Grade 2

Creed

Worship and Prayer

Moral Life

Community Life

Apostolic Life

Students will grow in their understanding of the Triune God. 

Students will grow in their understanding of God the Father. 

Students will grow in their understanding of God the Son. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Church. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Revelation. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Saints. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Worship and prayer. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Sacraments. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Liturgical Year. 

Students will grow in their understanding of other Liturgical celebrations. 

Students will grow in their understanding of prayer. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Life in Christ. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Beatitudes. 

 Students will grow in their understanding of the Commandments. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Conscience. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Sin and Forgiveness. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the Church Law. 

Students will grow in their understanding of participation in the liturgical life of the Church. 

Students will grow in their understanding of participation in life-long faith formation. 

Students will grow in their understanding of Church life at parish, diocesan and universal levels. 

Students will grow in their understanding of participation in the ministry of the Church. 

Students will grow in their knowledge of Catholic social teaching. 

Students will grow in their understanding of justice and service. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the life and dignity of the human person. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the call to family, community and participation in society. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the rights of all people and their responsibilities towards others. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the preferential option for the poor and vulnerable. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the dignity of the work and the rights of others. 

Students will grow in their understanding of solidarity. 

Students will grow in their understanding of the importance of care for God’s creation. 

Students will know that God is our beginning and our end. 

Students will know that God speaks to us and tells us about himself. 

Students will know that God shows himself to us so that we can know and love him. 

Students will know that God made all creation good. 

Students will know that the Father, who is in heaven, comes lovingly to meet his children and talks with them. 

Students will know that Jesus saves us from our sins. 

Students will know the meaning of the word Resurrection. 

Students will know that Jesus’ resurrection is the very heart of our faith. 

Students will know that Christ died for our sins. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit teaches us to pray. 

Students will know that God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. 

Students will know that the Church is the People of God. 

Students will know that the Church is the Body of Christ. 

Students will know that Jesus came to form a people for himself. 

Students will know that Mary is the Mother of God and our mother. 

Students will know that the Bible tells us about God’s love for the world. 

Students will know that the Bible proclaims the words and deeds of God throughout history. 

Students will know that Adam and Eve disobeyed God. 

Students will know that sin came into the world through the disobedience of Adam and Eve. 

Students will know that the saints are people we can imitate and see as heroes. 

Students will know that Mary is our mother. 

Students will know the names and stories of saints representing different countries. 

Students will know how to participate fully, consciously, and actively at Mass from beginning to end. 

Students will know the meaning of the parts of the Mass: Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Concluding Rites. 

Students will know that in the Eucharist the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. 

Students will know that in the Eucharist we pray that we may also be transformed. 

Students will know that to receive communion we must be free from serious sin and fast from food and drink for one hour. 

Students will know that the celebration of the Eucharist is the highest form of worship and is the source of our Catholic identity. 

Students will know that sacred space always requires us to act properly in Church. 

Students will know that Jesus shares his life with us through the sacraments. 

Students will know the three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. 

Students will know that Baptism makes us members of the Church, forgives sin, and gives us new birth in the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that the sacrament of reconciliation reconciles us to God and the Church. 

Students will know how to participate fully in the Rite of Reconciliation. 

Students will know the meaning of the four major actions of the sacrament of reconciliation: contrition, confession, penance and absolution. 

Students will know that in the name of Jesus Christ, the priest forgives our sins. 

Students will know that the priest must keep secret all sins confessed to him. 

Students will know about the sacraments of healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the sick. 

Students will know about the sacraments of service: Matrimony and Holy Orders. 

Students will know that the liturgical year has many different seasons. 

Students will know that each season celebrates various aspects of the Paschal Mystery. 

Students will know the meaning of Lent and the Triduum. 

Students will know the different traditional symbols of each season. 

Students will know how to pray Morning Prayer. 

Students will know how to pray a Celebration of the Word. 

Students will know how to pray Benediction. 

Students will know the meaning of sacramentals. 

Students will know the meaning of devotional prayer. 

Students will know some of the forms of devotional prayer: stations of the cross, novenas, etc. 

Students will know that we should pray in all the events of our lives. 

Students will know the Our Father, Blessings Before and After Meals, and the Nicene Creed. 

Students will know that we show by our actions whether or not we are living according to our life in Christ. 

Students will know that we must follow the moral law, which urges us to do good. 

Students will know the beatitudes and how they are a model for how we live. 

Students will know the great commandment to love God and our neighbor. 

Students will know that the Beatitudes help us to make a good examination of conscience. 

Students will know the Ten Commandments. 

Students will know that the Ten Commandments make a good framework for an examination of conscience. 

Students will know that God has given us free choice which means we can do bad things as well as good. 

Students will know how to make a good examination of conscience. 

Students will know that the Bible and the Church teach us to know what is right and wrong. 

Students will know that our conscience tells us the difference between right and wrong. 

Students will know the meaning of sin. 

Students will know the difference between an ‘accident’ and sin. 

Students will know the meaning of venial and mortal sin. 

Students will know the meaning of personal and social sin. 

Students will know we must follow the moral law which urges us to do what is good and avoid what is evil. 

Students will know that we worship together as Church on Sunday. 

Students will know that it is wrong to miss Mass on Sunday. 

Students will know that Jesus wants them to always grow in their faith. 

Students will know about the diocesan and universal Church. 

Students will know the names of the various liturgical ministries. 

Students will know that to follow Jesus requires that we learn the ways we should care for others in the world. 

Students will know that we must share our talents and gifts with others. 

Students will know how the beatitudes help us to live justly in this world. 

Students will know that we should respect all life. 

Students will know to respect their parents, civil authorities, and Church leaders 

Students will know that stealing is taking the property of another without permission and is against the seventh commandment. 

Students will know that acts of penance can help us care for the needs of the poor and vulnerable. 

Students will know to respect their family and friends. 

Students will know that they must respect themselves. 

Students will know that the Eucharist unites us with the living and the communion of saints. 

Students will know the meaning of stewardship.