HS RCIA Class 2023-2024
Curriculum and handouts for the 2023-24 HS RCIA Catechism class
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PDF Handouts
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Ten Commandments
- Content: Comparison of the texts of the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament books Exodus & Deuteronomy and the traditional Catholic version
- Purpose: Students to see Scriptural origins of the Ten Commandments and how they are interpreted in the traditional Catholic text
- Format: single page pdf (landscape)
- View file: Media:Ten Commandments Exodus, Deuteronomy, Traditional forms comparison.pdf
The Catholic Mass
The Catholic Mass overview (simple outline)
- Content: parts of the Mass with brief descriptions of their liturgical purpose and context
- Purpose: student familiarity with the Mass
- Format: multi-page pdf in outline form (portrait view)
- View file: Media:Mass The Catholic Mass simple-outline.pdf
The Catholic Mass (detailed outline)
- Content:
- the parts of the Mass
- their Scriptural origins and purposes
- Priestly text and People's responses
- Purpose: deeper awareness and understanding of the parts of the Mass
- Format: multi-page pdf in outline form (landscape view)
- View file: [[Media:The Catholic Mass parts and purposes handout (pdf).pdf
Eucharistic Prayers
- Content: Comparison of the various Eucharistic Prayers
- Purpose: for students to view and appreicate the differences in Eucharistic Prayers
- Format: pdf chart (landscape)
- View file: Media:Eucharistic Prayers comparison v2.pdf