by Winifride Wray, 1899
The idea of this book is to combine a course of
Christian Doctrine and one of Scripture History,
especially that of the New Testament, and to put
the whole into language such as children, say from
seven to fifteen, may easily understand for themselves
without the help of a teacher. Such a book
may also be a help to teachers in giving to children
simple explanations of the Catechism and of Scripture.
To download the entire book, click on the link below. Experience has shown that careful explanation, and exceedingly simple explanation, of the words of the Catechism is absolutely necessary, in order that young children may properly understand them, and may obtain through them any real and lasting grasp of the sublime mysteries of the Faith which they teach. Hence too frequently it unfortunately happens that, for want of such explanation, our children leave school with very imperfect ideas of doctrine, and thus, forgetting the sense, forget also, quickly and entirely, those words of the Catechism which they had so diligently studied. Thus, though they have seemed to do well at school, they grow up very ignorant of their religion. A book, therefore, by the help of which children may be able by themselves to take in and be interested with the necessary truths and ideas, will be a great assistance to them towards understanding the Catechism, and so towards keeping in their minds during life both its doctrine and its words. --Preface pages 3-4.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 I. God and the Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 II. How the World was made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 III. The Garden of Eden--The Temptation and Fall of Man-- The Punishment of Sin--The Deluge--The Ark of Noe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IV. The Blessed Trinity--The Annunciation -- The Visitation--The Birth of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 V. The Finding in the Temple--St. the Baptist-- The Public Life of Jesus--The Apostles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 VI. The Sermon on the Mount--The Beatitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 VII. The Miracles of Our Lord--The Transfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 VIII. Palm Sunday--The Last Supper-- Christ's Agony in the Garden--The Passion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 IX. The Passion of Christ ( Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 X. The Burial of Jesus--His Resurrection--He Appears to the Disciples . .65 XI. Our Lord's Words to St. Peter and the Disciples--His Ascension . . . . 72 XII. The Election of St. Matthias--The Descent of the Holy Ghost . . . . . 80 XIII. The Parables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 XIV. The Apostles' Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 XV. The Apostles' Creed (Continued.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 XVI. The Commandments of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 XVII. The Commandments of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 XVIII. The Sacraments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 XIX. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass-- Benediction--Vespers--Compline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 XX. Prayer -- Missions -- Pilgrimages -- Retreats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 XXI. Prayer (Continued). -- " Our Father" -- "Hail Mary" . . . . . . . . . . . 167 XXII. Our Blessed Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 XXIII. The Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 XXIV. Religious Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Download the book, "Catholic Teaching for Children" http://catholicharboroffaithandmorals.com/ |