Recommended for Grades 10-11

This forty-lesson book reviews each of the seven sacraments with attention to both historical context and current liturgical practices. Students come to realize that all human life is sacramental and that we encounter God through symbol, ritual, grace, and human interaction. Both formal and informal ministries associated with the sacraments are discussed to invite students to consider ways they can be of service to the Christian community. Through various opportunities for prayer, guided meditation, and learning activities within the classroom environment, students realize that the sacraments are not just a subject to be studied but an experience to be lived within our faith system.

The text consists of eight parts: Encountering God through the Sacraments; Baptism, Initiation into Christian Community; Confirmation, the Initiation of the Spirit; Eucharist, Initiation of the Body of Christ; Penance, Healing the Spirit; Anointing of the Sick, Healing Ourselves and Others; Matrimony and Holy Orders, Vocation and Commitment; and Living the Sacraments. This resource includes references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is to be used in conjunction with the Student Exercise Book by the same title.