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Week 1 |
Unit 1 Orientation of the course Story of St. Thomas and the times in which he lived. Ask the class to explain why his times were called the Middle Ages |
Object: To give a reason for life and life’s purpose, Happiness. To instil in the student a love for their Patron, their school and also their country |
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Week 2 |
Unit 1 Faith -Importance God- Know, love, serve him Who made us? Why he made us? Chief truths taught in the Catholic Church Apostles Creed, its different articles, and importance |
Object: To realise that God really loves us and that we must love one another, as he has commanded us, and as he gave the wonderful example to us by Dying on the Cross on Good Friday |
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Week 3 |
Unit 1 Examples of faith St. Paul to the Greeks St. John in his Gospel of love The Machabees and their witness to the Faith |
Object: to give the students the inner incentive to witness to their Faith, as well as a caring and sharing love to their fellow man. |
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Week 4 |
Unit 2 Unity and trinity of God The Mystery of the Trinity At the Baptism of the Lord What is a mystery? What is supernatural? |
Object: To realise that God being all powerful can do wondrous things, not only in miracles but also in the beautiful nature we see around us, which we must look after. |
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Week 5 |
Unit 2 Unity and trinity of God What is meant by the Blessed Trinity Why God is called the father Why the Dove appeared and it meaning and symbol explained. The reason for the son being baptised |
Object: To make the student understand that God’s works are wonderful, and all he does by sign is with meaning. |
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Week 6 |
Unit 3 God and Creation God the creator of heaven and earth The reason for creating things How the world was created Explanation of evolution of material things |
Object: To explain and make the students think about the homogeneous evolution of thing after their first beginnings. |
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Week 7 |
Unit 3 God and Creation The Angels in general, the choirs etc. The fall of the Angels, Satan, and the nature of the angels after their fall. Their actions on us, for good or ill. |
Object: to make the student realise that he is not alone in this life, that all around him are spirits of wondrous natures. |
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Week 8 |
Unit 3 God and Creation The creation of man and woman The Garden of Eden The First parents The Preternatural Gifts |
Object: To show how blessed were the first man and woman, and how it is easy to fall into sin even though one has many good gifts. |
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Week 9 |
Unit 3 God and Creation The fall of man and woman The reason why it is passed on. The stages which lead up to the first sin The temptation of the devil |
Object: To show how the Devil tempted Eve, and how he still uses the same methods to tempt man to this very day. |
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Week 10 |
Unit 4 Actual Sin What is sin? The effect of sin on the soul How to avoid Sin The different kinds of sin. |
Object: To show the students the different kinds of sin and how to distinguish one from the other, so that confession is made easier. |
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Week 11 |
Unit 4 Actual Sin What is Mortal Sin Why it is called Mortal The necessity of confessing all mortal sins |
Object: To show the Student the importance of going to confession as soon as one falls into mortal sin, so that we grow always in the love of God. |
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Week 12 |
Unit 4 Actual Sin What is venial sin Why it is called Venial Why we must also avoid venial sin How venial sin makes us cold to God and our fellow man |
Object: To show the Students that even the smallest sin is a great offence against God who is infinitely good and deserving of all our love |
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Week 13 |
Unit 5 The Incarnation Who is Jesus Christ? The eternal begetting from all eternity. The explanation of the Last Gospel Is Jesus Christ really God? |
Object: to explain and see if Jesus Christ is really God, or just a great man as the moderns hold, just the Historical Jesus of the Gospels. |
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Week 14 |
Unit 5 The Incarnation Explanation of the word Can man be like unto God? Can God become really a man? Solution the Problems |
Object: To show the Students how the mind blowing problems of God becoming man are to be resolved. |
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Week 15 |
Unit 5 The Incarnation How the historical events of the incarnation came about. The star and the Wise men. Was Christ the saviour of all men? The two great Commandment given to man. |
Object: To show the student the great love and wisdom of God to allow the fullness of time to come before revealing His Son. |
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Week 16 |
Unit 6 The Redemption Why only God could pay the price for man, and not just an Angel. The meaning of the word Redemption Christ as mediator between God and us |
Object: To show the students the reason for God alone becoming man and not an Angel or even all of Creation being enough to pay the price. |
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Week 17 |
Unit 6 The Redemption The sufferings of Christ Explanation of the way of the Cross How one dies when Crucified Why Christ chose to die this way. |
Object: To make the student appreciate the sufferings that Christ underwent for the sins of the world and the great sufferings he suffered. |
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Week 18 |
Unit 6 The Redemption The sacrifice of the Mass As a re-enactment of the death at calvary Who is the principal Priest the purposes and ends of the Mass |
Object: To show the students the real meaning of the Mass so they may grow to love it more and avoid the errors of the Novus Ordo. |
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Week 19 |
Unit 7 The Resurrection & Ascension The Resurrection of Christ Man’s Resurrection The Assumption Christ’s Ascension |
Object: To explain the circumstances of the resurrection, its prediction, the fear of the Apostles, and the false stories about it. |
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Week 20 |
Unit 7 The Resurrection & Ascension The Particular Judgement The General Judgement The sins that precede it The remaking of the earth |
Object: To explain to the students and let them imagine the final judgement and the power of God finally expressed for all to see and honour. |
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Week 21 |
Unit 7 The Resurrection & Ascension What heaven will be like What purgatory will be like What is Limbo and who goes there What hell will be like |
Object: To explain to the Students the nature of Limbo, Hell heaven and why there are different places for the different reactions of man’s will to God’s grace. |
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Week 22 |
Unit 8 The Holy Spirit and Grace The proceeding of the Holy Ghost What is grace ? The Church Prayer and its proper use |
Object: To explain to the students what grace is and how God gives it to us and a brief introduction to the means of obtaining it. |
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Week 23 |
Unit 8 The Holy Spirit and Grace Confirmation Extreme unction Matrimony
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Object: To give to the students a brief summary of the sacraments of Confirmation Extreme unction and Matrimony |
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Week 24 |
Unit 8 The Holy Spirit and Grace Holy Orders Baptism The kinds of Baptisms Of Desire and Blood |
Object: To give the students a brief introduction to the sacraments of Holy orders and Baptism, and the different kinds of Baptisms. |
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Week 25 |
Unit 9 The Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Ghost The Theological Virtues The Virtue of Faith The Virtue Of Hope The Virtue of Charity |
Object: To give the students a brief summary of the three Theological Virtues and how to practise them in everyday life. There will be more emphasise on the Virtue of True love |
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Week 26 |
Unit 9 The Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Ghost Prayer and devotion Mental Prayer Vocal Prayer and chant Their necessity |
Object: To give the students the most sure way to pray so that they do not pray from mere feeling or emotion but with their heart and soul, so that they love to pray, and not find it a burden |
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Week 27 |
Unit 9 The Virtues and Gifts of the Holy Ghost The Cardinal virtues Prudence, Fortitude Gifts of the Holy Ghost Fruits of the Holy Ghost |
Object: To give the students a brief introduction to the two important Cardinal virtues and the gifts and fruits of the Holy Ghost, which give us that extra push when we need it. |
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Week 28 |
Unit 11 The one true Church and other churches The marks of the Church The oneness of the Church The holiness of the Church The Catholicity of the Church |
Object: To give the students a love for the Church to which they belong and the realisation that even though there is a crisis in the Church she will never fail. |
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Week 29 |
Unit 11 The one true Church and other churches the Infallibility of the Church The Infallibility of the Pope The indefectibility if the Church The Mystical Body of the Church |
Object: To give the students the correct and sound idea of the indefectibility of the Church and especially that of the Pope and when it is invoked, and for what purpose. |
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Week 30 |
Unit 11 The one true Church and other churches The faiths of other churches The Protestants, Lutherans, Moslems, Hindus, Buddists, and other smaller sects.
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Object: To give the students an appreciation of the other religious traditions, so as to understand their way of living out their faiths |
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Week 31 |
Unit 12 The means of grace Revision of the true notion of Prayer The Pater noster of St. Thomas The first petition The second petition |
Object: To give the students an appreciation of prayer and to give them a love of the very basic prayer which was given to us by God himself |
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Week 32 |
Unit 12 The means of grace The third petition The forth petition The fifth petition The sixth petition |
Object: To give the students an appreciation of prayer and to give them a love of the very basic prayer which was given to us by God himself |
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Week 33 |
Unit 12 The means of grace The Blessed Virgin Mary as Mediatrix of all grace The Petitions of the Hail Mary |
Object: To give the students an appreciation of prayer and to give them a love of the prayer which was given to us by God by the Angel Gabriel |