Grade 7

Creed

Worship and Prayer

Moral Life

Community Life

Apostolic Life

A.1 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 faith is our response to God.

Students will know that faith always seeks to better understand what God has revealed. 

Students will know that faith is a life long journey.

Students will know that the Trinity is a mystery that continuously draws us into the divine being. 

Students will know that the Trinity is described as “God is three persons in one nature.” 

Students will know that God calls us to cooperate freely with his design. 

Students will know that God made man and woman in his image. 

Students will know that God wills everyone to be saved. 

Students will know the meaning of the title “Son of God.” 

Students will know that Jesus Christ has two natures [human and divine] and that these are not confused, but united in one person. 

Students will know that to love Christ is to also proclaim him to the world. 

Students will know that Christ is the high priest always interceding for us. 

Students will know that the responsibility for Jesus’ death is on every sinner. 

Students will know that belief in the resurrection of the dead is essential to Christianity. 

Students will know that the Holy Spirit is one of the persons of the Trinity. 

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

Students will know that the Holy Spirit worked in special ways through Mary and John the Baptist. 

Students will know that the Church links us in a special way to the poor and suffering. 

Students will know that the Apostles Creed is an ancient baptismal creed. 

Students will know the four marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic and apostolic. 

Students will know that the whole Church is missionary by nature and all of us share in this vocation. 

Students will know that the bishop is the vicar of Christ. 

Students will know that the bishop is the source of unity in his own diocese. 

Students will know that the bishop’s first duty is to proclaim the Word of God. He also sanctifies and governs. 

Students will know that revelation is God revealing himself and making Himself present to us through events and words. 

Students will know that Sacred Scripture must be read and interpreted in light of the same spirit by whom it was written. 

Students will know the mysteries of Christ’s public life in the Gospels are his baptism, temptations in the desert, announcement of the kingdom, transfiguration, and ascent to and entry into Jerusalem. 

Students will know that the Ten Commandments are a gift and a revelation of God. 

Students will know that the Immaculate Conception means that Mary was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception. 

Students will know that we pray for the dead because of our belief in the communion of saints. 

Students will know that Mary is the model of prayer in her Fiat and at the foot of the cross. 

Students will know that the word liturgy means the work of the people. 

Students will know that Christ is present in the assembly, the proclamation of the Word, in the priest, and in his Body and Blood. 

Students will know that our purpose at liturgy is to give glory and praise to God.  

Students will know that the Sunday liturgy is the heart of the Church’s life and that we show ourselves to be a member of the Church through our active participation. 

Students will know that in the case of necessity one can baptize with water and the words “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” 

Students will know that Baptism is the basis of unity for all Christians. 

Students will know that the Eucharist makes present the sacrifice of the cross. 

Students will know that we receive Christ under the form of bread and wine. The bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. 

Students will know that the Eucharist commits us to the poor. 

Students will know that the Eucharist forgives venial sins and helps us to grow in our relationship to God. 

Students will know that perfect contrition arises out of an awareness and belief that God loves us. 

Students will know that Jesus gave the Church authority to forgive sins. This is exercised in Christ’s name by priests in the sacrament. 

Students will know that the anointing of the sick consists of anointing the forehead and hands of the sick person, accompanied by prayers, and only celebrated by a priest or bishop. 

Students will know that the anointing of the sick is for those who are seriously ill. 

Students will know that “viaticum” is the sacrament for those who are dying. 

Students will know that the sacrament of Holy Orders is conferred by the laying on of hands followed by a prayer of consecration. 

Students will know that marriage requires sacramental preparation. 

Students will know that the essence of marriage is the consent of the couple. 

Students will know that marriage is not just a contract, but a covenant. 

Students will know by keeping the memorials of the saints throughout the liturgical year, the Church shows that she is united with the liturgy in heaven. 

Students will know the many different names for Sunday: Day of Resurrection, the Lord’s Day, the Eighth Day. 

Students will know that the culmination of the liturgical year is the celebration of the Sacred Triduum. 

Students will know the meaning of keeping the “three days” of the Triduum. 

Students will know the meaning of the Easter Vigil as the night we make Church and know the dominant liturgical symbols of the Church: assembly, light, cross, water, oil, white garment, laying on of hands, and bread and wine.  

Students will know how to prepare and lead Morning and Evening prayer. 

Students will know the difference between liturgical prayer and devotional prayer. 

Students will know the many forms of blessings of the Church and become familiar with the blessings that can be used in the domestic church [the home]. 

Students will know that the Lord’s prayer is a summary of the whole Gospel and the most perfect of all prayers. 

Students will know the Apostles Creed. 

Students will know the meaning of intercessory prayer. 

Students will know that the first and last point of reference for moral catechesis is Jesus Christ. 

Students will know how to model Christian values in their lives. 

Students will know that the moral life is a response to God’s love. 

Students will know that evil happens when we turn away from God. 

Students will know that the Beatitudes are the heart of Christian teaching. 

Students will know specific ways to live each of the Beatitudes in their daily lives. 

Students will know that the Ten Commandments are a gift and a revelation of God. 

Students will know that idolatry means to worship a false god or to put anything in the place of God. 

Students will know that the first commandment binds us to hope in God and that sins opposed to hope include despair, presumption, and tempting God. 

Students will know that Sunday is the Christian fulfillment of the Sabbath. 

Students will know that the family is based on marriage and exists for the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of children. 

Students will know that the duties of citizens are to pay taxes, vote and defend their country. 

Students will know that the use of drugs inflicts grave damage on human health and life. 

Students will know that production and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices and constitute direct cooperation with evil.

Students will know that direct abortion is contrary to the moral law.  

Students will know that the sexual act is only for life-long marriage. 

Students will know that prostitution, pornography and rape totally degrade sexuality. 

Students will know that divorce is a grave offense against the dignity of marriage. 

Students will know that every marriage act must be open to children and contraception is not allowed. 

Students will know that reputation and honor are aspects of a persons’ human dignity. 

Students will know that people are injured by rash judgment, detraction, and calumny. 

Students will know that purity requires modesty and recognizes the dignity of the human person. 

Students will know how to do an examination of conscience. 

Students will know that the formation of conscience is a life-long task. 

Students will know that the reality of sin is impossible to ignore. 

Students will know the meaning of original sin. 

Students will know that venial sins are forgiven in the Eucharist. 

Students will know that we can sin by cooperating in another’s sin either directly or by doing nothing. This is called social sin. 

Students will know that the natural law expresses the original moral sense that enables us, by human reason, to know good and evil. 

Students will know that participation in the Eucharist commits them to the poor. 

Students will understand that participation in the liturgical life of the Church means that we delight in gathering as the Body of Christ. 

Students will know that participation in the liturgical life of the Church includes Mass and the sacraments; Morning and Evening Prayer, Blessings, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; Celebrations of the Word. 

Students will know that God calls lay people to the vocation of catechist.  

Students will know that life in Christ requires continual formation in the faith.  

Students will know to participate in parish and diocesan events according to their age level. 

Students will know the various ministries in their parish and be encouraged to participate in one of them.  

Students will know the essential relationship between Catholic social teaching and spirituality. 

Students will know that justice and charity lead to peace; injustice to war. 

Students will know how to reflect on social justice activities and service projects and to connect these with Church teachings. 

Students will know that from conception the child has the right to life. 

Students will know that reputation and honor are aspects of a persons’ human dignity. 

Students will know that people are injured by rash judgment, detraction, and calumny. 

Students will know that direct abortion is gravely contrary to the moral law. 

Students will know that to work for the common good in economic and political realities is especially the role of the Catholic laity. 

Students will know that human beings grow and achieve fulfillment in community. 

Students will know that the common good is achieved through the protection of the rights of all peoples. 

Students will know what actions violate the rights of people in society today. 

Students will know that the Church links us in special ways to the poor and suffering. 

Students will know that our service to the poor arises out of the Eucharist. 

Students will know that access to employment and to professions must be open to all people.  

Students will know that rich nations must work for the development of poorer nations. 

Students will know that we and all creation are designed for God’s glory.