Features of a Catholic upbringing

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Ceremonies• Baptism

Introduction to your membership of the Catholic faith, all types of

memberships are welcomed

• Matrimony

Which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the

whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and

the procreation and education of offspring

• Funeral

At the end of time, when Christ returns, many Catholics believe that the bodies

of the dead will be resurrected

Religious Items• Crucifix,

The presence of the cross in the room is a powerful reminder of the faith and provides a focal point during private prayer ; Years ago, before a worker departs, he would remove the crucifix from the wall, kiss the icon of Jesus, and lay it gently on his pillow till he returned

• Holy water

Some Catholics carry around holy water/may have a font for it at home;Is used to cleanse the soul from evil,this helps a child develop faith because they know that they will be free from evil ;Holy water is also used in a Baptism

• Rosary

The heavenly Mother invited us to say the Rosary as a powerful weapon against evil, to bring us to true peace. With your prayer made together with Your heavenly Mother, you can obtain the great gift of bringing about a change of hearts and conversion. Each day, through prayer you can drive away from yourselves many dangers and many evils.

Pilgrimage• A spiritual journey that explores the need to find one's own path. In

the end, we discover that the extraordinary is always found in the

ordinary and simple ways of everyday people, part guide to self-

discovery.

A pilgrimage strengthens the relationship with God so these

trips would be encouraged by the church community to do

together as a parish/community.

Family Prayer• All of us, single or married, are eternally part of some family—someway, somewhere,

somehow—and much of our joy in life comes as we correctly recognize and properly

develop those family relationships. We come to this earth charged with a mission: to

learn to love and serve one another. To best help us accomplish this, God has placed

us in families, for he knows that is where we can best learn to overcome selfishness

and pride and to sacrifice for others and to make happiness and helpfulness.

• If we would show our families and our God on a regular basis how much we love

them, how much we appreciate them, how much we need their help, and how much

we rely on His protection, one of the greatest changes for good to ever take place in

the Church, in the nation, and in the world would occur. Don’t let anything stand in

the way of consistent, fervent family prayer

Catholic schools• Our faith in Jesus Christ is the reason our schools exist. Therefore, both

spiritual and academic experiences in Catholic schools enable students to

deepen their relationship with Jesus, broaden their knowledge of their faith,

and connect their faith to their daily lives

• Reinforce God in conversations

• Have a personal relationship with the Lord and Saviour; that the children

grow to value the Catholic faith, and that they will learn to treasure the

Church

• Talk about (views on) faith with classmates and friends

• Prayer time, so praying is done through out the day /several points in the

day

Church Visits• For a Catholic, going to church has a very special meaning. In the Catholic

celebration of the Eucharist, a Catholic enters a sacred environment to adore God

and to receive the real presence of Christ. There isn’t anything symbolic about this;

the Mass is a real matter of life versus death.

• Going to church on special dates such as Christmas and Easter make children realise

they are not events about receiving gifts, but are times of gratefulness and time to

reflect on the past events of Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection

• Many Catholics who go to church are trying primarily to feel good about themselves,

and they often treat the Blessed Sacrament and the sanctity of the church

environment with casualness, if not outright carelessness. They don’t receive the

Blessed Sacrament, they take it for granted. They attend Mass out of habit