Lesson 1Session 12: Final preparation, retreat day, and rehearsal for sacramentsDis final session gathers di journey, offers retreat-style reflection, an rehearses di liturgies fi First Communion an Confirmation, ensuring adults are spiritually, emotionally, an practically ready fi celebration.
Review a key themes an gracesGuided retreat prayer an reflectionExamination a readiness an trustWalk-through a di sacramental ritesPlanning celebration an next stepsLesson 2Session 4: Sacraments of Initiation overview: Baptism, Eucharist, ConfirmationDis session presents di three Sacraments a Initiation as one unified process, explaining Baptism, Confirmation, an Eucharist, dem scriptural roots, symbols, an effects, an how dem shape lifelong Christian identity.
Sacraments as signs an instruments a graceUnity a Baptism, Confirmation, EucharistBiblical foundations a initiationKey symbols an gestures in each sacramentOngoing effects in daily Christian lifeLesson 3Session 10: Prayer life and personal devotion: examen, lectio divina, and sacramental lifeDis session strengthens personal prayer life, teaching di daily examen, lectio divina, an regular sacramental practice, so adults can build a sustainable rhythm a devotion dat supports ongoing conversion an mission.
Foundations a Christian prayerStep-by-step daily examen practiceLectio divina wid di Sunday GospelDevotion to Mary an di saintsRegular Mass, confession, an adorationLesson 4Session 11: Living the Christian life: moral teaching, social witness, and missionDis session presents Catholic moral teaching, virtue, an conscience, then explores social teaching, justice, an evangelizing witness, helping adults see dem mission in family, work, parish, an wider society.
Freedom, sin, an moral responsibilityCardinal an theological virtuesCatholic social teaching essentialsWitness in family, work, an societyParish involvement an lay ministriesLesson 5Session 5: Baptism essentials and preparation for unbaptized candidatesDis session focuses on Baptism’s meaning, grace, an ritual, an offers special guidance fi unbaptized adults, including preparation steps, godparents, an practical details fi celebrating di sacrament in di parish.
Original sin an need fi BaptismBaptismal promises an renunciationsWater, oil, white garment, an candleRole a godparents an Christian witnessesSteps fi unbaptized adult candidatesLesson 6Session 6: Reconciliation—sin, conscience, examen, and sacramental confession practiceDis session explores sin, conversion, an conscience, then teaches how fi examine one’s life an celebrate sacramental confession, including form, prayers, an practice fi reduce fear an encourage honest repentance.
Mortal an venial sin explainedForming an following a right conscienceHow fi make a daily examenStructure a di Rite a PenancePractice: preparing a first confessionLesson 7Session 8: Preparing for First Communion: rites, disposition, and practical rehearsalDis session prepares adults practically an spiritually fi First Communion, reviewing di Communion rites, interior disposition, fasting, an reverence, an offering a step-by-step rehearsal fi receiving di Eucharist.
Spiritual hunger an desire fi JesusRequired disposition an state a graceCommunion fast an external reverenceHow fi receive under different formsRehearsal a Communion processionLesson 8Session 9: Confirmation: gifts of the Holy Spirit, personal discernment, and sponsor roleDis session explains Confirmation as outpouring a di Spirit, reviews di seven gifts an fruits, an guides adults in discernment a vocation an service, including di role an selection a a suitable sponsor.
Meaning an effects a ConfirmationSeven gifts an fruits a di SpiritAnointing, laying on a hands, an sealChoosing an working wid a sponsorDiscerning personal gifts an vocationLesson 9Session 7: Eucharist doctrine: Real Presence, Liturgy of the Word and EucharistDis session deepens understanding a di Eucharist as sacrifice, memorial, an Real Presence, an walks through di Liturgy a di Word an Liturgy a di Eucharist so adults can participate more consciously an devoutly.
Biblical roots a di EucharistReal Presence an transubstantiationMass as sacrifice an thanksgivingLiturgy a di Word: structure an meaningLiturgy a di Eucharist: prayers an ritesLesson 10Session 3: Church, Tradition, and Magisterium—authority and teachingDis session explains what di Church is, why Christ founded it, an how Tradition an di Magisterium guide teaching, so adults can understand authority, unity, an dem place in di Catholic community today.
Biblical images a di ChurchMarks a di Church: one, holy, catholic, apostolicSacred Tradition an Sacred ScriptureRole a di Magisterium an di popeObedience, conscience, an assent a faithLesson 11Session 2: Who is God? Trinity, Revelation, and Scripture basicsDis session introduces who God is as Trinity, how God reveals himself in history an in Jesus, an how Scripture is inspired an interpreted in di Church, giving adults a solid foundation fi later sacramental teaching.
Images a God an personal experienceDi Trinity: Father, Son, Holy SpiritRevelation in salvation history an ChristInspiration an canon a ScriptureHow Catholics interpret di BibleLesson 12Session 1: Welcome, Storytelling, and Personal Journey mappingDis opening session builds trust, invites participants fi share dem stories, an maps each person’s spiritual journey, helping dem name hopes, questions, an goals fi preparing fi receive First Communion an Confirmation as adults.
Introductions an group expectationsSharing faith backgrounds an life storiesNaming hopes an fears fi dis processPersonal faith timeline an key momentsSetting individual spiritual goals
