Grade 5

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 made us for Himself. 

Students will know the many ways we experience the mystery of God. 

Students will know that God calls us His friend and always invites us into His life. 

Students will know that our destiny is to enjoy the Trinity in heaven. 

Students will know that God is all-powerful. 

Students will know that God created the universe and made the world good. 

Students will know that we must respect creation and protect the environment. 

Students will know that the heart of catechesis is Christ. 

Students will know that ‘Jesus’ means ‘God saves.’ 

Students will know that we can only find salvation in Jesus Christ. 

Students will know the meaning of the Incarnation and that it is a distinctive sign of our Christian faith. 

Students will know that everything in the Old Testament converges on Jesus. 

Students will know that Christ’s death was part of the mystery of God’s plan. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit continues to guide the Church. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit inspired the writing of the Scriptures. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit guides the leaders of our Church. 

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

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

Students will know that the Church has a great diversity of members. 

Students will know that the Pope is the visible source of unity of the Church. 

Students will know the ‘marks’ of the Church. 

Students will know that ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ [St. Jerome].

Students will know that Abraham is the great Old Testament model of faith.

Students will know that we accept in faith all that God has revealed to us.

Students will know that the Church finds nourishment in the Scriptures.

Students will know that Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God through parables.

Students will know that Mary is truly the ‘Mother of God’. 

Students will know the mystery of the Assumption teaches that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven and is the Queen of heaven. 

Students will know that the Church prays in union with Mary and entrusts her with our petitions. 

Students will know that the Catholic Church teaches that the saints in heaven intercede for us. 

Students will know that the Paschal Mystery is celebrated in the liturgy. 

Students will know that through the liturgical life of the Church we are called to live what we pray. 

Students will know that in the liturgy of the Church, the Holy Trinity is at work. 

Students will know that Baptism makes us adopted children of God. 

Students will know that through Baptism we are incorporated into Christ and share in the priesthood of Christ. 

Students will know that Baptism is a sacrament of forgiveness. 

Students will know that Baptism gives us new life and makes us temples of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that the ordinary minister of Confirmation is the bishop. 

Students will know that we receive the “Gift” of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation. 

Students will know that the Eucharist is the summit and source of Christian life. 

Students will know that we call the Eucharist the Lord’s Supper, the Holy Sacrifice, and Holy Mass. 

Students will know that Christ is present at Mass in the Eucharist, the assembly, the Word, and the priest. 

Students will know that the symbols of the Eucharist are bread and wine which become the Body and Blood of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that the four main elements of the sacrament of reconciliation are: contrition, confession, penance and absolution. 

Students will know that the sacrament of reconciliation forgives all sins after Baptism. 

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

Students will know that the Anointing of the Sick unites us with Christ’s sufferings on the cross and gives new meaning to human suffering. 

Students will know the liturgical ministry of the deacon and his call to engage in the ministry of charity. 

Students will know that the love of husband and wife is the image of the love of Christ for his Church. 

Students will know that the Church’s year is centered on Easter. 

Students will know the meaning of the word “triduum.” 

Students will know the different liturgical seasons that celebrate various aspects of the Paschal Mystery. 

Students will know the holy days of obligation. 

Students will know how to prayer 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 even in prayer, God takes the initiative. 

Students will know that Jesus prayed at all the decisive moments of his life. 

Students will know that that prayer arises out of the Word of God. 

Students will know that our prayer is always heard, if we unite our prayer with that of Jesus, in the Spirit. 

Students will know that when we pray “Our Father who art in heaven,” we remember that the Father’s house is our true home. 

Students will know the Apostles Creed. 

Students will know how to pray the rosary [devotional prayer]. 

Students will know that life is a struggle between good and evil, light and darkness. 

Students will know that Scripture and the teaching of the Church provide guidance for the moral life. 

Students will know that the Beatitudes present us with decisive choices and show us that happiness is to be found in God alone. 

Students will know that the first commandment calls for faith, hope and charity. 

Students will know that our moral life begins in faith and we must avoid the sins of doubt, heresy and schism. 

Students will know that the first commandment requires us to pray and to avoid superstition, divination and magic. 

Students will know that perjury is making a false oath. 

Students will know that Catholics have the duty of participating in Mass on Sunday and not do so deliberately is a mortal sin. 

Students will know that the fourth commandment upholds the family as the first cell of society and that children must help their parents as much as they can. 

Students will know that the fifth commandment teaches that suicide is contrary to justice and charity and is forbidden. 

Students will know that the sixth commandment teaches that sexuality involves all aspects of the human person and that Christ is the model of chastity. 

Students will know that the seventh commandment teaches that when we steal or defraud another we are bound to make reparation. 

Students will know that God gave us animals to use and not to abuse. 

Students will know that the eighth commandment teaches that a lie or offense against a person’s reputation may demand reparation. 

Students will know that the ninth commandment teaches Christians to respect their bodies and the bodies of others as temples of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that because of the many competing influences in our lives, the good formation of our conscience is absolutely necessary.  

Students will know that venial sins weaken charity. 

Students will know that grave matter, full knowledge and deliberate consent are all three necessary to commit a mortal sin. 

Students will know original sin and its results. 

Students will know that the Old Law is preparation for the Gospel and that the New Law is the grace of the Holy Spirit. 

Students will know that justification includes the remission of sins, sanctification and the renewal of the inner man. 

Students will know that as believers, we accept in faith all that God has revealed, as taught by the Church. 

Students will know that by our Baptism we are called to participate fully in the liturgical life of the Church. 

Students will know that to deliberately miss Mass on Sunday is a grave sin. 

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

Students will know that the Pope is the visible source of unity of the Church. 

Students will know that the Bishop is the ordinary minister of Confirmation. 

Students will know the various liturgical ministries especially that of cantor and psalmist. 

Students will know that the Church is the kingdom of God present in mystery and that we are called to bring about the kingdom here on earth. 

Students will know that the celebration of the liturgy calls us to live it and bear witness to the world. 

Students will know that as Catholics we are to share our material goods with one another. 

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

Students will know that sin wounds human dignity. 

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

Students will know that the family is the first cell of society and that society depends on families and must foster them. 

Students will know the meaning of individual responsibility and the meaning this has for promoting the good of families and the larger society. 

Students will know that the celebration of the eucharist calls us to feed and nourish others. 

Students will know that we should respect others. 

Students will know that offending the dignity and rights of others requires reparation. 

Students will know that the human race forms a unity because of its origin in Adam and Eve. 

Students will know that sin can imperil unity. 

Students will know that God made the world good.