Lesson 1Session 12: Final preparation, retreat day, and rehearsal for sacramentsThis last meeting pulls the journey together, gives retreat-style thinking, and practises liturgies for First Communion and Confirmation, making sure grown-ups are spirit, heart, and ready for the big day.
Review of key themes and gracesGuided retreat prayer and reflectionExamination of readiness and trustWalk-through of the sacramental ritesPlanning celebration and next stepsLesson 2Session 4: Sacraments of Initiation overview: Baptism, Eucharist, ConfirmationThis meeting shows the three Entry Sacraments as one flow, explaining Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, their Bible roots, signs, effects, and lifelong Christian self-shaping.
Sacraments as signs and instruments of graceUnity of Baptism, Confirmation, EucharistBiblical foundations of initiationKey symbols and gestures in each sacramentOngoing effects in daily Christian lifeLesson 3Session 10: Prayer life and personal devotion: examen, lectio divina, and sacramental lifeThis meeting builds personal prayer, teaching daily check, Scripture reading prayer, and regular sacrament ways, so grown-ups make lasting devotion rhythm backing change and sending.
Foundations of Christian prayerStep-by-step daily examen practiceLectio divina with the Sunday GospelDevotion to Mary and the saintsRegular Mass, confession, and adorationLesson 4Session 11: Living the Christian life: moral teaching, social witness, and missionThis meeting shares Catholic good-life teaching, virtues, conscience, then social teaching, fairness, sharing faith, helping grown-ups see mission in home, work, parish, and big world.
Freedom, sin, and moral responsibilityCardinal and theological virtuesCatholic social teaching essentialsWitness in family, work, and societyParish involvement and lay ministriesLesson 5Session 5: Baptism essentials and preparation for unbaptized candidatesThis meeting focuses Baptism meaning, grace, rite, and special guide for un-baptised grown-ups, with prep steps, godparents, and practicals for parish sacrament party.
Original sin and need for BaptismBaptismal promises and renunciationsWater, oil, white garment, and candleRole of godparents and Christian witnessesSteps for unbaptized adult candidatesLesson 6Session 6: Reconciliation—sin, conscience, examen, and sacramental confession practiceThis meeting digs sin, turn-back, conscience, teaches life-check and sacrament confession party, with form, prayers, practice to ease fear and push true sorry.
Mortal and venial sin explainedForming and following a right conscienceHow to make a daily examenStructure of the Rite of PenancePractice: preparing a first confessionLesson 7Session 8: Preparing for First Communion: rites, disposition, and practical rehearsalThis meeting preps grown-ups real and spirit for First Communion, reviews rites, heart ready, fasting, respect, and step-by-step practice for Eucharist receiving.
Spiritual hunger and desire for JesusRequired disposition and state of graceCommunion fast and external reverenceHow to receive under different formsRehearsal of Communion processionLesson 8Session 9: Confirmation: gifts of the Holy Spirit, personal discernment, and sponsor roleThis meeting explains Confirmation as Spirit pour-out, seven gifts fruits review, guides grown-ups in life-calling spot and service, with sponsor role and pick.
Meaning and effects of ConfirmationSeven gifts and fruits of the SpiritAnointing, laying on of hands, and sealChoosing and working with a sponsorDiscerning personal gifts and vocationLesson 9Session 7: Eucharist doctrine: Real Presence, Liturgy of the Word and EucharistThis meeting deepens Eucharist as gift, memory, True Being, walks Word Liturgy and Eucharist Liturgy so grown-ups join more awake and true-hearted.
Biblical roots of the EucharistReal Presence and transubstantiationMass as sacrifice and thanksgivingLiturgy of the Word: structure and meaningLiturgy of the Eucharist: prayers and ritesLesson 10Session 3: Church, Tradition, and Magisterium—authority and teachingThis meeting explains Church being, why Christ started it, Tradition and teaching guide, so grown-ups grasp lead, oneness, place in Catholic group now.
Biblical images of the ChurchMarks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, apostolicSacred Tradition and Sacred ScriptureRole of the Magisterium and the popeObedience, conscience, and assent of faithLesson 11Session 2: Who is God? Trinity, Revelation, and Scripture basicsThis meeting brings God as Three-One, God show-self in history Jesus, Scripture inspired Church-read, giving grown-ups firm base for later sacrament teaching.
Images of God and personal experienceThe Trinity: Father, Son, Holy SpiritRevelation in salvation history and ChristInspiration and canon of ScriptureHow Catholics interpret the BibleLesson 12Session 1: Welcome, Storytelling, and Personal Journey mappingThis start meeting builds trust, calls sharing stories, maps each spirit path, helping name hopes, questions, goals for adult First Communion Confirmation prep.
Introductions and group expectationsSharing faith backgrounds and life storiesNaming hopes and fears for this processPersonal faith timeline and key momentsSetting individual spiritual goals
