 18:
Called to Serve God's People
The grace of Holy Orders gives the authority to celebrate the sacraments and act in the person of Christ.
Chapter 19:
We Are Called to Serve the Poor
We are called to serve the poor and vulnerable, and to recognize their dignity through our service.
Chapter 20:
Jesus Calls Me
God gives each of us special and unique gifts, and he asks us to use those gifts to serve and love him and one another.
All Souls' Day:
From Death to New Life
In Purgatory we are purified of sin so that we can enter Heaven.
Advent:
Preparing for the Coming of Jesus
God chose Mary to be the very best mother Jesus could have.
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of Us All
As Mother of God, Our Lady is concerned with the well-being of all God's children.
Christmas:
The Word Became Human
Christmas is not just one day - it is an entire season.
Easter Triduum:
Three Holy Days
During the Triduum, we celebrate Jesus' example of service, suffering, and Resurrection.
Easter:
Alleluia! I Do Believe!
All who follow Jesus share in his Resurrection, because his rising made it possible for us to rise again after we die.
Pentecost:
Come, Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit came upon the disciples with a rush of wind and flames of fire.
Ordinary Time:
Learning and Living Our Faith
Jesus gave us examples of how we should live as children of God and as brothers and sisters of Jesus.