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BL3: Demonstrate an understanding of the Church as a community that gathers to worship and give thanks for the gift of God’s only begotten Son who is present in the Eucharist and is formed by the celebration of the Eucharist. [CCC nos. 1322-1419]

 

BL3.1: Explain how in the Eucharist we all share in the presence of Christ, first at the table of the Word (i.e. by listening to the Scriptures we are united in Christ the Word who forms our thinking, speaking and acting) and secondly at the table of the Eucharist (i.e. we receive in communion the Body of Christ and are united in this action of reception). [CCC nos. 1345-1355; 1391-1401]

 

CL1: Focus: Reconciliation/forgiveness and Eucharist/sacrificial love

Understand that the Church celebrates God’s presence and his gift of love in the sacraments. [CCC nos. 1322-1344, 1422-1449]

 

CL2: Understand that the celebration of the Eucharist is a remembering of Jesus’ love for us i.e. a memorial sacrifice, in which he invites us, through the liturgy of Mass to participate. [CCC nos. 1362-1372, 1382-1390]

 

CL1.1: Examine a selection of gospel narratives that reveal God’s grace as a gift that changes lives (healing and teaching gospel narratives) and the sacrifice of love we are to offer to God out of gratitude. (e.g. 1 Corinthians 11:26; Matthew 9:13 and 12:7; Matthew 5:23-24); and connect these narratives to the gift of Grace in the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist (i.e. removes sin and purifies our soul, forms us to act justly and with charity). [CCC nos. 1425-1429; 1443-1445]

 

CL2.1: Examine the account of the Last Supper in John 13:1-35 and explain what Christ was teaching his disciples by washing their feet. (We share in Christ’s self sacrifice when we place others before ourselves and serve them.)

 

CL3.2: Articulate an understanding of how the Holy Spirit prepares the Church and each person for the reception of Christ’s real presence in Eucharist, the sacred meal of the Mass. [CCC nos. 1091-1112]

 

CL3.3: Share a personal understanding of how God can bless us in our lives, which is a divine and life-giving action and relate this to the importance of the Eucharist and the life-giving action of Jesus. [CCC nos. 1077-1083]

 

ML1: Demonstrate an understanding that God’s promise of Love is revealed in Jesus and is expressed in his teaching, especially the Beatitudes. [CCC nos. 1716-1729]

 

ML1.1: Examine the teaching of Jesus in the Beatitudes and identify what they teach us about what it means to be truly happy. [CCC nos. 1716-1717]

 

ML1.2: Examine the Beatitudes to summarize the characteristics that mark us as Beatitude people and use examples to illustrate how living the Beatitudes can change who we become and how we relate to others (i.e. we become more humble, merciful, pure of heart, selfless, meek, seekers of righteousness, peace and justice; our actions are based on love). [CCC nos. 1720-1729]

 

ML2.2: Identify certain actions in our lives which demonstrate our lack of love for God and our neighbour (i.e. sin) and how in the Eucharist Jesus extends to us the gift of God’s mercy and forgiveness for our sins (Introductory Rite). [CCC nos. 1849-1851; 1391-1401]

 

LC2: Understand that when the Church celebrates the Eucharist, the communion of the saints and our own ancestors in faith are present. [CCC nos. 1369-1372; 1402-1405]

 

LS2.2: Demonstrate an understanding of the bread and wine, prayers and sacrifice of the Eucharist as representative of the gift of ourselves – our human dignity to God and that the Holy Spirit transforms these gifts to reflect a new dignity which we share with Jesus. [CCC nos. 356-384; 1928-1933; 1391-1401]

 

PR1: Understand that the Eucharist is a communal prayer of the Church and that our full, active and conscious participation at Mass unites us in prayer with Christ and one another. [CCC nos. 2565; 2623-2625; 2637; 2643; 2099-2100]

 

PR1.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist as the central communal prayer of the Church and explain why and how we should participate fully in the Mass (singing, praying the responses, listening to the Scripture readings, enacting the rituals – sign of the cross, standing, kneeling, genuflecting). [CCC nos. 1346-1347]

 

PR1.2: Understand the importance of the Liturgy of the Word and how listening attentively to the scripture readings at Mass or being involved in Bible Study programs, we can learn how to deepen our life of prayer as Christians. [CCC nos. 2652-2655]

curriculum connections

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