Sri Lanka Grade 7 Catholicism Syllabus

1. Leads a life of faith:

• Man who received the divine life: (2 periods) Gen 2:7-8, 16-17, 4:6-10
• Appreciating freedom: (2 periods)
• The promise of God: (2 periods) Gen 3:15-16, 12:1-9
• Freedom from slavery: (2 periods)
• Incarnation: (2 periods) Mt 1:18-25, Lk 1:26-38
• Lord Jesus: (4 periods) Mt 3:13-17, Mk 1:9-11
• Coming to know the Holy Spirit: (2 periods) Jn chapters 14,15,17, Acts 2:2-8, CCC - 736
• Trinitarian love: (2 periods) Jn 14:10-11, 15:9-10

2. Receives guidance from the commandments of God to lead a good life:

• The law of nature: (2 periods) Gen 1:28-31, 6:13-20, Lev 25:1-7
• Life giving plants: (2 periods)
• Divine worship: (2 periods) Ex 20:1-5, Lev 19:1-4
• The goodness of the creation: (2 periods)
• Our elders: (2 periods) Ex 20:12, Eph 6:1-3
• Values: (2 periods) Exodus, Mt 5:21-27
• Local values: (2 periods)
• Pious life: (2 periods) Exodus, Mt 5:27-28

3. Receives Sacraments to enhance Christian existence:

• New life giving Sacraments: (2 periods) Mt 28:19, Lk 3:21-22, 5:16-17, Jn 3:1-8
• Priesthood: (2 periods) Mt 10:1-4, Lk 10:1-11
• Be faithful to our calling: (2 periods)
• Christian marriage: (2 periods) Eph 5:21-30
• Two different characters: (2 periods)
• Consecrated life: (2 periods)
• Religious orders in Sri Lanka: (2 periods)

4. Uses prayer powerfully to grow as a child of God:

• The power of prayer to do the will of God: (2 periods)
• The strength gained by prayer & meditation: (2 periods) 1Samuel 1:1-12, Kings 3:9-14
• Praying fruitfully: (2 periods) Kings 18:37-39, Jn 11:40-47
• The characteristics of Prayer: (2 periods)
• Using prayer to ask what we need: (2 periods)