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Adolescent Faith Formation

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Catholic Sacraments Resources

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Children

​Sacraments 
SacramentsThe Diocese of Honolulu YouTube page offers a great video series on sacraments. The One 'Ohana Series filmed in Hawaii presents a beautiful sense of Catholic family.'  "Part of Hawaiian culture, Ohana, means family (in an extended sense of the term, including blood-related, adoptive or intentional). The concept emphasizes that families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another.” (Wikipedia)
  • Baptism Series playlist
  • Eucharist Series playlist
  • Reconciliation playlist

Crafts for Catholic Kids (Catholic Icing)
  • Baptism
  • First Reconciliation
  • First Communion
  • Confirmation
Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities (USCCB)

Seven Sacraments Coloring Pages for Kids (Personal Creations)
On Sacraments Video: Faith Formation (USCCB)
Videos and other resources on sacraments from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Click on the Faith Formation tab in the index at this link to see videos like The Creed, The Sacraments, Morality and Prayer in both English and Spanish. Each of the videos introduces the basic themes of each section of the Catechism. 
The Seven Sacraments (Outside da Box)
Sacraments (Sketchy Catholicism

 
 
Baptism
  • Baptism:  Becoming the Light of the World (CRS)
  • Baptism Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)
  • Family Retreat: Parent, Grandparent and Siblings as Evangelizers (USCCB)
  • Creating the Atmosphere for an Evangelizing Baptismal Experience (Diane Kledzik) (Coming soon)
  • Sacrament of Baptism Activities (The Religion Teacher)
  • Sacraments 101 - Baptism - why we baptize (Busted Halo) video
  • A Sampling of Resources for Infant Baptism Ministry (Diane Kledzik)​ (Coming soon)
 
 
EucharistEucharist (Loyola Press)
  • Celebrating the Eucharist in Community
  • A Prayer for You and Your Child Celebrating First Eucharist
  • First Eucharist
  • Invitation to a Meal
  • On the Eucharist and the Mass
  • The Sacrament of the Eucharist: A Holy & Sacred Celebration

First Communion Kit (Sadlier Religion)
Help families to commemorate and prepare for their child’s First Eucharist with a kit filled with special resources, including:
  • Support article about the Eucharist written for directors, catechists, and families
  • Simple invitations
  • Prayer for parents
  • Spiritual practices for the home to be shared with families
  • First Communion printable stickers for decorating scrapbooks, invitations, or thank you notes

Games for Learning about the Eucharist and the Mass (Loyola Press)

Five Ways for Parents to Prepare Children for First Holy Communion (Our Sunday Visitor-Teaching Catholic Kids)

Eucharist Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)

Four Ways Parents Can Help Prepare Their Children for First Eucharist (Beliefnet)
Not everything on the Beliefnet Website is Catholic, but this feature truly is.   The author describes how parents can help introduce their children to Eucharist as spiritual food, real presence and sacrifice.   The article provides some excellent catechesis for parents as well.

First Communion Activities (The Religion Teacher)
Crafts, Activities, Worksheets and Banner Ideas all curated here by Jared Dees.
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Sacraments 101 Eucharist - How we receive (video) (Busted Halo)

For Adults
  • Parent Eucharist Gathering (Loyola Press) Free Powerpoint presentation to use with parents for adult faith formation on the Sacrament of Eucharist
  • The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist  (Bishop Barron at 2020 Religious Education Congress) 
  • The Real Presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers (USCCB)
ConfirmationDecision Point (Dynamic Catholic)
Decision Point is a video based Confirmation preparation program for teens.  Dynamic Catholic founder Matthew Kelly has made this program available to parishes for free.   Parents can access the program online through the Dynamic Catholic website.   If your parish is using this program it might be quite helpful to view the videos and follow along with your child as they progress through the preparation.

Confirmation Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)

Catholic Saints Research Projects (Ave Maria Press)
One of the most popular projects assigned in religious education programs is a research project on the saints. Confirmation candidates almost always have to do some research on their Confirmation saint and many Catholic school teachers find such research to be very valuable in supplementing the lessons of the year.  This site is a great place to start researching.  

How to Spiritually Prepare Your Teen for Confirmation
 (CatholicMom.com)

Sacraments 101 Confirmation Why we're confirmed (Busted Halo) Video

Confirmation Videos from Bishop Barron
  • Choosing a Confirmation Name  (Word on Fire Video)
  • On the Sacrament of Confirmation   (Word on Fire Video)
  • On Confirmation and Evangelization  (Word on Fire Video)

​Confirmation (Loyola Press)
  • The History and Development of the Sacrament of Confirmation
  • The Sacrament of Confirmation
 
 
 
ReconciliationResources
  • The Act of Contrition Prayer and Meaning (The Religion Teacher)
  • Act of Contrition video guided prayer for children (Catholic Kids Media)
  • Acto de Contricion (Catholic Kids Media)
  • A Mini Lesson on Penance and Peace (The Religion Teacher)
  • Reconciliation Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)
  • A step-by step Confession guide for children (Aleteia)
  • Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation Lesson Plan (The Religion Teacher)

Theses resources will assist parents to help their children celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
  • God's Gift of Forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Loyola Press)
  • ​Celebrating Reconciliation (Loyola Press)
  • Rite for Reconciliation Role Play (Loyola Press)
 
 
 
 
nointing of the Sick
  • Anointing of the Sick (Loyola Press)
  • Anointing of the Sick Craft (Catechist)
 
 
 
MarriageMatrimony  (Loyola Press)
  • Blessed Married Couples: The Quattrocchis and the Martin
  • The Sacrament of Matrimony

Celebrate National Marriage Week (USCCB) - Second Week of February  
Bishop Barron on the Sacrament of Marriage
Word on Fire                                                                                                 Sacraments 101: Marriage
Busted Halo
 
 
Holy Orders                                                                                                  Religious VocationsHoly Orders (Loyola Press)
  • Four Servants of God
Sacrament of Holy Orders​​      On vocations to the religious life
  • National Vocations Awareness Week
  • List of religious vocation awareness videos
 

Adolescents

VCAT - Catholic Video Catechism for Teens: Prayer
http://vcat.org
www.youtube.com/c/ODBFilms/playlists
The Video Catechism for Teens includes videos developed around the Creed, sacraments, morality, and prayer. At the heart of each video is a key message from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, presented in stories and language that make it more understandable for young people. 
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  • vcat.org/sacraments/



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