These are the weekly lessons for that the St. James Catechism has made available for your children. Please make time in your day for your children to watch the videos and respond to the questions after each lesson. Thank you!

Estas son las lecciones semanales del catecismo de San James disponibles para sus hijos. Por favor hagan tiempo en su día de sus hijos para que puedan ver los videos  y responder las preguntas después de cada lección. Gracias

Please briefly explain each of the following: 
- that Jesus REALLY is present in the Holy Eucharist
-that Jesus TRULY is present in the Eucharist
-that Jesus is SUBSTANTIALLY present in the Eucharist

1. What are the similarities between the Sacrifice of the Cross and the Sacrifice of the Mass?
2. What are the 2 main parts of the Holy Mass? And what are some of the things that take place in each.
3. In the liturgy of the Eucharist, what are the 3 main parts?
4. What is the role of the priest in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass?

1. What do the sacraments give us?
2. Name the Seven Sacraments?
3. What are the 3 Sacraments of Initiation? and what change do the give to our soul?
4. What does the Sacrament of Baptism give us for the first time ever?
5. What does the Sacrament of Baptism allow us to become?
6. What does the Sacrament of Confirmation give to our souls?
 

1. What is a virtue?
2. What is vice?
3. What are the 7 Capital Vices?
4. What are the 7 virtues that help us to fight the 7 Capital Vices? (Make a Little Chart that shows which virtues is the opposite of the vice.)
5. What is the vice of avarice?  And what virtue opposed to avarice and how can you practice it? (give good definitions)
6. What is the vice of envy? And what is the virtue that is opposed to envy and how can you practice it?
 

1. What are the 4 Cardinal Virtues? And Why are the called cardinal virtues?
2. What is a good definition of Temperance? And give an example of how you can practice it.
3. What is a good definition of Fortitude? And give an example of how you can practice it.
4. What is a good definition of Justice? And give an example of how you can practice it.
5. What is a good definition of Prudence? And give an example of how you can practice it.

1. What are the 3 Theological virtues?
2. What is a good definition of the virtue of Faith?
3. Are any of the Theological virtue necessary for salvation?
4. What is a good definition of the virtue of Hope?
5. What  does it mean to practice the virtue of Charity?
6. Is the virtue of charity only an emotion?

1. What are the 3 Sacraments of Initiation?
2. At what moment did the Holy Spirit come down upon Jesus’ Apostles?
3. What are the tools that we receive at Confirmation? And how many are there?
4. Name the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
5. What are the 4 things that we do to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?