DEAR STUDENTS, HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE STAYING SAFE AND … · Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye shall have all things made manifest;

April 27, 2020

DEAR STUDENTS,

HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE STAYING SAFE AND DOING FINE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILIES.

REMEMBER THAT GOD IS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU AND THAT HE IS WATCHING ALL OF US, CONTINUE TO PRAY AND

MAKE TIME FOR GOD. THIS IS TIME TO REFLECT UPON OUR ACTIONS AND CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR SPIRITUAL GOALS ARE, THEN WRITE THEM UP AND PUT IT INTO ACTION. THAT COULD JUST BE PRAYING IN THE MORNING OR BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP. AS WELL AS DOING MORE THAN THAT, LIKE CARING FOR YOUR FAMILY AND DOING YOUR BEST TO REFLECT JESUS IN YOU. ESPECIALLY DURING THIS HARD TIME, YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG AND BE LOVING TO OUR FAMILIES. AGAIN, STAY SAFE AND REALLY HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT CHURCH VERY SOON! LET'S CONTINUE PRAYING FOR EVERYONE IN THE WORLD!!!!

If you would like to reach me for any questions or for anything else, please do so. My phone number is (718)753-1902.

Sincerely, Vanessa Flores

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➢ Our Lord’s prayer ➢ Hail Mary ➢ Apostles Creed

Noah and the Ark

(This story is found in Gen. 6–9.)

Noah lived at a time when the people on the earth were very wicked. Their minds

were constantly filled with violent, evil thoughts, and they did many terrible things.

In spite of the wickedness around him, Noah was a righteous young man. He was

ordained to the priesthood by his grandfather, Methuselah, and was called by the Lord

to teach the gospel. The Lord told him “My Spirit shall not always strive with man. If

men do not repent, I will send in the floods upon them.” Noah knew the people did

not want to be told they were unrighteous, but he obeyed the Lord and called the

people to repentance. The people laughed and scorned Noah. They did not want to

repent, and they did not believe that they could be destroyed by a flood.

Noah did not want the people to be destroyed. Many of them were friends and

relatives that he loved, so he continued his preaching, saying: “Harken, and give heed

unto my words; believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus

Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that

ye shall have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in

upon you.”

For one hundred years Noah warned the people to repent, but they made fun of Noah

and refused to believe. The people became more wicked. In those days there were

giants on the earth, and they sought to take away Noah’s life; but the power of the

Lord was upon Noah so that no harm came upon him.

Finally, the time came when there were only eight righteous people on the earth;

Noah, his wife, his sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth), and their wives.

God said unto Noah, “Behold, I will destroy all flesh from off the earth.”

The Lord had given the people many years to repent. He had warned them through his

faithful prophet, Noah, but their time to repent was coming to an end.

The Lord instructed Noah, “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make

in the ark. The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty

cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.” (A cubit was approximately 46 to 55

centimeters.) God told Noah to make three levels in the ark and to use pitch or tar

inside and out to make it watertight.

Even though building such a large ark was going to be an enormous job, Noah did not

doubt. He and his sons set to work building the ark according to God’s instructions. It

took a long time to build, and Noah’s friends and neighbors laughed at him for

building such a huge boat on dry ground. But Noah was not discouraged by the jeers

of the wicked people. He trusted the Lord completely and was only concerned with

doing the Lord’s will.

Finally the ark was completed. It was about 563 feet long, 94 feet wide, and 56 feet

high. The Lord was pleased with Noah. He told Noah to take into the ark seven of

those birds and animals which were considered to be clean according to the Lord’s

dietary laws of that time. He was also to take two of the animals that were classified

as unclean, one male and one female.

God told Noah that the rains would come in seven days. Without delay, the animals,

birds, and insects were loaded into the ark. Noah also followed the Lord’s instructions

to provide enough food and drinking water for his family and all the animals.

Exactly as God had said, in seven days it began to rain. Noah and his family went into

the ark, and the Lord shut them inside so that they would be safe from the flood.

For forty days and forty nights the rain poured down, covering the land and lifting the

ark off the ground. Soon the water became so deep that it covered even the high

mountains. All flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and

of beasts, and of every creeping thing, and every man.

After the 40-day rainfall, the waters stayed upon the earth for 150 days. Finally, the

Lord made a wind pass over the earth, and the water began to dry up.

When the waters had lowered, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. So far,

Noah and his family had been shut in the ark over half a year. Two more months

passed before the tops of the surrounding mountains could be seen. Forty days later

Noah opened the window of the ark and sent forth a dove. Because the waters still

covered most of the earth, the dove could not find a place to nest. It returned to the

ark. Noah waited seven more days, then sent the dove out again. Once more it

returned, but this time it had an olive leaf in its bill. Noah then knew the waters had

left the land. After seven more days he sent the dove out again. This time it did not

return; it had found a home in the newly cleansed earth.

Noah and his family spent almost an entire year in the ark, before Noah opened the

cover and saw ground. They waited almost two months more until the Lord told Noah

that the land was dry enough to bring his family and all the animals forth from the ark.

In gratitude, Noah built an altar unto the Lord. He knew he had been truly blessed. To

show his gratitude, Noah sacrificed one of each of the clean animals and birds as an

offering to the Lord. In this sacred way Noah thanked the Lord for saving him and his

family and for preserving life on the earth. In prayer Noah asked the Lord never to

destroy the earth again with flood. Noah’s prayer was answered; the Lord promised

Noah that He would never again destroy the entire earth by flood. From that time forth

the rainbow would be a symbol of that promise.

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Forgiveness

“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” – Matthew 6:14

********Watch the parable of the lost son on youtube********

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-FH62O_9sI

It is about a son who has decided he didn’t want to wait for his father to die before he received his inheritance, so he asked for it early. His father gave it to him, and he went off and spent it all on “wild living.”Soon, he had nothing and dreamed of eating the slop that pigs were being fed. He figured out that his father’s servants had more than him, so he returned to his father with the plea, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Make me like one of your servants.”First of all, the father was waiting in anticipation and ran out with wide arms to greet him. Rather than condemn the son when he returned, the father threw a celebration for the son. He eagerly and quickly forgave and embraced his son completely.He loved his son dearly, and wanted nothing more to be in a right relationship with him again.This is exactly how our Heavenly Father feels about us. He created you. He loves you. He is eagerly waiting for you to turn to Him for grace and forgiveness.He wants to move forward in a restored relationship with you. I want my kids to understand this beyond anything else.

Assignment***You will have to reflect upon the video and write down what you thought about forgiveness, is it easy to forgive for you? IF NOT what can you do about it to be better at forgiving others or what have others done to forgive you?

Lastly create your own forgiveness character like the one shown in the picture above.

The 7 Sacraments Sort

BAPTISM CONFIRMATION

Eucharist RECONCILIATION

The 7 Sacraments Sort

Anointing of the Sick

Holy Orders

Matrimony

Answer Key