Catholic Religious Education (CRE) is most important at the time when a student is preparing for a Catholic Baptims, First Communion (the first reception of the Catholic Eucharist) and Catholic Confirmation. Generally we need Roman Catholic books to bolster our Religion course. We recommend using St. Anne's Helper Audio Baltimore Catechsim, Catholic worksheets and lives of the saints to be certain of the truth and to gain a "sense of the Faith".
If the Roman Catholic beliefs are learned well at this time they will usually last a lifetime. It's easy since there aren't very many basics to learn. The graces received from the reception of the Catholic sacraments are of first importance in keeping the Faith, and frequent reception of them and continued study, fortified by prayer are what aid final perseverance on the road to Heaven.
A good Catholic religious education program teaches what all Catholics need to know, love, and serve God in their daily lives. St. Anne's Helper Baltimore Catechism teaches the Roman Catholic beliefs as taught in the Baltimore Catechism No. 1.
The Baltimore Catechism for children and the Adult Baltimore Catechism versions both offer a concise presentation of the basic Catholic beliefs. RCIA students are frequently already baptized, yet a review of the sacrament of Baptism is included in the First Communion preparation which makes a great Volume 1 for adults.
Adult Catholics and converts will be happy to find that the basics for Catholic Baptism , Catholic Reconciliation and the Catholic Eucharist are all included in the St. Anne's Helper First Communion preparation . There is some review of these sacraments in the St. Anne's Helper Confirmation preparation.
The study and the review for First Communion and Catholic Confirmation are both easier with Audio Baltimore Catechism CDs and Catechism Copybooks (free samples) from St. Anne's Helper! Listen to audio clips and see free pdf downloads!
St. Anne's Audio Confirmation Catechism CDs cover the Roman Catholic beliefs usually covered in most Catholic Religious Education courses for Confirmation: an expansion on the Apostles' Creed and the Blessed Trinity. The same information is true for both child and adult!
Each question and answer on these Catholic audio books has its own track for easy navigation! Children and adults find it easy to look at the printable text (included on the same CD!) and choose the correct track for the Catholic answers they are studying. Imagine being able to use "repeat 1" to help memorize the Catholic Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, or the Act of Contrition! Imagine the Catholic Religious Education department being able to print matching worksheets at any time! No need to buy another booklet or workbooks! Order the CDs or downloads now.
The St. Anne's Helper Audio Baltimore Catechism program covers the questions normally learned about the sacrament of Baptism including Original Sin, mostly in the First Communion volume and the definition is reiterated in the Confirmation volume.
The basic Catholic beliefs for Confession are found on St. Anne's First Communion Catechisms (Audio or Copybooks). These cover the sacrament of Penance, Original sin, and the Catholic Ten Comandments in depth.
Catholic religious education is usually started when the adult
catechumen is studying for Catholic Baptism or Confirmation, or as is usual with children, the Catholic Eucharist. The Baltimore Catechism No. 0 and Baltimore Catechism No. 1 cover the basic Roman Catholic beliefs for Baptism, Penance and the Catholic Eucharist. St. Anne's Catechism Copybooks make excellent Catholicworksheets for Catholic Religious Education courses! These same Catholic answers
are true for any age!Cradle Catholics begin their study early at about 6 or 7 years old in order to prepare for First Communion. The course work covers Baptism as well, yet usually doesn't cover much about Confirmation until the Baltimore Catechism No. 2 and Baltimore Catechism No. 3. An adult catechumen usually studies for all three (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist) since he is usually able to receive his First Communion and Confirmation on the very day of his Baptism! A new adult catechumen would want to own both the First Communion and Confirmation Audio Catchism CDs to have the basic Catholic beliefs for the first four sacraments.
Otherwise, one catechism book will cover the information in all of the above. We recommend the Catechism Explained and the Catechism of the Council of Trent. It is also helpful to study the Roman Catholic Bible.
The Baltimore Catechisms for Confirmation review the Catholic sacraments, prayers and Ten Commandments. They also add a closer study of the Holy Ghost and the Blessed Trinity. Baltimore Catechism No. 1
and Baltimore Catechism Baltimore Catechism No. 2
usually cover the basic Catholic beliefs. Baltimore Catechism No. 3 goes into more depth. The Catechism Explained is the best Baltimore Catechism we have seen for adult Catholic religious education. It concurs with and expands upon the Baltimore Catechism No. 3 and the Catechism of the Council of Trent.
St. Anne's Confirmation Catechism Audio
CDs and Catechism Copybooks cover the basics as used in the Baltimore Catechisms! Again, a Roman Catholic Bible makes great spiritual reading. Want to listen to it? Check out this MP3 Audio Bible Douay Rheims
Roman Catholic saints names are a major consideration when studying for the sacrament of Confirmation (see our Catholic saints names resources here). It is best if one has read lives of the saints in order to choose one of the many saints names for Confirmation. See a Catholic liturgical calendar for the Catholic feast days and lists of patron saints. A Roman Catholic calendar, Missal or Ordo is excellent for keeping track of the Catholic Holy Days of Obligation as well. By the time one is ready for Confirmation he should know all six Holy Days of Obligation so as to better remember them during the year!
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