Knowledge and Understanding

The meaning of some images in the Scriptures changes according to the culture and time.

The action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers is described in Scripture using a variety of titles, images and symbols.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit  CCC 694-701

Skills

Students typically will:
Identify some titles and images of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture. e.g.
Water CCC 694
Anointing CCC 695
Fire CCC 696
Cloud and light CCC 697
The seal CCC 698
The hand CCC 699
The finger CCC 700
The dove. CCC 701

The early followers of Jesus continued his message by spreading the Good News (Pentecost).
The Spirit of Jesus, who helped the disciples, is the same Spirit who lives in and empowers people today to continue Jesus’ mission .
The Spirit of Jesus helps people to act with courage and to respond to the Spirit of Jesus in their lives.
CCC 736 747

Describe times when the Spirit of Jesus gave courage to the followers of Jesus.
Articulate how the disciples needed courage to spread the Good News.
Describe the mission of Jesus in Luke 4:16-22
Identify situations when the disciples needed to speak and act with courage.

The author of the Gospel according to Luke  is also the  author of Acts of the Apostles.
Acts of the Apostles is a major book in the New Testament and it tells about the life of the early Christian communities.

Recognise that the Acts of the Apostles is a major book in the New Testament.
Listen, read, recount and locate the following scripture passages.
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2: 1-11
Matthew 28:19
John 20:19
The early Christian community
Acts  2:43- 47 ; 4:32-35

Mary is the mother of Jesus and of all Christians .
Mary’s role in the Church community can be described using a variety of titles and images.
New testament texts reveal Mary’s role as a mother of Jesus and her role in the early church community.

Explain how some of the titles and images
of Mary found in the New Testament texts reveal her role as mother of Jesus and her role in the Church community.
Compare different understandings of Mary as depicted in a variety of titles and images from visual, multimedia and written texts.

Knowledge and Understanding

Through the sacraments we are nourished in ministry and service
CCC 738, 739
The sacraments are ritual celebrations of God’s Spirit in our lives. Sacraments empower Christians in ministry and service.

Skills

Students typically will:
Recount that Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit at his Baptism and that we too are anointed to continue his mission at our Baptism and Confirmation.
Recognise that Jesus showed concern for the poor, the captives, the blind and the downtrodden throughout his ministry.
Explore different aspects of Christian living such as being entrusted with the mission of justice and peace to those who suffer in the world.

Images of wind and fire helped the people of the Old Testament and the early Christian community express their experience of the presence of God.

Identify images in scripture that reveal God as Holy Spirit:
Pentecost
Moses and the burning bush
The Exodus from Egypt to the promised land.
Moses at Mt Sinai and the giving of the commandments.

As members of the Christian community we explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit that help us live as followers of Jesus.
CCC 1831
Symbols and rituals signify and express the gifts of the Holy Spirit celebrated in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

I know that the Holy Spirit brings gifts (Isaiah 11:1-5) and that these gifts will bear fruits in our lives (Gal 5:22-23)
Explain the meaning of some of the gifts of the spirit and how these guide and give strength to believers today.
Name and illustrate the gifts of the Spirit
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel- Right Judgement
Fortitude -Courage
Knowledge
Piety –  Reverence
Fear of the Lord – Wonder and awe
Explain the meaning of some of the fruits of the Spirit and how they are visible signs of God’s active love and work in the lives of believers.

God’s faithfulness and goodness is celebrated through the liturgical seasons.
The Church celebrates Jesus’ life death and resurrection in the many feasts and seasons of the liturgical year.

Name the liturgical seasons and the liturgical colours used by the Church
Purple /Violet – Advent and Lent
White-Christmastide and Eastertide
Red – Pentecost
Green – Ordinary Tine

Morality

Knowledge and Understanding

The early Christian community continued the ministry of Jesus by their witness and this continues in the church today as people are called to join this mission.
Key figures in establishing the Church after Pentecost include:
Peter

Skills

Students typically will:
Describe characteristics of the life and faith of early Christian communities.
Research lives and evaluate the contributions of key figures in the early Church.
E.g. Peter
Identify how to continue the mission of Jesus today, strengthened by the Holy Spirit
Formulate an action plan for a disciple of Jesus today.

Knowledge and Understanding

Traditional prayer -know a number of traditional Catholic prayers and develop an understanding of the meaning of these prayers:
Hail Holy Queen.

Skills

Students typically will:
Participate regularly through recitation the prayers that have been learned in Prep-Yr5.
Examine the prayer – Hail Holy Queen and creatively respond to the prayer through visual arts.

The Rosary – Praying the rosary is a meditative prayer practice in the Christian tradition.
Ccc2678, 2708, 2617
Pray a decade of the Rosary –Glorious

Say, individually and in unison, a decade of the Rosary using Rosary beads and meditates on the mysteries individually using creative arts.
Our Father
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be
Prayer of Fatima (optional said by teacher)

The psalms of the Old Testament are a model for personal and communal prayer. There are three main forms of Psalms in the Old Testament – Psalms of lament (sorrow) Psalms of thanksgiving and Psalms of praise.

Identify some of life experiences of the psalmists as communicated in a variety of psalms. (awe and wonder, despair, anger, threatened by enemies.)
Explore the relationship between the psalmist and God as revealed in a variety of psalms.
Use the psalms as a model to create a personal or communal prayer, compose psalms /or prayers
Lamentation: Psalms 3-7; 25-28
Thanksgiving: Psalms 30, 32, 34, 65-68; 75, 116,118
Praise: 95-100; 144-150; 113; 114

Resources for Year Six Units

Liturgical Seasons Unit - Resource No 2 - the liturgical staff

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Liturgical Seasons Unit - Resource No 3 -Crossword puzzle

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Liturgical Unit

Confirmation Unit Yr 4- Yr 6
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