Grade 4

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 we are made in the image and likeness of God. 

Students will know that God communicates Himself gradually to us. 

Students will know that God is truth and is all knowing. 

Students will know that God is always faithful. 

Students will know that showing love to others is the way we show the love of the Trinity. 

Students will know that our heavenly Father takes care of everything in his creation. 

Students will know that God communicates a loving plan for all that he has created. 

Students will know that men and woman are made in the image of God and are stewards of all creation. 

Students will know that Satan and other devils are fallen angels who freely refused to serve God. 

Students will know that Jesus gave himself up for each one of us. 

Students will know that Jesus wants us to be happy and to share the Good News to all the world. 

Students will know that Mary conceived the Son by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that in everything he did, Jesus is our model. 

Students will know that Jesus experienced death, but his body did not decay in the tomb. 

Students will know that the Paschal Mystery includes the death and resurrection of Jesus and that he died for our sins and rose for our justification. 

Students will know that at Pentecost the risen Lord pours out the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit forgives our sins and restores the life of the Trinity in us. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit directs the Church leaders in teaching and guiding the faithful. 

Students will know the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that the Church is Trinitarian: prepared by the Father, founded by the Son, revealed by the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that everyone in the Church shares in Christ’s role as priest, prophet and king. 

Students will know that the Church is the Kingdom of God present in mystery. 

Students will know that one Church includes a diversity of members. 

Students will know that Church leaders have the authority to explain scripture and tradition. 

Students will know that God’s response to sin was to promise salvation and offer a covenant relationship. 

Students will know the meaning of God’s covenant with Noah, with Abraham, and with Moses. 

Students will know that on Mt. Sinai God gave his law to Moses and the people of Israel so that they might serve him as the one true God. 

Students will know that scripture is God’s Word. 

Students will know that God is the author of scripture. 

Students will know that at the beginning of history, Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan and disobeyed God. 

Students will know that Mary is in heaven and continues to pray for us. 

Students will know some of the great saints in the Church. 

Students will know that the liturgy is the work of the Trinity. 

Students will know that they must continue to worship God every Sunday. 

Students will know that the Eucharist feeds and forms us with Christ’s Body and Blood. 

Students will know that the Eucharist is thanksgiving and praise to the Father. 

Students will know that the Church teaches that sacraments are necessary for salvation. 

Students will know there are seven sacraments. 

Students will know the three sacraments of initiation: Baptism, which is the beginning of new life; Confirmation, which strengthens that life; and Eucharist which completes initiation and nourishes us with Christ’s Body and Blood. 

Students will know that Confirmation is a sacrament of initiation. 

Students will know that in Confirmation we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that in the sacrament of reconciliation we confess both personal and social sin. 

Students will that that reconciliation with God is inseparable from reconciliation with the Church. 

Students will know that the Church has the power to forgive sins through the sacrament of reconciliation. 

Students will know that Christ touched and healed people during his life on earth and continues to do so in the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. 

Students will know that priests preach the Gospel, celebrate the Eucharist, and serve their parishes. 

Students will know that the family is the ‘domestic’ church. 

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 that on Sunday we celebrate the Resurrection in the liturgical assembly. 

Students will know the meaning of the Ascension and Pentecost. 

Students will know the different traditional symbols of each season. 

Students will know how to pray morning and evening prayer. 

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

Students will know more of the many blessings of the Church. 

Students will participate in non-sacramental penitential services in order to lead them to regularly celebrate the Rite of Reconciliation. 

Students will know that Jesus teaches us how to pray in a way that is faith-filled. 

Students will know that our prayer arises out of the liturgy. 

Students will know that our prayer arises out of the liturgy. 

Students will know the Nicene Creed. 

Students will know that we are called to live out the Paschal Mystery in our own lives. 

Students will know that God calls each of us to eternal happiness with himself. 

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

Students will know that the Beatitudes show us the path to the happiness to heaven. 

Students will know that we look upon sacred images with reverence because of what they represent. We do no worship them. 

Students will know that blasphemy is the use of the name of God, of Jesus Christ, of Mary and the saints in an offensive way. 

Students will know that we must participate at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation. 

Students will know that the family is the image of the Trinity. 

Students will know that the fifth commandment opposes murder and that all human life is sacred. 

Students will know that deliberate hatred is contrary to charity. 

Students will know that men and women are equal in dignity yet have complimentary differences. 

Students will know that adultery is wrong and is the breaking of a promise. 

Students will know the corporal works of mercy. 

Students will know that false witness and perjury are grave offenses against the truth. 

Students will know that the tenth commandment is opposed to greed and covetousness. 

Students will know that we do good and avoid evil by following our conscience. 

Students will know how to do an examination of conscience in light of the beatitudes and ten commandments. 

Students will know that our feelings and emotions are gifts of God, but they are not always indicators of right and wrong. 

Students will know that conscience is our secret core where God speaks to us. 

Students will know that through our conscience God is calling us to continuing conversion. 

Students will know that the capital sins are pride, greed, envy, anger, lust, gluttony and laziness. 

Students will know that sin is a deliberate choice against God’s law. 

Students will know the significance of the law [precepts] of the Church as rules for living the Christian life. 

Students will know that all Christians are called to obey legitimate authority. 

Students will know the importance of being members of the liturgical assembly. 

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

Students will know that the Pope is the pastor of the entire Church. 

Students will know that deacons are member of the clergy and serve a catechetical, apostolic and liturgical role in the Church. 

Students will know the various liturgical ministries and how they lead us to a way of Christian living. 

Students will know the liturgical role of altar server and reader. 

Students will know to respect all forms of life. 

Students will know that all life is sacred. 

Students will know the works of mercy. 

Students will know stories of how people put faith into action. 

Students will know some basic principles of Catholic social teaching. 

Students will know how to relate justice and service to practical examples in their lives. 

Students will know that social justice is based on the dignity of the human person. 

Students will know how to name at least one example of how they participate in family, community and society. 

Students will know that they are responsible for one another.

Students will know that they are responsible for their families and the larger community. 

Students will know the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance. 

Students will know that we are called to work for the good of all people. 

Students will know the meaning of social sin. 

Students will know that we try to live justly for the good of all people. 

Students will know that we are called to be stewards of our possessions.